HR Roll Call Alex Liddi (19), Alfredo Escalera (2), Brewer Hicklen (14), Meibrys Viloria (6), Hunter Strong (2) BPKC Hitter of the Day Meibrys Viloria 2-4 HR, 2b, 4 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day Arnaldo Hernandez 7 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 4 K 6-7 GO-FO 79p/54k Lexington Legends 4 […]
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Series Preview: Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals, August 10-12
The Royals welcome in their neighbors from the east, the St. Louis Cardinals in a much needed respite from their city. It hasn’t been a great season for the Cardinals, but they’re still within striking distance of the wild card in the National League, albeit bunched up with a handful of teams. They made some […]
Friday Notes
I can very much appreciate consistency and the consistency with which people argue with the lineups the Royals put out is pretty fantastic. The fact that people still have that kind of passion for a team on the fast track to 110-plus losses is really pretty impressive and I do think speaks to how much […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-9-18
HR Roll Call: Ramon Torres (6), Cristian Perez (3), Chase Vallot (10), Angel Medina (3) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Jecksson Flores 4-5 2R, 3b, 2 RBI, SB (21) BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Jon Dziedzic 6 IP 5 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 2 K 6-9 GO-FO 94p/54k Asheville Tourists 6 Lexington […]
You’ve Been Framed
Over the past few seasons as catching metrics continue to grow, one thing we’ve seen become more and more prevalent is the framing metrics. On Baseball Prospectus, you can see framing metrics presented as the number of runs catchers either gain or lose their team throughout the course of the season. Now here’s a controversial […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-8-18
HR Roll Call: Nick Dini (11), Travis Jones (7), Angelo Castellano (2), Juan Carlos Negret (7) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Nick Dini 2-3 HR, 2 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Emilio Ogando 6 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 5 K 3-4 GO-FO 87p/55k Lexington Legends 4 Asheville Tourists 2 […]
This is a Different Process
It’s been a running joke for quite some time among baseball fans that Royals hitters are impatient and don’t look to draw walks. While it was a joke among fans it has been a matter of fact at the major league level for as long as most can remember as the Royals rank last in team […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-7-18
HR Roll Call: Paulo Orlando (7), Ramon Torres (6) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Nick Pratto 3-5 R, 2b, RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Marcelo Martinez 6 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 10 K 6-2 GO-FO 93p/67k Lexington Legends 7 Asheville Tourists 6 F/11 Outfielder Seuly Matias was back in […]
Royals Could Use Some Relief
I apologize if this is the first you’ve heard of this issue, but the Royals bullpen is not what you’d call good. It probably actually isn’t even as bad as you’d expect. If I asked 10 people to guess what the collective ERA of the bullpen was, I’m guessing they’d be about a run higher […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Chicago Cubs, August 6-8
After a long road trip, the Royals come home and hope to find some wins against…the best team in the National League, the Chicago Cubs. Even with the best record in the National League, you might be able to make an argument they’ve underachieved a bit as they have a fantastic lineup from top to […]