The similarities between the Royals current system and 2009 are eerie as I’ve written here before, so why not continue to compare the two teams in hopes that the new guys can recreate the parade the old guys did? This time, I’ll take a look at the position prospects. As we know, the ’19 Low-A […]
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Shifting on the shift
It was obvious almost from the first game of the 2018 season: The Royals were employing the shift more than they ever had in the past. Indeed, they were shifting a lot, ranking second among teams using this particular alignment through the first month of the season. Then, they decided to pull back as they […]
Friday Notes
Two days of no baseball has maybe prepared us for the long, cold winter ahead. But now we get baseball again as the NLCS starts tonight with the Dodgers and Brewoyals. All my rooting interest is with Milwaukee. I want to see Cain and Moose get another ring and the rest of the former Royals […]
The Academy – Comparing Pitching Prospects
Heading into 2009, things were looking up for the Royals most thought. They had just come off a 75-87 record, the best since 2003’s fluky season and following an impressive 2008 draft haul, they were already seeing returns by prospect outlets, being rated as having the #11 farm system by Baseball America. Things don’t look […]
Estimating the arbitration eligibles
We’ve reached our first milestone of the offseason. MLB Trade Rumors released their arbitration estimates on Tuesday. With the first year of a rebuild in the books, and contention seemingly far in the future, it’s not a surprise the Royals list is thin and relatively uninspiring. All told, they have six arbitration eligible players on […]
Evaluating Eldred
After the 2017 season, the Royals were poised to lose a good chunk of their core, but they also made the decision to change up the coaching staff a bit. As we know, they moved on from Don Wakamatsu as bench coach and Dave Eiland as pitching coach, both well respected, and hired Terry Bradshaw […]
Royals are set to cash in on their next TV deal
The Royals didn’t win much on the field in 2018, but they certainly won in the television ratings. Forbes has the numbers, and with the year-end ratings in the books for the just completed season, the Royals had a 4.89 rating, good for an average of 44,000 households. Their rating was the sixth highest in […]
Friday Notes
I miss the playoffs. I know they’re happening right now, but what I mean is that I miss the Royals being in them. I miss writing series previews. I miss the graying process of my hair speeding up by years. I miss the nerves. I miss the relief. Maybe we’ll get to experience that again […]
High Five for the Rule Five
The Royals have made it through an entire season carrying two pitchers who were picked in the Rule 5 draft. That, in itself, is a bit of an accomplishment, though not so much so for a team as bad as the Royals. But still, they made it and now they have team control of both […]
Escobar is on the scene, like a second half machine
You may have noticed Royals shortstop, (or was it third baseman?) Alcides Escobar had one hell of a second half. Or maybe you didn’t. You would have been excused, given the dreadful first half that clouded his numbers. Basically, he dug himself a hole so deep he scraped up against the Great Wall. But really, […]