http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/09/08/wild-cards-and-whiffs-bp-kansas-city-episode-24.mp3 The Royals ran into a rough patch at home with some awkward bullpen situations and some painful one-run losses. That put them on the outside of the wild card chase, but with the way schedules finish up, one big hot streak might get them back to the playoffs. We explain how it might work […]
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September Call for Hunter Dozier
The Royals made a few September call-ups via Rustin Dodd today. We all know what Terrance Gore can bring to the table, and the defensive versatility as well as some offensive addition at second base that Whit Merrifield can provide, but what about Hunter Dozier? How can he help the Royals in September? The addition […]
RECAP: Royals 8, Twins 1; Gordo Nation Uprising
This one started in a familiar way. Twins starter Tyler Duffey, the Duffey with the 5.79 ERA and 11.0 H/9 entering the game, retired the first 10 Royals he faced. I can’t say for certain, but I’d be willing to be that that was the first time all season Duffey got 10 consecutive outs. At […]
RECAP: Royals 4, Tigers1; Hosmer The Heroic
This was shaping up to being one of those games. Anibal Sanchez has been one of worst pitchers in the American League this year. He entered the game with a 6.31 ERA. He allows over 10 hits per 9 innings. So naturally he was perfect through four innings. Of course he no-hit the Royals through […]
RECAP: Royals 3, Tigers 1; The Ian Kennedy Show
It’s not about the Royals offense. These days, it’s never about the Royals offense. On Monday in Motown it was about Ian Kennedy and his continued evolution moving him closer to the front of the Royals starting rotation. With six-plus innings on one run ball, here are Kennedy’s numbers over his last four starts: 26 […]
Recap: Rays 3, Royals 2; Sunk In Tampa Bay
You can look at this game in two ways. With the two lowest-scoring teams in the American League hooking up in a 12:10 local time start, runs were likely going to be few and far between. Or, you could credit the pitchers in this game (well, most of them; more on that shortly) for doing […]
The Two Most Important Royals in the Second Half
If the playoffs started today, the Royals would be sitting at home. Granted, the playoffs don’t start today, and most of the Royals are still sitting at home. Also, if the playoffs started today, several teams would not be able to field a full squad of players, because a bunch of them are hanging out […]
Diamonds in the Rough 6-23-16
A late loss at Double-A pushed the Royals minor league record to 3-4 on Thursday. HR Roll Call: Jorge Bonifacio (11), Bubba Starling (5), Jonathan McCray (1) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Colton Frabasilio 4-4, 3R 3-2b, 2 RBI, BB BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Andres Sotillet 6 IP, 1 H, […]
Waiting For Gordon, and Clint Scoles Discusses the Royals Draft (BP Kansas City Episode 14)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/06/23/waiting-for-gordon-and-clint-scoles-discusses-the-royals-draft.mp3 We caught up with BP Kansas City’s Clint Scoles to talk about the Royals draft and the players selected and how they reflect a shift in the Royals draft approach. Clint’s writeups are available here and here. Follow Clint at @ClintScoles. We also discussed how Alex Gordon may fit back into the lineup when […]
Diamonds in the Rough 6-20-16
A 1-3 day with a win in the Dominican for the affiliates. HR Roll Call: Tony Cruz (4), Ryan O’Hearn (13), Alex Gordon, Jose Caraballo (2) BP KC Hitter of the Day Ryan O’Hearn 3-3, 2R, 2b, HR, BB BP KC Pitcher of the Day Eric Stout 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, […]