It’s never too early to look ahead to the offseason, at least not when your team is below .500 in mid-August. The Royals have lots of things to fix this winter: a popgun offense, a suddenly leaky bullpen, and a subpar rotation. I do think that some of the offensive problems will fix themselves; I […]
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Diamonds in the Rough 6-10-16
The only Royals affiliate with a winning record currently is the Dominican squad at 3-1 while Omaha and Lexington continue to play abysmal baseball. HR Roll Call Brandon Downes (4), Jose Carabello (1) BP KC Hitter of the Day Alfredo Escalera 3-4 2b, R, RBI, CS (3) BP KC Pitcher of the Day Brian Flynn […]
Diamonds in the Rough 6-5-16
2-2 for the affiliates with the Chasers breaking their losing streak. HR Roll Call Jorge Bonifacio (10) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Christian Colon 2-3 2b, R, 3 RBI BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Brian Flynn 2.2 IP 2 H 0 R 0 BB 7 K 2-0 GO-FO 51p/35k Omaha […]
The Royals’ Coming Roster Crunch
How many players would you say are listed on the Royals’ 40-man roster right now? Obvious guess: 40. Maybe you suspect a trick question and think the answer is 39 or 41. Nope. Through the magic of roster rules, the Royals actually have 43 players on their 40-man roster. But changes are coming soon. Players […]
Royals Roster Coming Into Focus
One thing I like to do at the beginning of spring training is take a look at the whole spring roster and pick out my 25-man roster. It’s sort of like an NCAA tournament bracket, though, because slowly but surely the real thing begins to look very different than what I predicted. This year was […]