Some quick and mostly random World Baseball Classic thoughts as we reach the midpoint of the spring training schedule. — It’s not spring training related necessarily, although the World Baseball Classic is an exhibition, but Danny Duffy looked outstanding on Sunday night. Sure, the Canadian lineup isn’t on par with what they have on Team […]
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Spring Training Questions: Can The Pitching Be Good Enough?
In today’s look at a question surrounding the Royals, I tackle a question that probably won’t get answered during the spring. It may not even get answered in the first part of the season, but it’s still a question that needs to be asked now even if we won’t have a final answer on it […]
Strahm Should Relieve…At Least to Start
In a few days, Royals pitchers and catchers will report to spring training, which is the first step in ending the long national nightmare that is the offseason. When they do report, there will be a few new faces to go along with some that we’ve grown to know and love over the past few […]
Developing From the Pen
In the older days, teams often let pitchers develop at the major league level in their first season from the bullpen prior to transferring them into a starting role. This practice has lessened more and more through the years with the worries of service time for small market teams and limited time with quality starting […]
Rotation Depth Bodes Well For Royals
While this has been a quiet offseason for the Royals, I feel good about the rotation headed into the 2017 season. This is no small feat, because as we chronicled plenty here last season, the rotation was a big reason the 2016 Royals missed the playoffs and limped home with a .500 record. That excitement […]
Duffy Contract Is First Win Of The Year
The dichotomy that exists in sports can frustrate fans and derail franchises. On one hand, you have the emotional attachment fans form with a player. The prime of an athlete is fleeting. Teams are built, but last for only a season – sometimes less – before they are reconfigured for another year. Fans have their […]
The Not-So-Concerning Nature of Duffy’s Late-Season Struggles
Following a career year, there are deservedly higher expectations for Danny Duffy. I don’t think anyone is planning on him being a bonafide ace in 2017, but surely it’s reasonable to project something resembling a number two-ish starter. He ended the year with a 3.51 ERA and a 3.46 DRA over nearly 180 innings. Combine […]
RECAP: Royals 6, Twins 7; Well That Was Unexpected
The final meeting between the Royals and the Twins in the 2016 season did not go quite like the 18 games that preceded it. By that, I mean the Twins played pretty well, and the Royals did not, as the visitors picked up the 7-6 win. Kansas City got off to a fast start with […]
One Week Left
I had forgotten this feeling. It’s a weird one. At the end of a season without the postseason, it’s always sort of a relief that the year is over. If you’re like me, you can’t look away even though there’s not a ton to look toward. But at the same time, while it’s a relief […]
Milestones (BP Kansas City Episode 26)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/09/22/milestones-bp-kansas-city-episode-26.mp3 So the Royals are going to miss the playoffs, but the Royals are still giving fans some things to watch out for. Eric Hosmer and Kendrys Morales are aiming to become the second set of teammates in Royals history to each hit 25 homers and drive in 100 runs in the same year, Danny […]