Part of the Royals recipe for offensive success the last couple of seasons was their ability to put the bat on the ball. With the mantra “Keep the line moving” and lacking power of their peers, the Royals relied on a simple formula of putting the ball in play and putting pressure on the opposing defense […]
Tag: Eric Hosmer
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 […]
Royals Condition: Critical
We’re roughly midway through the latest critical stretch of the Royals 2016 season. This was determined to be critical due to the fact the Royals have, as you are well aware, scuffled to get back into position for postseason play. It was also determined to be critical because the teams on the schedule – the […]
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: Royals 5, White Sox 7; That Familiar Feeling
Another one of those AL Central nights. The Royals jumped to an early lead against Chris Sale, then put the bats away for middle innings. They fell behind in the fifth and looked good for the loss before they staged a ninth inning rally against David Robertson. They always seem to stage a ninth inning […]
Royals By The Numbers
An off day in a lost season means it’s time to scramble for something interesting to write. The 2016 edition of the Royals has been sometimes thrilling, often frustrating and overall just kind of vanilla. The K is still packed and there is a buzz on nights when the Royals are performing. So maybe this […]
Eric Hosmer’s Ground Ball Problem
Eric Hosmer is a ground ball machine. This is fact. Rk Name Tm GB/FB ▾ GO/AO IP% LD% 1 Eric Hosmer* KCR 1.58 2.04 68% 18% 2 Adam Eaton* CHW 1.42 2.24 68% 22% 3 Yunel Escobar LAA 1.38 2.13 79% 25% 4 Jose Iglesias DET 1.18 1.34 82% 21% 5 Alcides Escobar KCR 1.15 1.46 81% 20% 6 George Springer HOU […]
The Inconsistency Within Hosmer’s Inconsistency
During last night’s broadcast, Rex Hudler was discussing Eric Hosmer‘s struggles, and he said something that made me stop and contemplate it. Granted, Hudler says something that makes me stop and contemplate on basically a nightly basis, but this one was exclusively baseball-related. He was talking about Hosmer’s two-strike approach, and how he was using […]