HR Roll Call: Samir Duenez (2), Erick Mejia (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Erick Mejia 2-5, HR, 2 RBI, SB (4) BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Jacob Bodner 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO, 16p/12k Springfield Cardinals 6, NW Arkansas Naturals 5 Starter Foster Griffin didn’t fool the […]
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Diamonds in the Rough 4-16-18
HR Roll Call: None BPKC Hitter of the Day: Gabe Cancel 2-4, R, 2b, 2 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Trevor Oaks 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 12-4 GO-FO, 85p/53k Hickory Crawdads 2, Lexington Legends 1 The Legends bats were kept quiet by Hickory pitching in a […]
Diamonds in the Rough 4-10-18
HR Roll Call: Alex Liddi (1), Xavier Fernandez (1), Michael Gigliotti (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day :Michael Gigliotti 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, SB (1) BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Foster Griffin 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 5-4 GO-FO, 87p/54k Lexington Legends 5, Greenville Drive 4 One […]
Keeping It In House
This offseason, the Royals face plenty of big decisions in terms of trading some key players on the 25-man roster or attempting to re-sign free agents once on their roster. These decisions will surely lead to the front office examining their current Triple-A and Double-A rosters to decide who is worthy of major league consideration. […]
Diamonds in the Rough 9/6/17 Texas League Playoffs
NW Arkansas Naturals 3, Tulsa Drillers 1 NW Arkansas leads series 1-0 Manager Vance Wilson wanted his team to build playoff momentum with the first game of the Texas League playoffs and they may have done just that behind excellent pitching. Starting Foster Griffin was outstanding, keeping even with the Dodgers #5 prospect, Mitchell White. The […]
The Academy: Royals Organization All-BP Team
With the Minor League season winding down, what better time to highlight some of the best players in the minor league ranks for the Royals organization this season? Starting Pitcher – Foster Griffin The Royals 2017 representative in the Future’s Game got off to an outstanding start in Wilmington and at NW Arkansas before slowing down […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-31-17
The Royals affiliates went 2-3 on Thursday night. HR Roll Call: Ryan O’Hearn (22), Jack Lopez (5), MJ Melendez (4) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Brewer Hicklen 3-4 2R, 2b, RBI, SB BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Colin Rodgers 6 IP 5 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 5 K 8-4 GO-FO 83p/50k NW […]
The Academy – Full Season Team Players of the Year
The players who stirred the drink for these teams are listed below with a few caveats. A starting pitcher had to make 10 starts or spend half of the season with the club, while a position player needed to play at least half of the team’s games with them. Omaha Storm Chasers The Chasers have […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-18-17
A good day for the affiliates on Friday going 5-1. HR Roll Call Paulo Orlando (2), Mauricio Ramos (10), Khalil Lee (15), Manny Olloque (6), Seuly Matias (6), Parker Morin (2) BPKC Hitter of the Day Khalil Lee 4-5 3R, HR, 2-2b, 5 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day Sal Biasi 5 IP 0 H 0 R […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-1-17
The Royals affiliates were 5-1 in completed games at the time of this writing, with the Arizona squad trailing 6-0 on Tuesday night. HR Roll Call: Frank Schwindel (18), Logan Moon (8), Corey Toups (7), Meibrys Viloria (7), Yeison Melo (3), Benji Cash (1) That’s a schweet schwing from @schwindiesel. pic.twitter.com/KCcWDq4CcS — Omaha Storm Chasers […]