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Prospecting the Royals, Tier 3 (Mining The Diamonds)

After checking out a few of the higher profile players in the system (here’s Part One and Part Two), now it’s time to review  a few others that need to fine tune some things to reach the bigs. These nine guys currently in the system have multiple tools to lean on, but either need to switch […]

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Diamonds in the Rough 9-2-16

A 3-2 Friday despite five good starts by the Royals affiliate’s starting pitchers. HR Roll Call Angelo Castellano (2) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Mauricio Ramos 3-4 2R, 2b, 2 RBI BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Alec Mills 6 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 9 K 6-1 […]

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Diamonds in the Rough 8-16-16

Royals affiliates went 4-3 with a big offensive day at Triple-A on Tuesday. HR Roll Call: Whit Merrifield (9), Ryan O’Hearn (18), Mike Hill 2 (8), Dennicher Carrasco (6), Jose Caraballo 2 (5) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Mike Hill 3-3, 3R, 2 HR, 4 RBI BP KC Pitcher of the Day – […]

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Diamonds in the Rough 7-13-16

A good day for the affiliates with solid pitching on most fronts and plenty of offense. The teams finished 6-1 with a late win in Arizona. HR Roll Call: Carlos Garcia (3), Roman Collins (4), Jonathan McCray (4), Chase Vallot (9), Seuly Matias 2 (3) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Seuly Matias 2-5, […]

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Diamonds in the Rough 7-7-16

The affiliates went 5-5 with a pair of split doubleheaders in the DSL and Appy Leagues. HR Roll Call Irving Falu (4), Travis Maezes (9), Roman Collins (2) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Emmanuel Rivera 4-7 3R, 2-2b, RBI, 3 BB BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Eric Skoglund 5 IP 4 […]

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Diamonds in the Rough 6-14-16

2-3 night with a win in Wilmington and another in the Dominican. HR Roll Call Xavier Fernandez (3) BP KC Hitter of the Day Xavier Fernandez 3-4 HR  BP KC Pitcher of the Day Derek Gordon 3 IP 1 H 0 R 0 BB 5 K 2-0 GO-FO 39p/31k   Oklahoma City Dodgers 6 Omaha […]

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Diamonds in the Rough 5-22-16

It was just a 2-3 day by the affiliates despite four different starting pitchers giving their teams starts with zero earned runs allowed. HR Roll Call Zane Evans (1,2), Ramon Torres (1) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Zane Evans 2-4 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Christian Binford […]

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Diamonds in the Rough 5-17-16

Rough day for the affiliates, going 0-4 with a no-hitter tossed against them at Double-A and comeback wins by the opponents at both Triple-A and Low-A. HR Roll Call: Hunter Dozier (10) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Hunter Dozier 2-4, HR, 2b, 2 R, 3 RBI BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Daniel […]

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Diamonds in the Rough 5-10-16

A rough day for the organization between the Royals loss, Raul Mondesi’s suspension, and the affiliates going 0-4. HR Roll Call: Jorge Bonifacio (6), Xavier Fernandez (2) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Jorge Bonifacio 2-3, HR BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Josh Staumont 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, […]

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Diamonds in the Rough 5-5-16

After an 0-4 Wednesday the affiliates bounced back with a 4-0 Thursday thanks to quality starting pitching at all levels. HR Roll Call: Cheslor Cuthbert (7), Hunter Dozier (8), Travis Maezes (2) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Cheslor Cuthbert 2-3, HR, BB BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Ashton Goudeau 8 IP, […]