Reviewing the Trade – The Royals made a move on Monday, flipping a controllable and injured pitcher in Matt Strahm, struggling lefty Travis Wood and rookie league infielder Esteury Ruiz in exchange for Trevor Cahill, Brandon Maurer, and Ryan Buchter. Checkout what David Lesky wrote about it here. In my opinion, the loss of Strahm […]
Tag: Frank Schwindel
Diamonds in the Rough 6-20-17
The Royals affiliates went 2-2 on Tuesday, with losses in the Pioneer League and Triple-A. HR Roll Call: Amalani Fukofuka (3), Ricky Aracena (1), Darrell Miller (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Ricky Aracena 3-4, 4R, 3b, HR, RBI, BB, SB BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Wilmer Jimenez 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 […]
Diamonds in the Rough 6-2-17
2-2 Friday night for the affiliates with a big offensive night at High-A. HR Roll Call Frank Schwindel (7), Chris DeVito (14), Brandon Downes (2) BPKC Hitter of the Day Chris DeVito 4-6 2R, 2b, 3b, HR, RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day Emilio Ogando 6 IP 5 H 2 R 2 ER 1 BB […]
Diamonds in the Rough: Stock Up and Weekend in Review
With another week in the books, it’s time to check in with those down on the farm who are seeing their stock trending up. Chris DeVito – The slugging first baseman has shown little signs of slowing things down after his promotion to High-A with hits in his first three games on arrival. After each draft the […]
Diamonds in the Rough 5-11-17
Royals affiliates went 1-3 on Thursday with a couple of rough pitching performances at Double-A and High-A. HR Roll Call Raul Mondesi (2), Anderson Miller (5), Cody Jones (2), Meibrys Viloria (3), Gabe Cancel (5), Emmanuel Rivera (2) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Emmanuel Rivera 2-3 HR, 2 RBI, BB BPKC Pitcher of the Day: […]
Diamonds in the Rough 5-9-17
Just three games on the docket with the Royals affiliates coming out on top in two of them. HR Roll Call: Frank Schwindel (6), Zane Evans (2) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Frank Schwindel 1-2, HR, 2 RBI, BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Foster Griffin 8 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, […]
Diamonds in the Rough 5-5-17
Rough day for the affiliates, going 0-4 with Cardinals pitchers dominating the Triple-A and Double-A lineups. HR Roll Call Frank Schwindel (5), Anderson Miller (3), Chase Vallot (3), Emmanuel Rivera (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Anderson Miller 3-5 HR, 3 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Eric Stout 2.1 IP 3 H 0 R 0 […]
Diamonds in the Rough 5-2-17
The Royals affiliates had a solid day with three wins in four games. HR Roll Call Chris DeVito (9), Khalil Lee (5), Nick Dini (2) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Elier Hernandez 3-4 2-3b, 2b, R, 2 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Gabe Cramer 3 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB […]
Diamonds in the Rough Stock Up Stock Down and Weekend Recap
A rough weekend on the farm, but before we get to the recaps, a quick look at who has helped their status and those who have struggled over the last week. Stock UP Chris DeVito – The GirthQuake had a strong week at the plate with hits in five of seven games and five home runs. […]
Diamonds in the Rough 4-27-17
The Royals affiliates went 2-2 on Thursday with a big win at Single-A. HR Roll Call Frank Schwindel (3), Chris DeVito (5), Kort Peterson (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Kort Peterson 4-5 2R, HR, 3 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Christian Binford 6.2 IP 5 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 6 […]