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This is not about free-agency*

by Colby Wilson November 17, 2017

* – This is totally about free-agency I’ve tried to avoid talking about the impending free agency loss of every recognizable Royal for two reasons. It’s no fun to get a head start on pretending that Logan Morrison, Jarrod Dyson and Yunel Escobar manning positions that used to be owned by Eric Hosmer, Lorenzo Cain […]

Tags: Dayton Moore, Eric Hosmer, Free-Agency, Kansas City, Lorenzo Cain |
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A Brief History of Why Lavish Spending on First Basemen is Bad

by Colby Wilson October 23, 2017

I’d like to talk to you today about why it’s a bad idea to give a first baseman a lot of money for a long period of time. Obviously, this has a lot to do with Eric Hosmer, but before we talk about him, I’d like to talk about Ryan Howard. In 2010, Ryan Howard […]

Tags: Eric Hosmer, Free-Agency, Kansas City, Royals | 3 Comments
Sep 26, 2017; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Mike Minor (26) delivers a pitch in the ninth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Major Need for Minor

by David Lesky October 16, 2017

The Royals signed Mike Minor as a starter with shoulder issues. He now approaches free agency as a reliever with a “proven” ability to close games. I think it’s safe to say the Royals didn’t get what they expected from him on his two-year deal but they probably got more value than they were banking […]

Tags: Free-Agency, Kansas City, Mike Minor, Royals | 1 Comment
Friday Notes

Friday Notes

by David Lesky September 15, 2017

I guess you can never say never until there’s no way, but last night’s loss was probably the final final nail in the 2017 Royals coffin. In the end, they just didn’t have the firepower to play a full six months with various injuries to more than half of their rotation, some of their bullpen, […]

Tags: Free-Agency, Jason Vargas, Kansas City, Ned Yost, Royals | 1 Comment




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