The season has lasted eight full days and the Royals have played four games. That alone makes any kind of significant analysis difficult, and when you add in the abnormally cold weather, it’s hard to come to any real conclusions this soon. The only thing I think I can say definitively is that I still […]
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Friday Notes
Let’s hear it for baseball, everyone. Welcome back. And hey, the Royals are hot out the gates, so it appears the talk of them losing 90-100 games was a little premature. If there’s anything we know is true, it’s that spring training results always portend future success. I kid, of course, because I love. This […]
Royals add some left-handed thunder
It had to be done. In a lineup that is so heavy on the right side, it received an invitation to speak at CPAC, the Royals finally added a left-handed stick to solidify the batting order. Welcome to Kansas City, Lucas Duda. Of course you remember Duda’s role in Royals lore. The throw to home […]
Balancing the Books on the ’13 Draft
The title of this article might seem odd, but as other blogs and this site have pointed out, scouting director Lonnie Goldberg has had some drafts that have hurt the Royals balance sheet and the farm system in the process. This isn’t all his fault, but fans don’t care and the money doesn’t hit the registers if […]
Friday Notes
We’re somewhere between two and five days away from there being no more baseball to watch, which is both sad and also sort of refreshing. Once this silly little World Series comes to a close, there might actually be something worth talking about for the teams who aren’t a part of this postseason. I personally […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-30-17
It was a rough day for the affiliates, going 4-6 as the teams won just one game in the three doubleheaders that they would play. HR Roll Call: Brewer Hicklen, (4), Cal Jones (6), Jose Caraballo (4), Nick Pratto (4) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Nick Pratto 4-6 3R, 2-2b, HR, 3 RBI, BB, CS […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-28-17
The Royals affiliates won both games at the upper levels while dropping all three rookie contest. HR Roll Call Jorge Soler (23), Seuly Matias (7) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Alfredo Escalera 3-4 R, 2 SB BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Josh Staumont 6 Ip 2 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 8 K […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-21-17
A rough day of pitching for three affiliates in a 2-4 Monday. HR Roll Call: Frank Schwindel (22), Khalil Lee (17), Joe Dudek (9), Reed Rohlman (4), Cal Jones (3) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Frank Schwindel 3-3 2R, HR, BB BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Travis Eckert 7 IP 2 H 1 R 1 […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-16-17
A 7-2 Wednesday for the affiliates with a pair of doubleheader sweeps. HR Roll Call: Frank Schwindel (21), Bubba Starling (7), Hunter Dozier (1), Ryan O’Hearn (19), Gabe Cancel (14), Jose Caraballo (3), Rubendy Jaquez (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Rubendy Jaquez 3-3, 3R, HR, 3b, 3 RBI, BB, SB (17) BPKC Pitcher of […]
Influx of Talent Coming Soon to Royals Farm System
A couple of weeks ago Baseball America ranked the Royals farm system 29th out of the 30 major league teams. This should come as little shock to anyone considering the Royals lost their ’16 first pick to sign Ian Kennedy, then traded their second round pick A.J. Puckett for Melky Cabrera. The system has also seen Ashe Russell step […]