On the list of things I expected to see this season, a Royals starter taking a perfect game into the ninth inning was not anywhere to be found. So Jorge Lopez’s flirt with perfection was possibly the highlight of a horrible season, and if it’s not the highlight, it’s somewhere in the top five for […]
Tag: Jake Newberry
Diamonds in the Rough 6-2-18
HR Roll Call Kort Peterson (6), Seuly Matias (16, 17) BPKC Hitter of the Day Seuly Matias 2-3 2 HR, 4 RBI, IBB BPKC Pitcher of the Day Josh Staumont 4.2 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 5-2 GO-FO 72p/52k Lexington Legends 8 Augusta GreenJackets 5 The Legends bats were alive in […]
Diamonds in the Rough 9-1-17
The Royals affiliates are winding down their season and Friday may have showed that with the teams combining to go 1-5. HR Roll Call Ramon Torres (6), Meibrys Viloria (8), Darrell Miller (5), Logan Gray (4), Travis Jones (2) BPKC Hitter of the Day Travis Jones 3-4 3R, 2-2b, HR, 2 RBI, BB, SB (17) BPKC […]
Diamonds in the Rough 5-1-17
The affiliates won 3 out of 4 games with a pair of late-inning wins in Omaha. HR Roll Call Peter O’Brien (3), Donnie Dewees (2), Alfredo Escalera (1), Ruben Sosa (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Donnie Dewees 2-4 2R, 3b, HR, BB, 2 RBI, SB (2) BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Josh Staumont 6.2 […]
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 […]
Diamonds in the Rough 4-24-17
A rough night for the affiliates, going 0-3 with late losses at Double-A and Single-A. HR Roll Call Samir Duenez (3) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Samir Duenez 2-4 HR, 2 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Travis Eckert 6 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 5 K 4-4 GO-FO 75p/51k New […]
Diamonds in the Rough 4-10-17
A 1-2 night on Monday with a big win by Lexington over a 1st round pick. HR Roll Call: Manny Olloque (2) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Kort Peterson 4-4, 3R, 2 RBI, BB, SB BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Andre Davis 6 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 2 HR, 2-5 […]
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 […]
Diamonds in the Rough 5-20-16
A good day for the organization with all three affiliates that played winning. HR Roll Call: Brett Eibner (9), Brandon Downes (2) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Brandon Downes 4-5, HR, 2R, 4 RBI BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Jake Newberry 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, […]