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Friday Notes

Friday Notes

by David Lesky January 12, 2018

We only have to wait about one more month for pitchers and catchers to report. There doesn’t seem to be the same buzz for spring training in Kansas City this year as there has been in the past with all the changes to the team coming, but I think we all know that I’m pumped […]

Tags: Jason Vargas, Jonathan Lucroy, Kelvin Herrera, Ryan Goins, Whit Merrifield | 3 Comments
Friday Notes

Friday Notes

by David Lesky December 29, 2017

It’s hard to believe this is the last Friday Notes of 2017. We’ve been through a lot this year with the Royals. Just during the season, we followed a team that was almost eliminated by May but somehow ended up in a playoff position by the trade deadline. Then, well, we know what happened next. […]

Tags: Alex Gordon, Brandon Phillips, Jason Vargas, Mike Moustakas, Raul Mondesi |
Sep 26, 2017; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Mike Minor (26) is congratulated by catcher Salvador Perez (13) after a win over the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Qualified to be Free

by David Lesky November 7, 2017

Monday, the Royals extended qualifying offers to their top three free agents, Lorenzo Cain, Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas. That means those three have the opportunity to accept and sign a one year deal with the team for 2018 for $17.4 million. If they turn it down, they could still come back to the Royals, […]

Tags: Alcides Escobar, Jason Vargas, Melky Cabrera, Mike Minor, Peter Moylan, Trevor Cahill |
Sep 16, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt (44) high fives right fielder J.D. Martinez (28) and left fielder David Peralta (6) after hitting a two run home run in the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Villa-USA TODAY Sports

Series Preview: Royals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, September 29-October 1

by David Lesky September 29, 2017

This is how it all ends in 2017 for the Royals. They welcome the Arizona Diamondbacks into town for one final series in what feels like much more than a season ending series. It’s really an era ending series, and the Royals certainly don’t have an easy weekend ahead of them. Yes, the Diamondbacks are […]

Tags: Ian Kennedy, Jake Junis, Jason Vargas |
Sep 19, 2017; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Tigers right fielder Nicholas Castellanos (9) hits a two run home run in the sixth inning against the Oakland Athletics at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

Series Preview: Royals vs. Detroit Tigers, September 26-28

by David Lesky September 26, 2017

The final homestand begins with the Detroit Tigers, which is kind of sort of fitting as an end to this run for the core of the championship club seeing as they ended the Tigers division title run in 2015. The Tigers don’t much resemble that team that had a stranglehold on the division for a […]

Tags: Danny Duffy, Jason Hammel, Jason Vargas |
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The Doctor is in for the Royals in Toronto

by Colby Wilson September 21, 2017

So the big run barrage that happened Wednesday night? The Royals might’ve been better served hanging on to one or two of those for Thursday’s affair. Fortunately, the Jason Vargas of April and May returned to stifle the Toronto bats in a 1-0 win to keep Kansas City’s Wild Card hopes, however faintly, alive. A […]

Tags: Jason Vargas, Kansas City, Melky Cabrera, Royals |
Sep 15, 2017; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson (20) hits a double during the ninth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

Series Preview: Royals at Toronto Blue Jays, September 19-21

by David Lesky September 19, 2017

A little less than two years ago, the Royals and Blue Jays were fighting to determine who would represent the American League in the World Series. Now, both teams are still alive for the second Wild Card, but both are longshots. The shot is a little longer for the Blue Jays, though, as they’ve seen […]

Tags: Ian Kennedy, Jake Junis, Jason Vargas |
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Royals snap streak behind stellar bullpen outing

by Colby Wilson September 15, 2017

After last night’s debacle, there was a real chance Cleveland’s streak would reach into next week. And you can excuse Royals fans for feeling a familiar, sinking feeling going into the home half of the ninth on Friday night—bottom of the Tribe order, limited options out of the bullpen. And Mike Minor trotted out in […]

Tags: Jason Vargas, Kansas City, Mike Minor, Royals |
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
Sep 7, 2017; Chicago, IL, USA; Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber (28) delivers against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning at Guaranteed Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports

Series Preview: Royals at Cleveland Indians, September 14-17

by David Lesky September 14, 2017

The Royals get to play one of the hottest teams in baseball history this weekend, the Cleveland Indians. The good news is that it sure seems unlikely they’ll keep winning forever, but the bad news is that I can’t prove they will lose again. As a four-game set, if they can’t halt the Indians momentum, […]

Tags: Danny Duffy, Jake Junis, Jason Hammel, Jason Vargas | 1 Comment

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