Now that the Royals finally have Jorge Bonifacio back, they can prepare for their second half push to the pennant. Stop laughing. Seriously, stop. Okay fine, so getting him back won’t change anything, but it will make the team a little easier to watch and maybe a little more fun. I keep thinking back to […]
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Diamonds in the Rough 6-26-18
HR Roll Call: Ramon Torres (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Cam Gallagher 2-4 2b, RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Richard Lovelady 2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K 3-2 GO-FO 19p/15k Transaction – Rudy Martin activated back with Wilmington. Rumor – Looks as though 18th Rd pick R.J. […]
Diamonds in the Rough 6/22/18 – 6/24/18 Weekend Edition
Future Watch The Dominican Royals have a player off to an outstanding start to his career in Venezuelan born 17-year-old Diego Maican. The 6’3 180 lbs right-handed hitter has a hit in all 10 games this season for the Royals1 squad with 17 hits in 33 at-bats. A Royals official told me that the reason Maican […]
Diamonds in the Rough 6-19-18
HR Roll Call: Lucas Duda (1), Kyle Isbel (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Nick Pratto 2-5 HR, 4 RBI – MVP of South Atlantic League All-Star Game BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Jackson Kowar 6.2 IP 5 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 13 K 5-2 FO-GO 121 pitches Carolina League All-Star Game – […]
Diamonds in the Rough 6-14-18
HR Roll Call: Alex Liddi (9) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Rosell Herrera 2-4 2R, 2b, RBI, SB (4) BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Richard Lovelady 2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 3 K 1-1 GO-FO 30p/20k Columbia Fireflies 9 Lexington Legends 4 The Legends bats had trouble making contact on […]
Friday Notes
As All-Star balloting opens today, it’s fair to start to think about who the Royals representative for the game could be. And yes, it seems likely we’re back to the days of having no need to put an “s” on the end of that. The obvious answer is Kelvin Herrera, who has made 23 appearances […]
Royals Progress Report
The 2018 season for the big league Royals was never meant to be a championship season. It was never meant to provide thrilling moments in August and September. It was never meant to provide even a glimmer of hope that the team could even be in contention at the one-third mark. Sure nobody in the […]
The Alex Gordon Conundrum
He’s a World Series hero, one of the best players in franchise history and remains one of the best defenders in left field in all of baseball. And yet, Alex Gordon was nearly unplayable for a good portion of the 2017 season because his bat was so anemic. He finished the season hitting .208/.293/.315 with […]
Bonifacio’s Suspension and Camp Cuts (BP Kansas City Episode 92)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2018/03/16/bonifacios-suspension-and-camp-cuts-bp-kansas-city-episode-92.mp3 While the Royals cut down the roster at big league camp, Jorge Bonifacio got suspended and will miss half the season. Bonifacio’s suspension impacts playing time for a number of Royals we figure will be on the opening day roster, and we discuss those implications. We also looked at the first cuts in camp […]
Friday Notes
If you’re a fan of your spring training baseball better mirroring the regular season, the next few days will be your cup of tea. Opening Day is now less than two weeks away and the Royals will break camp in Arizona a week from Sunday. That means you’ll see starting pitchers hopefully go deeper into […]