You have seen the tweets or simply thought of it yourself: What if the Royals had not traded Wade Davis for Jorge Soler? What IF? Full disclosure, I speculated during the off-season that Davis might be approaching the end of the line. He had, after all, missed time due to injury twice during 2016 and […]
Tag: Kelvin Herrera
Friday Notes
I know I’ve said this before, but this is one of the most infuriating teams I’ve ever followed/covered. Some days they look like world beaters then other days they look like they might be one of the worst teams you’ve ever seen. They can lose by 11 runs one day and win by 11 the next. […]
Moustakas tags No. 36, Alexander holds on in Royals win
The ninth inning of this game had no business being remotely interesting, let alone with the bases loaded, two down, in a one-run game. Yet here we were mere moments ago, watching helplessly as Scott Alexander loaded the bases after Kelvin Herrera was pulled—again—due to injury—again—leaving Alexander to clean up the mess. And Alexander delivered. […]
Duffy’s gem allows Royals to hang on for a much-needed win against Colorado
Mention Danny Duffy to a national audience and lots of times you hear the same words. Workmanlike. Gets it done. Crafty. I personally take umbrage with this one, since it’s always applied to lefties and that’s unfair. You ever hear of a crafty righty? No, because those guys top out at Double-A. Not exactly the […]
Friday Notes
Now we get to figure out if the Royals recent nine-game winning streak (or 10-1 stretch if you like to extend it more) was nothing more than a dead cat bounce or if their recent stretch of less than stellar play is just part of the ebbs and flows of a long baseball season. At […]
Deep Royals Bullpen Is Built For October
The Royals made it to the World Series in back-to-back seasons pretty recently. You may not remember this, but 2014 and 2015 were very special seasons in Kansas City. The Royals rode a ridiculous defense along with an unreal back of the bullpen to two straight American League pennants and a World Series trophy. It […]
Friday Notes
In almost any other division, the Royals would be toast. There are teams that have raced out to fast starts in both East divisions and both West divisions. Then there’s the two Centrals where nobody has run away. So if you’re looking for the Royals to stay close to a pennant race, that’s a great […]
Friday Notes
Remember how we’ve talked about checkpoints throughout the season for these Royals? Memorial Day and/or the end of May was the first really important one, and while the team improved in May, it wasn’t and isn’t enough. They’re now so far behind where they need to be that I think it would be difficult to […]
Friday Notes
If the Royals are going to make a move, it sure seems like now is the time. The offense is looking like it might be starting to awaken from its slumber after winning three of four from the Rays this past week. The question, of course, is whether it’s already too late and given that […]
Trading Places
After another tough weekend for the Royals, the question seems to be more of a when than an if they’ll be unloading their key free agents. Sitting at 7-16 and drifting farther out of the playoff picture at a far quicker rate than anyone expected, the organization will face some tough questions. As you know, Lorenzo […]