It’s only been one week since the last edition of Friday Notes, but the Royals have gone from sub-.500 to four games over and have vaulted into playoff position in the American League. Life really does come at you fast, I guess. Now comes a very tough series to round out the first half, but […]
Tag: Mike Moustakas
Full Speed Ahead (BP Kansas City Episode 63)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2017/07/06/full-speed-ahead-bp-kansas-city-episode-63.mp3 This week, we marveled at the homerun hitting power of Mike Moustakas and the All-Star invitations given to Sal Perez and Jason Vargas. Then there’s that little matter of the Royals jumping into a wild card spot and being within a game and a half of first place. Oh, also Danny Duffy returned a […]
Moose Power
As the Royals swept through Seattle, they did it in a very New Royals sort of way. For sure, there was some quality pitching in the mix. Vargas’ rough start aside, they got a pair of good starts from Ian Kennedy and a semi-rehabbing Danny Duffy. The bullpen was nails, throwing 10.2 innings and allowing […]
Pennant Racing
Throughout the course of a baseball season, there are a few points that people like to look at to determine what exactly a team is. The end of April is the point when it’s still too soon to make judgments but enough baseball was played to start to get an idea. Memorial Day is the […]
Moves on Moves (BP Kansas City Episode 62)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2017/06/29/moves-on-moves-bp-kansas-city-episode-62.mp3 The Royals were busy this week, going above .500, going back under .500, and shifting guys around. We discussed Danny Duffy’s rehab start and his timeline to return. We discussed Nate Karns going to the 60-day disabled list. We discussed Jorge Soler coming up while Cheslor Cuthbert went on the DL and we discussed […]
Speed Thrills
If you’ve been following along with the data revolution that is Statcast, you’re aware that they released a new metric on Tuesday. Sprint Speed is a measurement in terms of “feet per second in a player’s fastest one-second window.” A full explanation can be found here, but the ft/sec calculation makes sense, given that baseball […]
The Draft, Plus Strahm’s Shot and Moose’s Balboni Chase (BPKC Episode 60)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2017/06/15/the-draft-plus-strahms-shot-and-mooses-balboni-chase-bpkc-episode-60.mp3 The Royals have been playing well and scoring runs finally. A big part of that has been the power bat of Mike Moustakas. We discussed his continuing chase for Steve Balboni’s club record of 36 homers in a season, including some thoughts on his future past the trade deadline. We also talked about Matt […]
The Juice From The Kansas City Power Company
On Wednesday in San Francisco, the Royals went 1-14 with runners in scoring position. If you didn’t know anything from the game other than that tidbit, you’d probably assume there weren’t a lot of runs provided by the Kansas City nine. Except it didn’t quite work that way. The Royals plated seven runs total. The […]
Deep Thoughts (BP Kansas City Episode 59)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2017/06/08/deep-thoughts-bp-kansas-city-episode-59.mp3 After the Royals came back against Houston to win on Tuesday, it felt a little more like the recent Hey Day of the Dayton Moore era than what we’ve seen so far in 2017. The game also highlighted the improved performance of late of Whit Merrifield, Eric Hosmer, and others. On top of that, […]
The Reinvention (Again) Of Mike Moustakas
Mike Moustakas has stopped going the opposite way. This isn’t news to anyone who has watched Royals games this year. Moustakas started pulling the ball the opening series in Minnesota, and through the first two months, he hasn’t shown any signs of stopping. In fact, Moustakas is pulling the ball now at a rate higher […]