Early in the GMDM tenure, the Royals draft directors spotted high school prep position players to turn the languishing franchise around. The selections of Mike Moustakas and Eric Hosmer changed the fortunes of the team from the low minors all the way up to the biggest stage in the World Series. The Royals spent big on […]
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Rebounding To Average
It was a dark and stormy April. That reads like the opening line of some poorly written fiction, doesn’t it? Except it wasn’t fiction. It was reality for the Royals in the season’s opening month. Blame it on the offense, of course. An average of 2.7 runs per game was a drag on some strong […]
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 […]
The Moustakas Laser Show
The good feelings of a difficult weekend in Houston were washed away in the span of a lazy fly ball that’s a home run only at Minute Maid Park and a bases loaded walk in extras. But let’s focus on something good. And why not? Baseball returns to The K this afternoon. Finally. Anyway, have you noticed […]
Spring Training Questions: How Do the Royals Stay Healthy?
The Royals don’t have a ton of questions this spring, but there are a few. So far, I’ve looked at what the Royals are going to do with Cheslor Cuthbert and how a healthy Kyle Zimmer fits into this team’s plans for 2017. On the former, we still don’t know the answer. On the latter, […]
Spring Training Questions: What About Cheslor?
Spring training has finally arrived. While there’s joy in Mudville surrounding that development, eventually the happiness will turn into intrigue as spring is a time for teams to mold the roster that they hope becomes world champions. Every team has questions right now. Some are more important than others, but every team has them, so […]
The DH and a Glance at Dayton Moore’s Offseason Record (BP KC Episode 34)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/11/17/the-dh-and-a-glance-at-dayton-moores-offseason-record-bp-kc-episode-34.mp3 Since Kendrys Morales signed with Toronto, we talked about how the Royals might fill the DH spot and if they can find the same production by rotating the players they have now…or if they need to go to the market to find a DH. We also talked about some prospect rankings, Dayton Moore’s first […]
Friday Notes
You know, in a way I don’t want the baseball season to end because I obviously love baseball. I wouldn’t be writing here and on Twitter and all that talking baseball if I didn’t. I’d be in favor of a 45-game World Series this season just to keep the game rolling for as long as […]
U.L.’s Toothpick: Steve Balboni’s Record, And The Players Who Almost Broke It
If you’re reading this, you probably know that Steve Balboni still holds the Royals’ single-season home run mark with 36, set back in 1985. Even though we all know Kauffman Stadium isn’t a homer-friendly park, it’s still kind of funny that the record has stood for more than 30 years and yet is rather low. […]
3, 2, 1… Where’s The Contact?
Part of the Royals recipe for offensive success the last couple of seasons was their ability to put the bat on the ball. With the mantra “Keep the line moving” and lacking power of their peers, the Royals relied on a simple formula of putting the ball in play and putting pressure on the opposing defense […]