Nate Karns has been a very good starter for the 2017 Royals. He’s made seven starts and posted a 3.63 ERA with 46 strikeouts in 39.2 innings. Lately, he’s been especially adept at getting the strikeout with 29 in his last three outings, spanning 17.1 innings pitched. His strikeout rate is up a bit from […]
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Series Preview: Royals at Tampa Bay Rays, May 8-11
The last time the Royals hit the road, they returned home with the same win total they left with. Now they head to Tampa Bay to take on the Rays, who have hovered around and even at .500, but haven’t been able to get over the hump. The Rays have some pop and will work […]
Almost Go Time (BP Kansas City Episode 50)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2017/03/31/almost-go-time-bp-kansas-city-episode-50.mp3 It’s been an active winter for the Royals, full of difficult decisions and even more difficult emotions. On Monday, however, it’s time for another baseball season and Opening Day. We discussed the sneaky potential in the starting rotation, the depth of the lineup, and the makeup of the bullpen and what the season may […]
Royals’ Rotation Should Pile Up The Strikeouts
If you’ve paid any attention at all to the Royals’ spring training games, you’ve probably noticed that this team appears to have more power hitters than any recent edition we’ve seen here in Kansas City. Our own Craig Brown discussed that even before the start of spring training, and the numbers so far bear it out. […]
Nate Karns: Three Pitches And The Truth
Think of the greatest duos in history. Peanut butter and jelly. Batman and Robin. Now picture Nate Karns and his fastball and curveball. (Fine. Technically that’s a trio, but we’re focusing on Karns’ pitches today. OK?) Hyperbole? You bet. How else would you be snookered into reading an article about Karns and his pitch selection? […]
Friday Notes
The big news out of baseball yesterday, at least in my mind, was David Price heading to get an MRI on his elbow and the Red Sox not being optimistic about it. One minute you think you have this fantastic top of the rotation. And the next, poof. Of course, the Red Sox still do […]
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, […]
Friday Notes
Don’t look now, but all around baseball, there are baseball activities happening. Pitchers and catchers are stretching. Catches are being had. Even some cracks of the bat can be heard in Arizona and Florida where position players have reported early. In fact, a lot of the Royals seem to have reported early, which seems par […]
Strahm Should Relieve…At Least to Start
In a few days, Royals pitchers and catchers will report to spring training, which is the first step in ending the long national nightmare that is the offseason. When they do report, there will be a few new faces to go along with some that we’ve grown to know and love over the past few […]
Three Royals are Keys to a Playoff Push
With the Royals offseason shopping now seemingly close to complete (I think they’ll still pick up a bullpen arm), the question now becomes whether or not this Royals team is a playoff team. My short answer is that they certainly could be. I’ll give you a few minutes to recover from the heat on that […]