HR Roll Call Elier Hernandez (1), Seuly Matias (11), Sebastian Rivero (3) BPKC Hitter of the Day Elier Hernandez 4-5 4R, HR, 2b, 4 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day Carlos Hernandez 5 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 9 K 4-1 GO-FO 62p/42k Lexington Legends 6 Greenville Drive 0 The Legends received […]
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Diamonds in the Rough Weekend Recap 5-6-18
HR Roll Call: Frank Schwindel (5), Jack Lopez (1), Samir Duenez (4) BPKC Hitter of the Weekend: Donnie Dewees 7-11 2R, 3b, 2 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Weekend: Gerson Garabito 7 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 3 BB 5 K 6-6 GO-FO 98p/60k Sunday New Orleans Baby Cakes 5 Omaha Storm Chasers […]
Diamonds in the Rough 4-23-18
HR Roll Call: Samir Duenez (2), Erick Mejia (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Erick Mejia 2-5, HR, 2 RBI, SB (4) BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Jacob Bodner 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO, 16p/12k Springfield Cardinals 6, NW Arkansas Naturals 5 Starter Foster Griffin didn’t fool the […]
Friday Notes
A few weeks ago, the Royals broke camp trying to bring Eric Hosmer back to the team but with the idea that if he said no, they could commit to the inexperienced players at the positions vacated by him, Mike Moustakas and Lorenzo Cain. Fast forward to today and the Royals now have veterans at […]
Predicting Minor League Breakout Performers.
As we draw closer to spring training what better time to look at the performances of last season and make a prediction for a player at each level to step up his game. Not really based on last year’s numbers as he surprisingly struggled at Triple-A Omaha before a roster crunch sent Ryan O’Hearn to Double-A […]
It’s Never Too Early to Discuss the Draft – Brice Turang
If one reads Baseball America or Baseball Prospectus then one is familiar with the term prospect fatigue. If not, Prospect Fatigue is when a prospect has been in the “public eye” for an extended amount of time and may have lost their luster or shine. It happens often to prospects that don’t rocket through a system […]
The Academy – Full Season Team Players of the Year
The players who stirred the drink for these teams are listed below with a few caveats. A starting pitcher had to make 10 starts or spend half of the season with the club, while a position player needed to play at least half of the team’s games with them. Omaha Storm Chasers The Chasers have […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-15-17
The affiliates went 3-5 on Tuesday while playing four games decided by one run. HR Roll Call: Chris Hudgins (2), Paul Mondesi (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Chris Hudgins 2-4 HR, 2b, 3 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Eric Skoglund 5.2 IP 4 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 9 K 3-3 GO-FO […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7-26-17
The affiliates had three wins at the rookie levels with all three squads taking the lead in the last frame to complete a 4-2 day for the Royals. HR Roll Call: None BPKC Hitter of the Day: Darrell Miller 5-6 2R, 2b BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Jared Ruxer 6.2 IP 4 H 0 R […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7-10-17
A rough day for the affiliates before their one day break for the MLB All-Star game, going 1-6 on Monday HR Roll Call: Gabe Cancel (10), Joe Dudek (5), Robby Rinn (3), Seuly Matias (3) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Gabe Cancel 2-3, 2R, HR, 2b, 2BB, 2 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Franco […]