A rough night for the affiliates, going 0-4 with late leads lost in multiple games. HR Roll Call: Peter O’Brien (2), Samir Duenez (2), Mauricio Ramos (2), Khalil Lee (2) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Nicky Lopez 4-5, R, 2-2b, RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Gerson Garabito 7 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 […]
Tag: Peter O’Brien
Diamonds in the Rough 4-17-16
The Royals affiliates went 3-1 with only a loss at High-A. HR Roll Call: Peter O’Brien (1), Samir Duenez (1), Mauricio Ramos (1), Amalani Fukofuka (1), Chris DeVito (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Amalani Fukofuka 3-4, 2R, HR, RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Jace Vines 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, […]
Spring Training Diaries: Vargas, Roster Spots and Soler Power
I’ve said a few times that spring training doesn’t mean much until it maybe means a little bit more than nothing. As we embark on the final couple weeks of games, this is when it starts to mean a little bit more. It’s still not that vital, but the games begin to resemble real baseball games a […]
Sizing Up Royals Spring Training Battles (BP Kansas City Episode 46)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2017/03/03/sizing-up-royals-spring-training-battles-bp-kansas-city-episode-46.mp3 This week, we looked at the first week of spring training and the early signs regarding some spring training position battles. There aren’t many, but second base has a trio (a quartet!?) of players who could see time there in 2017. We discuss Raul Mondesi, Christian Colon, Whit Merrifield, and – hey, it could […]
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 […]
Small Moves, Big Impact? (BP Kansas City Episode 40)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2017/01/05/small-moves-big-impact-bp-kansas-city-episode-40.mp3 The Royals were a little busier over the last week, reportedly signing pitchers Bobby Parnell and Jonathan Sanchez – yes, that Jonathan Sanchez – to minor league deals. Then they traded a minor league pitcher for catcher-turned-outfielder-slash-likely DH Peter O’Brien. We talked about how likely any of these moves are to impact the 2017 […]