I’m not actually going to sleep all day or anything, but September has a chance to be a really fun month for the Royals. For one thing, you may have heard that they’re actually in the race, so rather than watching prospects prepare for the 2017 season, the final month is going to matter for […]
Tag: Reymond Fuentes
Diamonds in the Rough 8-27-16
A rough day for the affiliates with just two wins in eight chances. HR Roll Call Nicky Lopez (6), Boo Vazquez (2) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Reymond Fuentes 3-4 3b, 3 RBI BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Josh Staumont 5 IP 7 H 1 R 1 ER 2 BB 10 […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7-14-16
4-4 day for the affiliates HR Roll Call: Chase Vallot (10), Logan Nottebrok (2) BP KC Hitter of the Day – David Edwards 3-4, 2R, 3-2b, 3 RBI BP KC Pitcher of the Day – A.J. Puckett 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 6-2 GO-FO, 73/44 Salt Lake […]
Diamonds in the Rough 6-22-16
Another 3-2 day for the Royals minor league squads with wins at the Double-A and rookie leagues in Idaho Falls and the Dominican. Thursday will see the first full slate of minor league games with all eight Royals affiliates participating. BP KC Hitter of the Day – Frank Schwindel 3-4, 2R, RBI BP KC Pitcher […]
Royals Prospects Fit to be Traded
The trade deadline is nearly upon Major League Baseball teams, and once again the Royals are in the middle of a playoff race. That discussion leads to refining a roster and attempting to improve on a squad that, despite injuries and up and down performance, finds itself just two games out of first place. The past two seasons […]
Royals Have Options – and Some Time – Before Turning to Trade Targets
It’s been a tough week in Kansas City. On Monday, we learned Alex Gordon was headed to the disabled list for a few weeks with a broken bone in his wrist. On Wednesday, the Royals lost to the Twins. And yesterday, Mike Moustakas went to the disabled list with a torn ACL stemming from his […]
Diamonds in the Rough 5-23-16
0-3 day for the affiliates with a rainout in Wilmington. HR Roll Call None BP KC Hitter of the Day – Christian Colon 3-6 2b BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Clayton Mortenson 3.1 IP 1 H 0 R 1 BB 4 K 3-2 GO-FO 47p/28k Transactions Benino Pruneda promoted to Omaha from NW Arkansas […]
Three Things
Life is good for the Royals at the moment. Five wins in their first seven games. First place in the Central. Joakim Soria survived the eighth inning on Tuesday. Yes, things are going well. Here are three things that have caught my attention as the Royals are continuing on their first road trip of the […]
Royals Roster Coming Into Focus
One thing I like to do at the beginning of spring training is take a look at the whole spring roster and pick out my 25-man roster. It’s sort of like an NCAA tournament bracket, though, because slowly but surely the real thing begins to look very different than what I predicted. This year was […]