I’m not sure if he’s getting weirder or if I’m just appreciating it more, but Scott Boras time is just awesome. I’m sure it’s at least partially intentional, but some of the things he says absolutely crack me up. I’m not sure if Boras is good or bad for baseball, but his beginning of the […]
Tag: Richard Lovelady
Friday Notes
I miss the playoffs. I know they’re happening right now, but what I mean is that I miss the Royals being in them. I miss writing series previews. I miss the graying process of my hair speeding up by years. I miss the nerves. I miss the relief. Maybe we’ll get to experience that again […]
The Academy – Full Season Players of the Year
Presenting the third annual BPKC Minor League Players of the Year awards. These are the players who stirred the drink for their teams and are listed below with a few caveats. To qualify, a starting pitcher had to make 10 starts or spend half of the season with the club, while a position player needed to […]
Roster math enters advanced trigonometry phase
With the dawn of September baseball peeking over the horizon along with the Omaha Storm Chasers formally eliminated from postseason consideration on Tuesday night, thoughts may turn to those who could soon join the big league club. As you’re daydreaming of expanded rosters, keep in mind the Royals have been judicious in the past with […]
Introducing Your 2021 Kansas City Royals
Hey why not? The season is boring and 2021 seems to be what the front office is pushing for, so let’s have a little fun and see who could be on that roster when the team expects to be contending for division titles again. That’s an interesting year because the White Sox should theoretically be […]
Diamonds in the Rough – 7/27-7/29 Weekend Edition
HR Roll Call – Frank Schwindel (19), Donnie Dewees (6), Alex Liddi (18), Kort Peterson (12), Anderson Miller (11), Corey Toups (5), Xavier Fernandez (4), Rudy Martin (5), Seuly Matias (30), Carlos Diaz (1), Chase Vallot (9), Jose Caraballo (4), Chris Hudgins (2), Michael Emodi (1) Friday BPKC Hitter of the Day: Nicky Lopez 5-6 […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7/20-7/21/18
HR Roll Call Jack Lopez (6), Nicky Lopez (5), Gabe Cancel (7), Emmanuel Rivera (5), Seuly Matias (27), Manny Olloque (5), Chase Vallot (8), Offerman Collado (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day Friday Chase Vallot 4-6 3R, 2-2b, HR, 4 RBI, 2K BPKC Pitcher of the Day Richard Lovelady 2.2 IP 0 H 0 R […]
Diamonds in the Rough 6-26-18
HR Roll Call: Ramon Torres (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Cam Gallagher 2-4 2b, RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Richard Lovelady 2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K 3-2 GO-FO 19p/15k Transaction – Rudy Martin activated back with Wilmington. Rumor – Looks as though 18th Rd pick R.J. […]
If The Royals Can’t Be Good, They Could At Least Be Entertaining
Even with the extremely low expectations I had for this Royals season (my preseason prediction of a 72-90 record looks ridiculous now), this has been a bummer of a year. The boys in blue are on pace for 114 losses. In my defense, even the mothership’s PECOTA preseason projections had them at 66-96. They really […]
Diamonds in the Rough 6-14-18
HR Roll Call: Alex Liddi (9) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Rosell Herrera 2-4 2R, 2b, RBI, SB (4) BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Richard Lovelady 2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 3 K 1-1 GO-FO 30p/20k Columbia Fireflies 9 Lexington Legends 4 The Legends bats had trouble making contact on […]