The upper levels of the Royals organization appear to be strong in bullpen arms and players with the ability to leave the yard. Should the big club need bullpen help, then the route up and down Interstate I-29 could be active with pitchers Josh Staumont, Kevin McCarthy, Seth Maness and others available to Kansas City. Should […]
Tag: Ryan O’Hearn
Prospecting the Royals, Tier 2 (kinda)
Checking out a few of the next group of Royals prospects in the organization that maybe on the cusp of the bigs or moving into the upper levels of the organization. A few of these guys are liked by other prospect writers more than I and a few others have tools that if morphed could […]
Friday Notes
We have a new labor agreement in place, which means the offseason should theoretically open up. And what do you know? The winter meetings start on Monday, so there should at least be some rumors to talk about or something. Maybe the Royals aren’t just sitting out this offseason after all. As a public service, […]
BPKC Minor League Player of the Year
The Royals had three different players jump out to excellent minor league seasons this year with Cheslor Cuthbert, Hunter Dozier and Ryan O’Hearn all having big Aprils, but only one was able to sustain that success at the minor league level to win the first BP Kansas City Minor League Player of the Year Award. […]
Diamonds in the Rough – Texas League Championship Game 2
Midland RockHounds 6 NW Arkansas Naturals 4 Midland up 2-0 (best of 5) The Naturals and RockHounds went head to head in game 2 with the Naturals sending Texas League All-Star Eric Skoglund to the hill to try to even things up. After being remarkably consistent the entire season, Skoglund had to attempt to avoid […]
Diamonds in the Rough – Texas League Championship Series
HR Roll Call: Samir Duenez (16) Midland RockHounds 5 NW Arkansas Naturals 3 Midland up 1-0 (best of 5) The Naturals started their championship series Tuesday with a home game against the Midland RockHounds. Things didn’t start well for starter Yender Caramo, giving up a pair of one-out singles and a two-out double that drove […]
Diamonds in the Rough – Naturals Advance to Championship
NW Arkansas Naturals 3 Springfield Cardinals 2 F/10 NW wins series 3 -1 After three games of big offensive performances, the Naturals finished of the division series with some solid pitching. Starter Josh Staumont backed up his 12 strikeout performance last time out with another solid outing. The righty and the Cardinals starter each blanked […]
Diamonds in the Rough 9-9-16
Despite a disappointing loss in the loss of the suspended game 2 the Naturals took a series lead and look to close out the division semifinal on Saturday after their win in game 3. HR Roll Call Ryan O’Hearn 2 (24), Corey Toups 2 (16), Samir Duenez 2 (15), Mauricio Ramos (10) BP KC Player […]
Diamonds in the Rough 9-5-16
One affiliate advanced in the playoffs while another qualified for the postseason during a 2-4 day that saw three team’s seasons come to an end. HR Roll Call: Dusty Coleman (6), Ramon Torres (2), Luis Villegas 2 (5) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Yeison Melo 5-6, 3R, 2-2b BP KC Pitcher of the Day – […]
Diamonds in the Rough 9-1-16
Just three affiliates played Thursday, going 1-2, with the Blue Rocks and Chukars both dealing with rainouts. HR Roll Call – Ryan O’Hearn (22) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Ryan O’Hearn: 2-4, HR BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Ofreidy Gomez: 7 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 10 K […]