The difference between a game like what we get to observe when the Royals and non-Cleveland American League Central opponents get together and when Kansas City tries (and usually fails) to go toe-to-toe with the Tribe is that there is some actual fun to be had. Oh, I’ll grant you that Cleveland’s run as (ironically?) […]
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Five to watch after the break
The bad news is self-evident: the Kansas City Royals first-half woes leave them on pace for the worst record in team history. That’s pretty bad news though. But if there’s a silver lining in every cloud, it’s that some of the principals involved in the first-half malaise should be better, and the bounce-back could start […]
Royals Offensive Statcast Fun
This was the longest first half we’ve ever seen in Kansas City, both in terms of the number of games and in terms of how exhausting it is to watch this team every day. But we’re still here, so you should be too. With a team that has already surpassed their loss total of the […]
Friday Notes
Yesterday was a good day for the Royals because they didn’t lose. Those days are few and far between in 2018, which is somewhat expected, but also surprising at how prolific it has been. When I predicted 73 wins, I think I was probably somewhere around the median for this team. Now, in order to […]
RECAP: Whit, Salvy and Junis more than enough to topple Yanks
Any day the New York Yankees lose is a good day for baseball. This particular day also featured a win for the Kansas City Royals in the series opener, making it that much sweeter. To defeat the Evil Empire typically would take a total team effort but the Royals really didn’t need much more […]
Friday Notes
We’ve now passed the magical 40-game mark that Dayton Moore has mentioned so many times, so hopefully now we can start to see some moves to turn this team into a lean, mean contender. I kid, of course, but I do think we’ll start to see even more movement over the next few weeks. We’ve […]
Friday Notes
We are now just 81 days until the 2018 MLB Trade Deadline, which is really the story of this season for the Royals as we count down the days until we find out who they trade and who they get back. Some early surprise contenders (to some) like the Braves and Phillies are helpful for […]
Friday Notes
You guys want this or Gladiators? This season has basically been a season-long blowout, but as I’ve said before, it’s probably a good thing. If they had started off well and were sitting at, say, 17-14 instead of their miserable 9-22, would we really believe this team was actually any good? Of course not, but […]
Diamonds in the Rough 4-22-18
HR Roll Call: Nick Dini (3), Sebastian Rivero (1), Cal Jones (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Cal Jones 2-5, 2R, 2b, HR, 3 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Nolan Watson 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 4-4 GO-FO, 88p/55k Transactions – Lexington placed Dennicher Carrasco and Ricky […]
Diamonds in the Rough 4-21-18
HR Roll Call: Sal Perez (1), Kort Peterson 2 (2, 3), Seuly Matias (6), MJ Melendez (2) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Kort Peterson 2-5 2 HR, 5 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Trevor Oaks 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 10-5 GO-FO, 91p/53k Hagerstown Suns 5, Lexington […]