The season has lasted eight full days and the Royals have played four games. That alone makes any kind of significant analysis difficult, and when you add in the abnormally cold weather, it’s hard to come to any real conclusions this soon. The only thing I think I can say definitively is that I still […]
Tag: Trevor Oaks
For Starters, the Royals Might Be Okay
In one week, Royals pitchers and catchers will report to spring training in Surprise to begin the 2018 season. There are an inordinate number of questions left to be asked and answered, but one area where I think the Royals may be surprisingly sound is in their starting rotation, at least as of this particular […]
Friday Notes
If you’re expecting a Groundhog Day joke, I might recommend you look elsewhere because you won’t find it here. If you’re expecting a Groundhog Day jo…fine, I lied. Soon, pitchers and catchers will have reported and all will be right with the world again. The team of free agents is still better than like half […]
Trade Discussion and Recalling the Alex Gordon Deal (BP Kansas City Episode 85)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2018/01/11/trade-discussion-and-recalling-the-alex-gordon-deal-bp-kansas-city-episode-85.mp3 In the past week, the Royals made a trade, sending Joakim Soria and Scott Alexander out and acquiring minor leaguers Trevor Oaks and Erick Mejia. We discuss. We also revisit the re-signing of Alex Gordon, just a short two years ago. It’s…not that uplifting, I’m afraid. Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes and BlogTalkRadio. […]
Friday Notes
Up until yesterday’s trade, the rumor mill was a-swirlin’ for a couple days after a report surfaced that the Royals had offered Eric Hosmer a seven-year deal for $147 million. I was skeptical that the report was correct given both the source and the lack of confirmation from any other reporter around the country. The […]
Royals Mexicute a Three Team Deal
The Royals, Dodgers and White Sox worked a three-team deal out Thursday evening that might be more about the long-term ramifications in terms of payroll than the players that Kansas City received. White Sox Receive Joakim Soria RH Reliever Luis Avilan The White Sox add a pair of relievers who they can put toward the back end […]