A 2-1 day for the affiliates with wins at Double and Single-A HR Roll Call: Whit Merrifield (3) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Raul Mondesi 3-4, 2b, 2R, BB BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Andrew Edwards 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K Iowa Cubs 10, Omaha Storm […]
Tag: Whit Merrifield
Diamonds in the Rough 4-29-16
It was a tough Friday night for the Royals’ affiliates, as the three teams that played all lost, while the Naturals’ game was postponed due to rain. HR Roll Call – Cheslor Cuthbert (5), Jose Martinez (2), Brett Eibner (2) BP Kansas City Hitter of the Day – Brett Eibner: 3-6, 2B, HR BP Kansas […]
The Academy – Minor Happenings
Run Royals Run – A few Royals prospects appear to be quite aggressive on the bases to start the year. Chasers second baseman Whit Merrifield has 15 stolen bases in just 18 games with the Triple-A squad, a pace that would crush his career high 32 that he stole last year, and is quite different from […]
Diamonds in the Rough 4-24-16
A 2-2 day with comeback wins at both Triple-A and Low-A HR Roll Call Marten Gasparini (2), Cody Jones (1) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Marten Gasparini 2-5 HR, 2b, 3 RBI BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Pedro Fernandez 7 IP 4 H 0 R 2 BB 7 K 8-1 GO-FO […]
Diamonds in the Rough 4-23-16
A split day with wins at Double-A and Triple-A. HR Roll Call Jorge Bonifacio (3), Jack Lopez (1), Ryan O’Hearn (6), Chase Vallot (3) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Whit Merrifield 2-4 2-2b, R, RBI, BB, 3 SB (13) BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Foster Griffin 7 IP 3 H 2 […]
Diamonds in the Rough 4-20-16
Just three games on the slate with Wilmington being the only team to claim a win. HR Roll Call Ryan O’Hearn (4) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Elier Hernandez 2-3 2b, BB, R, 2 RBI, SB BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Jake Newberry 2.1 IP 3 H 0 R 0 BB […]
Diamonds in the Rough 4-15-16
A split 2-2 night by the affiliates. HR Roll Call Raul Mondesi (3), Ryan O’Hearn 1,2, Corey Toups (1), Chaser Vallot (2) BP KC – Hitter of the Day Ryan O’Hearn 2-4 2 HR, 3 RBI BP KC – Pitcher of the Day Jon Dziedzic 7 IP 3 H 0 R 0 BB 6 K […]
Merrifield Could Make More Than A Whit of Difference For Royals
One of many nice things about being a very good baseball team, like the Royals are, is that when spring training opens, you have a pretty good idea about perhaps 22 or 23 of your 25 roster spots. In general, you know what your starting lineup, rotation, and back of the bullpen will look like. […]
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 […]