I know I’ve said this before, but this is one of the most infuriating teams I’ve ever followed/covered. Some days they look like world beaters then other days they look like they might be one of the worst teams you’ve ever seen. They can lose by 11 runs one day and win by 11 the next. […]
Tag: Whit Merrifield
Royals hit record-breaking homer in beatdown of Tigers
Now that’s a little more like it. Back to .500 go the Royals after a 13-2 thrashing of the Detroit Tigers in the series finale, as the Good Guys pounded 18 hits to do what they should’ve been doing to Detroit all along—beating the breaks off of them. It made for a pleasant change tonight […]
Friday Notes
The Royals currently sit at 64-62. They are six games away from the division lead, and we’ll get to that. They are right in the thick of a Wild Card race that includes 41 teams, give or take a couple. All things considered, things could be worse. They definitely could be better, but they’ve now […]
Hosmer walks off against Holland
Greg Holland hung a slider to Eric Hosmer. Of all the people who should know better, you’d think it would be Holland. But on a 1-1 count with two down in the ninth, Holland spun a spinner that Hosmer LAUNCHED (no other word for it, that thing was at 109 mph off the bat) for […]
Identity Shift
The Royals, for years, had an identity of the team that would make you go nuts. They made tons of contact, resulting in not striking out much and then they ran. That strategy, along with a ridiculous bullpen, led to them becoming World Series champions in 2015. It was a good strategy, especially with offense […]
Merrifield, His Walks and History
Whit Merrifield does not take a walk. He has taken a free pass just 20 times in 436 plate appearances so far this season: just a 4.6 percentwalk rate. Among qualified batters, only 14 players in the majors have walked at a lesser rate than Whit. Two of those 14 are Salvador Perez and Alcides Escobar, […]
DongTown Has Attracted Many from Kansas City
This may come as a surprise, but the Royals haven’t historically hit a lot of home runs. I know, this is brand new information, so I’ll give everyone a minute to catch their breath. As you know, Mike Moustakas is two home runs shy of the team record for home runs, which is a paltry […]
Influx of Talent Coming Soon to Royals Farm System
A couple of weeks ago Baseball America ranked the Royals farm system 29th out of the 30 major league teams. This should come as little shock to anyone considering the Royals lost their ’16 first pick to sign Ian Kennedy, then traded their second round pick A.J. Puckett for Melky Cabrera. The system has also seen Ashe Russell step […]
Friday Notes
I first wrote about the Royalcoaster in 2013, but it’s come up more than a few times since then. The Royals have been .500 or better in each of the last four seasons, and in three of the four, they were under .500 at some point after the All-Star break. They went into the 2013 […]
The Power Surge Continues
Maybe you’ve heard this tale before. Monday night saw another late win fueled by back-to-back home runs. It was the sixth consecutive win for the Royals and the third straight game where they’ve hit two (or more, this is an important caveat) dingers in a row. The Royals. Yes, the Royals. They are mashing. This […]