The Kansas City Royals began preparations in earnest last week toward their goal of another 90 loss season in 2010. On November 6th, the team acquired youngsters 2B Chris Getz and 3B Josh Fields in a trade for Moneyballer 3B/OF Mark Teahen. Yesterday, the Royals sign six-year veteran 3B Wilson Betemit. These players are expected [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Royals’
One more idea about what’s wrong with the Royals
November 2nd, 2009
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Sam Mellinger, who I think really gets it, wrote a blog last week about why the Royals should trade Joakim Soria. The logic is solid. It totally makes sense. With one caveat: the Royals front office can’t get fair value. This organization has shown themselves to be incompetent at getting value when trading anyone, let [...]
We could have won state
June 18th, 2009
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Here’s a comment I submitted at the KC Star’s Royals blog. The post again laments the Royals being suited for the NL. Personally, I’m tired of that discussion. We’re not in the NL. Maybe it was a bad decision, but certainly not worse than those listed below. We don’t suck because of one bad decision. [...]
Meche's shutout and the Royals starters this season
June 17th, 2009
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Martin Manley (yes, that’s a real name….a really manley name) has taken Bill James’ formula for Game Score and applied it to the Royals starters this year. It’s a fascinating read, especially in light of some really great performances over the last week. Until a week ago, Greinke had the seven of the top ten [...]
Greinke plays it cool
May 5th, 2009
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For fear of this becoming the Zack Greinke blog, here we go. If you haven’t read the SI cover story from last week on Zack Greinke, go do it. Kid’s overcome a lot and is a beast on the hill. Last night he was asked what he thought about all the talk of him being [...]
Here's the sick thing and the Gordon Dilemma
April 30th, 2009
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Congrats to Zach Greinke for making the SI cover this week AND still winning last night AND not having his arm fly to the backstop after the first pitch. Kid can pitch. He gave up two earned runs in seven innings last night boosting his ERA to a whopping 0.50, best in the major league. [...]
Royals recall Brian Bannister from Omaha
April 21st, 2009
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Let’s hope that the first 20 days in Omaha worked it out. Bannister was solid in ’07 and had a rocky ’08. I think he’s got the stuff, but you’ve got to get it going in a game. If he can pitch like he did in ’07, maybe that will keep Kyle Friggin’ Farnsworth off [...]
Royals update: That's more like it!
April 15th, 2009
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Looks like I shamed the Royals out of their batting slump. Or at least John Buck. Buck went two for four, both homeruns, one with the bases juiced. Buck has been a major disappointment since acquiring him in the deal for Carlos Beltran in 2004. He had a hot start to 2008 also, but cooled [...]
