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It’s safe to sa that I never did get the hang of this blogging thing, but with a little counseling, I’m hoping to get back into the fold here soon.  Not that Royals fans have much to be excited about.  Sure they didn’t lose a 100, and they might not even finish in last place.  […]

It’s sad when all your team really has to play for is the chance to get out of the cellar.  Still, to push a team that’s two years removed from a World Series win into last place at your expense is worth something.  Okay, maybe little.  Still, sixteen games back, the Royals have pretty much no […]

Wow, things are definitely interesting at the bottom of the AL Central.  With the White Sox looking to unload most of their team, the Royals could actually get out of the cellar here soon if they continue this nice stretch.  They have two more wins then the White Sox but they have four more losses […]

I really tought we’d look back at the 2007 Royals as kind of a turning point in the franchise.  Yeah, I figured they’d loss a 100, but I figured they’d finally know what they had and then plan accordingly.  But it looks like I was wrong and the Royals have as many questions as they […]

Baseball Prospectus profiled John Buck today.  If you ever wanted to know where the catcher came from, this is a great read.

I know, it’s hard to believe that the Royals are bad at something but according to this story, the Royals have by far the worst bullpen in baseball.  The column does mention how Joakim Soria has done a nice job in the closer role but that doesn’t even come close to offsetting the damage that […]

It’s been a few weeks and it looks like I didn’t miss too much.  The Baseball Historians HQ had some problems that prevented me from posting and it looks like it would have just been more losses.  The Royals site at an unspectacular 13-27 and they have the very worst record in baseball.
And it’s not […]

For a team that’s supposed to be a favorite in the AL Central, the Twins just can’t seem to get it done against the Royals. I mean the Royals winning three of five against the Twins in a weeklong span isn’t what I’d call awesome, but wins are wins.
Things went well enough last night with […]

Royals pitching gave up sixteen runs in their two game series with the White Sox and as you’ve probably guessed, the end result was two losses.  Neither of these games were pretty, although the ugliness took different forms in both.
On Monday, Gil Meche had a good enough start but the pen game up four runs […]

Huh, this one definitely took me by surprise.  The Royals hosted the first place Twins and took two of three in a pretty solid series.  And there was a little bit of everything from a high scoring game to a pitcher’s duel.  I’m not sure it means too much but it’s encouraging that the Royals […]

The Royals finally ended their six game winning streak in the series finale with the Tigers and they needed extra frames to do it.  Gil Meche gave up three six inning runs and Mike Sweeney shaved that lead to two with an RBI single in the seventh.  Then in the ninth, Mark Teehen doubled home […]

The bad weather came and put an early end to what turned out to be a three game series between the Royals and the Orioles.  It’s just as well because the Royals didn’t do all that well in the first three games.
On Thursday, the Royals got six shutout innings from Gil Meche but they didn’t get any […]

The pitching staff, outside of Zach Greinke, took it on the chin in the Royals three game series against the Jays.  If your pitching gives up 19 runs in the three games, you’re not going to do very well.
Monday’s loss was the worst in a 9-1 pounding.  Odalis Perez didn’t even finish up the second […]

I’m not sure what it is about the series opener, but the Royals have won both of them so far.  It’s the other four games they’ve had a hard time with.  With the AL champ Tigers in town, the Royals put together some nice pitching and some timely hitting to walk away with Friday’s game.  […]

Well, the Royals know Daisuke Matsuzaka is for real.  He held the Royals to a single run on just six hits.  It’s kind of a bummer because Zach Greinke had a nice start.  He gave up just two runs (one earned) on eight hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in seven innings of work.  […]

The Red Sox returned the favor last night in a blow out win over the Royals.  The only run for the Royals came on a Jason LaRue sac. fly.  Ross Gload had two of the three hits in the 7-1 loss.
Odalis Perez was knocked around for four runs on five hits and three walks with […]

I’ve been a big fan of David DeJesus since he came up through the minors and I always thought he had a batting title in him at some point.  He’s a great patient hitter and while he hasn’t shown a lot of pop, he makes a solid top of the lineup tablesetter.  At least that’s […]

Maybe Gil Meche isn’t as bad as people think.  He made a tough Red Sox lineup look pretty foolish as he gave up just a single run on six hits and just one walk with six strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings of work.  Then Joel Peralta struck out four of the five outs he made […]

It looks like Octavio Dotel’s debut as the Royals closer might be delayed for a couple of weeks because he’s injured his left oblique.  It looks like according to this Rotoworld report that they’ll make a decision on Wednesday and that in the meantime, David Riske is probably the next best option.  It wouldn’t surprise me […]

Baseball America took one last look at the Royals spring camp from a minor league perspective on the prospect blog.    There’s a focus on Alex Gordon but Billy Butler and Joakim Soria also gets some love.  They close with some bad news on Justin Huber (no where for him to go) and also talk about […]

For Royals fans, there hasn’t been a lot of faith and there’s been even less hope for the team.  Now Rany Jazayerli tries to paint as rosy of a picture as he can about the Royals upcoming season.  At the very least, I think this will be one of the more fun seasons the Royals […]

We’re still not 100% sure what happened to Zach Greinke last year, but it sure is nice to have him back.  The right hander won a spot in the rotation after he spent most of 2006 in the minors.  At one point, he almost retired but it looks like the Royals worked with him and […]

MiLB.com previewed the Royals minor league system yesterday.  In the preview, there’s profiles for players at each stop in the Royals minor league system including the high end guys like Billy Butler and Luke Hochevar.  There’s also a recap of the 2006 draft as well as a few players who are under the radar.  It […]

Prospect guru John Sickels recently showed us what he thinks Royals fans have in store for us with Alex Gordan becoming the Royals starting thirdbaseman in a crystal ball column.  If he does what’s projected, you’re talking about a Hall of Fame career which would put him into the top five (if not number one) […]

This shouldn’t be a huge surprise but it was finally made official yesterday.  Everyone’s favorite to win the AL Rookie of the Year, Alex Gordon, will get the starting third base job without playing a single major league game.  There’s no doubt that the kid is talented and just having him in there makes the […]

There’s no doubt that Zack Greinke has had a bizarre career.  He broke out at the age of 20 back in 2004 but he was in the minors in 2006 as he dealt with some personal issues.  Regardless, if the Royals are ever going to turn a corner, one of the guys who could help […]

Bradford Doolittle recently answered the five key questions the Royals have going into the 2007 over at the Hardball Times.  He touches on everything from the Gil Meche signing to the emergence of Alex Gordon to Buddy Bell’s managerial style.  He closes with some choice comments on Angel Berroa.  Good stuff.

With all of the eyes on Alex Gordan, it’s Billy Butler who’s turning some heads this spring for the Royals.   Butler was recently highlighted in a recent Kevin Goldstein column regarding his red hot spring and while there’s no doubt Butler could probably hit at the big league level, he has no spot on the […]

In one of the best summaries on option years I’ve read in a while, this KC Star column talks about how the players who end up on the Royals team may be the best, but may be the ones who are the best and no longer have options.  Jorge de la Rosa is out of […]

The spring season is in full swing and so far, the Royals are 3-3.    Brian Bannister has looked solid in two starts and while Alex Gordon hasn’t done all that much, he hasn’t done poorly either.  Probably the one guy to keep an eye on is David DeJesus, one of my favorite players on the […]