Post archive for ‘Kansas City Royals’
April 20th, 2010 •
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Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Fantasy, Florida Marlins, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Teams, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals • Tagged as Adam Jones, Alcides Escobar, Andrew McCutchen, Aroldis Chapman, Asdrubal Cabrera, Austin Jackson, Billy Butler, Cameron Maybin, Carlos Gonzalez, Chris Coghlan, Chris Davis, Colby Rasmus, Cristian Guzman, Curtis Granderson, Delmon Young, Dexter Fowler, Elvis Andrus, Evan Longoria, Everth Cabrera, Gordon Beckham, Ian Desmond, Ike Davis, Jason Heyward, Jay Bruce, Julio Borbon, Justin Smoak, Justin Upton, Kyle Blanks, Matt Wieters, Pablo Sandoval, Reid Brignac, Sean Rodriguez, Starlin Castro, Stephen Strasburg, Tyler Colvin
Baseball is like no other sport in terms of its fans embracing their favorite teams young talent making an impact in the big leagues. Already in this brief season, Jason Heyward of the Atlanta Braves and Ike Davis of the New York Mets have sent their teams fans into a frenzy over their successful debuts. [...]
March 3rd, 2010 •
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Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Fantasy, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Teams • Tagged as Aaron Laffey, Armando Galarraga, Brian Bannister, Brian Duensing, Carl Pavano, Carlos Carrasco, Daniel Hudson, David Huff, Dontrelle Willis, Fausto Carmona, Francisco Liriano, Freddy Garcia, Gavin Floyd, Gil Meche, Jake Peavy, Jake Westbrook, James Pohlad, Jeremy Bonderman, Jeremy Sowers, John Danks, Justin Masterson, Justin Verlander, kenny williams, Kevin Slowey, Kyle Davies, Luke Hochevar, Manny Acta, Mark Buehrle, Max Scherzer, Nate Robertson, Nick Blackburn, Rick Porcello, Robinson Tejeda, Ron Gardenhire, Scott Baker, Zack Greinke
The American League Central Division has always been an enigma. There never seems to be a dominant team that can run away with the division title. The Twins put together a consistent product but they aren’t guaranteed to win every year like the Yankees. The Royals are trying to keep their heads above water and [...]
February 18th, 2010 •
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Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, Rumors, Teams • Tagged as Bud Selig, Chris Antonetti, Eric Wedge, Grady Sizemore, Mark Shapiro, Shin-Soo Choo
Mark Shapiro will be moving up to assume the role of club president after the 2010 campaign. Chris Antonetti is rumored to be the replacement for Shapiro. Currently Antonetti is Shapiro’s assistant. Shapiro has had the role of general manager for the Indians going on nine seasons. He started with the Indians back in 1992 [...]
February 10th, 2010 •
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Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Fantasy, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Teams, Toronto Blue Jays • Tagged as Aaron Hill, Adam Jones, Adam Lind, Ben Zobrist, Billy Butler, Franklin Gutierrez, Gordon Beckham, Kendry Morales, Matt Wieters, Zack Greinke
With the football season now in completion, the sports world is starting to turn its attention back to the great game of baseball. This week has seen the return of fantasy baseball as many sites are rolling out leagues for the 2010 campaign. Now is a great time to start getting prepared for your drafts [...]
December 9th, 2009 •
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Chicago White Sox, Free Agents, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Rumors, Texas Rangers • Tagged as Billy Butler, Chone Figgins, Gary Matthews, Gary Matthews Jr., Ian Kinsler, John Lackey, Josh Hamilton, Juan Rivera, kenny williams, Michael Young, Mike Jacobs, Nelson Cruz, Torii Hunter, Vladimir Guerrero
Lyle Spencer of MLB.com says that Vladimir Guerrero (OF, DH) is seeking a 2-year deal and would like to stay in Los Angeles because that is where is his family has settled. Guerrero has been one of the most consistent sluggers in the game. Prior to 2009 for twelve consecutive years he hit at least .300 [...]
December 8th, 2009 •
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Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Free Agents, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Rumors, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Teams, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals • Tagged as Adam Everett, B.J. Upton, Brad Penny, Curtis Granderson, Edwin Jackson, Gil Meche, Ivan Rodriguez, Joel Pineiro, Max Scherzer, Milton Bradley, Pat Burrell, Randy Wolf, roy halladay, Stephen Strasburg, Wade Davis
The first day of the 2009 Winter Meetings is officially in the books. Day One was relatively quiet as there weren’t many noteworthy trades or signings to report as of yet. However, there were a few rumors and signings that made their way around Indianapolis on Monday. Blockbuster 3-way trade? – According to Foxsports.com, the [...]
November 26th, 2009 •
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Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Teams, Toronto Blue Jays • Tagged as Alex Rios, Alfonso Soriano, Barry Zito, Edgar Renteria, Emilio Bonifacio, Jason Kendall, Jeff Francoeur, Jhonny Peralta, Jose Guillen, Milton Bradley, Russell Martin, Scott Oleniczak, vernon wells, Yuniesky Betancourt
Joe Posnanski of SI.com recently complied his list of “anti-award” winners for both the American and National Leagues. The AL Least Valuable Player (LVP) was Toronto Blue Jays’ centerfielder Vernon Wells. Runners-up for this designation included Yuniesky Betancourt, Kansas City Royals; Jhonny Peralta, Cleveland Indians; Alex Rios, Blue Jays/Chicago White Sox; and Jose Guillen, Royals. [...]
November 18th, 2009 •
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Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Free Agents, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Teams • Tagged as a's, AL, cardinals, danny jackson, Free Agents, Javier Vazquez, John Smoltz, kenny williams, Matt Holliday, NL, Raul Ibanez, reds, rockies, Seattle Mariners, white sox
With the AL’s domination over the NL for the better part of decade, general managers are having a harder time evaluating how a player will perform if they transition from the NL to the AL. Matt Holliday, for example, was a dominant player for the Rockies hitting well above .300. He was traded to the Oakland A’s where [...]
November 17th, 2009 •
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Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, Teams • Tagged as Felix Hernandez, Justin Verlander, Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke (RHP) of the Kansas City Royals was awarded the 2009 AL Cy Young Award according to mlb.com. Greinke was 16-8 on the year with a major’s best ERA of 2.16 who also posted 6 complete games and 3 shutouts. Greinke won the AL Cy Young despite playing on a last place team. Seattle Mariners’ [...]
