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Alex Gordon led off every road game for the Royals last year, and in those 81 at bats, he hit 315/383/548, including four home runs, which is awesome. Ned Yost moved Gordon into the three hole for a few stretches, and around a couple of other spots in the line up to prove he was… Read more
I think it’s safe to say that when most Royals fans think about Jeff Francoeur right now, they tend to focus on the fact that he is not Wil Myers. This is a factual statement, but it does not do us much good when we are trying to pump ourselves up for 2013, so I… Read more
There are two things you can say about Mike Moustakas’s performance in 2012: 1.) He was awesome in April.2.) He was awful in September. In between, he just sort of slid his way into oblivion. You can check out the splits at Baseball-Reference, or if you prefer charts, a nice steep slope over at Fangraphs.… Read more
On June 28, 2012, the Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3. Luis Mendoza pitched eight innings and gave up one run. Jonathan Broxton allowed two to score in the ninth, but held on for the save, proving he was still a quality closer to be revered by all of baseball. At that point, Kansas City… Read more
In 2011, Billy Butler picked up the nickname “Country Breakfast.” In 2012, he hit 29 home runs. He may have gotten married, or had kids, or saved some kittens from a fire… I don’t really know or care. This blog is about baseball and he almost hit thirty dingers. I realize this is a pittance… Read more
This was shaping up to be a relatively uneventful offseason for our hero. The Royals signed the second baseman to a one year contract at the end of November, guaranteeing that he could afford to get that special edition Furby for his kids at Christmas and still have some scratch left over for a new car or… Read more
Even people who don’t watch baseball and think Kansas City is somewhere near Little Rock, Arkansas agree that if the Royals are going to do anything this season, then Eric Hosmer needs to hit. A look at his slash line from 2011 (293/334/465) to 2012 (232/304/359) pretty much tells the story: the kid stopped hitting. To be more precise, he stopped… Read more
This is the first in a series of posts about why I’m excited for Royals baseball in 2013. And it starts with Wade Davis. James Shields has gotten the most attention this off-season after the Royals made their “Big Move” in early December, but I think the key to the deal, and really, the key… Read more
One of my favorite things to do is take the first round of projected stats I get and wildly extrapolate what the Royals’ record will be in the coming season. Yesterday, Dan Szymborski released his first projections of the year, which he calls ZiPS. I immediately dumped the Royals’ projected starting lineup into David Pinto’s… Read more
I say two, of course, because the only deal the Kansas City Royals have to get done is signing Alex Gordon. Arbitration figures were exchanged and the club and player are about $1.3 Million apart. Or, as Mitt Romney would call it: peanuts. A one-year contract would be a disappointment, and if Gordon plays well, it… Read more