A much larger study has probably already been done on the effect of playing position and batting results, but on the surface, it appears that the Royals may get a small boost in offensive production just by putting Mark Teahen back at third and keeping him there. His splits from playing in right field.His splits… Read more

Just caught a bit of Sports Center. The were showing the top three teams in the American League central along with little fun facts about each. The Tigers are below .500 since the All Star break. The White Sox have been on a streak. And the Twins have 12 games remaining against the Royals. Seriously?… Read more

Yuniesky Betancourt career line: 279/302/393Willie Bloomquist career line: 266/324/334 For a marginal (at BEST) upgrade at shortstop, the Royals have traded away one of their top pitching prospects, a guy who would have been competing for a rotation spot next year and is only 22 years old. Unless there is an injury to Cortes that… Read more

I don’t think the season is lost, because I never realistically thought the Royals would win the division this year. That said, it was nice to be competitive and in the hunt early in the season, and it would be nice if the team wasn’t comically bad every year. I think Rany nails it in… Read more

I’ll just quote Ryan Lefebvre here: “One year ago today, there was an enormous ovation for the home team. But, it was for Jon Lester’s no-hitter at Fenway park. Tonight, it’s for the Royals after a four run bottom of the ninth inning. … So, what’s the difference between this year and last year? There… Read more

A nice bit about Zack’s scoreless inning streak from The Hardball Times. It shows just how important having strike out pitchers is. Greinke has given up some hard-hit balls, but his ability to miss bats means those base runners don’t end up getting very far. We’ll see if he can keep the streak alive tonight… Read more

Since manager Trey Hillman seems to have no intellectual ability when it comes to managing a bullpen, the Royals have brought up right-handed pitcher Brian Bannister to help with in-game decision making. Oh, and he’ll start on Wednesday against the Indians. Bannister had a rough go of it in 2008, when the league talent caught… Read more

4 years for $38 Million is starting to look like a steal. Aside from a few mercy runs in Friday’s game, the Royals have completely shut down the Rangers in Arlington, which is no small feat. Greinke was masterful, and good for Hillman to let him finish the game even after a runner got on… Read more

The diagnosis is a cartilage tear in his right hip, which doesn’t sound good. Gordon has had a slow start to the season, but his expected progress was to be a huge part of the Royals contending this season. The decision to hang on to Mark Teahen looks wiser with this move. The second base… Read more

The Royals lost the series but may have turned a corner by finally scoring some runs on Sunday in a win over the Yankees. Fielding prowess was not on display as both teams botched routine plays to give up leads. It’s interesting to me that the scoring “outburst” occurred with Butler, Gordon and Guillen out… Read more