Archive for June, 2009

Greinke got shelled last night, the Royals have lost 8 straight games, and Tony Pena Jr keeps getting the starting nod at SS despite his lofty .053 average.  So why am I a happy Royals fan today? The plague of the Royals pitching staff, LHP-Horacio Ramirez, has been designated for assignment to make room for Luke Hochevar.  This doesn’t mean he is officially out of our hair, but at this point I will take what little good news I can get from this team.  Ho-Ram can choose to accept the designation and go down to the minors or he can [...]

A look into the performance and progression of the players selected by the Kansas City Royals in rounds 21-50 of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. RHP-Jacob Theis (21st Round/625th Overall) Mountlake Terrace HS (Washington) Rookie – Arizona League Royals Season does not start until June 21st Theis pitched only a third of an inning in 2008 for the AZL Royals.  He had a 27.00 ERA and gave up 4 hits.  Not exactly a great debut but it was the smallest of sample sizes. LHP-Blaine Hardy (22/655) Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) Low-A – Burlington Bees In 2008 Hardy pitched for Idaho [...]

The Toronto Blue Jays are 30-26 on the year and are in 3rd place in the AL East.  They are 3-7 in their last 10, 19-9 at home, and 11-17 on the road.  The Jays .679 winning percentage at home trails only the Los Angeles Dodgers and their astounding .741 mark. The Kansas City Royals are 23-30, in 4th place in the AL Central, and 5.5 games back of the division leading Detroit Tigers.  They are 2-8 in their last 10, 15-15 at home, and 8-15 on the road. Team Rankings: Blue Jays Pitching Royals 4.34 15th ERA 4.27 12th [...]

Some news and notes from the last few days: On Sunday C-John Buck was placed on the 15-day DL with a lower back injury. To take his place on the roster the Royals called up C-Brayan Pena from Triple-A Omaha. I’m hoping Pena tears the cover off the ball so he sticks on the roster and Buck is the one sent packing when he’s ready to come off the DL. The Royals got Pena through waivers once already this season. I doubt it will happen again. Buck, on the other hand, will almost assuredly clear waivers if he’s put out [...]

The Tampa Bay Rays are 25-28 on the year and are in 4th place in the AL East.  They are 4-6 in their last 10, 13-11 at home, and 12-17 on the road. The Kansas City Royals are 23-27, in 4th place in the AL Central, and 5.5 games back of the division leading Detroit Tigers.  They are 2-8 in their last 10, 15-15 at home, and 8-12 on the road. Team Rankings: Rays Pitching Royals 4.59 21st ERA 4.13 10th 193 22nd BB 165 6th 357 t-11th SO 353 t-14th 1.46 t-22nd WHIP 1.40 t-15th 260 25th Runs Allowed [...]

The Royals again finished the week with a 1-5 record. They are now 23-27 and 5.5 games behind the Tigers for 1st place in the division. The Rotation:   IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA WHIP Gil Meche 2.1 6 4 2 3 1 0 73       7.0 5 2 2 2 7 0 103 3.86 1.71 Zack Greinke 9.0 6 1 1 0 8 0 116       7.0 8 4 3 0 7 0 114 2.25 0.88 Kyle Davies 5.2 10 8 5 2 1 2 91 7.94 2.12 Brian Bannister 5.0 [...]