Lucas Holko
I came upon the story of Lucas Holko thanks to a post written by Craig Calcaterra over at The Hardball Times. Without Craig’s efforts this would have passed me by completely and though it happened…Read More
Jason Heyward, Alex Gordon, and Other Minor League POYs
On Friday, Jason Heyward was named Baseball America’s 2009 Minor League Player of the Year. At 19 just years old, the Braves 1st round pick in 2007, started the year in Advanced-A and wound up…Read More
The Blue Titanic: We’ve Lost Rany and Other Links
Last night Rany posted I’m Done over on his blog. It is allegedly his last post on the Royals until February 2010 at the earliest. I don’t know that I believe he is really done writing…Read More
Some Final 2009 Draft Notes
Every MLB organization attempts to sign a majority of its draft picks but they achieve very different levels of success in those attempts. If you are reading this you are probably a Royals fan, or…Read More
Alex Gordon Versus Billy Butler = WAR
WAR stands for Wins Above Replacement, and the WARs of Alex Gordon and Billy Butler have been getting a little run among Royals fans today. Another thing that has gotten some attention is Alex Gordon’s…Read More
Crown Gems: BA on Gutierrez Trade, BA 9/4 Prospect Hot Sheet, and 2010 Commitments
Three links submitted for your enjoyment in this edition of Crown Gems. Included are Baseball America’s…Read More
Early Returns: Royals 2009 Draft Picks (Rounds 31-50)
After a couple weeks, we come to the 4th and final post looking at the early returns from the Royals…Read More
Crown Gems: Granderson, Pedro, and Site Suggestions
Tonight is draft night for my fantasy football league, so here are a couple links to enjoy until tomorrow. …Read More
Albert Pujols is a Prince Among Men
This morning, I was catching up 0n my RSS feed reading, and came across this article that was mentioned…Read More
Add Duncan to Trey and Stir
When it comes to the 2010 Royals, we know a number of things. Barring injury, Zack Greinke, Joakim…Read More
Joey Gathright’s Bogus Journey
Since writing Ryan Freel’s Excellent Adventure on Tuesday, I have been unable to shake the urge to write a similar piece on Joey Gathright. If I was staying true to the timeline, Gathright would…Read More
The New Monty: Mike Montgomery
LHP-Danny Duffy might be getting most of the attention, but the Royals have another stud lefty pitching prospect on the way. Read | Share

