2000 Draft Recall: Best, Worst, and in Between
On Thursday, while working on an article about Philip Humber, I noticed a number of things about the Royals’ 2004 draft class. What stood out? Well, after the team selected Billy Buckner 55th…Read More
Royals Caribbean Report (12/21)
What would a Monday be without KoK’s weekly Royals Caribbean Report? Wait, don’t answer that … Read | Share
Defending Allard Baird, Plus Other News
For those of you waiting for the draft related post I promised yesterday, it’s in the works. I have decided to expand the scope of my original concept. To do it justice, I needed to gather additional…Read More
Keeping Tabs on the Non-Tenders
Teams have been snapping up the players that were non-tendered or released just over a week ago. Since I invested so much time writing capsules on the 15th, it seems only right to track, and provide…Read More
Baseball Side of FanSided (12/18)
Time to take a stroll around the MLB blogs of FanSided. Read | Share
Sluggerrr Snacks: Bloomquist, Cust, Chapman, Costa and More
What do you call quick hitting bits of information and links? If you cover the Marlins on Marlin Maniac…Read More
Philip Humber and Some 2004 Draft Thoughts
On Tuesday the Royals agreed to terms with Philip Humber on a minor league contract for the 2010 season.…Read More
Phobias and Podcasts
In this edition of Crown Gems, you will be privy to the random and winding thoughts of my mind with respect…Read More
Non-Tendered Class of 2009 (Pitchers)
As dawn broke Saturday morning, almost 40 players found themselves non-tendered and freshly dunked into…Read More
Non-Tendered Class of 2009 (Position Players)
As dawn broke Saturday morning, almost 40 players found themselves non-tendered and freshly dunked into…Read More
Royals Caribbean Report (12/14)
It’s Monday evening which means it’s time for the weekly recap of the Royals players participating in the Caribbean Winter Leagues. Read | Share
Bye Bye Buck and Anderson – Welcome Back Colon, Davies, and Bannister
The Royals made a series of very intelligent moves last night just before the arbitration deadline. Gone are John Buck and Josh Anderson, but Dayton Moore and company didn’t stop there agreeing…Read More


