Outside of opening day, April 12th is the next day I am anxiously awaiting.  Why April 12th?  Because that is the day that the Minnesota Twins will again be playing baseball, not in a dome, but in a brand new open air stadium.  It is a day I have dreamt of* since I was a young boy.

During the 2000s, no major league team lost more games than the Kansas City Royals.  It was a decade where the negatives far outweighed the positives.  This is the ninth installment of the 11 part Royals Rotten Decade series.  I will briefly examine each season in the last decade before wrapping up the decade in the 11th and final part.

Time to take a quick stroll around the MLB blogs of FanSided.

Yesterday, 26-year old RHP-Marco Estrada was designated for assignment by the Washington Nationals to make room for RHP-Tyler Walker.  Now that he is fresh on the market, does he fit into the present or future of the Kansas City Royals?  Let’s take a look to find out.

Just a quick post to direct your attention to the PECOTA projections for 2010.  The projections are already getting a lot of run from various sites because the New York Yankees are slated to finish 3rd in the AL East.  Personally, I care more about the fact that the Kansas City Royals are projected to finish the 2010 season with the worst record (66-96) in all of baseball by a full 4 games.  Where’s Dick Kaegel when we need him?

Last night MLB.com’s top 50 prospects were revealed on MLB Network and published on the website shortly thereafter.  Following on the heels of the MLB.com list, ESPN’s Keith Law revealed his top 100* prospects on ESPN.com today.  Each featured four Royals, but there was a significant amount of disagreement between the two lists.

How’s that title for my news and links posts?  I’m not sure it is the long term answer, but I like it a little better than Crown Gems or Sluggerrr Snacks so I’m going to roll with it for now.  In this edition of From the Fish Pond (FtFP):  Steven Jackson, Anthony Claggett, Joe Inglett, Mario Lisson, assorted Royals links, some thought provoking posts, and more!

On Thursday, 25-year old RHP-Anthony Claggett was designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates to make room for Octavio Dotel.  Now that he is fresh on the market, does he fit into the present or future of the Kansas City Royals?  Let’s take a look to find out.

During the 2000s, no major league team lost more games than the Kansas City Royals.  It was a decade where the negatives far outweighed the positives.  This is the eighth installment of the 11 part Royals Rotten Decade series.  I will briefly examine each season in the last decade before wrapping up the decade in the 11th and final part.

In this edition of Sluggerrr Snacks; Billy Butler, Kyle Davies, Mike Jacobs, Project Prospect’s top-10, the latest from Baseball Beginnings, and some thoughts on negativity.

On Thursday, 24-year old OF-Greg Golson was designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers to make room for Khalil Greene.  Now that he is fresh on the market, does he fit into the present or future of the Kansas City Royals?  Let’s take a look to find out.

Time to check in on the content published on the other MLB blogs of FanSided.  This this week’s stroll is handled with a pace that is a little more brisk than last week so I hope you took the time to stretch.