Kevin Scobee

Award winning writer and editor Kevin comes to Kings of Kauffman after opening a pitching academy in the Kansas City area. Maintaining his ties to the baseball world, Kevin appears on podcasts frequently talking about training methods for pitchers, and his views on the philosophy of pitching. Kevin currently lives in Orange County, Calif., with his wife Sara, and his pets iPad, iPod, iPhone, Mac, and Playstation 3.

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The Monday Rant: Hosmer, Moustakas, And An Ill-Timed Quote

The Royals dropped their fourth game in a row tonight, to the Houston Astros no less, to run their season record to 20-21. Tomorrow’s game makes it the 42 game mark, which is an important date in Dayton…Read More

Tejada Officially Added To Roster, Added Value Is Questionable

It took 36 at-bats, just 36, for the Royals to see all they needed to see out of a 38 year-old middle infielder that hasn’t played major league baseball since 2011. The Kansas City Royals on Sunday officially…Read More

Alex Gordon And Power

In 75 spring at-bats Alex Gordon has 8 homeruns and 4 doubles, and an .822 slugging percentage. While Spring Training numbers are in large part meaningless and batters aren’t getting consistent looks…Read More

1,000 At-Bats And The Double Standard

Coming into the 2012 season Chris Getz at already amassed 1,099 plate appearances. By the measure with which the Kansas City Royals view players and player development, Getz was at that point a finished…Read More

Kings of Kauffman Mailbag – Ep.8

Spring Training has started. The bickering has begun. Will the 2013 Kansas City Royals be a 90-game winner and make the playoffs, or have marginal improvement and make the Wil Myers fans out there even…Read More

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More Facts About Jeff Francoeur

Jeff Francoeur’s 2011 season will go down as the most overrated season any Royal has ever had. It wasn’t…Read More

A New Storyline Emerges: James Shields and His “Old-School Soul”

It’s a theme around baseball every spring that hyperbole will run rampant, and somebody will say something…Read More

An Alex Gordon Workout Video, Because You Need An Alex Gordon Workout Video

I heart me some Alex Gordon. I make no secret about that. But somewhere in time he left me because he…Read More

Kings of Kauffman Mailbag – Ep. 7

Spring Training is around the corner and with that comes the usual array of sunshine and lolly-pops stories…Read More

An Ode To Jeff Francoeur: A Dayton Moore Production Using “Lovers’ Eyes” by Mumford & Sons

Well, love was kind for a time Now just aches and it makes me blind I was there to see you drafted, Jeff.…Read More

Francoeur Wants To Prove 2011 Wasn’t A Fluke, Asks Fans To Ignore All The Other Years

“My goal is to go out there and prove (the fans) wrong this year. I want to prove to Kansas City…Read More

The Monday Rant: All In

The Kansas City Royals finished the 2012 season with a 72-90 record. They finished 23rd in all of baseball…Read More

Miguel Tejada Signs Minor League Contract

It’s been announced that the Kansas City Royals have agreed to terms on a minor league deal with former…Read More

The Facts About Jeff Francoeur

Even though the Kansas City Royals aren’t in a position to actively tear down or discredit the merits…Read More

The Monday Rant: Addressing The Rumors

Rumors. That’s what they all are, maybe. Rumors are fun; rumors are exciting. Rumors are an enjoyable…Read More

Royals Tender All Remaining Unsigned, Including Luke Hochevar

They waited into the night. They waited to get the news. They waited, for hope. Some other night, I guess,…Read More

Hey-la, Day-la, Getz Is Back

Oh come on, you knew this was coming. Engel already wrote about it, but I’m going to get in on this…Read More

The Monday Rant: Dollars and Sense, and Offense

Trading from a position of strength can often lead to nothing but weaknesses. In the case of the Kansas…Read More

The Monday Rant: On Second Thought

Thirty-nine homeruns allowed in 178 innings. An ERA of 5.16; a FIP of 5.63; an xFIP of 4.48. A pitcher…Read More

Kings of Kauffman Mailbag – Ep. 6

Hello and hi there. It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these – six months to be exact –…Read More