Tony Botts
Soon-to-be Northwest Missouri State grad with a passion for baseball, writing and dugout trash talk. Proud to be a Bearcat and proud of not being associated with any fond feelings of the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox or anything to do with the state of Nebraska
Jeff Francoeur isn’t burning through American League pitchers at the moment, but he’s certainly doing enough to turn his critics snide remarks into more of questions of disbelief.
For instance,…Read More
The Royals home-opener showed every Kansas City fan what difference a year can do for a ball club.
A year ago, the excitement and buzz was definitely there and the young future stars were slotted into…Read More
The Royals have finally showed their hand at what will resemble the complete bullpen product come Opening Day.
In a very competitive battle for the final bullpen role, right-hander J.C. Gutierrez was…Read More
The Royals continued to trim the big-league roster Monday night.
One of the more interesting decisions was to option outfielder David Lough to triple-A Omaha.
Also, the Royals decided to release former…Read More
Imagine you’re Royals’ manager Ned Yost and attempting to fill out his roster for the upcoming season.
Most of the positions are clear cut and dry, with little need for competition.
However,…Read More
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The Royals delivered some intriguing news today in camp. The team announced that former No. 1 overall…Read More
With the arrival of the World Baseball Classic this past week, I have to admit, I was excited. Baseball…Read More
The Royals have had a busy offseason, and will continue to have a busy spring leading up to the MLB…Read More
When the news broke that general manager Dayton Moore and the Royals agreed to ship the organization’s…Read More
The Royals’ fastest player may have just gained a step on American League infielders.
According…Read More
This past season was filled with disappoints for the Kansas City Royals. Some of that could be credited…Read More
All of the waiting and anticipating is over. The countdown just hit zero. It’s time for results.
Since…Read More
Spring Training is beginning to hit its stride with the first game of the spring already upon us, today.…Read More