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In Search of the “Why”

Baseball, as a business, has started to get it. Over the past decade after the publicizing of Moneyball, statistics and the search for the objective center have been forced more to the forefront of the…Read More

Brian Bannister Says Sayonara

On the bright side, Brian Bannister has the mathematical chops to convert dollars to yen. Bannister agreed to a deal with the Tokyo Giants today for the 2011 season with an option for 2012.  Bannister…Read More

Bad Day For Brians: Anderson, Bannister Cut

To nobody’s surprise, Brian Bannister and Brian Anderson were both cut from the Royals 40 man roster today to make room for David DeJesus and Jason Kendal, both of whom needed to be reinstated…Read More

The Royals 40 Man Roster – Pitchers

The Royals currently have 43 men on their 40 man roster.  Clearly, that will change because, well, it has to. Some of those players are eligible for arbitration and will be non-tendered during the winter. …Read More

To Tender or Not to Tender?

That is the question. The Royals have a bunch of decisions to make this offseason regarding players to keep or resign. They already made one choice by picking up David Dejesus’ option and gave…Read More

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Onward and Forward

Buddy Bell once quipped “I never say it can’t get worse,” a prudent outlook given the…Read More

Brian Bannister to DL; Jai Miller Promoted

It appears that Brian Bannister‘s “mechanical problems” are being blamed on right…Read More

Eight Man (Bullpen) Out

On July 29, the Royals traded Scott Podsednik to the Dodgers.  To fill his spot on the active roster,…Read More

Brian Bannister Bullpen Bound

Brian Bannister has struggled since April ended, going 6-10 with a 6.77 ERA since then. He’s…Read More

What Should the Royals Do At the Trade Deadline?

Wally over at CallToThePen.com has asked the Fansided MLB lead writers to discuss what our teams should…Read More

South Side Slip Up

Carlos Quentin hit two homeruns off Brian Bannister, including a two-run shot as Chicago scored four…Read More

Royals Sink Mariners in Extra Innings

With the prospect of Felix Hernandez facing them in the opening game of the series, I had some fears…Read More

Around the World With Royals Links

So we’ve determined that David DeJesus should be the Royals All-Star representative.  We’ve…Read More

Royals Rewind 6/21-6/27: Winding Down Interleague Play

The Royals finished up Interleague play with a series in Washington before returning home to host their…Read More

Royals Survive Strasburg

The Royals headed into the last game of their interleague road trip mired in a five game losing streak.…Read More

Royals Rewind : 6/14-6/20 – Interleague Fun!

This week, the Royals experienced a roller coaster of interleague games, taking two of three games from…Read More

Game Recap(s): Braves vs. Royals

After a brief three game homestand that saw the Royals beat Houston two games to one, the Royals traveled…Read More

Royals Rewind: 6/7-6/13

So first off, the structure and pattern of the Rewind is going to be changing.  To be honest, it’s…Read More

Royals Rewind: 5/31-6/6

The Royals started strong but fizzled out in their brief four-game series at Fenway Park, taking the…Read More

Royals Rewind: 5/24-5/30

When last we saw our Royal blue heroes, they were coming back down to earth after an initial hot streak…Read More