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Kings of Kauffman Prospect Rankings: #14 Tim Collins

Who: Timothy Collins DOB: 8/29/1989, Worcester, Massachusetts Position:  LHP Height: 5’7″ Weight: 155 lb Bats:  Left Throws:  Left Acquired: Traded with Gregor Blanco and Jesse Chavez…Read More

Jeff Francis Officially a Royal – Dusty Hughes Designated

After the Royals signed Jeff Francis and Bruce Chen last week, there were moves in the works to accommodate them on the 40 man roster.  On Tuesday Gil Meche retired, opening a spot for Chen, but the…Read More

Yankees Dominate Royals 10-4

Thursday was a busy day for the Royals.  First, they traded Alberto Callaspo to the Angels.  Then they had game one of a four game series at New York, and, one batter into the bottom of the third, their…Read More

A Tale of Two Bullpens

I’m a realistic fan. I know that this team has its deficiencies. We play Jason Kendall too often. Jose Guillen would have been a nice candidate for salary-eating release (though okay, that one…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 under new manager Ned Yost.  After a hot start to the week, the Royals dropped the last two games…Read More

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The Bullpen: Use As Prescribed

So the scouting report on new manager Ned Yost tells us that he likes to structure his bullpen around…Read More

Royals Rewind: 5/10-5/16 – Progress (?)

The Royals returned home after a dismal road trip that saw them go 3-11. A lack of timely hitting and…Read More

Royals Rewind: 4/19-4/25

So…things could have been worse. The Royals snuck out of the third week of the season with a 2-4…Read More

Royals Rewind: 4/12-4/18 – Walk It Out

The second week of the Royals’ season came with a few surprises. Scott Podsednik keeps hitting…Read More

Three heads, three opinions, one BIG 2010 Royals season preview

Welcome to the 2010 Kings of Kauffman Season “Preview.”  In actuality it’s kind of…Read More

What if, career years, and 25-man roster prediction

The other day I was thinking about players having career years and I started to wonder what the numbers…Read More

Royals Rotten Decade (2009)

During the 2000s, no major league team lost more games than the Kansas City Royals.  It was a decade…Read More