Humberto Quintero

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Series Preview Royals at Orioles August 9-12

Kansas City (47-63) took two-of-three on the South Side of Chicago to open their seven game road trip now heads to the inner harbor of Baltimore (60-51). The O’s are second in the AL East and are tied…Read More

The Injury Bug Has Bitten the Royals Hard in 2012

The Royals began Spring Training with hopes and dreams that 2012 would be “Our Time.”  And there was plenty of reason to believe it would be so.  2011 ended with a flourish and loads of positive…Read More

Royals DFA Humberto Quintero, Option Francisley Bueno

The Royals calmed some angry voices today by announcing that they have designated catcher Humberto Quintero for assignment. Yes, that .232/.257/.341 line couldn’t save him, and his defense was,…Read More

Pena or Quintero? (It’s Rhetorical the Answer is Pena)

So, I’m randomly walking through LAX in March, catching a connecting flight to Las Vegas for a friend’s bachelor party. Yes, it was wild. Yes, it was fun. No, it wasn’t like The Hangover. While…Read More

Salvador Perez – The Backstop Cometh

Salvador Perez is catching for the second day in a row for the Omaha Storm Chasers and that, my friends, is very good news indeed. Read | Share

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The Roller Coaster Royals

I don’t know what’s gotten into the Royals the last few days but I like it. In a season that’s…Read More

D’Andre Toney Sent To Astros to Complete Humberto Quintero Trade

In March, the Royals were looking for catching depth in the aftermath of two catching injuries to Salvador…Read More

Humberto Quintero Embarrasses Himself During Bruce Chen Interview

On Saturday night, Fox broadcast the Royals interleague matchup with the Pirates. In the fourth inning,…Read More

Series Preview Royals at Orioles May 25-27

This Memorial Day weekend the Kansas City Royals (17-26) will make their first of two appearances at…Read More

Jeff Francoeur, the Greatest Outfield Arm of Our Generation

There are thousands of different statistics in baseball.  Some statistics get lots of press – home…Read More

My Ideal Lineup

We’ve been hit with injuries and other factors during this 11-19 start. I’ve written about the madness…Read More

Humberto Quintero vs Brayan Pena – Who Will Be Salvador Perez’s Permanent Backup?

The Royals have experienced a number of dark days this season: the triple play, Lorenzo Cain’s repeating…Read More

Dyson Called up, Bourgeois Demoted

After 14 mostly forgettable at-bats with the Kansas City Royals, outfielder Jason Bourgeois has been…Read More

Just Another Night at the K

  I wasn’t supposed to go to the game.  I had many words to write to meet my deadline and had…Read More

Royals acquire Quintero and Bourgeois from Astros

  With Salvador Perez and Manny Pina going down with injuries during spring training general manager…Read More

Game Recap: 6/15 Houston Astros vs. Royals

The Royals hosted their second National League team at Kauffman Stadium, welcoming the Houston Astros…Read More