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Wil Myers: Finally Free – a Royal Retrospective

Wil Myers will make his Major League debut on Tuesday in Boston after being called up by the Tampa Bay Rays. For many Royals fans, it’s a year too late, and in the wrong uniform on top of it, but…Read More

Royals Notes: Brett’s New Job, Duffy During Rehab, and Decisions

I’d guess that within seconds of the Royals announcing that George Brett was taking over as hitting coach, the next step was to consider him as a manager. With Ned Yost seemingly having few answers,…Read More

Royals’ James Shields Looking For Support

On July 27, 1993, Rafael Palmeiro lofted a ball over the wall in right field at Kauffman Stadium to give the Texas Rangers a 1-0 lead. It was the first hit of the game for Texas. It was the only hit of…Read More

Royals Clubhouse Hijinks, Contention Questions, and More

The 15-10 start enjoyed by the Royals has the club in high spirits and over the past week, they’ve garnered attention for the hot start locally and nationally. There were many questions entering…Read More

Monthlong Challenge Could Make or Break Royals Season

The month of May will be the ultimate test for the new and improved Kansas City Royals. Beginning with the current series versus the Tampa Rays (which started on April 30), the Royals schedule is stacked…Read More

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Series Q&A with Rays Colored Glasses

Tonight the Royals welcome the Rays to the K for the first time since the big offseason trade between…Read More

So Far, So Good

We now have five games of James Shields as a Royal in the books.  I wanted to go over the performance…Read More

Wade Davis and THE TRADE

I have been considering building a capital budgeting framework for valuing baseball trades, and Wade…Read More

James Shields’ First Game PITCHf/x

The first game from James Shields as a Royals was pretty good from a basic analysis.  Giving up 8 hits,…Read More

MLB Opening Day 2013: Royals, James Shields Lose 1-0 Pitching Duel Against Chris Sale and White Sox

The Royals trotted out their new acquisition James Shields in their season opener on Monday and he performed…Read More

Strikeout To Walk Is Key Stat For Royals In 2013

A fun fact: no team in the American League that was below league average in SO-BB ratio made the playoffs…Read More

Moving on from Myers

Remember Wil Myers? Of course you do. For some of you, it’s still an open wound. You’re still heartbroken.…Read More

Your Cactus League Champion Kansas City Royals – Tuesday Notes

There’s finally some resolution coming in regards to the Royals roster. The second base and fifth…Read More

James Shields’s Change of Scenery

A player changing teams brings up interesting questions. Will the change impact their performance? How…Read More

A Potpourri of Royals Spring Training Notes

The Royals celebrated a 13-9 victory today that saw Eric Hosmer and Jeff Francoeur hit homers and James…Read More

Gordon, Smith, Shields Keep KC Streak Alive

We’re going streaking!  I know…you don’t have to be the one to tell me to calm down. It’s only…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…Read More

The What Ifs Of One Of The Biggest Blockbuster Trades In Royals History

When the news broke that general manager Dayton Moore and the Royals agreed to ship the organization’s…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

The New Guys

Thursday might be the most hyped up 20 pitch performance that the Kansas City Royals organization has…Read More