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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

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 the two teams. As luck would have it James Shieldswill get the ball to open this series up again Tampa…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 so far to see if anything stood out, and review the injury risk issues that I covered after the first…Read More

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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

A Pitch Of A Different Kind

Spring Training is beginning to hit its stride with the first game of the spring already upon us, today.…Read More

Kings of Kauffman Mailbag – Ep. 7

Spring Training is around the corner and with that comes the usual array of sunshine and lolly-pops stories…Read More