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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
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