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Joakim Soria Agrees to Deal with Rangers
After declining his option, the Royals knew that there was a possibility that they would lose Joakim Soria to another team. Turns out, on day one of the Winter Meetings, that was the case. Soria has reportedly…Read More
Joakim Soria May Not Be Long For Kansas City’s Plans
The assumption, or at least expectation, was that when the Royals bought out Joakim Soria‘s contract, they’d be able to renegotiate and keep him in Kansas City on a smaller deal while he works…Read More
Royals Decline Joakim Soria’s 2013 Option
In a move that came as little shock to most, the Royals declined Joakim Soria‘s $8 million option for the 2013 season after he missed all of 2012 following Tommy John surgery. They’ll buyout…Read More
Royals Rehab Warriors
A key Royals storyline this season was injuries. Joakim Soria, Danny Duffy, Felipe Paulino and Blake Wood all ended up with Tommy John surgery. Additionally, John Lamb got back on a minor league mound…Read More
What to Do With Joakim Soria
During spring training, Joakim Soria went down with an elbow injury and later needed a second Tommy John surgery. A two-time All-Star, Soria was slated to be the team’s closer in 2012. Instead, he…Read More
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The Monday Rant: Trading From A Position of Perceived Strength
How far away are the Royals from contending, really? That’s an important question that needs to be…Read More
Royalman Report – Talking Pitching Development, Home Runs and Perhaps Nonsense
We’re back on at our normal time of 7 p.m. CST tonight and talking about the state of the Royals…Read More
When Did the Royals 2012 Season Go Off the Rails?
For true fans, no matter how pathetic your team may be, whether you’ve suffered through multiple consecutive…Read More
The Monday Rant: Moving the Goalposts
This is year six. The Royals lost on Sunday in a fashion that bad teams make a habit of losing: with…Read More
Eric Hosmer May Not Be As Good As We Hoped He Would Be
Are you old enough to remember when Saturn cars were first introduced by General Motors? The makeup…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…Read More
Felipe Paulino Has a Torn UCL
The Royals announced that Felipe Paulino has been diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament and…Read More
Who Will Be the Royals Best Player in 2013?
I waste an inordinate amount of time staring down the statistical columns of the Baseball Reference web…Read More
It’s Official: Surgery For Danny Duffy (and Blake Wood)
Despite a lot of hoping it wouldn’t turn out like this, Dr. Lewis Yocum confirmed the tear in Danny…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
Kings of Kauffman Mailbag – Ep. 5
Well now, this sure has been a month to forget. April hasn’t been so kind to the Royals – again –…Read More
Superstitions, Slump-Busters, and Story
Baseball players are a superstitious lot. There are some superstitions that almost everyone follows,…Read More
Game 1 – Opening Day Live Blog, 2012
And, we’re back. Thank goodness. It’s been a fantastically under-marketed last few days around…Read More
Jonathan Broxton Tabbed as Royals Closer
With Joakim Soria out for the year after Tommy John surgery, Ned Yost named Jonathan Broxton the closer…Read More
Why Does 2012 Feel Different in Kansas City?
Ever since the Royals took a perpetual downturn following the strike-shortened 1994 season, Royals fans…Read More
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