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What’s New With Bruce Chen and Joakim Soria

Two significant news bits today: The Royals officially chose to retain Joakim Soria.  Technically, they rejected the $750,000 buyout which enacted the $6 million salary for 2012. Soria’s 2011 fell…Read More

FanSided Awards: AL Manager of the Year

By leading the Tampa Bay Rays to the American League Wild Card in dramatic fashion, Joe Maddon was selected as the FanSided Network’s American League Manager of the Year. If someone can take Kyle…Read More

Learning From Last Year’s Deadline

If you’re experiencing a bit of deja vu this July as we near the MLB trade deadline, it’s understandable. In a busy month, Dayton Moore traded off Alberto Callaspo, Kyle Farnsworth, Rick Ankiel…Read More

Alex Gordon and the Science Experiment

Who wants to hear another Alex Gordon sob story? As a fan, I’ve struggled a lot over the years trying to decide when I should cut ties with a player and give up on them. When does a player pass the…Read More

One Year Ago…

A lot can change in a year. Last year this time, I was within three weeks of being laid off from my managerial job of nearly four years and taking some “me” time to gear up for the upcoming…Read More

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Reviewing the Trade Deadline: Rick Ankiel and Kyle Farnsworth

Kyle Farnsworth had a solid 2010 in Kansas City, much to the surprise of just about everyone.  With…Read More

Another Look at Dayton Moore’s Trade Deadline

By now, the trades of Alberto Callaspo, Scott Podsednik, Rick Ankiel and Kyle Farnsworth have been…Read More

Royals Trade Rick Ankiel, Kyle Farnsworth to Atlanta

In a move announced just after the trading deadline passed this afternoon, the Royals traded outfielder…Read More

Dayton Moore: Flirtin’ With Disaster

With due respect to all you Molly Hatchet fans out there (thanks to you both for the visit!), there are…Read More

What Should the Royals Do At the Trade Deadline?

Wally over at CallToThePen.com has asked the Fansided MLB lead writers to discuss what our teams should…Read More

Other Than That, the Play Wasn’t Bad

Life as a Royals fan has improved significantly since the start of the season. They have been competitive…Read More

While The Iron Is Hot

As we hit July and officially begin the furious rumor-milling that signals is the approaching trading…Read More

A Tale of Two Bullpens

I’m a realistic fan. I know that this team has its deficiencies. We play Jason Kendall too often.…Read More

Royals Pitching Falls Apart, Braves Sweep KC

The Royals looked to avoid a sweep at the hands of the first-place Braves, sending a new-look lineup…Read More

Royals Rewind: 6/7-6/13

So first off, the structure and pattern of the Rewind is going to be changing.  To be honest, it’s…Read More

Royals Rewind: 5/31-6/6

The Royals started strong but fizzled out in their brief four-game series at Fenway Park, taking the…Read More

Royals Rewind: 5/24-5/30

When last we saw our Royal blue heroes, they were coming back down to earth after an initial hot streak…Read More

Quarterly Review

We’re just a touch past the first quarter of the 2010 season so it’s not a bad idea to take…Read More

The Bullpen: Use As Prescribed

So the scouting report on new manager Ned Yost tells us that he likes to structure his bullpen around…Read More

Royals Rewind: 5/3-5/9 – U G L Y

After some (mostly) strong pitching at Tampa Bay, the Royals moved on to Chicago and Texas, spending…Read More