Patrick Keating

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Princes of Kauffman – 4/22/2011

Here it is, your weekly update on how the Royals minor league affiliates are doing.  It was a decent week for the affiliates as Burlington and Northwest Arkansas continue to be top teams in their leagues…Read More

Spring Training Notes – February 16

With the start of spring training, it seems the beat writers for the Royals were antsy to get to writing.  There’s a lot of information coming out from camp already and I’m here to pass along…Read More

Surprise! An Arizona Fall League Update

We haven’t checked in very often on the Arizona Fall League performances thus far, so now’s a good time to do just that. Last night, Royals first baseman prospect Eric Hosmer drove in four…Read More

Winning Comes Naturally

Congratulations go out to manager Brian Poldberg and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals who defeated the Midland Rockhounds 2-0 tonight to win the Texas League Championship Series three games to one. Will…Read More

KoK Prospect List Preface

The 2010 Kings of Kauffman prospect rankings are locked and loaded.  My list is in pen and tomorrow I will reveal prospect number 17 with a write-up with all the bells, whistles, and information I can…Read More

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Royals Instructional League Primer (RHP)

Not a lot has been written about the 56 players named to the Royals Instructional League roster, so here…Read More

Early Returns: Royals 2009 Draft Picks (Rounds 11-20)

It has been 6 days since I posted the Early Returns piece on Rounds 6-10.  Here is the second installment…Read More