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Royals/Pirates Series Preview Q&A With Tom Smith of Rum Bunter

Interleague play starts back up in earnest tonight with a road series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. As such, we’ve asked Tom Smith of Pirates blog Rum Bunter a few pertinent questions to get fans…Read More

Royals fans the drought sucks, but it could be worse

Fans of the Kansas City Royals know that it’s been 26 years since the franchise last played in the postseason (something that always seems to come up when we play the St. Louis Cardinals), which did…Read More

Deciphering Peter Gammons

On Saturday afternoon, Peter Gammons tweeted something that hasn’t been entirely clear in its meaning. Here’s the tweet: Agent:”3 years Buck, Benoit. Pirates, Royals offering big. This…Read More

PECOTA projects KC as worst MLB team in 2010

Just a quick post to direct your attention to the PECOTA projections for 2010.  The projections are already getting a lot of run from various sites because the New York Yankees are slated to finish 3rd…Read More

Market Fresh: Anthony Claggett

On Thursday, 25-year old RHP-Anthony Claggett was designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates to make room for Octavio Dotel.  Now that he is fresh on the market, does he fit into the present…Read More

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Market Fresh: Steven Jackson

Today 27-year old RHP-Steven Jackson was designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates to make…Read More

2000 Draft Recall: Best, Worst, and in Between

On Thursday, while working on an article about Philip Humber, I noticed a number of things about the…Read More

Catching Movements: Olivo, Schneider, Shoppach, Mauer, Diaz and More

The Royals declined to offer C-Miguel Olivo arbitration today.  This hardly comes as a shock to anyone,…Read More