Royals Report: 5 Things About Rolling Royals

2) Dillon Gee Is Doing His Job

Dillon Gee signed with the Kansas City Royals this winter hoping to catch on as a long reliever/spot starter. He made the team out of training camp, and has stepped in to make four starts after appearing in seven games as a reliever.

He’s doing exactly what the team had hoped for when the front office brought him to KC.

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Yes, Dillon Gee’s 5.0 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 HR, with 7 strikeouts isn’t particularly impressive. Giving up a three-run bomb to Corey Dickerson in the second inning after his offense had staked him to a 2-0 in the bottom of the first was admittedly dispiriting. But, Gee has plugged the gap left when Chris Young and Kris Medlen went to the DL.

Despite the unimpressive performance that saw Gee struggle with his command even though he walked only one batter, Gee managed to last five innings and notch the win. That might not sound like much, but it’s sure better than getting rung up for 10 runs in 2.2 innings pitched like San Diego’s James Shields did on Tuesday. against the Mariners.

[Full disclosure: Shields is on my fantasy team and had been producing quite well until scoring -11.8 points on Tuesday]

Gee has been this season’s Joe Blanton for the Kansas City Royals. Dayton Moore once again has shown the knack for picking up useful bullpen pieces on the cheap.

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