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How Does Kansas City's Catching Stack up?

Today, we begin a series of columns in which I will examine the Royals versus their Central Division comrades on a position by position basis in an attempt to determine just how close (or how far) this team is from truly contending in the ...

From CLARK FOSLER, Bleacher Report,  16 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Joe Mauer,  Victor Martinez,  Ivan Rodriguez,  Brayan Pena,  Miguel Olivo

Trading Joakim Soria: Deal with Phillies Could Net Solid Haul for Royals

On Wednesday, I offered up the theory of trading Joakim Soria to build a better future base for the Kansas City Royals.  It could be sheer lunacy to consider moving either the second or third best player on the roster—one who is signed to a long-term ...

From CLARK FOSLER, Bleacher Report,  30 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Joakim Soria,  Kansas City Royals,  Raul Ibanez,  Dayton Moore,  Eric Gagne

Fixing the Royals: Start with Trading Joakim Soria

As an aside, I assume at some point you will be able to access an archive of our show on that Web site. They are just getting started and do not have everything all "squared away" yet. Hopefully an archive will become available: It was simply one of ...

From CLARK FOSLER, Bleacher Report,  25 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Billy Butler,  Zack Greinke,  Joakim Soria,  David DeJesus,  Mike Moustakas

Is the Royals' Hot September Just a Tease or a True Glimpse of the Future?

The Monsters of September, a.k.a the Kansas City Royals, rolled on again this weekend, taking two of three from the Chicago White Sox. They were fueled by a complete game shutout from struggling Luke Hochevar on Friday night and six more innings of ...

From CLARK FOSLER, Bleacher Report,  22 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Robinson Tejeda,  Brian Bannister,  Jimmy Gobble,  Kansas City Royals,  Chicago White Sox

Kansas City Royals' Bullpen Is the Real Cause of Disasterous 2009

A few days ago, we examined the effect or non-effect of injuries with relation to a rather pitiful Royals offensive effort this season.  In doing so, it appeared that the Royals might have come up thirty or so runs short of what their reasonable ...

From CLARK FOSLER, Bleacher Report,  18 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Kansas City Royals,  Brian Bannister,  Luke Hochevar,  Gil Meche,  Kyle Davies

Kansas City's Poor Year Due to Shabby Trade and Broke Bats, Not Injury Wealth

Over the past few months, we have been treated to a number of interestingcomments from within the Royals' organization.   The team's best hitter, Billy Butler, has been publicly criticized for a perceived lack of proficiency in turning the rare 3-6-3 ...

From CLARK FOSLER, Bleacher Report,  16 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Billy Butler,  American League

The Butler Did It: Kansas City Rising Star Billy Butler Is Clued in at the Plate

Sam Mellinger tweeted the other day that a baseball guy summed up the Royals rather accurately and succinctly:  their good players aren't good enough. That is a sentiment we have offered more than once on this site and on many others, too.  David ...

From CLARK FOSLER, Bleacher Report,  9 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Billy Butler,  Kansas City Royals,  American League,  Evan Longoria,  David DeJesus

Royals Are Laughingstocks Once More

When Dayton Moore was hired as general manager and David Glass decided it was okay to spend a little money, most of us were sure that the Royals were on the road back to respectability.  Bolstered by a better than it really was September, the Royals ...

From CLARK FOSLER, Bleacher Report,  24 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Tony Pena,  Kansas City Royals,  Dayton Moore,  David Glass,  Josh Anderson

Is Alberto Callaspo the Royals' Best Trading Chip?

On Tuesday, I offered up the proposition that the current Royals roster simply was not good enough.   After losing yesterday afternoon, making them 3-12 in Zack Greinke's last 15 starts, it only seems to reinforce my point. Given that, I really don't ...

From CLARK FOSLER, Bleacher Report,  21 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Felipe Lopez

Royals Simply Don't Add Up

While it would be inaccurate to call the 2009 Royals the worst team in history, you can make a very real argument that they might well be the most disappointing squad to wear blue.   While other teams can lay claim to this title (1986, 2004 come to ...

From CLARK FOSLER, Bleacher Report,  20 Aug 2009
Related Topics: David DeJesus,  Mark Teahen,  Yuniesky Betancourt,  Miguel Olivo,  Jose Guillen

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