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Bianchi, Wood join 40-man roster

Shortstop Jeff Bianchi's offensive game is shining now that he's healthy. (Shawn E. Davis/MiLB.com) KANSAS CITY -- Five prospects, including up-and-coming middle infielder Jeff Bianchi, were added to the Royals' 40-man winter roster Friday. The Royals ...

From DICK KAEGEL, MLB.com,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Doug Waechter,  Devon Lowery,  Tug Hulett,  Dayton Moore,  Frank White

Royals ink Campillo to Minors deal

Jorge Campillo went 8-7 with a 3.91 ERA as a rookie in 2008. (John Amis/AP) KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Jorge Campillo, a World Baseball Classic teammate of Kansas City closer Joakim Soria, has signed a Minor League contract for 2010 with the ...

From DICK KAEGEL, MLB.com,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Jorge Campillo,  Joakim Soria,  Seattle Mariners,  Tommy John,  Wilson Betemit

KC a contender for '12 All-Star Game

KANSAS CITY -- The 2012 All-Star Game seems to be edging closer to a home in Kansas City. That was the indication after Major League Baseball's Owners' Meetings on Thursday in Chicago, where Commissioner Bud Selig hinted that the newly renovated ...

From DICK KAEGEL, MLB.com,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Major League Baseball,  Bud Selig,  David Glass,  New York Mets,  Boston Red Sox

Royals announce 2010 spring schedule

KANSAS CITY -- Variety will spice up the Royals' Spring Training schedule at Surprise, Ariz., next year. They'll play 13 different Cactus League teams in home games. Each of the other 14 Arizona-based clubs except the Reds will call on the Royals at ...

From DICK KAEGEL, MLB.com,  19 Nov 2009

Royals sign Thompson to Minors deal

Free-agent hurler spent five years with Cardinals KANSAS CITY -- The Royals, anxious to deepen their pitching options, have agreed to a Minor League contract with former Cardinals right-hander Brad Thompson. He was a free agent after five ...

From DICK KAEGEL, MLB.com,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Major League Baseball,  Brad Thompson,  National League,  American League

KC has needs as market opens

KANSAS CITY -- When Royals general manager Dayton Moore looks ahead to the 2010 season, he's obligated to steal a look backwards, too. And the bottom line on 2009 reads 97 losses and a fourth-place tie in the American League Central. So Moore promises ...

From DICK KAEGEL, MLB.com,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Dayton Moore,  American League,  Miguel Olivo,  Coco Crisp,  Jamey Wright

Continuity a theme for KC's Minors staff

KANSAS CITY -- The managers of the top four classification clubs in the Royals' Minor League organization will return for 2010. The Royals announced that Mike Jirschele will return for the eighth straight year and his 11th season overall as manager at ...

From DICK KAEGEL, MLB.com,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Tommy Gregg,  Brian Poldberg,  Brian Buchanan,  Carlos Martinez,  Rusty Kuntz

Subtle tweaks elevate Greinke's game

KANSAS CITY -- Zack Greinke was his usual low-key, understated self as he made his way through the aftermath of his selection as American League Cy Young Award winner. The Royals right-hander endured, and that's probably the appropriate word in his ...

From DICK KAEGEL, MLB.com,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Cy Young,  Zack Greinke,  American League,  Joe Mauer,  Sports Illustrated

Greinke's brilliance, game by game

KANSAS CITY -- The numbers add up to something and someone special, most notably Zack Greinke's 2.16 ERA, best in the Major Leagues. And six complete games, four shutouts, 242 strikeouts, an opponents' anemic average of .230 and all the rest. His 16-8 ...

From DICK KAEGEL, MLB.com,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Cy Young,  Zack Greinke,  A.J. Pierzynski,  Joakim Soria,  Miguel Olivo

Greinke humbled by Cy, team honors

KANSAS CITY -- The biggest surprise of Zack Greinke's victory in the American League Cy Young Award sweepstakes was the wide margin of his victory. Greinke scooped up 25 of the 28 first-place votes to easily outdistance runner-up Felix Hernandez of ...

From DICK KAEGEL, MLB.com,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Cy Young,  Zack Greinke,  American League,  Felix Hernandez,  Justin Verlander

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