A few weeks ago I took a look at a possible team the Lexington Legends could put together and oh boy was it loaded.  What does that mean for the team up a level from them?  Will they have a down squad?  Lets take a look at another possible roster. Lineup 1. Justin Trapp 2b - Took off in 2nd half of '12 can he build on that? 2. Orlando Calixte SS - Possibly gets a AA bump. 3. Jorge Bonifacio RF - Big power p ...

Sometimes numbers can deceive a tad leading one to conclusions that they otherwise shouldn't be making.  When it comes to Kyle Smith and his 2012 performance it is as impressive as we've seen in the Royals system since Dayton Moore took over. Midwest League K Rate Danny Duffy 31.4% 2008 Kyle Smith 31.1% Danny Gutierrez 27.7% 2010 - 2nd trip John Lamb 26.9% 2010 Yordano Ventura 25.1% 2011 Ed Cegarra 25% 2008 ...

3-5 Thursday for Royals fans.  HR Roll Call Wil Myers (35) Fred Ford (13) Mark Threlkeld (10) Jin-Ho Shin (6) Parker Morin (3) Johan Santa (2)    Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Yem Prades 4-5 2-2b, 2 R, 3 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Ryan Verdugo 6 IP 5 H 1 ER 2 BB 5 K Pine Tar Press Rookie League Player of the Day Pedro Gonzalez 2-3 2b, 3b, BB, R, RBI    Omaha Storm Chasers 11 New Orle ...

(Photo Minda Haas)   4-3 record for Royals affiliates including a division clinching win by the Omaha Storm Chasers.  HR Roll Call Jin-Ho Shin (6) Nic Cuckovich (3)   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Anthony Seratelli 4-4 R Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Brooks Pounders 7 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 7 K Pine Tar Press Rookie League Player of the Day Nic Cuckovich 2-3 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI    OmaHogs 5 N ...

Kyle Smith and Sam Selman I consistently lead off my posts with something negative. Mainly because the Royals are awful yet again. Yet when someone has starts like Kyle Smith and Sam Selman had last night, it is worthy to lead-off. Smith pitched 7 inning gave up 3 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, and 12 strikeouts. In 40.2 innings at Kane County he has 54 strikeouts and only 12 walks. He is only 19 years old and show ...

Pitching lead the way to a 6-2 day by Royals affiliates.  HR Roll Call Mitch Maier (2)   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Daniel Mateo 2-3 3b, 2 R, 3 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Kyle Smith 7 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 12 K 7-1 GO-FO Pine Tar Press Rookie League Player of the Day Sam Selman 5 Ip 1 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 11 K    Omaha Storm Chasers 6 Colorado Sky Sox 1  Ryan Verdugo gave the Chasers a ...

Good day for the Royals minor league squads going 5-2.  HR Roll Call Lane Adams (11) Daniel Mateo (6,7) Tim Ferguson (4) Jin-Ho Shin (5)   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Daniel Mateo 2-5 2 HR, 4 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Kyle Smith 5.2 IP 3 H 1 ER 2 BB 9 K Pine Tar Press Rookie League Player of the Day Kyle Zimmer 5 Ip 2 H 0 ER 0 BB 5 K    Omaha Storm Chasers 4 Round Rock Express 2 L ...

2-4 record for Royals affiliates Monday.  HR Roll Call Lane Adams (10) , Whit Merrifield (6) , Julio Aparicio (3) , Tim Ferguson (2) Jared Schlehuber (1) Luis Villegas (1)    Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Matt Ridings 5.2 IP 1 H 2 R 1 ER 1 BB 5 K  Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Manny Pina 2-3 2b, 3 RBI, 2 BB Pine Tar Press Rookie League Player of the Day Luis Villegas 3-3 2b, HR, BB, 2R, 2 RBI ...

A weekly list of the top performances in the Royals minor league system. We take in account age, level and experience in regard to these rankings.       #1 Kyle Smith 2 GS 9 IP 0.00 ERA 3 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB  11 K - A tremendous start to his pro career for the 2011 4th round pick and this doesn't even include his 11K in 5 inning first start.                 ...

Very good day for Royals affiliates winning six of eight games.  HR Roll Call Wil Myers (26) Ysmelin Alcantara (1)    Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Wil Myers 2-4 HR, 3 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Edwin Carl 5 IP 1 H 0 R 0 BB 8 K   Omaha Storm Chasers 8 New Orleans Zephyrs 3 Three of the Royals pitching prospects struggled mightily in the three games with New Orleans as Mike Montgomery ...

Royals affiliates went 4-2 not including the AZL team whose results came in too late for this article.  HR Roll Call Anthony Seratelli (12) Julio Aparicio (1) Patrick Leonard (4) Jin-Ho Shin (2) Nick DelGuidice (1)      Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Julio Aparicio 2-3 HR, 3 RBI, BB   Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Kyle Smith 6 Ip 0 H 0 R 1 BB 6 K   Omaha Storm Chasers 6 Oklahoma Ci ...

A 4-1 day for all Royals affiliates with only a DSL Royals loss.  HR Roll Call Carlo Testa (10) Rey Navarro (3) Patrick Leonard (1)    Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Kyle Smith 5 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 11 K   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Tony Abreu 2-4 2-2b, 3 RBI   Omaha Storm Chasers 3 Memphis Redbirds 2 The Chasers got solid pitching from Doug Davis and the bullpen to win a low scorin ...