It is early in the spring which means any evaluation of the team at this point is premature but I'll highlight a couple of performances that I think standout thus far. Big Ups Donnie Joseph - The left-handed relief pitcher is somewhat of a underdog to win a battle in the Royals bullpen but that doesn't mean he isn't the most talented candidate for the job.  The lefty used just 15 pitches to strikeout Brando ...

On the surface an exercise like this can look rather easy, grab all the players under 25, rate them dependent on talent and toss in but it isn't in my DNA to not weigh risk along with ceiling to make such a list.  When you toss in a player's current level, possibility of not reaching their ceiling and then add in positional scarcity, in the majors and the org, my list turns out much different than that of J ...

Although the discussion over the last two weeks has revolved around the rotation, if the Royals expect to catch the Tigers next season they are going to have to see as much (if not more) improvement from their lineup. The Royals, as a team, finished 8th in the AL in pitching WAR, due in large part to the strength of their bullpen. A bullpen which, with the exception of one three-hundred pound individual, re ...

For a long time, Tampa Bay 3B Evan Longoria's contract was considered "the best in baseball," due to his outstanding play and how cheap the contract was. However, Longoria's contract is about to get expensive, and the title may soon pass him. Which brings up the question of whether Salvador Perez may soon have this distinction. Over the next seven years, assuming all of the club options on the back end are ...

0-3:28 Intro 3.28 - 29:32 CEO of Baseball Prospectus Joe Hamrahi @JHamrahi Joe- Every year we rip apart the non-sabermetric Giants yet they find a way to win the West.  29:32 to 1:51:30 David (@DBLesky) and Clint (@ClintScoles) ramble about plenty of Royals topics  1:51:30 to End NotRex ...

3-2 for the Royals affiliates with both losses coming by the Blue Rocks HR Roll Call Anthony Seratelli (10) John Whittleman (10) Brian Fletcher (2,5) Cheslor Cuthbert (1,3) Jake Kuebler (2) Orlando Calixte (9)   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Salvador Perez 5-5 4 R, RBI   Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Noel Arguelles 7 IP 6 H 1 ER 1 BB 2 K 10 GO        Omaha Storm Chasers 11 Ro ...

Via Mike Swanson's twitter Salvador Perez suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee. It is not known how long it will take for Perez to come back just yet. Alex Rodriguez suffered a similar injury in August of last season and was out about 5 weeks. Salvador as a large catcher probably has to deal with more wear and tear than ARod meaning the Royals should probably take it easy especially in a non-compete se ...

Goldberg and Dutton breakdown the Rotation possibles Video: Royals pitching breakdown Yost talks about pitching and defense in the 2nd intramural game Your browser does not support iframes. Royals lock up their 21 yrs old catcher for up to 8 years Your browser does not support iframes. Jeff Zimmerman of Royals Review delved into Sal's plate approach. The Kansas City Star has been great as usual with the sta ...

General manager Dayton Moore made an intelligent move Monday deciding to lock up what he and Ned Yost see as the Royals franchise behind the plate for the next 8 years. Ken Rosenthal ‏ @Ken_Rosenthal Close Congrats to #Royals on five-year extension for Sal Perez. But they have an interesting definition of "major announcement." #MLB While some fans and media alike didn't see this as a big signing, the press ...

REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE NOT SHARED OR ENDORSED ON BEHALF OF PINE TAR PRESS, ITS OWNERS OR STAFF.  THEY ARE JUST POSSIBLE EXAMPLES OF THE POSSIBLE DOWNSIDE TO THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS 2012 BASEBALL TEAM. No group of players on the 2012 roster present a reflection of The Process like the Royals infield does.  From position labeled 2 to the 6 position in your scorebook the Royals infield is full of ...

  @ClintScoles Heading into last season it would have been a pretty simple proposition to line up an organizational depth chart at each position considering the Royals had the #1 farm system based primarily on the strength at the top. A year later with the graduation of 9 different prospects the organization looks much different but despite that large number of graduations the farm system was still rat ...