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Royals Split Against Yankees

With a 0-10 record at home, the Royals were in desperate need for a home win. The Royals leaned on Danny Duffy, but Mike Moustakas ended up carrying the load for the Royals at the plate with 3 RBI’s and … Continue reading

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The Struggles Against Lefties

The “future” of the Royals was once thought to be Eric Hosmer. While Hosmer still has the most potential, and will most likely be the best player the Royals have, he has struggled immensely in the young 2012 season. He … Continue reading

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Royals Win Series against Angels

The Kansas City Royals exceeded expectation for the first series of 2012 season. On opening day, Bruce Chen threw a gem. Chen threw 6 innings of scoreless baseball, however his efforts were not good enough to get the win.When Chen … Continue reading

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The Royals 2012 Season Preview

The slogan “Our Time” should have been saved for next year because this team will not be competing for the playoffs. The Royals start the season as the youngest team in the majors once again. The existing number of youths … Continue reading

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Detroit Tigers, The Central’s Best

Before the Detroit Tigers stole Prince Fielder from free agency, they were in the same boat as the Royals, Twins, and Indians. All teams in the central division had their eyes realistically set on making the playoffs. With the returning … Continue reading

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Alcides Escobar Signing, Perez’s Injury

The Kansas City Royals announced that the club has reached an agreement on a multi-year contract with Alcides Escobar.  The contract starts with four guaranteed years through the 2015 season, then club options for the following two seasons: 2016 and … Continue reading

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The Major Announcement (Salvador Perez)

When the Kansas City Royals announced that Salvador Perez will be the catcher though 2019 I was ecstatic. My initial thought was this is a huge signing not only because of what he does himself, but also because of the … Continue reading

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“The Old Man” Jeff Francoeur

On most teams the veterans are 35-38 years old, but for the Kansas City Royals, Jeff Francoeur at 28, is the leader of the clubhouse. Frenchy has the challenge of leading the youngest team in baseball to the playoffs. Dayton Moore and … Continue reading

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The Lowest Payroll in Baseball

Last year the Royals spent $36,126,400 on their payroll. (the least in the MLB) The Yankees spent roughly $200 million dollars. That is roughly 5.5 times the Royals payroll. This year the Royals are expected to add around $22 million … Continue reading

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The Metro’s Trifecta

Sporting Kansas City Super Draft For the third year in a row, Sporting Kansas City drafted a forward in the first round. Dom Dwyer, the Englishman, is a Generation adidas player and is thought to be one of the best … Continue reading

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