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Royals Announce Reunion With Joakim Soria

Dec 10, 2015

American League, American League Central, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Offseason

The Kansas City Royals added to a strength and brought back an old friend as the team officially announced a three-year deal with relief pitcher Joakim Soria with a mutual option for the 2019 season. The Roy...

Royals Free Agent Target: Gerardo Parra

John Sorce

Dec 3, 2015

Kansas City Royals, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

The Kansas City Royals are well known for their outfield defense. However, they are likely to lose their poster boy of that model in Alex Gordon to free agency. Gordon has been an All-Star each of the past thre...

2015 World Series Preview

John Sorce

Oct 26, 2015

Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Postseason

The Mets return to the Fall Classic for the first time since they lost to the Yankees in the 2000 World Series. They won the National League East by seven games with a 90-72 record behind one of the most talent...

The Houston Astros Should Be Proud

John Sorce

Oct 15, 2015

American League, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Postseason

It cannot be easy to lose a postseason series when you are six outs away from advancing. Yet, this is what happened to the Houston Astros, who are one of the youngest teams in baseball. They ran into a Kansa...

Cody Reed Could Be the Top Prize of the Johnny Cueto Trade

John Sorce

Oct 8, 2015

American League, American League Central, Cincinnati Reds, Features, Kansas City Royals, Minor League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Prospect Reports

The Cincinnati Reds finished the season with a 64-98 record, securing the number two pick in the 2016 draft. They had an impending free agent in Johnny Cueto that they were not going to re-sign and could cash i...

Royals Load Up on Arms on Day One of the 2015 MLB Draft

John Sorce

Jun 9, 2015

American League, American League Central, Draft, Kansas City Royals

The first day of the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft has come and gone. Players from high schools and colleges across the country will have their dreams of becoming professional baseball play...

2015 MLB Mock Draft

John Sorce

Apr 29, 2015

College, Draft, Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The MLB Draft is one of the most exciting times of the year. It presents amateur players with their first opportunity to realize their dream of playing professional baseball. While it may not get the attention ...

Who Exactly is Paulo Orlando?

John Sorce

Apr 21, 2015

American League, American League Central, Features, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball

Amidst all that took place in Kansas City this weekend, one player deserves attention for doing something historic. That would be 29-year-old rookie outfielder Paulo Orlando. Along with Indians catcher Yan Gome...

The Kansas City Royals Are For Real

John Sorce

Mar 17, 2015

American League Central, Features, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Kansas City Royals made their first postseason appearance in 29 years in 2014. They became the first team to win eight straight games to start a postseason and went all the way to game seven of the World Se...

Stanford’s Finest: Giants’ Austin Slater Aims High For 2015

John Sorce

Feb 3, 2015

Features, Interviews, San Francisco Giants

Stanford is nationally known as one of the premier academic institutions in the country. It is also, however, a perennial baseball powerhouse, producing players such as 2013 first overall pick Mark Appel, as we...

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