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The Process of Building the Kansas City Royals

Oct 27, 2015

American League, American League Central, Features, Kansas City Royals, Postseason

The process of rebuilding a storied franchise takes unlimited patience with little margin for error for a general manager. Expectations are reduced to mediocrity as the pressure mounts for a quick turnaround. P...

World Series Preview: Bullpens

Paul Mammino

Oct 26, 2015

American League, American League Central, Features, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason

As I do not have to tell you the World Series begins tomorrow with the Kansas City Royals hosting the New York Mets. The strength of the Royals team is its bullpen lead by all-world reliever Wade Davis. The Met...

RECAP: Kansas City Steals Game Two

Dustin Saracini

Oct 17, 2015

American League, American League Central, American League East, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Postseason, Toronto Blue Jays

To say both starting pitchers for the Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays had struggled this postseason would be an understatement. Coming into game two, Yordano Ventura posted an ERA of 7.71, while his co...

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...

The Butterfly Effect: Luke Hochevar

Jeff J. Snider

Feb 21, 2015

Baseball History, Features, Los Angeles Dodgers

“Some of God’s greatest gifts are (unsigned Hochevars).” — Garth Brooks *** In the 2005 draft, the Dodgers did not have a true first-round pick, having lost their pick (number 26 overall) to the Boston Re...

Why the Royals Should Look to Trade Greg Holland

John Sorce

Jan 12, 2015

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

The Kansas City Royals proved last October how important having a good bullpen is. The team was able to virtually shorten games to six innings as a result of having Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis, and Greg Holland ...

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