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The Kansas City Royals have played some horrible games the past three weeks, but Saturday's 7-0 loss to the Los Angeles ... read more...

Ned Yost addressed the media this morning during his usual pre-game conference. Yost first discussed today’s lineup and the inclusion of catcher George Kottaras, who has seen increased playing time due to Salvador Perez‘ injury from the Houston series.  Yost responded, “Salvy’s still sore and Salvy’s going to be sore,... read more...

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Here are the FSKC channels numbers for the next week… Sunday, May 26: Dish 443 Monday, May 27: Dish 443 Tuesday, May 28: Dish 442 Wednesday, May 29: Dish 445 Thursday, May 30: Dish 443 Friday, May 31: Dish 444 ... read more...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Since the day general manager Dayton Moore was hired by the Royals in 2006, he has preached the need for scouting and development, with a heavy emphasis on development. So much emphasis, in fact, that Royals manager Ned Yost has been concerned about developing his young position players and pitchers even at the major league level. As you might expect, w... read more...

A pediatric nurse said Friday she was in the right place at the right time to revive a 14-year-old girl who collapsed while dancing in the upper deck during a Kansas City Royals game. Sam Sapenaro, 26, was working her second job as a member of Kauffman Stadium's K-Crew on Thursday night when a nearby fan yelled for help. Sapenaro said she rushed over and found the girl un... read more...

23-23-104-213.compute-1.amazonaws.com - Is there a family of “Quicks” on your block? Do you live in Kansas City?If so, then you might know the fan who ran onto the field during the Royals-Angels game on Thursday night, May ... read more...

Last year Wade Davis was pushed into the bullpen by Tampa Bay, and then sent to Kansas City over the summer.  His career arc is an interesting one.  In 2009 Davis came up and had six really good starts, but followed that up with two mediocre years in 2010 and 11, which when coupled with Tampa Bay’s plethora of starters caused the bullpen move.  He thrived in the pen,... read more...

The Royals acquired Elliot Johnson as the player to be named later in the Wil Myers trade, which changes everything. It doesn’t, but Johnson is a useful pickup, a better acquisition than I was expecting. Of course, I wasn’t expecting much – not when the PTBNL was amended to include the option “or cash”. And let’s be honest – Johnson isn’t much; if he was, the Rays wou... read more...

If you were waiting for my actual analysis of the Myers/Shields trade, I wrote this for Grantland just hours after the deal was consummated. Perhaps it would have been better if I had not written angry. I was not kind to the Royals. The week after the trade was probably the most difficult week I’ve ever had as a Royals fan. It was a kind of psychic torment that I had ... read more...

Sparksjay (@sparksjay): 2013 Royals Post-Mortem Headline on your blog? Right now, my guess would be “Good. Not good enough.” I think this will be the Royals’ winningest season since 1989; I don’t think they will make the playoffs. For some people, the former will justify the James Shields trade. For me, the latter will justify my criticisms of it. I’m sure I’ll ma... read more...

After taking two-of-three from the Angels the Royals head up the coast for the second leg of the current nine game road trip. This is the first of two times the teams will see one another with a three game series at the K in July. Series Preview – The Royals alternated wins in Anaheim while taking the series against the Halos and are 20-17 th... read more...

23-23-104-213.compute-1.amazonaws.com - In the midst of a 3-10 skid that has dropped their record to 20-20, the Kansas City Royals have a chance to finally get off the schneid against the ... read more...

The Kansas City Royals recalled outfielder David Lough from their Triple-A Omaha minor league affiliate. To make room for Lough on the active roster, Kansas City placed outfielder Jarrod Dyson on the 15-day disabled list with a right ankle sprain. In an unrelated move, the Royals have decided to release right-handed reliever Blaine Boyer after he decided to opt-out of his ... read more...

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Over the last couple of years, we’ve come to expect a certain level of production from Alex Gordon. His last 2 seasons have been fantastic, and it seems like he’s well on h... read more...

Remember when the Royals were the toast of the town, and working their way to becoming one of the best stories in baseball? I believe they called that time “Sunday”. It’s still early, folks. It’s still early. When a three-game losing streak – the first streak that long this season – can upend the way the entire team is perceived, that’s a pretty good sign that it’s t... read more...

Sorry for my absence last week; I was working on my big article for Grantland – hey, any time you get the chance to write that the Yankees are doomed, you have to take it – and then I had to prepare for my Stratomatic draft. Priorities, people. It may be a little light over the next 2-3 weeks, as I’m due to take my Dermatology re-certification exam later this month. F... read more...

The Kansas City Royals will hope to stop their free fall on Saturday with an afternoon game against the ... read more...