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Royals won't offer arbitration to Olivo or other free agents

01 Dec 2009 11:25:00 PST

The Royals will not offer arbitration to free-agent catcher Miguel Olivo prior to Tuesday night's deadline. Club officials privately confirmed the decision, which means the Royals will not be eligible for a compensatory draft pick if Olivo signs with another team.

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Appier among 26 candidates on 2010 Hall of Fame ballot

27 Nov 2009 20:15:00 PST

Former Royals pitcher Kevin Appier is one of 26 candidates on the 2010 Hall of Fame ballot released Friday afternoon. He and 15 other first-time nominees join 11 returning candidates under consideration for induction. Appier, 41, spent 13 of his 16 big-league seasons with the Royals in co...

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Henry will be pitching coach for Omaha Royals

18 Nov 2009 20:15:00 PST

Doug Henry will be the new pitching coach for Class AAA Omaha after spending one season as the Royals’ roving pitching coach. Henry replaces Tom Burgmeier. The rest of the coaching staffs for the Royals’ top four affiliates will return intact, the organization anno...

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Reality check: Greinke's success means the clock is ticking on Dayton Moore and the Royals

18 Nov 2009 07:30:00 PST

Pardon this blog if the relief and euphoria and pride of seeing Zack Greinke win baseball's highest pitching honor hasn't yet faded, but there is a fast-approaching reality that the Royals will have to face.They now have anywhere from 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 years to build a conten...

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Greinke, Wainwright named top pitchers by peers

28 Oct 2009 11:11:00 PDT

Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals and Adam Wainwright of the St. Louis Cardinals were named the top pitchers by the Major League Baseball Players Association.

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Eventide Royals Links

11 Oct 2009 13:31:20 PDT

Written by royalsreview
Royals: The Royal Tower: Team Review - Northwest Arkansas NaturalsGreinke vs Hernandez: My Vote | Upon Further ReviewSoria wins MLB Delivery Man of the Month Award " Kansas City RoyalsCaught Up in a Catching Situation | Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals BlogRoyals on Radio Etc: BB...

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Kansas City Royals news and blogs - December 02, 2009

02 Dec 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Kansas City Royals news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Royals pitchers become free agents -- from Kansas City Star: Royals
• The one about Bret Saberhagen's fake job on the Dennis Miller show -- from Kansas City Star: Sports
• Royals sign right-hander -- from Kansas City Star: Sports
• Royals come to terms with righty Brad Thompson -- from Kansas City Star: Baseball
• Royals sign pitcher Brad Thompson -- from Kansas City Star: Baseball
• Royals to bring out powder blue hats in 2010 -- from Kansas City Star: Baseball
• For Greinke and Royals, the clock is ticking -- from Kansas City Star: Sports
• Hey, everybody, we landed on the moon! (and we're getting the All-Star game in 2012) -- from Kansas City Star: Sports
• Greinke proves he's the best in the league -- from Kansas City Star: Baseball
• Zack Greinke's masterpiece salvages something from yet another lost season -- from Kansas City Star: Sports

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Royals' rally falls short against Twins

02 Oct 2009 22:13:00 PDT

Written by Dick Kaegel
The Minnesota Twins, intent on bringing postseason action to the dome, gained in the American League Central race on Friday night with a 10-7 victory over the Royals. Royals' rally falls short against Twins

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Red Sox hit Hochevar hard as Royals fall 9-2

23 Sep 2009 20:15:00 PDT

Here was the enigma named Luke Hochevar on full display Wednesday night in his simultaneous ability to tantalize and confound the Royals and, really, everyone else. Hochevar managed both extremes in this 9-2 loss to Boston at Kauffman Stadium.

Original story at Kansas City Star .

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Book Review: The Last Out by Chris Earl

03 Sep 2009 00:55:19 PDT

Written by royalsreview
It's a book about the Royals. It's good. You'll like it. What was your research process like in writing the novel? You mention Kansas City broadcaster Jack Harry in your preface, did you talk to local Kansas City guys? Drive around town?

Original story at Royals Review .

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Opinion: Royals Trade Deadline Open Thread: Brian Bannister, Mark Teahen, Ron Mahay, Willie Bloomquist and Others Await Their Fate

30 Jul 2009 23:59:21 PDT

Written by royalsreview
Ethan Skolnick's Season Ticket | Sun-Sentinel Blogs: Florida Marlins: Serious about winning? Get a starting pitcher (like Brian Bannister, he proposes)Royals Fielding Calls For Brian Bannister - MLB Daily DishDFA’d Player Update, Josh Anderson, and Royals Related Rumors | Kings...

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Reviewing Dayton Moore at the Deadline: 2008

30 Jul 2009 14:11:03 PDT

Written by royalsreview
Not trading Greinke was a good thing. Not trading DeJesus was probably a good thing. Not trading Grudzielanek was a calculated risk, and the Royals lost the gamble. Grudz was hitting .300/.346/.401 at the deadline, and rewarded the Royals for their loyalty by getting injured by Ross Gload on Au...

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Opinion: Royals Draft-Day 1 Recap

09 Jun 2009 21:21:07 PDT

Written by nwroyal
The Royals took Aaron Crow at #12 overall. He was ranked #7 by both Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus. I've never been a huge Aaron Crow guy--so I'm a little lukewarm on this pick. I had him ranked #8--so I don't think he's a dud--I just had Green ranked a little higher. But a lot of fans...

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Royals 2008 Minor League Recap: Idaho Falls Chukars

20 Feb 2009 06:59:35 PST

Written by marbotty
Compliment: "Bob, I appreciate how much of a hard worker you are." Dayton Moore, of course, did the sensible thing by removing Jim Gambella as manager of the Chukars. Unfortunately, he removed him by promoting him to manager of the Burlington Bees.

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Podcast: How The Deadspin Editorship Ruins Your Personal Life, But Saves Your Team [World Series]

03 Nov 2008 08:30:23 PST

Written by DAULERIO
It wasn't long after Brad Lidge struck out Eric Hinske with a dirtball slider on Wednesday night that the posts started popping up about the eerie connection between being Deadspin's lead editor and the World Series champion. Fans of the Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, l...

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Fool’s Gold or the Real Deal?

29 Sep 2008 07:51:04 PDT

Written by Clark Fosler
At any rate, one of the keys to improving on 2008 will be to find a number three pitcher to slide in behind Gil Meche and Zack Greinke (assuming the latter is not traded over the off-season). One can hope that Brian Bannister version 2007 resurfaces next year or you can look to a trade or free age...

Original story at Royals Authority .

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RRMLP: Looking back at the 2005 Draft

18 Jul 2008 07:54:49 PDT

Written by James Quinn
1st Round – Alex Gordon – We all know about him. Brett Fisher – 7th Round – High school pitcher. He pitched well in ’05 and ’06 at the Rookie level but was roughed up in Low-A in ’07. He seems to be on a rehab assignment now with the Arizona Royals.

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Podcast: MLB Week 10: MLB Draft live highlights; Which teams screwed up their first-round pick? BoSox and Rays throw fisticuffs

05 Jun 2008 18:03:09 PDT

“The Pitch” was all over one of Major League Baseball’s biggest days of the year, covering the 2008 MLB Draft’s first round live. And in the podcast, listeners get the highlights from the two-hour live event, including interviews with Royals Authority’s Clark Fosler, MVN’s Eric SanInoc...

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Podcast: MLB Week 7: Stop blaming pitchers for lousy Tigers and Padres; Too much, too young for Kazmir and Braun?

15 May 2008 16:46:16 PDT

With Cubs homer Joe Aiello out of the picture on the Thursday show, host Brandon Rosage takes his shot at both questions following a pitiful Tigers loss in Kansas City and a fourth shutout loss by San Diego — this time at the hands of Cubs starter Ryan Dempster.

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Opinion: Announcing the Nominees for the 2008 Mark Quinn Award

21 Apr 2008 00:08:31 PDT

Written by royalsreview
Billy Butler: This nomination isn't suggesting that Butler will be out of baseball in two seasons, but he's the closest approximation to a pure Quinn candidate on the roster, thanks to Alex Gordon already disappointing us and lowering expectations last season. Butler gets constant cri...

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Baseball Season Preview: Kansas City Royals [Baseball Season Preview]

18 Mar 2008 10:35:20 PDT

Written by Leitch
Today: The Kansas City Royals. Your author is Will McDonald. Will McDonald writes Royals Review and is a grad student writing his dissertation on eighteenth-century American poetry. His words are after the jump. Are you ready for a universe in which the Royals are good?

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Opinion: Soria as a starter? Not everyone agrees

12 Mar 2008 20:24:34 PDT

Written by NYRoyal
The Royals situation with Soria is mirrored by the Yankees quandry with Joba Chamberlain. He dominated as a reliever and scouts think he has the stuff to be a very successful starting pitcher. Many commentators think the Yankees should keep in the bullpen and groom him to be Mariano River...

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Opinion: A Conversation with Kansas City Star's Sam Mellinger

28 Jun 2007 08:43:27 PDT

Written by marbotty
Sam Mellinger: I do think it's sustainable, if by "sustainable" you mean that the Royals will continue to progress --- not that they'll continue to beat John Lackey with John Thomson. The free agent thing, there is the argument that the Royals could be in line for an extra draft pick by losin...

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Podcast: Early runs enough for Beckett vs. Royals

05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 PDT

J.D. Drew and Mike Lowell hit backtoback doubles in a threerun first inning, and Josh Beckett held Kansas City to two hits through five chilly innings Wednesday night, leading the Boston Red Sox past the Royals 71.

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Podcast: What's Eating Zack Greinke?

28 Mar 2007 12:30:12 PDT

We don't know Zack Greinke, but we have heard some interviews with him from 610-AM sports radio in Kansas City, and, well, we find it difficult to imagine that he's plagued by existential dread and angst. That is to say: We're not sure the elevator goes up to that floor.

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Podcast: What's Going On With Zack Greinke?

28 Feb 2006 21:30:41 PST

Written by Leitch
For those of you who don't have your Google News Alerts set to "Kansas City Royals," you might not being paying close attention to a truly bizarre story involving Zack Greinke. The one-time Royals phenom, once called "the future of pitching" by Baseball Prospectus, has left the team for an...

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