Topic: Jonathan Sanchez
Royals Trade Jonathan Sanchez to Rockies for Jeremy Guthrie
Well it is actually official now; Jonathan Sanchez will not be back in a Royals uniform (hopefully). Sanchez was traded to the Colorado Rockies on Friday afternoon for veteran RHP Jeremy Guthrie. On paper this trade seems like a swap of two awful pitchers, but there is some hope and I am a fan of Keep Reading
Are the Kansas City Royals Buying or Selling?
We are a few weeks away from the trade deadline and there has been some speculation about whether the Royals will be going out to bring in a solid starting pitcher, or selling for the future. The Royals have played just decent enough to stick around in a weak AL Central that has yet to Keep Reading
Churn & Burn Starting Pitchers: June 18 – June 24
Again last week, my picks were nothing better than sub-par. That being said, the picks I gave you were much better than last week. I rolled the dice with three of my picks last week (Richards for two, Matusz and Millwood). Luckily, I went with three whose performances were not too horrible (my points H2H Keep Reading
From the Opponent: Royals at Astros Preview
I contacted loyal Houston Astros bloggers, writers and sports talk personalities to get their opinions about what it will take for the Astros to take the series when the Royals visit Monday – Wednesday this week. Team Comparisons: Royals: 289-35, 4th AL Central, 249 runs scored, 276 runs allowed, .260 team avg., 49 team home Keep Reading
The Time Has Come for the Royals to put Aaron Crow in the Rotation
As the Royals’ season began, many personnel, analysts, and fans across the nation saw Kansas City as a team on the cusp of a breakthrough. Possessing a team with mounds of young talent—Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Alcides Escobar, Salvador Perez, Johnny Giavotella, Danny Duffy, Alex Gordon, Billy Butler—Kansas City had finally identified a core on Keep Reading
Why are the Kansas City Royals so awful at home?
Why is it that the 2012 Kansas City Royals have won 5 road games in a row, yet they have won 5 TOTAL home games all season? There has to be SOMETHING to explain this besides it being simply that “they are the Royals” right? Take a look at the team stats: IS IT THE Keep Reading
Hosmer, Butler Homer. Royals Win
The first series of the season is in the books, as they say, and the Kansas City Royals find themselves at 2-1, beating the Los Angles Angels 7-3 on Sunday. Royals got on the board early with a 2-run shot from Billy Bulter in the 1st inning following Eric Hosmer’s RBI single. Hosmer later homered Keep Reading
Baseball Nation Loves the Royals, Hates the Rotation
As the season gets closer and closer, I seem to be reading more and more articles suggesting the Royals may actually contend for a playoff sp0t in 2012. The problem, as ALWAYS brought to light, the starting pitching rotation leaves a lot to be desired. Jeff Saukaitis asks the same questions: Can the Kansas City Royals Keep Reading
Kansas City Royals, surprise contenders in 2012?
Could this be true? Despite the loss of Joakim Soria and Salvador Perez, with Johnny Giavotella being sent back to the minors and Bruce Chen, the opening day starter, being blown up in spring training, are the Royals really a contender in 2012? The Royals have just one winning season in the last 17, when they Keep Reading
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