2010 Kansas City Royals Repository thread

[SPchief]

All Royals All The Time!

After consultation with others who peruse the game threads we decided to create this as a repository for all things Royals. Minor league news, AL (ahem) Central (thanks Vonne) news and anything Royals can be found here.

alnorth, me and atleast 5 others will continue the game threads as usual. But if you locate something of interest.. ANYTHING.. deals on apparel, best ways in/out of the stadium, giveaways, great stories from this season or from seasons gone by, rumors, trades, anything.... feel free to post it here.

If a big story breaks, you can still start a thread about it. There is merely an all inclusive thread that will make a easy for us all to keep up with all things Royals.


Welcome! "Grab a Brew... don't cost nuthin"...[spills beer on feet]

[WilliamTheIrish]

Also, Blaine Hardy is at NW Ark from Burlington and has 16k's, 8 BB and a .069 ERA in 26 relief innings. I'm going to sneak down in June and hopefully catch him live.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

His "other interests" are drinking and drugging with his old friends from HS. It's not like he left to pursue med school.

Wonder what his signing bonus was

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by BWillie007

So what is that guy doin' nowadays anyway? Wasn't he pursuing other interests. Whatever the hell that is?

he's missing out on the college life, ****ing baby, use your talent and get rich dude

[jbwm89]

I'll trade him my college life for his wealth and ability

[Sure-Oz]

http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/insid...3fid%3d5214034

Keith Law likes him some Moose and Hosmer and our pick in the draft #4 according to his mock. Interesting note about ownership though....

Kansas City Royals
Chris Sale, LHP, Florida Gulf Coast University

Similar to the situation in Baltimore, the Royals were supposedly told by ownership to take a college player after Mike Moustakas and Eric Hosmer (both top-four picks out of high school) had disappointing 2009 seasons, but I imagine that's changed because those might be the two best-hitting prospects in the minors right now. Royals scouting director J.J. Picollo went to see Sale three consecutive Fridays in April, and that's not something a scouting director typically does unless it's for a top candidate for his first pick. The Royals also have been linked to switch-hitting Miami catcher Yasmani Grandal and have interest in Pomeranz.

[Mr. Arrowhead]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/insid...3fid%3d5214034

Keith Law likes him some Moose and Hosmer and our pick in the draft #4 according to his mock. Interesting note about ownership though....

that dude pitched against Wichita State earlier in the year, He is a flat out stud!

[SPATCH]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

he's missing out on the college life, ****ing baby, use your talent and get rich dude

Originally Posted by jbwm89

I'll trade him my college life for his wealth and ability

This is like trashing Ricky Williams for what he did...

If you think that he is messing up because he's "giving up on his dreams" or something like that....

Maybe it's not his dreams that he's giving up on; he's giving up on your dreams for him.

Some people just need some time away to really figure things out for themselves. Ricky did. Greinke did. They came back better because of it.

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/insid...3fid%3d5214034

Keith Law likes him some Moose and Hosmer and our pick in the draft #4 according to his mock. Interesting note about ownership though....

There's nothing to say that he "likes him some Moose and Hosmer." He states that they are perhaps the two best-hitting prospects in the minors. Not "best hitting prospects," but "best-hitting." Note the hyphen. Looking at their batting averages and slugging percentages, it is statistically true that they are among the best-hitting players in the minors right now.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

There's nothing to say that he "likes him some Moose and Hosmer." He states that they are perhaps the two best-hitting prospects in the minors. Not "best hitting prospects," but "best-hitting." Note the hyphen. Looking at their batting averages and slugging percentages, it is statistically true that they are among the best-hitting players in the minors right now.

/PWNED

[Demonpenz]

reapers giant brain is staggering me

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

reapers giant brain is staggering me

That's one of the top 3 best compliments I've ever received, right up there with "You know all kinds of shit" and "Hey, its a little bit bigger than I thought it was going to be!"

[Sure-Oz]

Meche to the DL.......

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/29...bled-list.html

Posted on Sat, May. 29, 2010
Royals put Meche on disabled list because of shoulder injury
By BOB DUTTON
The Kansas City Star

BOSTON | Gil Meche doesn’t have an explanation. There’s no biting pain in his shoulder, but renewed inflammation – diagnosed as bursitis – forced his return Saturday to the disabled list prior to the Royals’ game against the Boston Red Sox.

“I don’t why this keeps happening,” he admitted. “We’ll look into it and see what happens. I don’t know. It sucks.”

Veteran lefty Bruce Chen will replace Meche in the rotation Sunday when the Royals conclude a four-game weekend series at Fenway Park. Right-hander Brad Thompson will be the first alternative out of the bullpen.

”It was a coin flip between Chen and Thompson,” manager Ned Yost said. “But (the Red Sox) have a few more lefty matchups, so we went with Bruce.”

The Royals also recalled right-handed reliever Victor Marte from Class AAA Omaha to replace Meche on the active roster. Marte was in uniform for Saturday’s game.

Meche’s time on the disabled list is retroactive to Wednesday – the day after his last start. The tipping point came Friday when Meche experienced soreness in a pre-game throwing workout.

“It’s achy, a tendinitis feeling,” he said. “I played catch (Friday), and it didn’t go well obviously. So, I’ll miss a couple of starts and do what I’ve got to do to get it strong.”

The Royals say Meche is already responding to treatment and believe he will be ready to pitch the day he is eligible for reinstatement: June 10 at Minnesota.

“It has gotten better but not to the point where he can start (Sunday),” Yost said. “Could he make his next start? Probably. But why push it? Let’s put him on the DL. The day he comes off is his turn to start. So in reality, he’s only missing one (other) start.”

Meche, 31, battled shoulder, back and neck injuries for much of the last two seasons. He said his current problem is similar to what he experienced in spring training, which forced him to open the season on the disabled list.

“We’ve been trying to monitor it since spring training,” he said, “and doing a lot of things to keep the inflammation down. It just kind of came back.”

Meche returned April 11 to active duty but went 0-4 with a 6.66 ERA while tying for the major-league lead with 34 walks in 48 2/3 innings over nine starts.

“I’ve been saying all along that I don’t walk this many guys,” he said. “I’m just not having the control, not having the release point. I’m not getting on top of curveballs. That is a result, probably, of whatever is going on in my shoulder.”

Coincidence or not, Meche’s decline began after throwing a career-high 132 pitches last June 16 while pitching a complete game in a 5-0 victory over Arizona at Kauffman Stadium.

Meche landed on the disabled list less than a month later and is 2-9 with a 7.52 ERA in 18 starts since that shutout against Arizona. His injuries and ineffectiveness stand in contrast to his first two seasons after signing a five-year deal with the Royals for $55 million. He compiled a 3.82 ERA in 2007-08 while leading the league with 68 starts.

Chen, 32, served as a starter through much of his 12-season career but has pitched only 9 1/3 innings of relief in 10 appearances since returning April 23 from Omaha. He is 1-0 with a 2.89 ERA.

“I know they want four or five innings out of me,” he said. “I’m feeling good. I haven’t pitched in five or six days, and I feel I can go out there and help this team.”

Yost said the Royals considered summoning a starter from Omaha for Sunday’s game but opted instead for a combination of Chen and Thompson.

“You bring a starter up,” Yost said, “you’re not really upgrading anything. But Marte had been throwing lights out. If you put Bruce in that spot and back him up with Thompson, now you can upgrade the bullpen with Marte’s arm.”

Marte, 29, spent two days with the Royals last month as a short-term replacement following an injury to reliever John Parrish. Marte allowed one run in 2 1/3 innings April 29 at Tampa Bay in his only appearance prior to returning to Omaha, where he is 3-1 with a 3.46 ERA in 14 appearances.

[BillSelfsTrophycase]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Meche to the DL.......

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/29...bled-list.html

Posted on Sat, May. 29, 2010
Royals put Meche on disabled list because of shoulder injury
By BOB DUTTON
The Kansas City Star

BOSTON | Gil Meche doesn’t have an explanation. There’s no biting pain in his shoulder, but renewed inflammation – diagnosed as bursitis – forced his return Saturday to the disabled list prior to the Royals’ game against the Boston Red Sox.

“I don’t why this keeps happening,” he admitted. “We’ll look into it and see what happens. I don’t know. It sucks.”

Veteran lefty Bruce Chen will replace Meche in the rotation Sunday when the Royals conclude a four-game weekend series at Fenway Park. Right-hander Brad Thompson will be the first alternative out of the bullpen.

”It was a coin flip between Chen and Thompson,” manager Ned Yost said. “But (the Red Sox) have a few more lefty matchups, so we went with Bruce.”

The Royals also recalled right-handed reliever Victor Marte from Class AAA Omaha to replace Meche on the active roster. Marte was in uniform for Saturday’s game.

Meche’s time on the disabled list is retroactive to Wednesday – the day after his last start. The tipping point came Friday when Meche experienced soreness in a pre-game throwing workout.

“It’s achy, a tendinitis feeling,” he said. “I played catch (Friday), and it didn’t go well obviously. So, I’ll miss a couple of starts and do what I’ve got to do to get it strong.”

The Royals say Meche is already responding to treatment and believe he will be ready to pitch the day he is eligible for reinstatement: June 10 at Minnesota.

“It has gotten better but not to the point where he can start (Sunday),” Yost said. “Could he make his next start? Probably. But why push it? Let’s put him on the DL. The day he comes off is his turn to start. So in reality, he’s only missing one (other) start.”

Meche, 31, battled shoulder, back and neck injuries for much of the last two seasons. He said his current problem is similar to what he experienced in spring training, which forced him to open the season on the disabled list.

“We’ve been trying to monitor it since spring training,” he said, “and doing a lot of things to keep the inflammation down. It just kind of came back.”

Meche returned April 11 to active duty but went 0-4 with a 6.66 ERA while tying for the major-league lead with 34 walks in 48 2/3 innings over nine starts.

“I’ve been saying all along that I don’t walk this many guys,” he said. “I’m just not having the control, not having the release point. I’m not getting on top of curveballs. That is a result, probably, of whatever is going on in my shoulder.”

Coincidence or not, Meche’s decline began after throwing a career-high 132 pitches last June 16 while pitching a complete game in a 5-0 victory over Arizona at Kauffman Stadium.

Meche landed on the disabled list less than a month later and is 2-9 with a 7.52 ERA in 18 starts since that shutout against Arizona. His injuries and ineffectiveness stand in contrast to his first two seasons after signing a five-year deal with the Royals for $55 million. He compiled a 3.82 ERA in 2007-08 while leading the league with 68 starts.

Chen, 32, served as a starter through much of his 12-season career but has pitched only 9 1/3 innings of relief in 10 appearances since returning April 23 from Omaha. He is 1-0 with a 2.89 ERA.

“I know they want four or five innings out of me,” he said. “I’m feeling good. I haven’t pitched in five or six days, and I feel I can go out there and help this team.”

Yost said the Royals considered summoning a starter from Omaha for Sunday’s game but opted instead for a combination of Chen and Thompson.

“You bring a starter up,” Yost said, “you’re not really upgrading anything. But Marte had been throwing lights out. If you put Bruce in that spot and back him up with Thompson, now you can upgrade the bullpen with Marte’s arm.”

Marte, 29, spent two days with the Royals last month as a short-term replacement following an injury to reliever John Parrish. Marte allowed one run in 2 1/3 innings April 29 at Tampa Bay in his only appearance prior to returning to Omaha, where he is 3-1 with a 3.46 ERA in 14 appearances.

Hillman

[Sure-Oz]

Whatever trade value we would've had with Meche is dead thanks to Trey, i'm really glad he is gone. He can join Tony Muser in Royals lore for wrecking good arms.

[tk13]

Yeah I wonder why this keeps happening. It couldn't be the fact he averaged about 367 pitches a start.