2009 Kansas City Royals Repository.

[WilliamTheIrish]

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 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]


Courtesy of ari:

Hey William... add this link to the opening post, if you want.

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[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by ChiTown

I just hope we actually getting a LEGIT #3 hitter out of some of these draft prospects.

I sure hope so, we have found out how much harder its been for Gordon and Butler coming up during AA ball....

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

I sure hope so, we have found out how much harder its been for Gordon and Butler coming up during AA ball....

Here are some stats on our bigger hitting prospects:

Kila Ka'aihue: Only hitting .231, but he started slowly last season also but ended up at .333. Has 3 HR 15 RBI, but has still been drawing a good number of BB (31) with an OBP of .416 and an OPS of .834.

The encouraging thing is he continues to get a decent amount of BB's. His HR's will come. The discouraging thisng is he's 25 and we have a glut of players who are like him at that position.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Mike Moustakas: Currently hitting .27, 7 2B, 4 HR, 21 RBI. He's picked by many services as a can't miss type. But we all know how that's gone for this franchise in the last 15 years.

Last year:

Spent the entire season with the Burlington Bees of the Class A Midwest League...hit .272 (135-for-496) in 126 games, with 25 doubles, three triples, 22 home runs, 71 RBIs, eight stolen bases and 77 runs scored...tied for second (Ryan Shealy) in home runs among all Royals Minor Leaguers and ranked third in RBIs...HR total led the MWL, and his .468 slugging percentage ranked fourth...hit .228 (59-for-259) before the All-Star break and .321 (76-for-237) after...had a hit in each of his first three games (April 3-5)...from May 4-14, hit in eight of 10 games with two hits each time...drove in a season-high four runs for the first time May 26 with a grand slam vs. Beloit...twice had RBIs in four straight games, June 15-21 (1, 2, 1, 2) and Aug. 1-5 (1, 2, 2, 4)...had more than one RBI in 19 games...went 2-for-4 with two homers, four RBIs and two runs scored Aug. 5 against Peoria...hit in a season-high six straight games four times, June 14-22, June 26-July 1, July 25-July 30 and Aug. 1-7.

[Archie F. Swin]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Here are some stats on our bigger hitting prospects:

Kila Ka'aihue: Only hitting .231, but he started slowly last season also but ended up at .333. Has 3 HR 15 RBI, but has still been drawing a good number of BB (31) with an OBP of .416 and an OPS of .834.

The encouraging thing is he continues to get a decent amount of BB's. His HR's will come. The discouraging thisng is he's 25 and we have a glut of players who are like him at that position.

when he goes yard we can say " Kabloouee"

[WilliamTheIrish]

In case you missed this: Dallas Braden (A's) took a serious shot on the mound from the bat of Vernon Wells. Hit him right in the sternum. That's gotta leave a mark.

http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/med...14197&c_id=oak

[WilliamTheIrish]

Recent streak: The A's have lost 2 straight and 7 of their last 10. That may be more of a product of their early schedule as they have played the Jays (2-4), Red Sox (1-2), Yankees (0-2), Mariners (1-5) and Rays (2-1) in the first 5 weeks. They can't score runs for shite.

That means it's going to be a real nail biter of a series since we aren't scoring lately either.

[teedubya]

Hey William... on tonights game thread, could you please until Pete actually SAYS something? Please? OKTHXBAI

[SPATCH]

Originally Posted by Ari Chi3fs

Hey William... on tonights game thread, could you please until Pete actually SAYS something? Please? OKTHXBAI

seconded

[Demonpenz]

Foul territory is going to chew up balls for the royals that ususally get into the stands. Look for the royals to have patience, but not have the same result

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by Ari Chi3fs

Hey William... on tonights game thread, could you please until Pete actually SAYS something? Please? OKTHXBAI

No problem.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Here are some stats on our bigger hitting prospects:

Kila Ka'aihue: Only hitting .231, but he started slowly last season also but ended up at .333. Has 3 HR 15 RBI, but has still been drawing a good number of BB (31) with an OBP of .416 and an OPS of .834.

The encouraging thing is he continues to get a decent amount of BB's. His HR's will come. The discouraging thisng is he's 25 and we have a glut of players who are like him at that position.

I hope he tears it up again this year, i'd like to see him brought up again. I like the OPS big time and he has power. I hope he is a part of our future, if not trade him and get something good. He looks like a potential carlos pena

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

I just want to go on record as saying this is the greatest thread ever. I look for it daily.

[Demonpenz]

I keep hearing people say how we should trade billy butler when gordon comes back. People expect power numbers from butler at 22, give it time. People are coming back to the game expecting it to be the 80's where they watched people motor all over the K. The game has changed. More is put on hitting the ball for extra bases and power now thanks to sabermetrics and bill james. The average fan seems to get so frustrated with the non athletes playing baseball today

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

I keep hearing people say how we should trade billy butler when gordon comes back. People expect power numbers from butler at 22, give it time. People are coming back to the game expecting it to be the 80's where they watched people motor all over the K. The game has changed. More is put on hitting the ball for extra bases and power now thanks to sabermetrics and bill james. The average fan seems to get so frustrated with the non athletes playing baseball today

Billy But has been better then Gordon this year (when Gordon was playing). Some of that probably has to do with the injury but it would be stupid to ship off a guy like Butler at this stage in his career unless you're getting quite a return as in an immediate slugger or front line pitcher. IMO this team is beyond the rebuilding stage into the maturing stage now. They're ready to win as they are showing. Whether this year turns out to be a playoff year or not I expect it to continue to be an over-the-hump year at least.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

I keep hearing people say how we should trade billy butler when gordon comes back. People expect power numbers from butler at 22, give it time. People are coming back to the game expecting it to be the 80's where they watched people motor all over the K. The game has changed. More is put on hitting the ball for extra bases and power now thanks to sabermetrics and bill james. The average fan seems to get so frustrated with the non athletes playing baseball today

if one or two guys on your team is slow, but a great power hitter, that's fine.

when you have the slowest team in the history of sports (butler, buck, guillen, jacobs, etc.) and hardly any power to go along with it, that is a problem.