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Royals Recap: Shields Shelled; Hosmer & Francoeur Hit Homers

It was ugly but the Kansas City Royals won another Spring Training game on Friday. Their 13-9 victory over the Los Angeles Angels raised their record to 19-6-1 in the Cactus League. On the Mound The…Read More

A Potpourri of Royals Spring Training Notes

The Royals celebrated a 13-9 victory today that saw Eric Hosmer and Jeff Francoeur hit homers and James Shields get roughed up a bit. There's not really concern with Shields - it's just…Read More

Royals Recap: Shields' Mixed Results, Gordon Homers, Perez & Mendoza Return

Is it strange to feel disappointed when the Kansas City Royals lose a Spring Training game? The Royals suffered only their second loss in 16 Cactus League games, yet enough excitement has been built up…Read More

Do The Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers View Their Rotation Surpluses The Same Way?

When you're looking for the exact opposite edge of the financial spectrum in major league baseball for teams looking to contend in 2013, you'll not going to find a more divergent pairing than…Read More

Kings of Kauffman Mailbag - Ep.8

Spring Training has started. The bickering has begun. Will the 2013 Kansas City Royals be a 90-game winner and make the playoffs, or have marginal improvement and make the Wil Myers fans out there even…Read More

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The What Ifs Of One Of The Biggest Blockbuster Trades In Royals History

When the news broke that general manager Dayton Moore and the Royals agreed to ship the organization's…Read More

A New Storyline Emerges: James Shields and His "Old-School Soul"

It’s a theme around baseball every spring that hyperbole will run rampant, and somebody will say…Read More

The New Guys

Thursday might be the most hyped up 20 pitch performance that the Kansas City Royals organization has…Read More

The Rays And Their Hopes To Contend In 2013

Ever since their magical rise to relevancy a half-decade ago, the Tampa Bay Rays have been a very big…Read More

A Pitch Of A Different Kind

Spring Training is beginning to hit its stridewith thefirst game of the spring already upon us, today.…Read More