This week’s questions were heavy on what roster moves are on the horizon — and decisions are looming for club officials as outfielder Jarrod Dyson and pitchers Danny Duffy and Felipe Paulino work through minor-league rehab assignments. But it’s all speculation at this point. Just know those decisions are rarely made until they have to be made. Too many things can happen in the interim.
Kyle Zimmer, the Royals’ top pick in last year’s draft, recorded just two outs Friday as High-A Wilmington lost 5-0 at Winston-Salem.
Royals fans planning to hit tonight's 7 p.m. game against Houston may need to take alternate routes to Kauffman Stadium. Eastbound and westbound lanes of I-70 near I-435 remain closed after a semi-tanker carrying hazardous, flammable material overturned this morning. I-70 may not re-open until sometime after 8 p.m.
Former Royals manager Jack McKeon had double-bypass heart surgery this week at Duke Hospital in North Carolina but is expecting to be released on Friday.
Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain and reliever Bruce Chen answered fans' questions during a web chat earlier today. Catch the replay here.
Nick Tepesch grew up a Royals fan and attended Blue Springs High School and the University of Missouri. On Saturday, however, he’ll try to continue Kansas City’s recent woes as the Texas Rangers’ starting pitcher.
Much of the outrage at Royals co-hitting coach Jack Maloof’s comments about home runs is connected to the offseason firing of Kevin Seitzer. But while manager Ned Yost said Wednesday that it’s misleading to think he wanted a homer-centric approach after Seitzer was replaced, it’s easy to make that conclusion when looking back at Yost’s comments in October.
Almost every Royals manager in the past 20 years has reached a point where there’s not much left to say or do about a losing streak — except for something ridiculous. Ned Yost got there Tuesday night, after the Royals’ 18th loss in their last 22 games, with his “spanking” quote. But there was also Buddy Bell’s “I never say it can’t get worse” quote, Tony Muser (pictured) and his “milk and cookies” rant, Tony Peña showering in uniform and Hal McRae throwing a phone.
As if things couldn't get worse for the Royals, they had to take a bus to St. Louis after Tuesday night's loss to the Cardinals at Kauffman Stadium.
Is this a version of baseball heaven or what? For two months, Joe Hoffmann had to drink beer if he was to fulfill his quest to win a prize that would irritate Cardinals fans in the heart of St. Louis.
What is happening right now with the Royals wasn’t supposed to be possible after their offseason moves to beef up their rotation. Better pitching was supposed to prevent extended losing streaks. But here they are, as they prepare for Tuesday night’s game against St. Louis, mired in a 4-17 collapse that crushed all optimism that sprouted from their 17-10 start.
