The Royals will turn to Luke Hochevar to start in place of John Bale on Sunday. Hochevar will be recalled from Triple-A prior to Sunday’s game.
“Rather than start ‘Johnny Whole Staff’ — a bullpen start — [on Sunday], we’ll go with [Hochevar] and reward him for doing very well at Spring Training and also […]
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Royals’ centerfielder David DeJesus is still nursing the sore ankle he tweaked in the season opener and is unlikely to play on the turf in the Metrodome this weekend.
“It’s better,” he said, “but this weekend? We’ll see. I don’t know.”
Joey Gathright will continue to start in center in place of DeJesus for as long as […]
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With major league baseball and the players’ association nearing a new deal for a tougher drug testing policy, it could have an immediate effect on the way the Royals begin the season.
Part of the new agreement would wipe away the suspensions given to Jose Guillen and Jay Gibbons for admitting that they had purchased performance-enhancing […]
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Contradictory to a column we reported on written by Ken Rosenthal, Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star is reporting that the Royals and Dodgers have not spoken about Esteban German.
If the Dodgers are interested in utilityman Esteban German, it’s news to the Royals. Foxsports.com reported the Dodgers view German as a potential acquisition target […]
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New Royals manager Trey Hillman is full of off the wall ideas. Everything from potentially batting Alex Gordon seventh to potentially batting Ross Gload third. But perhaps the most off the wall idea Hillman has expressed is that of using a life-long catcher, Miguel Olivo, in left field.
“If I can help the team […]
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According to the Kansas City Star, the Royals have decided to have Luke Hochevar begin Spring Training as a reliever and have indicated that Brett Tomko “must pitch his way out of the No. 4 slot of the rotation.”
With Hochevar seemingly out of the running for the starting rotation, that leaves the Royals with Gil […]
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T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com is reporting that the Rangers are talking with outfielder Kevin Mench about joining the team on a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training, but they first want to know if he would accept going to Triple-A if he weren’t to make the team out of camp.
We first talked […]
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The Kansas City Star is reporting that the Royals are showing interest in, free agent outfielder, Kevin Mench.
Mench’s effectiveness against left handers would make him a good fit with the Royals as either a part-time designated hitter or spelling some of their left handed hitting outfielders against some of the league’s tougher lefties. Mench […]
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The Royals cleaned up the arbitration slate, signing their final two remaining arbitration eligible players to one year deals.
The club signed starting pitcher Zack Greinke to a one-year, $1.4 million contract. Grienke can earn an additional $125,000 in performance bonuses: $25,000 each for pitching 160, 175 and 190 innings, and $50,000 for pitching 215 […]
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Though he has expressed he would like to play in Kansas City in 2008, the Royals have passed on Sammy Sosa’s wishes to play for them, according to ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick.
The Royals believe they are set at the outfield and designated hitter positions and feel that first-year manager Trey Hillman already has enough on his […]
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