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Mous latest to arrive in Youth Movement
Posted on 10 Jun 2011 by Ryan Riordan.
First it was Eric Hosmer. Then, Danny Duffy got the call. Now, it's Mous' turn. Mike Moustakas, Kansas City's No. 2 prospect entering the season and the No. 9 prospect overall according to Baseball America, will make his major league debut tonight when the Royals play in Los Angeles against the Angels. To make room, the Royals optioned Mike Aviles to AAA Omaha. Moustakas was the No. 2 overall p...
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Royals nab Starling in first round
Posted on 6 Jun 2011 by Ryan Riordan.
After seeing four pitchers go with the first four picks, all of whom Kansas City was rumored to be interested in, the Royals took the highest upside player in this year's draft, Kansas high school outfielder Bubba Starling. If you read my story Sunday on the Royals possible selection, then you know I love this pick. I give GM Dayton Moore a lot of credit for being patient and taking the best av...
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Royals’ prospect Lamb needs Tommy John surgery
Posted on 2 Jun 2011 by Ryan Riordan.
The Royals have announced that one of their top pitching prospects, John Lamb, will be out for the remainder of this season and will likely miss some of next season as well after it was discovered he needs Tommy John surgery, the Kansas City Star is reporting. The surgery usually carries a 12-month rehabilitation process. The injury continues what seems to be a tough year for many of the best p...
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Future is Now
Posted on 5 May 2011 by Ryan Riordan.
It was widely believed before the season started that Mike Moustakas would be the first of the Kansas City stud prospects to make the big leagues, likely debuting in June. And the third baseman for the Royals' AAA Omaha team may still debut in June. But he won't be the first of the Royals' top-notch prospects to be brought up to the show. That's because Kansas City called up first baseman Eric ...
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Is Alex Gordon’s start for real?
Posted on 1 May 2011 by Ryan Riordan.
Alex Gordon leads the Royals in average, OPS and runs so far this season. The hype that surrounds Royals' prospects Mike Moustakas and Eric Hosmer is similar to hype Alex Gordon received a few years ago after Kansas City took him second overall in the 2005 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. Gordon won the Golden Spikes award as the best player in college baseball during his junior year at Ne...
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Royals fans can expect many more fast starts in future
Posted on 10 Apr 2011 by Ryan Riordan.
Nothing was expected from the Kansas City Royals this season. Dan Szymborski of Baseball Think Factory used his ZiPS projection system to predict the records of each MLB team this year and had the Royals finishing 69-93, which tied the Astros for the worst record in baseball. Even a Royals team executive suggested, according to a story in ESPN the Magazine by Tim Keown, that Royals should put...









