Happy St.Patrick's Day/S.T. Tid-Bit's

Happy St.Patrick's Day

Well as I'm sure you've already heard the Royals optioned Carlos Rosa to AAA Omaha Tuesday.
But what you may have missed is that RoRetc favorite RHP Victor Marte was also optioned to AAA. We of course wish him the best.

Well the Royals have four lefties, left battling for a spot in the pen and they be : Edgar Osuna, Bruce Chen, Dusty Hughes, and John Parrish

“It could be a race to the end,” Hillman said. “We’ll see what happens.”

Also mentioned by the Star was that Edgar is emerging as a darkhorse for the "infamous" 5th spot in the rotation. A spot genuinely consider to be down to Farnsworth, Tejeda and Davies.

Personally I'd love for Hughes to break camp with the Royals. And being a Rule V pick Osuna should make the team if he is even on the bubble. Parrish and Chen should start the year in the minors.

But hey until the season starts I just get my info from the paper so whatever...



UPDATE
On Our Other Guys - Who Aren't In The Spotlight (OOOG-WAITS)
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Gaby Hernandez/ No Spring Training Stats
Jorge Campillo/ No Spring Training Stats
Bryan Bullington/3 IP/6.00 ERA/4 H/2 R/2 ER/3-0 K-BB
Brad Thompson/6 IP/1.50 ERA/7 H/1 R/1 ER/ 2-2 K-BB
Anthony Lerew/5 IP/10.80 ERA/10 H/6 R/6 ER/5-0 K-BB
Philip Humber/4 IP/4.50 ERA/7 H/2 R/2 ER/2-1 K-BB


Also the Nationals have released there projected Opening Day RF Elijah Dukes who has had his share of problems. But according to MASN's Ben Goessling his release had nothing to do with off-the-field issues.
I believe the Royals should definitely look into signing Dukes. Even with our "sardined" outfield he could be an upgrade.

Finally here is a nice article on Royals.com about NRI Matt Herges and in case you missed it former Royals Ace Sidney Ponson has signed with the Long Island Ducks

Down to the 5th Spot

Well according to Trey Hillman:

"I've liked Banny and I've liked Hoch both, so that's really more of a question of [No. 5] -- and I haven't seen nearly enough," Hillman said

And the front runner for the 5th spot (Because Davies is having a tough time so far):

"Most of us managers have a tendency to go to what have you done for me lately," Hillman continued, "and the five candidate that's been the best so far is Farnsworth, easily, with the hitters that he faced and what he was able to do with his command and his fastball. But it's way too early to say."

Still is that not who I said would eventually win out the 5th spot in my last post ? See I've followed the Royals long enough I can basically tell you what will happen before it happens.
Yet I'm always to optimistic when it come to season previews. Which is why I find it so strange that when ever I look at Royally Speaking's latest post "BIPs" my mind automatically reads R.I.P.'s . Ouch.
At least since it's Spring Training and we get to see Kila Ka'aihue, kind of like we get to see Punxsutawney Phil once a year.

So tomorrow/today is Monday and that means the Royals on Radio will be back on the air and I'll once again be able ta listen to the AM signal of 1420 KRLL (formerly KREL but who really cares)

And then it's 21 days till Opening Day and if the season starts to wear you down be sure to come back often and feed the fish in the "Kauffman Coy Pond" over there at the top right ->.
Hopefully those cute lil fishes (and they are cute) can provide some stress relief in case we wake up and the Royals still aren't good.

(Hillman Quotes from Royals.com)

Royals are cheapskates

But hey what else is new, well not that they've been cheap for years but now it shows.
The Royals have FINALLY added a logo to the back of the Crown Vision but unfortunately it's small "Kc" in blue against a white background.
Let's be honest it looks a whole lot better then empty nothingness, but it just does not compare to the former scoreboard, at all.

On a lighter note Royals prospect Blake Wood is in the battle for a bullpen spot.

But then on another gray note pitcher Ray Liotta has decided to hang up the cleats, he's a great guy and we wish him the best in his next endeavor whatever it may be.

Oh and here's my take with 25 days left till opening day the Royals 5th starter (assuming Luke is the 4th man) battle looks anything but settled, so far neither Farnsworth, Davies, or Tejeda have reached out to take it meaning that there is still time for another darkhorse candidate to enter the race, albeit I think the Royals deep down want Kyle.

Well that's about it can't believe we have to wait till Monday before the Royals on Radio are back up.

What Spring Training Is For

Spring training is around to help us realize that hey maybe Kyle Farnsworth wouldn't be a good idea as a starter. You've got to admire the Royals organization for always trying to keep the faith with players that never have shown that much promise. (Back side is cutting ties with guys like Matt Diaz and J.P. Howell). So yeah Kyle gave up 5 runs in 1.2 innings today, but it was a great outing for Bannister.

Tough news yesterday though for Alex Gordon he'll miss at least a month but hey at least he did make the majors. Which is more then Colt Griffin, Chris Lubanski*, and Mike Stoldoka did. The real winner in the Alex injury saga is Josh Fields, who should now get a chance to be the Opening Day third baseman, which in a way is kind of a win for the Royals because Josh has a twitter account and Alex doesn't.
But the really heart breaking injury was of top prospect Jeff Bianchi who will require reconstructive elbow surgery and miss all of this season. It is just such a sad story since Jeff had finally last year put together a great season and seemed poised to make a run at a 2010 MLB debut.

But hey at least Kyle's day was better then Jason Kendall's who as TMZ pointed out, is in court fighting to bring his kids to Kc. Oh and his estranged wife Chantel:

has suggested in legal papers that Jason is overusing Adderall, which he says he's taking for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Thank God for warm weather and Spring Training that winter was really really getting old.

New Royals Trey Hillman look alike

It's scary accurate


Ladies and gentleman (and rednecks) I present to you an exact replica of Trey Hillman:

Rick Ankiel

Your new center fielder. Amazing how he goes from a stud in St.Louis to the spiten' image of his new skipper.

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Ps. If you want to know more about me here's an interview I did for the BBA of which I'm a proud member.

The Reson for Reasoning (Why isn't D-Train a Royal ? )

As I sat at my desk I realized something, something very grand indeed.
Spring training is among us, and as the snow began to melt here at the RoRetc compound I am just now beginning to get into this grand new team.

The new 2010 Royals that will not have a single trace of the Beltran deal, a team that will be without Olivo, Jacobs, Bale, etc.

Speaking of the Beltran deal what ever happened to Mike Wood ? He was here, then there (Texas), then gone without a trace.

Anyway in place of the aforementioned players are aging veterans Podsenik, Kendall, Ankeil, great defender Getz, and AAAA players Anderson and Fields.

But alas there is something fundamentally missing, but what is it that is missing ?
What is it that we lack ?

Think, think,what key piece that the Royals have had for many seasons is missing at the start of the 2010 season ?

An broken overpaid slugger like Juan Gonzalez ? No we still have Guillen.
An aging catcher ? Wrong again we've got powerful Jason Kendall.
(We stack up really well with the '04 Royals !!!)

Well of course what we are missing is the starting pitcher drama.
Not that Kyle Farnsworth trying to follow in John Bale's footsteps isn't exciting.

No what we lack is that guy who has a guaranteed spot for at least 10 starts with his 8.00+ ERA. That's it we're missing our Jose Lima, Scott Elarton, Brett Tomko, Sidney Ponson, Horacio Ramirez.

So I got to thinking...........
Dayton's never really let us down before, we've always had at least one clunker in the rotation who keeps getting starts. Why would he disappoint us now ?*

*(may be banking on Farnsworth)

So I've decided to make his job a little easier.

What we need: A bad pitcher
What we have and don't need: Alberto Callaspo

I love Bert but as we've all seen Trey's lineup is itchin' ta^ ink-in Chris Getz.*
(add a "T" to Chris and it becomes ChrisT Get Z the Royals a World Series. He'll be the Royals Saviour.)

Back to my original thought why not trade Callaspo for.......

Dontrelle Wayne Willis

It's perfect, a match made in.... well Royals front office heaven at least.

And that my friends is the reason for reasoning.

Oh how I can't wait for the fun and games to begin.

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Thanks as always for putting up with me.

RoRetc's 2nd Annual Royals blogger/media Super Bowl Bash

Welcome and thinks for taking time to read the predictions and insight to this year's Suber Bowl from some of your favorite Royals Bloggers. I hope you have a great Super Bowl Sunday and if you are going to be traveling any be safe and don't drive drunk.

There are three questions I dared to ask:
1. Who you think will win
2.Who you want to win
3. Anything you wish to add to 1 or 2.

Enjoy and best of luck to the Saints, Colts and The Who.
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The Pipeline

(2009 Ray W Royals Prospect Blog of Year)

(1-0 in RoRetc's SBB)

1. Winner Colts 35, Saints 17

2. This is one year I don't really care who wins, if the Colts win, they deserve it, if the Saints win, what a story.

3.And, as on Sunday, I'll be wishing I was on Bourbon Street if the Saints win. I think the Saints are gonna be in "just glad to be there" mode and the Colts are gonna eat up their D. Plus the Saints offense didn't look good against the Vikings. The Colts D is no Vikings D, but I think they're only gonna need to get a few stops to secure the win. I don't think the Saints can stop Manning and his good receivers. I don't think the Colts will give NO the opportunities Minny did.

Tangled Up In (Royal)Blue

1. Colts, 31-24

2. Saints

3. As a KC sports fan (and therefore a fan with no rooting interest in a championship event), I usually root for the team/city who has gone longer without winning a title. So, Geaux Saints!

Greg Schaum

(2009 Ray W Kc Radio persinality of the year)

(1-0 in RoRetc's SBB)

1. I think the Colts will win 38-27

2. I want the Saints to win

RLBLUE

1.The Colts will probably win by (at least) 2 TDs, with Archie, Eli, Payton or Danny Manning as the MVP.

2.I'd RATHER the Saints win, but they've got very little chance.

3. My all-time SB fav moment... that little "wardrobe malfunction" (even with my distain with body piercings).

Kings Of Kaufman
1. I'll take the Indianapolis Colts over the New Orleans Saints. Final score 31-23

2. I'm a big fan of both Manning and Brees.

I suppose I'd like to see Peyton get his 2nd ring just a little more, but it's hard to root against New Orleans. I'm just going to sit back, enjoy the game with my friends, and have a few beers while watching the two best QBs in the NFL lead their teams in the biggest game of the year.

Royals On Radio Etc

(1-0 in RoRetc's SBB)

1. Saints 45-42 *(4:24 PM I just changed from Colts to Saints)

2. I'll be rooting for the Saints

3. Well my dad is a big Peyton fan and I think this will go back and forth until one of the QB's makes a mistake. I wish Vilma would pick of Peyton on the last drive but Indy is the better team.

Royally Speaking

(2008 Ray W New Royals Blog)

(0-1 in RoRetc's SBB)

1. I think the Colts will win. Manning seems always in control of the situation and never panics. If they get behind he will bring them back. I'll predict something along the lines of 31-24.

2. I want the Saints to win only for the reason that Chase Daniel will be on their sideline. My allegiance to Mizzou extends to the NFL which is why I was also pulling for Brad Smith and the Jets in the AFC Championship game.

3. The Saints at least are somebody new just like the Cardinals last year. I tire of seeing the same five or six teams win it year after year so it's easy for me to root for the newbie.

In Dayton We Trust

(0-1 in RoRetc's SBB)

1. Colts 38-21

2. Colts

3. I will be watching WAY too early in the morning on Monday (China's 13 hours ahead of ET). Possibly drinking way too early in the morning too... we'll see.

RT: Fangraphs' asks AAA team or Kc ?

Who's lineup is better Durham or Kansas City ? To be precise.

Sorry about posting twice today, right back to back even.

But this is to great not to post something about.

I remember when the Rays sucked almost worse then us but they signed the right guys and built up there farm system. While we simply over paid for average players.

So now I'd say those lineups would be pretty evenly matched. Of course I'm still counting on us to find a way to trade DeJesus. And take home the worst lineup prize.....

What are your all's thoughts on the article ?

Why the Royals should sign Eric Bedard

Because signing "Eric" Bedard means we wouldn't sign "Erik Bedard" haha that's funny.

But really the Royals are showing interest in Erik according to our good ole buddy Samy M.
He points out that the Royals would need to shed some payroll first in order to sign the injured pitcher, who will miss the beginning of the season.

So I must ask why couldn't we get a deal done ? We could offer somewhere in the range of $ 2.5-3.5 million + many incentives and a mutual option next year around $11 million.
But why take that risk ? I mean he might turn that down .

So here's what I'd do if I were Dayton.
Trade DeJesus, and then sign Bedard to a 2 year $24 million deal. Then everybody would be happy. And I could say we once again raised payroll and that we are going to compete this year. (Not win, but compete)
In fact the only thing better would be to find a way to trade Callaspo for a 28 year old Single A pitcher who throw a fastball 88-90 MPH. Of course I'm just ranting now but hey it was kind of fun and was based more in reality then most historical novels.

Bottom line Erik Bedard signed cheap, well it could be a heck of a deal.
If he goes back to his Baltimore days (like Ponson before he was traded to the Giants) we have got ourselves a great bargain.
Then again we could have another case of the Elarton-Lima-Mays-Tomko-syndrome in which he'll completely suck but the front office keeps him around. And then right when they HAVE GOT to cut him he'll have a good game and pitch 6 more bad starts.

Therefore with that in mind IF we signed Bedard it would depends solely on if the Royals front office is willing to give up if it fails. Judging by last years Ponson experiment, we know that would never happen.

I repeat myself once more, IF Bedard signs with us odds are I'll like the deal but it can't be perfect. The Royals seemingly find a way to screw up just about everything so we'll see.

Finally, I thought I'd done found Trey Hillman or Dayton Moore on MLBTR but it was just kcmike11:

We need a lefty ...........

And better yet from another commenter:

"0 comments" --- quintessential Royals. No interest. The only things they have going for them are nice uniforms, Kaufman Stadium, and Billy Butler.

That means the commenter was NOT our buddy Corey, because they said The K was actually good. (Good enough to beat PNC at attendance).
I should probably drop this Corey thing, eventually........


PS. Best of luck to Jimmy Gobble in Colorado, the only Royals player to have one of his baseball cards on my Christmas tree, an ole Topps Total.

Well, Farwell to TRT

It seems like Rick Ankiel signing has revived the Royals blogsphere. That is super great to see and I'm loving it.

But during all this I must point out the lose of The Royal Treatment one of the great Royals blogs and I'm sure it will be missed by all.
Losing a fellow Royals blog is kind of like a band breaking up.
So I wanted to say my farewell's to TRT. And Jack we wish you the best in whatever your next endeavor is.



And since your here I wanted to announce to all my readers that I am NOT retiring to pursue priesthood.

Have a great weekend and be safe