Keith (INSIDER) has the Royals taking LHP Sean Manaea, Indiana State University. Jonathan Mayo has the Royals taking RHP Braden Shipley of Nevada. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130515&content_id=47666630&vkey=news_hou&c_id=hou

Proposed trade by MLBTR writer Jason Martinez that will never happen. The Wong was the 84th ranked prospect by BA, and is a second baseman hitting .309/.335/.434 in AAA.

plus Yost preaching patience and Davies and Sanchez toiling in obscurity in the minors for other teams. This story is really working for me.

Kinda low hanging fruit Joe. Expecting Rex to know about sabermetrics is like expecting my dog to know about quantum physics.

Making the Case for Termination of the Kansas City Royals' Incompetent Manager

...and that fan was me. I think I speak for quite a few of us on most things.

Royals have released struggling (in AAA) Dan Wheeler.

Hey everyone. I’m in charge of the Royals for the CMD over at Sickels site this year and as always the best results from these come from a collaborative team effort. I’ve posted our first MOD over at the site. Feel free to give input on it. Also we need Assistants to suggest picks and potentially fill in for me if I can’t make it to the draft. http://www.minorleagueball.com/2013/5/10/4319276/royals-mod-1

The Royals are somewhat relevant in the national media. At least for a week or two.