The Royals are currently 9th in the American League in runs per game at 4.06.

Here are some of the offensive lowlights:

• Eric Hosmer: .174/.237/.319 (156 PAs)
• Jeff Francoeur: .248/.304/.350 (148 PAs)
• Humberto Quintero: .232/.280/.362 (75 PAs)
• Brayan Pena: .238/.262/.333 (65 PAs)

So basically, on any given night, a third of the lineup contributes nothing. And sure, one of those is catcher, so LOLS but what of 1B and RF? I've pretty much given up on any accountability regarding Francoeur, and have been asking that Hosmer be demoted for weeks now. Not sure what else there is to say.

Then we have only slightly better input from CF, SS & 2B. Alcides Escobar is one of the team's better hitters! Given that Moose, Gordon and Butler aren't really elite hitters either, it's a miracle the Royals are as high as 9th. Yay horrible new deadball era!

Highlights:

• Paulino pitched a great game. 7 IP, 9 Ks, 2 BB, 0 Runs
• Broxton allows two runs to tie up the game in the top of the ninth.
• Nate Adcock pitched great in long relief giving up only 1 run in 5 innings. The run was the game winning HR by Adam Jones.
• The Royals mustered 12 hits, only 2 went for extra bases.
• The home plate umpire missed a call at home in the 9th that would have allowed the Royals to win the game.

Starters:

Hunter (2-2, 5.14 ERA) vs Paulino (1-1, 3.09 ERA)

Daily Links:

Myers And Odorizzi Promoted - Pine Tar Press

Broadcaster Rankings (Radio): #20 – #11 [Royals team ranked #20] - Fangraphs

Indians: [Former Royal] Robinson Tejeda Released, Dan Wheeler Outrighted - MLB Daily Dish

Rays acquire OF [Former Royal] Rich Thompson from Phillies - Tampa Bay Times

Trigger the hype explosions! Let the prospect lust flower! Declare today a personal day, ye subscribers to Baseball America! Scream loudly all those who love preciously spelled names.

Uber-super-never-been-better Royals prospect Wil Myers is headed to AAA. This is the second best day of our lives, to be topped only by his inimitable Major League Debut. For there is nothing better than a top prospect. They are, quite simply, all that matters.

Prior to last season BA rated Myers the #10 prospect in all of baseball. This season, he was #28, because apparently NUMBERS ARE DIFFERENT NOW AND #28 ACTUALLY MEANS #-100000000 BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HIS ORDINAL RANK SHOULD BE BECAUSE #1 ISN'T HIGH ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111111111111111111

Myers has 13 homers in 35 games at AA this season.

Three weeks into the season, Royal secondbasemen -- Yuni and Getz in 50/50 split time -- had the third highest composite OPS of any 2B-team in the American League. With Yuni and Getz at 40 and 39 PAs respectively, their total line was a surprisingly good .333/.370/.464.

How have they done since?

As of this morning, May 16th, here's the "as a 2B" line for the Royals, with AL rank:

So there's been a fairly large drop. The days of being in the Cano-Kinsler neighborhood are over.

Since April 26th, Getz has hit just .231/.311/.333 which has been nearly all of the composite decline, since he's basically been the only 2B out there since Yuni's injury. In 5 PAs as a 2B Johnny G has also contributed, posting a .000/.200/.000 line.

But the larger issue here is Getz, who appears to have stopped stinging the ball quite so much. Although, don't expect a decrease in playing time - the Royals just don't care about results when filling out the lineup card. (Gordon Beckham, however, is still awful.)

This has been your Royal secondbasemen update.

Highlights

• Vin Mazzaro was serviceable. 5IP, 3 ER, 2 K, 1 BB
• Hosmer had an unassisted double play.
• Hosmer had 2 hits, both deep to left field. I am not calling it a break out, but it was nice to see him get a couple of opposite field hits.
• Dyson was on base 3 of 5 times. Could he actually be the leadoff hitter Dayton has been searching years to have on the team?
• Tim Collins was lights out, striking out 5 of the 6 batters he faced. The bullpen only gave up one run, a 9th inning HRs via Mijares.
• The Royal hitters had twice as many walks as the Rangers (2 vs.1). Wait, the Royal pitchers only walked one batter and that was Josh Hamilton. And the team won. Coincidence? I think not.
• Future game tickets are going for as low as $15. My wife was thinking of getting All-Star Game tickets, saw the current price, and asked why the future's game was so low.

Starters:

Mazzaro (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Lewis (3-2, 3.69 ERA)

Daily Links:

The Royals And Pitcher Development - SBNation

Kansas City's Vin Mazzaro gets a bid for redemption with start against Texas - Yahoo!'s Big League Stew

Royals Lose Danny Duffy for the Season - Fangraphs

Today is a big day for the legend that is Vincent Mazzaro. Even though he has pitched in 6 games since his infamous outing, he will always be remember for that night 365 days ago. In case you have been able to purge your fragile/warped mind of that outing, here is a summary of it:

Kyle Davies had the start that day. He faced 4 batters and walked 3 of them. After that game he would go on the DL with shoulder inflamation.

Nate Adcock relieved Davies and went 1.2 innings.

Mazzaro then relieved Adcock in the 3rd inning after Adcock had walked one batter. Mazzaro then got 3 straight outs to end the inning. Now it is time for the 10 run 4th inning:

LaPorta: Single to RF (Line Drive)
Hannahan: Groundout, 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hannahan to 1B
Brantley: Walk; Hannahan to 2B
Cabrera: Single to SS (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole); Hannahan Scores; Brantley to 2B
Choo: Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Brantley to 3B, Cabrera Steals 2B
Santana: Walk
Hafner: Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Brantley Scores; Cabrera Scores; Santana Scores
Cabrera: Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Hafner Scores
Buck: Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Cabrera to 2B
LaPorta: Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Cabrera Scores; Buck Scores
Hannahan: Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); LaPorta to 3B
Brantley: Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); LaPorta Scores; Hannahan Scores
Cabrera: Strikeout Swinging

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