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Daniel Gutierrez Traded to Texas, Link Roundup

Freneau Sep 3 2009, 10:46p

As first reported by Greg Schaum of 610 Sports last night, Daniel Gutierrez has been traded to the Texas Rangers for two prospects. I know this is going to stun you, but Daniel Gutierrez was not...

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Royals Slightly Better than the Yankees

posted by Matt Klaassen, Jul 30, 2009

Link wsj.com

Only the fifth least-efficient team in baseball in in the Dayton Moore era! Don't ever badmouth the process! The process is sound! The process is fine! [h/t: Tango]

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Trey Hillman: An Emblem for a Stubborn and Backwards Franchise

Freneau Jul 19 2009, 5:53p

Trey Hillman's stubborn refusal to adapt or change makes him the perfect Royal. Old-school baseball doesn't make much sense anymore, given that it's key component, the magical closer, produces more losses than wins.

All-Star Break Brings Royals Fans Sweet Relief

Freneau Jul 12 2009, 4:35p

We'll all look back on this someday and laugh. I think. Rather than posting a game recap, I decided to keep it short tonight, share some links, and gear up for All-Star week. Be sure to hit Royals...

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Trey Hillman has done plenty that's worth questioning -- the above paragraph included -- but no big...

posted by Matt Klaassen, Jul 02, 2009

Trey Hillman has done plenty that's worth questioning -- the above paragraph included -- but no big league manager should even have as an option substituting Hulett for Hernandez for Pena.

— Mellinger. Dayton Moore isn't mentioned in the article.I guess it's just one of those things -- the team just has these guys, and can't do anything about it. I also like the part of the article where it talks about the Braves wanting to trade Yunel Escobar to some team, but only if that other team could offer a better-hitting SS in return. I can't imagine why they can't find a trade partner!

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Braves to Royals pipeline continues

posted by RoyalsRetro, May 19, 2009

Link leftofthefoulpole.com

Royals sign P Carlos Rivas and will assign him to Idaho Falls. Rivas, 24, posted a 2.28 ERA in 2006, but had a 7.62 ERA in five starts for high A ball Myrtle Beach. BBref: Carlos Rivas

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Announcing the Sidney Ponson Innings Pitched Prediction Contest

Freneau Mar 22 2009, 6:45p

The Royals have signed Sidney Ponson, despite the overwhelming evidence that he's awful.

Division-By-Division 2009 Projected Starting Pitching Rankings By WAR: AL Central

Matt Klaassen Driveline Mechanics Mar 23 2009, 10:00a

Which AL Central team has the best projected starting pitching for 2009? This is the fourth in a series of columns projecting the Wins Above Replacement for the 2009 MLB starting rotations, going division-by-division, and using data from the three best publicly available projection systems: CHONE, ZiPS, and PECOTA.

If the Royals Were Nations: The Pitchers

Freneau Mar 11 2009, 11:26p

Using geography to examine the Kansas City Royals pitching staff.

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Potential Royals Trade Target Not Quite as Sucky as Tony Pena, Jr.

posted by Matt Klaassen, Sep 22, 2008

Link beyondtheboxscore.com

Peter Bendix discusses the past and future of Jeff "Frenchy" Francoeur in light of his horrible 2008 season. It's interesting in light of Franoeur coming up in discussions of possible Royals trade targets (although this might just be the fans). He concludes that Frenchy might still have a shot at being a decent hitter, despite his lack of plate discipline. But what really caught my eye was this: "If not for the horrendously awful Tony Pena Jr., Francoeur would have the lowest VORP in all of baseball." To be fair, the editor does note that "all numbers are as of Friday. And this weekend Corey Patterson has a surge of suckitude to vault into second-to-worst in VORP, making Jeff Francoeur the third least productive player in baseball this year." YAY. So many easy jokes, so little time...

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