2009 royals spring training Stories - Royals Review
Royals Option Luke Hochevar to Omaha in Likely Free Agent Clock Move
The Royals have sent Luke Hochevar to Omaha. Why? I'm not sure. In an immediate baseball sense, I don't get it. He has a much higher upside than the guys he "lost" this rotation battle to (Bannister, Ho-Ram, Ponson) and he was seemingly better than them this Spring. As has been speculated for...
A Week Into Spring Training, Royals Learning Valuable Lessons for 2009
The only thing more important than the performances we've seen this last week has been the clubhouse chemistry developed between the guys. We can't report on the latter, but we can on the former. Two of Dayton Moore's biggest trades this off-season sought to revamp the Royals limpid lineup, with...
Royals Sign Former Brave Bruce Chen
Not sure anyone saw this one coming. Dick Kaegel reports: TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Royals didn't stop when they signed Juan Cruz. On Sunday, they announced they signed veteran left-hander Bruce Chen to a Minor League contract. [...] The 31-year-old Chen did not pitch last season after undergoing...


