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Royals Finally Set Roster: John Parrish and Dusty Hughes Take Remaining Spots
Oh, to be left-handed. The Royals took their sweet time, but the Opening Day roster is set. Let us welcome John Parrish and Dusty Hughes to the party. A variety of links to be found below. Parrish completes Royals' 25-man roster | royals.com: News Royals keep Parrish after designating Lerew for...
Royals Top 60 Prospects: #53-47
We continue on our journey through the Royals top prospects. In case you haven't yet committed the first part of the list to memory, here are #60-54: 60--Dylan Lindsay 59-Blaine Hardy 58-Barry Bowden 57-Rowdy Hardy 56-Matt Mitchell 55-Ryan Wood 54 Eduardo Paulino I should have the next installment...
Five Interesting Lines: 2009 Burlington Bees
One of two low-ranking Royals affiliates located in a city named "Burlington" (let's just trust the process, ok?) the Burlington Bees of Burlington, Iowa are one of my favorite affiliates in the system. Burlington is a pretty small place (26,000) and it isn't particularly close to any big...
Royals Minor League Roundtable: An Improving, But Far From Finished Player Development System
Now, more than ever, the ability of the Royals player development system to produce both stars and useful Major Leaguers, stands out as the question dictating the viability of the Moore regime. Last week, I contacted two Royals bloggers who follow the minors closely, as well our own RR contributor...
Minor League Recap: 2008 Burlington Bees
It’s easy to see why 2008 was such a banner year for the Bees, as they took home a championship and also featured arguably the league’s best hitter and pitcher. I guess that shouldn’t come across as rocket surgery, really, as there exists a pretty strong correlation between...


