As noted on the official site, five controlled Royals (Butler, Hochevar most notably) still need a new contract for 2011. It's unlikely that any actually get to arbitration, but it is a possibility. As usual, lots of prospect talk as well, good stuff from around the baseball world, and an unusually foreign minded Grab Bag section.
Royals:
- Royals have five remaining arbitration-eligible players | royals.com: News
- Moving From Prospect to Performer - Royals Authority
- New Royals prospects full of potential | royals.com: News
- Royals Prospects " Blog Archive " A very special Christmas edition of 9 innings with Royals 1B prospect Eric Hosmer
Baseball:
- Keeping Grounded Regarding The Texas Rangers' Future TV Money - Lookout Landing
- Milwaukee Brewers Top 20 Prospects for 2011 - Minor League Ball
- Adam Dunn and His New Digs | FanGraphs Baseball
- The Matt Garza Deal from the Cubs Perspective | FanGraphs Baseball
- Andrew Friedman Cares Not - DRaysBay
- Fast Times at St. Louis High - Viva El Birdos
- Jeff Moorad’s Escondido state of mind
Grab Bag:
- Renaissance Fashion: The Birth of Power Dressing | History Today
- As India rises, its rat catchers toil in darkness - Yahoo! News
- How Stephen Harper will survive in 2011 - Paul Wells - Macleans.ca
- Letter from Sudan " Prospect Magazine
- The Oldham by-election: If some Tories hate coalitions so much, they might try winning a majority next time | The Economist
- Nick’s reluctant friends in the North " Prospect Magazine
- Girls to Watch in 2011