"Strikingly, we find recent performance is highly significant in predicting performance in all ten statistical categories that we examine. In all cases, being "hot" in a statistic makes one more likely to perform well in the same statistic. A recent history on the order of about 25 at bats, which equals about 5 games or close to one week for the average hitter, has the most predictive power over the next at bat. Furthermore these effects are of a significant magnitude: for instance, a 30 percent increase in the number of times that a batter has gotten on base in the last 25 at bats predicts a 5% increase in the likelihood of getting on base in the next at bat, after controlling for all other explanatory variables."

From the TMZ branch of Royals Review.

A nice post over at letsgotribe looking at the prospect rankings of the top MLB players. "Not every top prospect becomes a star, but most stars were once top prospects."

Well on the positive side, apparently we only need to get 31 more runs and allow the exact same amount to get to 90 wins. Go Dayton!

The Royals new billboard shows a sliding Alex Gordon.

1 IP, 4.10 ERA. New market inefficiency is 50 year old players.

From the Simpsons episode "Married to the Blob," a familiar-looking baseball team shares a comic book with Radioactive Man in the background of the Android's Dungeon comic shop.

12. Ventura 29. Mondesi 34. Zimmer 46. Almonte 78. Manaea 96. Dozier 99. Bonifacio

If this is true, and the Royals AREN'T in on it, then they're stupid.