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Jason Kendall’s season is over for the Kansas City Royals

chinmusic — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:08:52 +0000

36-year old starting catcher Jason Kendall needs shoulder surgery which will cause him to miss the next 8-10 months putting part of his 2011 season in jeopardy. Kendall played in 118 games for the Royals this year and he was 111 of 434 (.256 avg, .615 OPS) with 39 runs scored, 0 homers, 37 RBIs and 12 stolen bases. 28-year old switch hitting Brayan Pena will likely see a big bump in P.T. Pena has played in 36 games for the Royals this year and he is 15 of 77 (.195 avg, .498 OPS) with 2 runs scored, 7 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. 25-year old righty swinging rookie Lucas May will also get a look this month. He played in 24 games in AAA-ball after coming over in the Scott Podsednik trade with the Dodgers and he was 25 of 91 (.275 avg, .878 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 5 homers and 13 RBIs. Overall, May has played in 104 games in AA+AAA-ball and he is 106 of 375 (.283 avg, .831 OPS) with 63 runs scored, 16 homers, 59 RBIs and 4 stolen bases.

Wilson Betemit is on fire for the Kansas City Royals

chinmusic — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:15:39 +0000

28-year old switch hitting 3B Wilson Betemit is on fire with the bat right now. He has played in 57 games for the Royals this year and he is 57 of 172 (.331 avg, 1.001 OPS) with 24 runs scored, 10 homers and 29 RBIs. Betemit has been starting at 3B for the Royals since they traded Alberto Callaspo to the Angels and he has been outstanding. He looks like a late bloomer as he was considered one of the best prospects in all of baseball when he came up through the Braves’ organization but he never had the results to prove it until now.

The Kansas City Royals place Kanekoa Texeira on the D.L.

chinmusic — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:58:57 +0000

The Royals have placed 24-year old righty reliever Kanekoa Texeira on the 15-day disabled list with a right elbow strain. Texeira has pitched in 27 games (0 starts) for the Royals this year and he is 1-0 with a 4.64 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP. He has pitched in 43 games (0 starts) overall this season with the Mariners & Royals and he is 1-1 with a 4.84 ERA and a 1.60 WHIP. Claiming Texeira off waivers was a good move for the Royals as he might have a decent future out of the pen for them.

It’s amazing to me that the Kansas City Royals have Bruce Chen in the starting rotation

chinmusic — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:19:30 +0000

33-year old lefty Bruce Chen has not only worked his way into the Royals’ starting rotation but he has pitched just well enough to keep the job. Chen has pitched in 26 games (16 starts) for the Royals this year and he is 8-7 with a 4.88 ERA and a 1.54 WHIP. But, Chen has given up 104 hits and he has walked 44 batters this season in only 96 innings so he does have some issues. Still, Chen somehow has a winning record for the Royals and that says something good about him as Zach Greinke (8-11) even has a losing record this year.

The early returns don’t look too good for the new players of the Kansas City Royals

chinmusic — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:36:31 +0000

26-year old outfielder Gregor Blanco, 22-year old starting pitcher Sean O’Sullivan and 26-year old reliever Jesse Chavez are not making a very good first impression for the Royals. Chavez has been the best of this bunch so far for the Royals. Chavez has pitched in 6 games (0 starts) for the Royals this year and he is 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. He has whiffed 5 batters while only walking 1 in 7 1/3 innings for the Royals but he has given up 2 homers. Sean O’Sullivan has not looked too good for the Royals this year. He has started 4 games for the Royals and he is 0-4 with a 6.75 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP. He has given up 35 hits (6 homers) in only 28 innings for the Royals this year but he will stay in the starting rotation until the end of 2010. Gregor Blanco has played in 11 games for the Royals so far and he is 8 of 39 (.205 avg, .484 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 2 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. Blanco isn’t hitting well but his speed has been a asset so far for the Royals. The Royals need more from this trio the rest of the year.

Yuniesky Betancourt has been solid for the Kansas City Royals so far this year

chinmusic — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:25:36 +0000

28-year old righty swinging shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt is probably having his best season ever in 2010. He has played in 108 games for the Royals this year and he is 105 of 394 (.266 avg, .699 OPS) with 48 runs scored, 10 homers and 51 RBIs. It’s amazing the numbers Betancourt has put up this season due to the fact that he has only walked 12 times this year. Betancourt has been a very pleasant surprise for the Royals this season.

Brian Bannister has been awful again this year for the Kansas City Royals

chinmusic — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:12:05 +0000

29-year old righty starting pitcher Brian Bannister has been pretty awful for the Royals so far this year. He has started 22 games for the Royals this year and he is 7-11 with a 5.95 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP. Bannister has given up 149 hits (23 homers) in 124 innings for the Royals so far this year. Bannister has now pitched in 107 games (all starts) in his four years for the Royals and he is 35-48 with a 5.05 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP. Hopefully the Royals look in a different direction than Bannister for the 2011 starting rotation as he keeps getting worse.

UPDATE: (8/18/2010) - The Royals have placed Brian Bannister on the 15-day D.L. with right rotator cuff tendinitis. The Royals have recalled 25-year old righty swinging outfielder Jai Miller to replace Bannister on the active roster. Miller has played in 84 games in AAA-ball for the Royals this year and he is 83 of 311 (.267 avg, .871 OPS) with 45 runs scored, 18 homers, 56 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. But, Miller has also whiffed 113 times so he could have issues with major league pitching. He has only played in 1 game in his major league career to date and he’s 0 for 1 with a whiff.

The Kansas City Royals DFA Jose Guillen

chinmusic — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:13:30 +0000

The Royals have designated 34-year old righty swinging starting RF Jose Guillen for assignment. Guillen played in 106 games for the Royals this season and he was 101 of 396 (.255 avg, .743 OPS) with 46 runs scored, 16 homers and 62 RBIs. In his three years with the Royals, Guillen played in 340 games in which he was 327 of 1,275 (.256 avg, .727 OPS) with 142 runs scored, 45 homers and 199 RBIs. This was a surprising move by the Royals who hope they can deal him in the next 10 days.

UPDATE: (8/13/2010) - The Royals have dealt Guillen along with some cash for a player to be named later. At least the Royals will be getting something for Guillen rather than just releasing him.

The Kansas City Royals look ready to give Chris Getz an audition

chinmusic — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:37:41 +0000

With the trade of Scott Podsednik the Royals have a lack of speed in the lineup. That is where 26-year old lefty swinging 2B Chris Getz comes in. It looks as if the Royals are going to give Getz a second chance to win the starting job at 2B. He has played in 51 games for the Royals this year and he is 36 of 153 (.235 avg, .585 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 13 RBIs and 11 stolen bases. The Royals really need Getz to get on base a lot so that other batters in the lineup start to get better pitches to hit.

The Kansas City Royals place Robinson Tejada on the D.L.

chinmusic — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:46:24 +0000

The Royals have placed 28-year old righty reliever Robinson Tejada on the 15-day disabled list with right biceps tendinitis. Tejada has pitched in 41 games (0 starts) for the Royals this year and he is 3-3 with a 3.42 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. The Royals have called up 1B/DH Kila Ka’aihue to replace Tejada on the roster and he’s due to get a lot of P.T. due to the Royals recent deals. Ka’aihue has played in 2 games for the Royals earlier this year and he is 1 of 4 (.250 avg, .500 OPS) with 1 RBI. He also has played in 94 games in AAA-ball this year and he is 103 of 323 (.319 avg, 1.060 OPS) with 67 runs scored, 24 homers and 78 RBIs. Ka’aihue has played in 14 games in his career with the Royals and he is 7 of 25 (.280 avg, .757 OPS) with 4 runs scored, 1 homer and 2 RBIs.