http://www.royalslocker.com Kansas City Royals Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:23:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Royals are hoping for improvement out of their starting rotation in 2012. They only added one starting pitcher over the winter (lefty Jonathan Sanchez) but they are hoping that some of their pitchers step up this year. Here is a look at the starting rotation as of ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2012/01/30/the-kansas-city-royals-are-hoping-from-improved-work-from-the-starting-rotation-in-2012/ The Royals have signed 32-year old righty reliever Roman Colon to a minor league deal. Colon pitched in 27 games in AAA-ball for the Dodgers last year and he was 2-1 with 3 saves, a 4.85 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP. Colon pitched in 48 games (0 starts) ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2012/01/25/the-kansas-city-royals-bring-back-roman-colon/ The Royals have went out so far this winter and they have made good moves that have strengthened their team. Here is a look at the new guys they have brought in so far for 2012: In the field: The Royals have signed Yuniesky Betancourt. He will likely ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2012/01/16/the-kansas-city-royals-have-been-making-smart-moves-so-far-this-winter/ The Royals have signed 30-year old righty swinging 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff to a minor league deal. He will compete with Mike Moustakas for the starting 3B job this spring. If sent to the minors, he can opt out of his contract if he is not in the majors ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2012/01/14/the-kansas-city-royals-sign-kevin-kouzmanoff/ The Royals have signed 27-year old lefty reliever Jose Mijares to a 1-year deal. He pitched in 58 games (0 starts) for the Twins last year and he was 0-2 with a 4.59 ERA and a 1.69 WHIP. Mijares pitched in 186 games (0 starts) in his first ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2011/12/22/the-kansas-city-royals-sign-jose-mijares/ The Royals have signed 29-year old righty swinging shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt to a 1-year deal. He played in 152 games for the Brewers last year and he was 140 of 556 (.252 avg, .652 OPS) with 51 runs scored, 13 homers, 68 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. Betancourt ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2011/12/20/the-kansas-city-royals-sign-yuniesky-betancourt-to-a-1-year-deal/ The Royals have released 26-year old righty reliever/starter Mario Santiago so that he could pitch in Korea in 2012. Santiago pitched in 35 games (11 starts) in AA+AAA-ball last year and he was 8-4 with 2 saves, a 3.70 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. He pitched in 156 ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2011/12/14/the-kansas-city-royals-release-mario-santiago/ The Royals have signed 30-year old lefty starting pitcher Francisley Bueno to a minor league deal. He pitched in 15 games (all starts) in Mexico last year and he was 7-5 with a 4.15 ERA and a 1.48 WHIP. He has pitched in 1 game (0 starts) in ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2011/12/13/the-kansas-city-royals-sign-francisley-bueno/ 26-year old righty swinging outfielder Greg Golson has signed a minor league deal with the Royals. He played in 9 games for the Yankees last year and he was 2 for 11 (.182 avg, .432 OPS) with 1 run scored and 1 stolen base. Golson has now played ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2011/12/13/greg-golson-signs-a-minor-league-contract-with-the-kansas-city-royals/ The Royals have signed 27-year old righty swinging catcher Max Ramirez to a minor league deal. Ramirez played in 83 games in AAA-ball last year and he was 74 for 266 (.278 avg, .823 OPS) with 38 runs scored, 13 homers and 48 RBIs. He last played in ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2011/12/13/the-kansas-city-royals-sign-max-ramirez/