http://www.royalslocker.com Daily Blog for Kansas Royals Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:07:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 30-year old lefty swinging David DeJesus will be shifting from LF to RF in 2010 for the Royals. DeJesus played in 144 games for the Royals last season and he was 157 of 558 (.281 avg, .781 OPS) with 74 runs scored, 13 homers, 71 RBIs and 4 stolen ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2010/03/10/david-dejesus-will-have-a-new-home-in-2010-for-the-kansas-city-royals/ The Royals signed 30-year old lefty swinging Rick Ankiel to serve as their starting CF in 2010. Ankiel played in 122 games for the Cardinals last season and he was 86 of 372 (.231 avg, .672 OPS) with 50 runs scored, 11 homers, 38 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2010/03/10/cf-will-have-a-new-look-for-the-kansas-city-royals-in-2010/ 33-year old lefty swinging Scott Podsednik is going to start in LF for the Royals in 2010. He played in 132 games for the White Sox last season and he was 163 of 537 (.304 avg, .764 OPS) with 75 runs scored, 7 homers, 48 RBIs and 30 stolen ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2010/03/10/scott-podsednik-is-going-to-bring-some-speed-to-the-kansas-city-royals-in-2010/ The Royals have lost 3B Alex Gordon for the next 3-4 weeks after he broke his thumb over the weekend. Look for Alberto Callaspo and Josh Fields to duke it out at 3B until Gordon is ready to return to action. It looks as if Gordon will start ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2010/03/08/the-kansas-city-royals-lose-alex-gordon-for-the-next-3-4-weeks/ The Royals have lost 23-year old righty swinging 2B/SS Jeff Bianchi for the 2010 season as he needs Tommy John Surgery. Bianchi is the Royals' #11 prospect coming into this season according to Baseball America. Bianchi played in 128 games in A+AA ball last season and he was ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2010/03/08/the-kansas-city-royals-lose-jeff-bianchi-for-the-2010-season/ The Royals have claimed 23-year old righty starting pitcher Gaby Hernandez off waivers from the Red Sox. Hernandez pitched in 26 games (all starts) in AAA-ball last season and he was 10-9 with a 5.23 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP. He has now pitched six seasons in his ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2010/03/04/the-kansas-city-royals-claim-gaby-hernandez-off-waivers/ The Kansas City Royals are moving 33-year old righty swinging Jose Guillen from RF to DH for the 2010 season. Guillen played in 81 games for the Royals last season and he was 68 for 281 (.242 avg, .681 OPS) with 30 runs scored, 9 homers and 40 RBIs. ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2010/02/22/the-kansas-city-royals-are-hoping-that-jose-guillen-can-handle-dh-for-them-in-2010/ 26-year old lefty swinging Alex Gordon will have to beat out 27-year old righty swinging Josh Fields if he wants to start at 3B for the Royals in 2010. Gordon played in only 49 games for the Royals last season and he was 38 for 164 (.232 avg, .702 ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2010/02/17/3b-will-be-a-battle-this-spring-for-the-kansas-city-royals/ 28-year old righty swinging Yuniesky Betancourt will likely be the starting SS for the Royals again in 2010. He played in 134 games for the Royals & Mariners last season and he was 115 for 470 (.245 avg, .625 OPS) with 40 runs scored, 6 homers, 49 RBIs and ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2010/02/17/the-kansas-city-royals-are-hoping-for-improvement-at-shortstop-in-2010/ 26-year old switch-hitting Alberto Callaspo comes into spring training as the Royals' starting 2B in 2010 but he will have to hold off 26-year old lefty swinging Chris Getz. Callaspo played in 155 games for the Royals last season and he was 173 for 576 (.300 avg, .813 OPS) ... http://www.royalslocker.com/2010/02/05/the-kansas-city-royals-are-loaded-at-2b-right-now/