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Brewers, Royals have both won with Zack Greinke trade
Zack Greinke has given Milwaukee the top-of-the-rotation ace it so desperately needed. (US Presswire) Zack Greinke will make his first appearance as an opposing pitcher in Kansas City tonight when the...
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Royal growing pains
Mike Moustakas (left) is a strong candidate to be in Kansas City for the All-Star Game but fellow sophomore Eric Hosmer has regressed. (US Presswire) The 2012 All-Star Game is two weeks away, and later...
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Bold predictions for the second-half
Bobby Valentine’s debut season with the Red Sox has not gone as planned. (AP) If you’re in the business of writing about baseball, you’re expected to make predictions. Whether you arrive at your...
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Trade deadline preview: AL Central
The Twins’ Francisco Liriano may be just one of several big names on the move from an AL Central team in the next two weeks. (AP) The July 31 nonwaiver trade deadline is now less than two weeks away,...
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Spoiler alert: Non-contenders who could still impact races
The road to a playoff spot for AL West teams will go through the Mariners and superstar pitcher Felix Hernandez. (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) It wasn’t as fulfilling as battling for a playoff spot...
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Wait ’til next year: Kansas City Royals
Neither Eric Hosmer nor the Royals took the forward steps expected of them in 2012. (Dustin Bradford/Icon SMI) While so much of our day-to-day attention in this space is devoted to the postseason, we...
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AL Central Hot Stove preview: Looking at the offseason plans for the Tigers,...
Jose Valverde’s multiple October meltdowns rendered him expendable as the Tigers’ closer. (AP) SI.com’s breakdown of the offseason plans for all 30 major league teams continues today with Jay Jaffe’s...
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Royals would be wise to resist temptation to trade Wil Myers
Wil Myers is coming off a monster season in the minors and should be ready for an everyday job in the majors. (Matt Ryerson/US Presswire) As they’ve done 16 other times in the past 18 seasons, the...
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Wil Myers-for-James Shields trade won't be enough for Royals, Rays or Dayton...
Wil Myers hit 37 home runs in the minors in 2012 but there are questions about whether he can hit like that in the majors. (John Sleezer/MCT/Landov) For the past few weeks, the Royals have explored the...
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Winter report card: Kansas City Royals
James Shields will improve the Royals’ staff but he won’t be enough to get them to the postseason. (Landov) With less than a month before pitchers and catchers report, we’re checking in on how each...
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Seven teams that might make sense for Kyle Lohse
Kyle Lohse, 34, is coming off the best season of his career but remains unsigned. And then there was one. Monday night’s news that Michael Bourn had agreed to terms with the Indians left Kyle Lohse as...
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Brandon Belt, Mike Moustakas headline players whose hot springs suggest...
After hitting eight home runs in spring training, Brandon Belt seems poised for a breakout season in San Francisco. (AP) By Cliff Corcoran Spring training statistics don’t tell us much, but starting...
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Happy anniversary, Lee Elia and Hal McRae (NSFW)
Lee Elia has turned his famous rant into a charitable cause. (AP) If you’re a fan of classic managerial tirades captured for posterity, the last week of April is an opportunity to celebrate the...
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Is it time to take the Royals seriously as contenders? Yes -- and no
With closer Greg Holland (left) anchoring a solid bullpen, the Royals are off to their best start in a decade. (AP) The Royals enter a Thursday matinee with the Rays one day removed from a stirring...
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Watch: Mike Trout clouts monster home run in Kansas City
Mike Trout’s homer was measured at over 450 feet. (AP) Did we mention that Mike Trout is heating up? Earlier this week, the 21-year-old Angels phenom hit for the cycle against the Mariners, becoming...
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Slumping Royals bring in George Brett as hitting coach, but their woes run...
It is now up to George Brett to try and get Eric Hosmer and Kansas City’s other talented young hitters turned around. (Brad Mangin/SI) A day after hitting co-coach Jack Maloof’s comments about the...
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Cardinals rookie Michael Wacha shines in major league debut
Michael Wacha gave up just two hits, one run, and recorded six strikeouts in his debut. (Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) Before getting too excited about the major league debut of Cardinals righty...
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Royals-Cardinals and a very brief history of 10 very long rain delays
Cardinals GM John Mozeliak and manager Mike Matheny took a look at the field during the delay that lasted over four and a half hours. (Jeff Roberson/AP) The four-hour, 32 minute rain delay in the top...
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Interleague rarities: Matchups we've been waiting for
The Rangers and Cardinals have yet to meet in St. Louis, where they faced off in the unforgettable Game 6 of the 2011 World Series. (Al Tielemans/SI) When the Dodgers visit the Yankees for a two-game...
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An oral history of the Pine Tar Game
Robert F. Rodriguez/AP ”The bat handle, for not more than 18 inches from the end, may be covered or treated with any material (including pine tar) to improve the grip. Any such material, including...
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