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“Reporter Jottings”: Salvy and Witt Earn Silver Sluggers; Predicting the Cy Young, Manager of Year, and MVP Races

This week, we have had some Royals-related news, and I decided that it would be appropriate to have a “Jottings” article recapping and sharing some thoughts on those items. It’s been a much more positive offseason so far for the Royals, which is to be expected for a team coming off an 86-76 season and… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Salvy and Witt Earn Silver Sluggers; Predicting the Cy Young, Manager of Year, and MVP Races

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Royals “Hall of Not Forgotten”: Johnny Damon, and the trade that started the tank in 2001

In 2000, the Royals were coming off a surprising 77-85 season, their most wins since 1993, and best winning percentage (.475) since 1995 (.486). After 72-win and 64-win seasons in manager Tony Muser’s first two seasons, the 77-win campaign, though still a losing season, gave some Royals fans hope that better days were on the… Read More Royals “Hall of Not Forgotten”: Johnny Damon, and the trade that started the tank in 2001

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Pedro Grifol may still be on staff next year, and why that’s good for the Royals, but bad for baseball

The American League Central has been a manager “carousel” of sorts, as both the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox had vacancies for their manager position this off-season. The Tigers knew of their need for a replacement earlier than other clubs, as former manager Ron Gardenhire announced his retirement in the final weeks of the… Read More Pedro Grifol may still be on staff next year, and why that’s good for the Royals, but bad for baseball

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The Astros fiasco should help Royals fans keep perspective on Moore’s tenure

As Kansas City and Chiefs fans recovered from the epic hangover that was their epic 51-31 win over the Houston Texans, in which they came back from a 24-0 first quarter deficit, Major League Baseball issued this news drop to further put salt in the wound of Houston sports fans Monday morning: If the news… Read More The Astros fiasco should help Royals fans keep perspective on Moore’s tenure

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