Does Broxton bolster bullpen for Kansas City Royals?
Nate Adcock, Aaron Crow and Tim Collins may each play a role in the Kansas City Royals' yet-to-be-settled bullpen. (Chris Vleisides/Royals) We talked about the hitting and we talked about the starting pitching, but the final part in this series focuses on the Kansas City Royals bullpen. It may not sound sexy, but do a little digging, memorize some More...
Royals 2012 starting staff is filled with question marks and expectations
All eyes in Kansas City are on newly acquired Jonathan Sanchez. (Kansas City Star) Who here likes to read bad news? That question proves your kindergarten teacher wrong — there are such things as stupid questions. That More...
Kansas City Royals 2012 lineup preview
Eric Hosmer and Jeff Francoeur are the foundation of the Kansas City Royals lineup. (Brian Kersey/Getty Images) It’s hard to believe a team that finished 20 games below .500, fourth in their division and hasn’t More...
2B reborn: the dawn of an exciting new era at the keystone
It would hardly be unique to call 2011 “the year of the rookie.” It seems that almost every season is branded with this moniker due to the baseball community’s fawning efforts to make each season impressively More...
The Heat Index: Rookie performance
Hot: Freddie Freeman is breaking through for the Braves. (Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) This week’s edition of The Heat Index is one of my favorites: the Rookie Edition. Rookies are an extremely important part More...
Should your team want B.J. Upton?
Did B.J. Upton hit the last triple of his Rays' career last night in Oakland? (Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) Anybody with passable vision and modest baseball instincts can tell B.J. (Bossman Junior) Upton is a More...
15 players the Texas Rangers could look at before the trade deadline
If the Texas Rangers can't land Heath Bell, will Minnesota Twins reliever Matt Capps be the consolation prize? (AP/Genevieve Ross) For those who listened to the podcast today, I told you I’d have a trade More...
Royals first half: How we got here and what it means
Kansas City rookie Eric Hosmer is giving Royals fans a reason to be pumped up about the future. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) The Royals are in last place again, and I’m not all that bothered by it. Are you? Sure, More...
Getting acquainted with the future
Texas prospect Martin Perez was showcased in the All-Star Futures Game on Sunday night. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Baseball America’s ability to rank prospects and to do it with surprising accuracy More...
Texas Rangers Notes: A career high, a callout and a bullpen in need
C.J. Wilson sets a career high The Texas Rangers are reeling, losing seven of their last nine games, including getting swept by the New York Yankees over the last three games.One bright spot from that series More...
