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December - 2011

Jeff Francoeur: The 2011 Royals Review Man of the Year
The Highest Paid Royals for 2012
Looking Back: The Highest Paid Royals in 2011
12/27 Royals Links: Rany on the Prospect Bubble, Chen Talks Panama, Trade Rumors, Russian Failure
Happy Holidays from Royals Review
12/23 Royals News Roundup: Yes, Yuni, There is a New Eco Novel
How Many Plate Appearances for Yuniesky Betancourt in 2012?
Royals sign former Twins left-handed reliever Jose Mijares
Yuniesky Betancourt and Bad Dayton Moore Make Their Return
Royals Inexplicably Bring Back Yuniesky Betancourt with One-Year Deal
AL Central Park Factors
The Case for Trading Billy Butler
12/18 Royals Links: More Oswalt Talk, the 1990 Royals, Bonds, Bucs, Beauty
How Would You Do as a Major League Pitcher?
2012 Projections: Eric Hosmer
12/15 Royals News: Escobar's Glove, Tigerfest, Pain and Death, Short Skirts
What Would Your Stat Line Be as a Major Leaguer?
Royals Add Four Minor Leaguers To Greatest Farm System Ever
2012 Projections: Jeff Francouer
Mitch Maier Non-Tender Vigil Open Thread
12/12 Royals News: Jack Lopez, Brooks Pounders, Ryan Braun, and 1986
Does Trade of Yamaico Navarro Mean More Chris Getz in 2012?
ICYMI: Jeff's Interview With Jin Wong
The Weak AL Central Isn't Weak, It's Average
Pujols Signs with Angels, Greatest Fans in the World Devastated
Royals Trade Yamaico Navarro to Pittsburgh for Two Minor Leaguers
Your Royals Guide to the Rule 5 Draft
Winter Meetings Day Three Thread Three: Is Nothing Gonna Happen?
Winter Meetings Open Thread - Day Three - Part Deux
Winter Meetings Open Thread - Day 3
Winter Meetings Day 2 - Thread #2
Winter Meetings Open Thread - Day 2
Winter Meetings Open Thread - Day 1
Catching Up With the 1994 Royals: Part 14 - Billy Brewer
More On Frank White's Firing: Frank White Speaks Out, Dayton Moore's Role, Etc
Royals Fired Frank White For Being Too Critical?
12/2 Royals Links: Broxton's Feelings, Valentine's Wrap, Insane Closer Spending
Kim DeJesus, Wife of David DeJesus, Insults Royals Fans with Pro-Cubs Tweet

November - 2011

A Sense of Joakim Soria's Trade Value
11/30 Royals Links Roundup: Reactions to Broxton
Using the Absurd But Still Really Fun and Also Kinda Believable Aaron Crow and Ke$ha Rumor and Also Broxton's Hunting Trip To Understand the Royals Bullpen
Jonathan Broxton to the Royals (Pending Physical)
11/29 Royals Links: Butler, Mariot, Coleman, and Zizek
Happy Birthday Jesus Montero
11/28 Royals Links: Daniel Mateo, Kaegel's Struggle, Tribe Transactions, and the Grits
Jarrod Dyson's Future in the Major Leagues
Billy Butler's Growing Place in Royals History
Royals Re-Sign Master Chen to Two Year Deal
Who Are The Top 5 Managers in Royals History?
Alex Gordon Gets Three 10th Place MVP Votes
Interview with Jin Wong, Director of Baseball Administration for the Royals (Part 2)
How Will Alex Gordon Do in the MVP Voting?
Royal Link Roundup: Royal Greats, Baseball's New CBA, Civilization and Sacrifice
Interview with Jin Wong, Director of Baseball Administration for the Royals (Part 1)
Thanks to Francoeur's Blessing, We Can Now Appreciate the Cabrera-Sanchez Trade
Non-Hyped Royals Prospects: Irving Falu
11/16 Royals News Roundup: Oswalt, Cuthbert, Pimentel, Roth
A Paragraph About Bubba Starling Written in the Style of "The Golden Bough"
Royals Starting Pitching Target: Chris Capuano
Submit Your Jin Wong Interview Questions
11/15 Royal Link Roundup: Anthony Seratelli, Danny Duffy, Tony Judt
Eric Hosmer Finishes Third in American League Rookie of the Year Voting
Rookie of the Year Announcement Open Thread
Catching Up With the 1994 Royals: Part 12 - Hal McRae
Royals Make Big Mistake Official: Fanfest 2012 Cancelled
2011 SB Nation AL MVP
Eric Hosmer's Defense Part 2: Positioning
Royals-Giants Sanchez-Cabrera Trade Link Roundup & Analysis
SB Nation Awards: NL Cy Young
Carlos Zambrano to Royals Rumors Erupt, Threaten to Destroy Internet as We Know it
2011 SB Nation Awards - AL Cy Young
Royals Starting Pitching Acquisition: Jonathan Sanchez
Melky Cabrera Trade Inaugurates Lorenzo Cain Era in Center-Field
Melky Cabrera - Jonathan Sanchez Trade Overflow Thread
Breaking: Kansas City Royals Trade Melky Cabrera to San Francisco, Get Jonathan Sanchez and Ryan Verdugo
2011 SB Nation Rookie of the Year Award Winners
The Royals Should Not Cancel the 2012 Fanfest
The Theory and Practice of Trading Wil Myers
Royals Friday Links: Amidst Jurrjens Rumor, Royals Reportedly Scout Jamie Moyer
Why Does UZR Hate Eric Hosmer's Defense?
Catching Up With the 1994 Royals: Part 11 - David Cone
The Financial Implications of Alex Gordon's Gold Glove
Alex Gordon Caps Comeback Season With 2011 Gold Glove
Gold Glove Announcement Show Open Thread
It is Time for the Royals to Become Competitive
Tuesday Royals Links: Gio, Lough, Gold Gloves, La Russa, and Pinker

October - 2011

Bruce Chen Officially a Type B Free Agent
Royals News Roundup: No Big Moves for 2012?
On This Date In Dayton Moore Royals History
The Off-Season Begins, What's Dayton Moore's Next Move?
Royals Link Gathering: Slotting Talk, Dyson Injured, Greg Billo, and The Iceman
Cardinals Come Back Twice to Defeat Rangers in Mad Game Six
Best and Worst WPA Plate Appearances from 2011
Royal Link Roundup: Melky Cabrera Contract Talk, Starting Pitching Dreams, World Series Drama
Would You Want Joe Mauer?
Catching up with the 1994 Royals: Part 10 - Kevin Appier
Kansas City Royals Name Dave Eiland New Pitching Coach
Royals Starting Pitching Target: Matt Garza
Does Yamaico Navarro Have a Bright Future?
On Nelson Cruz and the Long Postseason
New SB Nation iPhone App Available!
Top 5 New Pop-Tart Flavors: Cherry Turnover Tops List
Saturday Royals Links: Jesse Chavez, the 1951 Monarchs, the Manchester Derby
Friday Royals Talk: Dutton Praises Michael Young, Says He Could Have Been a Royal
Billy Butler and the Immediate Future of Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas
Royals Starting Pitcher Target: James Shields
Thursday Royals Links: Payroll Chatter, Yordano Ventura, Hindu Nationalists, Mizzou Basketball
Rangers v. Cardinals: Who Are You Rooting For?
Royals Bibliomancy, World Series Edition: "John Milton, Englishman" by James Holly Hanford
Catching up with the 1994 Royals: Part 9 George Toma
Who Was the Most Pointless Royal of 2011?
Tuesday Royals Links: Prospect Rankings Are Out
Is Chris Dwyer Good?
The Brewers Did the Right Thing
Monday Morning Royals Links: The Other Missouri Team Reaches the World Series
Herman Cain Uses Numerology to Court Key Baseball Fan Demographic
Royals Starting Pitcher Target: Gio Gonzalez
Wednesday Thoughts: Club House Chemistry
Were the Royals Better Than Their W-L Record?: Looking at Pythagorean Expectations and WAR
The 2011 GM Shuffle: MacPhail and Reagins Remind That Dayton Must, Eventually, Win
Aaron Laffey NOW
Royals Starting Pitcher Target: Chad Billingsley
Royals News Roundup: Wishing on Cain, Werner Park, Playoff Talk, Lionel Trilling, & Terry Eagleton
Non-Hyped Royals Prospects: 1B/DH Joey Lewis Update
How Ned Yost Leveraged His Pitchers
Catching up with the 1994 Royals: Part 8 Bob Hamelin
Royals Starting Pitcher Target: Edwin Jackson
Thursday Royals News Roundup: Zawadzki, Gordon, & Beane
Asking for Your Feedback about SB Nation
Royals Starting Pitcher Target: Jair Jurrjens
Strong Arms, Limited Range, Give Royals Mediocre Outfield Defense in 2011
Royal Link Roundup: Playoff Talk, Hosmer Love, Cadahia Crowned, & Old People Having Kids
Former Royals in the National League Playoffs

September - 2011

MLB's Bud Selig to Implement One-Inning Playoffs for 2012
Mitch Maier Writes Home From Baseball Summer Camp: Letter Seven
Are Coaching Staff Changes a Sign That Ned Yost is Here to Stay?
Catching up with the 1994 Royals: Part 6 Hipolito Pichardo & David Howard
Royals Lose 1-0 in Finale
A Surprising Royal Constant: Mitch Maier Playing in Game 162
Looking Back at Last Season's Finale
Farewell, Kila
Royals Lose 7-4, Relevant Baseball Played Elsewhere
Royals Still Alive in Mythical September Best Record Race, Actually, No They Aren't
Rookie Of The Year Regression
Poll: Where Will Alex Gordon Finish in the AL MLVP Race?
Royals Scrubs Throttle Twins Less Good Scrubs In Age-Old Grudge Match
Salvador Perez Has Kept Hitting
Alex Gordon's Historic Season Going Unnoticed
Royals Defeat White Sox in Tight-Pitched Game
Royals Fall to White Sox, But Two Hits for Melky
Ned Yost's Little League Moments
Royals Romp Past White Sox
Lorenzo Cain to Make Royals Debut Friday Night
Why Batting Order Matters
Moneyball of Today and Tomorrow: What are future advantages for the Royals?
Royals Slated to Draft 6th in Next Year's MLB Draft
Herrera Roughed Up in Debut. Royals Lose 6-3
Eric Hosmer Vaults Back Into Rookie of the Year Discussion
Royal Link Roundup: Everyone's Happy Now
Hosmer Perfect 5 for 5 in Royals 10-2 Rout.
Baseball Prospectus 1996 on the Kansas City Royals
Catching up with the 1994 Royals: Part 5 - Brent Mayne Has Gone Country
Another Category In Which Alex Gordon Leads Royals, Displays Awesomeness
The Impossible Dream is Over - Royals Lose to White Sox
Royals Humiliate White Sox for 7th Straight Victory
Royals Defeat White Sox for Sixth Straight Victory
Impossible Dream Achieved: Mitch Maier Reaches 100 Plate Appearances
Red Hot Royals Win Again
Alex Morgan-Related Excitement Building for Tonight's Royals-White Sox Game
Kansas City Royals 2012 Draft Position in Flux
Are Veteran Free Agents the New Moneyball Players?
Mini-Sweep of the Twins Leaves Royals Closer to Dream Fourth Place Finish
Royal Link Roundup: Moore & Huntington, Race to Non-Last, etc.
Chen Cruises Past Twins, Royals Win 4-0
Did Danny Duffy's Rookie Season Accomplish Anything?
Catching up with the 1994 Royals: Part 4 Kurt Cobain
Never Forget
New Pennant Races Aren't Much, But We'll Take It
A Royal Positive: 2011's Run Differential Improvement
Jeff Francoeur NOT Quoted in Royals Remembering 9/11 Story
Royals Squeak by Mariners in Game No One Sees
Paulino, Hosmer, and the Great Francoeur Lead Royals past Mariners
Royals Fall to Mariners
Which Royals Will Be Quoted in the Inevitable "Players Remember 9/11" Story/Stories?
Royals Fall to Mariners in 4-1 Snoozer
Royals Battle for Grass Creek Again
Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt: Helping Moscoso With The No-No
Royal Lineup Core Hitting Well in Second Half
Wednesday Night Crazy Eyes: More Francoeur Splits
Perez Saves Royals From Moscoso No Hitter
Mitch Maier Writes Home From Baseball Summer Camp: Letter Six
Francoeur and Hosmer Lead Royals to Win as Bullpen Tries to Waste Quality Duffy Start
Catching up with the 1994 Royals: Part 3 Felix Jose
Royals Work To Heal Finley-Caused Wounds, Defeat Athletics on Charlie-O's Favorite Holiday
Major League Baseball's Sad Silence on Labor Day
Royals Fall to Indians, But Have Fun Doing It
Royal Baseball
Luke Hochevar Shuts Down Indians
Royal Rally Falls Short
Following the Royals Top Prospects: 8/26-9/1
Hosmer: A Season's Worth of Production in One Week
Checking in on Johnny Giavotella

August - 2011

Comparing Random Players
Hosmer's 2 Home Runs Not Enough, Bullpen Blows Lead for 2nd Game in a Row
Matt Treanor Traded to Rangers for Cash
Taking a Look at the Royal Bullpen - Doing OK in Tough Circumstances
Bullpen Lets Royals Down in Extras, Lose 2-1 With 10th Inning Walk Off Home Run
Alex Gordon: Royal MVP Candidate
Royals Destroy Tigers, Decimate The Division Leaders' Fragile Psyches
Billy Butler: Double Play Royalty
Mike Moustakas Makes Progress During Hitting Streak
Catching Up With the 1994 Royals, Part 2: Mark Gubicza
Master Chen Becomes First Royals Pitcher to Reach Double Digit Wins
Does Ned Yost Want the Indians to Win the Al Central?
Royal Offense By Month in 2011
Dominant Ubaldo Jimenez Pitches Indians Past Royals
Misinformation on Royal Baserunning Continues
Following the Royals Top Prospects: 8/19-8/25
Soria's Adjustments: One Week Later
Royals Hold Off Pesky Blue Jays in Canada
SB Nation Launches iPhone App
Tim Collins: Still Pitching All the Time, Still Walking Everyone
Royals Running in Place
Bautista and Lawrie Slug Jays Past Royals 4-3
Tuesday Afternoon Jeff Francoeur Crazy Eyes
Royals Rough Up Morrow, Hold on for 6-4 Win
The Royals Bullpen Likes To Pitch Outside
Alcides Escobar's Hot Streak Ends
Catching Up With the 1994 Royals: Part 1 Kevin Koslofski
Are Platoon Splits Hurting Jeff Francoeur in Clutch Situations?
Jeff Francoeur Contract Extension Reaction Roundup
Jeff Francoeur's Crazy Eyes Carry On
Royals Drop Five of Seven in Homestand Against Baseball's Rich and Famous
Weekend Thoughts: Clubhouse Dynamics
Soria's Command Issues Examined
A Look Back at Dayton Moore's First Draft
Royals Lose Heartbreaker to Red Sox
BREAKING: Royals Announce Extension Given to Jeff Francoeur Through 2013
Giving Credit to Jeff Francoeur
Royals Hold On For 5-4 Win as Soria Makes It Interesting
Mitch Maier Writes Home from Baseball Summer Camp: Letter 5
Duffy Shelled and Offense Couldn't Make Up the Difference, Royals Lose 9-7
Tom Gorzelanny: Starting Pitcher Target
MLB Draft Deadline Signing Day Roundup: Starling Signs and Royals Spend Big
Shocking the World, Starling Signs with Royals
Highlanders Achieve Quickening at the Cost of the Royals
The Bubba Starling Deadline Day Hits Afternoon With No Signing
Kansas City Royals Morning Links: Bubba-geddon Dawns
Chicago Fans Happy to See Chris Getz Return
Royals Lose To Sox Again, But Its Okay, Because They're Young
Big Inning Isn't Enough As Royals Fall to White Sox
Demote Moose
Royals Defeat White Sox 5-1, End Losing Streak
Following The Royals Top Prospects: 8/5-8/11
Kyle Davies Has Not Had a Good Week
The Young Royals
Royals Suffer Four-Game Sweep in Tampa
Gordon and Butler Go to WAR, Dyson Ks Too Much
Royals Blow Game In 9th, Lose 8-7
Royals Release Kyle Davies
Royals Shutdown by Shields, Lose 4-0
Hochevar for the Future?
A Strong Hochevar Start Overshadowed
Jeff Suppan's Season In Exile
Johnny Giavotella Homers, Doubles, Prevents Thunderstorm in Royals Win
Ned Yost, Dayton Moore Find Someone Else to Favor Over Mitch Maier in Royal Loss
The Thrilling Royals HR Race
Royals Lose Late to Tigers
What Are Your Expectations for Johnny Giavotella?
Johnny Giavotella heading to Kansas City
Alex Gordon Leads Royals to Offensive Explosion Against Hapless Birds
How Hopeless is it for the Baltimore Orioles?
Royals Win 6-2 Behind Hochevar
Update: Brian Cartwright, Creator of Oliver, Responds: Major League Equivalents for Cain, Giavotella and Lough
Should You Buy Royals Tickets or a Jet Pack?
Royals Lose 8-2 With Visual Recap of Game
Billy Butler Loves Hitting the Ball to Center Field
Royals Bibliomancy: Lesson Five from The Realm of Prester John by Robert Silverberg
Remembering Mike Aviles
Royals Prospects Progress Report
Should the Royals Put a Waiver Claim on Wandy Rodriguez?
Why the Royals Didn't Trade Melky Cabrera

July - 2011

Why the Royals Didn't Trade Jeff Francoeur
Why the Royals Didn't Trade Jeff Francis
Royals Win on the Field, but are Losers at the Trade Deadline
2011 MLB Trade Deadline Open Thread
Royals Fall to Indians Late
BREAKING: Royals Trade INF Mike Aviles to Red Sox, Receive Yamacio Navarro & Kendal Volz
Royals Head Into a Quiet 2011 MLB Trade Deadline Eve
Royals Roll Past Indians, 12-0
Following the Royals Top Prospects: 7/22-7/28
Royals Defeat Red Sox Behind Butler HR
Taking a Deeper Look at Mike Moustakas's Struggles
Remember When We Had To Pretend Nate Adcock Was Good?
Chen, Getz Fail The Son of God, Hosmer Forgives Their Sins
Are We Heading To A Weird 2011 MLB Trade Deadline?
Mitch Maier Writes Home From Baseball Summer Camp: Letter Four
Red Sox Beat Royals; Take Way Too Long to Do It
Decline in American League Run Scoring Has Royals Catching Up
Messiah Eric Hosmer Works Extra-Inning Miracle, Royals Down Sox
What Are Your Expectations for the 2012 Royals?
Your Billy Butler Double Play Update
Secret Military Experiment Goes Wrong, Sends Kansas City Into Two-Dimensional Cartoon Space
Rays Defeat Royals, Will Still Probably Trade Everyone
Royals Win Fourth Straight on Hosmer's Game Winning Double
Hitting Alex Gordon Leadoff: A Worthwhile Idea
Matt Treanor, the Royals' Unlikely On-Base Machine
Royals Roll Right By Rays
Following The Royals Top Prospects: 7/15-7/21
Despite Chatter About Butler's Lack of Power, Opponents Still Showing Him Respect
Johnny Damon Tells MLB Network He Would Prefer to Enter the Hall of Fame as a Royal
Tim Collins Is Becoming Less Interesting, More Average, Set to Get Worse
Royals Win 2-1 in Extras on Wild Pitch
Royals Trade Wilson Betemit to Tigers for Two Minor Leaguers
The Royals Outfield Conundrum
Moustakas, Should He Be Demoted?
Duffy and Treanor Lead Royals to 4-2 Victory
Alcides Escobar Keeps Hitting, Solidifying His Future
Rosenthal: Dayton Moore Not on Hot Seat
C.B. Bucknor Was Brilliant Last Night
Kyle Davies Plunks A.J. Pierzynski, Parade Noon Tomorrow at the Plaza
Royal Link Roundup: Trade Value Talk, First-Half Reviews, Thomas Kinkade
Why Bill Mazeroski Is in the Hall of Fame and Frank White Is Not.
Twins Out-"Ron Polk Point" Royals, Win 4-3
Batting Average: Alcides Escobar Closing in on Jeff Francoeur
Eric Hosmer Defeats Twins With Dramatic 9th Inning Home Run
Following the Royals Top Prospects: 7/8-7/14
A Kansas City All-Star Week: What are Your Recommendations?
Mitch Maier Writes Home From Baseball Summer Camp: Letter 3
Twins Double Up Royals, 8-4
Royals That Might Be Traded: Jeff Francoeur
Is Bo Jackson's 1989 the Greatest Royals All-Star Moment of All-Time?
Outrage! Evil Basement-Dwelling Fun-Hating Job-Killing Blogger Dave Cameron Fails to Properly Respect Eric Hosmer
Equating Your Royals To A Character In The Wire: The Zack Greinke Edition
2011 All-Star Game Open Thread - American League v. National League
Will Aaron Crow Pitch in Tonight's All-Star Game?
Kauffman Stadium Has Water, Kauffman Stadium Will Host the HR Derby, Therefore...
Royals to Sign Jose Cano, Will Start Friday After the All-Star Break
Kurt Stillwell, a Forgotten Royals All-Star in 1988
Royals Bats Go on All-Star Break Early; Fall to Tigers 2-1
Looking Back on Dan Quisenberry's All-Star Career
Information From Baseball Prospectus Event with the Royals
Top of the Royal Order Destroys Tiger Pitching in Romp
Remembering the First Royal All-Star: Ellie Rodriguez
Is the Mood Amongst Royals Fans Changing?
Royals Lose To Tigers Again
Following the Royals Top Prospects: 7/1 - 7/7
Jake Odorizzi's Double-A Debut a Mixed Bag
Royals Demote Danny Duffy to AAA Omaha, But For Nice Reasons
Royal Bats Quiet in 3-1 Loss to the Tigers
Hats Off to Nick Van Stratten for a Good Week at a Bad Time
Is Greg Holland Really This Good?
Royals Win 4-1, Take Series in Chicago
Celebrating Today's Glorious Victory With Royals Baseball Links
Brian O'Nora's Strike Zone Last Night
Royals That Might Be Traded: Melky Cabrera
Royals Win 5-3, Paulino Getz First Win as Royal
Random Stats: Royal Hitters Getting Hit By Pitches
How Many More Career Starts For Chris Getz?
Walk-Off Balk: Front-Runner for Low Point 2011
Alex Gordon Makes All-Star Game Runoff Election, An Achievement in Itself
Aaron Crow Validates Dayton Moore Draft Strategy
Remembering the Royals with Multi-hit All-Star Games
Royals Thump Rockies 16-8; Hosmer Rushes for 100 Yards, Melky Scores Two TDs
Royals Make BRAVE Decision to Bring Kyle Davies Back, Go With Innovative 6-Man Rotation
Royals Net Top International Prospect Elier Hernandez
Royals Destroyed By Rockies, Western Kansas All But Lost
Following the Royals Top Prospects: 6/24 - 6/30

June - 2011

Nick Van Stratten and the Fact of Failure
Alcides Escobar Has Been Peak Level Cal Ripken or Derek Jeter in June
The Spray Chart of Mike Moustakas
The Latest Check In on Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas
Royals Lose 4-1, Swept By Padres, Butler's Streak Ends
Fan Confidence in Ned Yost Draining Away
Royals Lose 4-2 to Padres
What Has Paulino Done Differently as a Royal to be Decent?
2011 Season Positives for the Royals
Somehow Seven Total Runs Were Scored, but Royals Fall in San Diego
Is Joakim Soria Back to His Old Awesome Self?
Royals That Might Be Traded: Wilson Betemit
Mitch Maier Writes Home From Baseball Summer Camp: Letter 2
Jeff Francoeur's Crazy Eyes Are Back
Royals Win 6-3, Yost Finally Pulls Hochevar Before He Implodes
1985 World Series DVD Contest Results & Runoff
Royals Defeat Cubs Behind Greatest 8th Inning Rally of All Time
Checking in on Mike Moustakas and the Slow Progress of the Royals Youth Movement
Royals Turning Losing into a Habit
Eric Hosmer is Struggling
Following the Royals Top Prospects: 6/17-6/23
Royal Fan Confidence Slumps After Brutal Sweep
Well, Then. Royals Swept by Diamondbacks
Ned Yost's Supposed Player Development Skills Looking More and More Imaginary
The 1985 DVD Contest Finalists
Royals Lose 3-2 to D-Backs
Royals Efficient in Free Agent Signing This Past Off Season
Bubba Starling and the Greatest Kansans in Major League History
Luke Hochevar Struggles Late, Gordon Only Offensive Player to Show Up, Royals Lose 7-2
Royals That Might Be Traded: Jeff Francis
What Royals Might Be Traded At The Trade Deadline?
Stuff That Baseball Broadcasters Like
Using Jeff Francoeur to Solve Life's Problems - Lesson One: Cheating Friends, Family Stress, Ethical Quandries
A Grown Man Named "Skip" Homers to Defeat Royals
Royals Rank First With the Best ARM in the American League
Lack of Strikeouts Hurting Royal Pitchers
Fan Confidence Low as Royals Battle in St. Louis
Following the Royals Top Prospects: 6/10-6/16
Royals Lose Getaway Finale, Series, in Oakland
Checking in on the Royals Top Ten Draft Picks in 2010
Royals Offense Disappears in 2-1 Loss. Hochevar Takes No-No Bid to the 6th Inning
Royal Starters By xFIP
Are the Royals Still in the AL Central Race?
The Royals Review 1985 DVD Father's Day Fanpost Contest
Rookies Lead Royals to 7- 4 Win - Dan Duffy Gets First Win
Remember When Jeff Francoeur Was Walking?
Checking in on Zack Greinke & Yuni Betancourt
A Baseball Question: When Did the Walk-off Mob/Mosh Pit/Mock Fighting Thing Start?
How Young Are the 2011 Royals?
Mitch Maier Writes Home from Baseball Summer Camp
We Cannot Let the Promotion of Mike Moustakas Distract Us
I Wish They All Could Be California Wins - Royals Destroy Angels 9-0
Mike Moustakas Hits First Career Major League Home Run, Yet Royals Fall to Angels
Kansas City Royals Top Prospect Mike Moustakas Makes Major League Debut
Following the Royals Top Prospects: 6/3-6/9
Are Teams Making Esocbar Beat Them?
What are your expectations for Kansas City's top prospect Mike Moustakas?
Royals Call-Up 3B Mike Moustakas
The Legend of Jeff Francoeur's Leadership Needs to Die
2011 MLB Draft Day 3 Wrap-Up for the Royals
Since Blowing Up, Soria Has Shutout Opponents, Is He Back?
Royals Late Game Comeback Not Enough, Lose 9-8
Royals 2011 MLB Draft Day Three Open Thread
Royals Go High-School Heavy Early at the 2011 MLB Draft
Royals Lose 8-5, Hosmer Can't Overcome Mazzaro's Horrible Start
2011 MLB Draft Day Two Open Thread
Royals Take Bubba Starling in 2011 MLB Draft First Round: Lessons from Bibliomancy
Eric Hosmer Confirms that He is The Son of God, Leads Royals to Victory over Jays in 11
Bubba Starling Selected With 5th Pick of 2011 MLB Draft
2011 MLB Draft First Round Open Thread- Royals Pick at #5
Will the Royals Go College-Heavy Again at the 2011 Draft?
Cultural Anthropologists Identify the Five Most Obnoxious and Annoying People on Earth
Royals Kind of Tired of Playing Baseball - Finish Being Swept by Last Place Twins
Royals Fall Again to Twins, Any Semblance of Being Decent in 2011 Now Gone
Another Slump Has Doubts About Alcides Escobar on the Rise, But Don't Expect Royals to Budge
Royals Fall to Twins Again
Royals Send Sean O`Sullivan to DL With Mild Case of Being a Bad Pitcher
Following the Royals Top Prospects 5/27-6/2
A Simple Question: Is Nate Adcock Actually Good?
For a Night it's the Same Old Royals, the Same Old Twins
Royals Plan to Travel Back in Time, Market Billy Butler as 1980s NBA Poster Star
A Mildly Successful Series Against the Angels Has Royal Fan Confidence Mildly Returning
Billy Butler + Game Winning Home Run = Awesome Photos
Royals Beat Angels, Take Series on Billy Butler Walk-Off HR
Royals Prospects Progress Report
Has Billy Butler Reached His Offensive Peak?

May - 2011

Royals Take Advantage of Angel Errors, Win 7-3
Evaluating Danny Duffy's First Three Starts
Before Don Draper: Dick Whitman's Baseball Past
Make That Back-To-Back Blown Saves for Jack, Royals Fall to Angels 10 - 8 (Updated), Soria Out as Closer
The AL Central on Memorial Day
Maybe Mitch Maier Should Be Playing More
Time to Panic About Soria - Rangers Edge Royals 7-6
Plus ça change...
Sean O`Sullivan Has His Vin Mazzaro Moment as Royals Fall to Rangers
Thoughts on the Naming History of the Ballparks the Rangers Play in
Royal Bullpen Steps Up, Shuts Down Rangers, Bails Out Adcock and Ends Losing Streak
Royal Hitters in May: Quietly Cooling Off
Royals Lose in Extras, Suffer Sweep in Baltimore
Will the Royals Reach .500 Again This Season?
Royals Lose 9-2, Orioles Score 8 in 4th Inning
Over/Under for Eric Hosmer: 200 Career Home Runs?
Former Royal Pitcher, Broadcaster, Paul Splittorff Has Died
Soria Struggles and Recent Slide Have Royal Fan Confidence Slipping
Orioles Score 3 in 9th Off Soria, Duffy Denied First Win
Royals and Fangraphs New Base Running Metric, UBR
Looking Back on the Alberto Callaspo/Sean O`Sullivan Trade
Dinnertime Royals Links: Adrian Ortiz No More and Hosmer Blesses a Keyboard With a Chat
The Improvement of Wilson Betemit
Royals Rally from 5 Down to Tie Game, Lose in Extra Innings
Royals Lose 3-0 to Cards
As The Rapture Bears Down On Us, There Is One Reason To Hold Out Hope
Behind Strong Pitching, Royals Rally Late to Defeat Hated Cardinals
Following the Royals Top Prospects: 5/13-5/19
Identifying the Kansas City - St. Louis Cultural Divide
Late-Game Heroics From Aviles & Francoeur Help Royals End Losing Streak
Danny Duffy and Everett Teaford Pitch FX Data
In Which Our Joakim Soria Anxieties Return
Danny Duffy's Debut OK, Hosmer's Heroics Not Enough, Royals Lose 5-4
Danny Duffy, Highly-Touted Royals Pitching Prospect, To Make Major League Debut
Bloggers' Night at the K
Amidst Losing Streak, Royal Fan Confidence Wavers
Royals Mini-Swept Again, Fall Below .500
Danny Duffy Callup: A Special Call to Bibliomancy
Tonight They Let Some of Us Bloggers Behind the Curtain
Vin Mazzaro Has One of the Worst Nights Ever: Sets Record for Futility, Gets Demoted to AAA
Eric Hosmer Doubles, Royals Still Lose. Big.
Lorenzo Cain Rebounding From A Slow Start
Evaluating Eric Hosmer's First Week
Thanks to Rainout, Royals Avoid/Guarantee a Sweep In Detroit
Royals Defensive Usage Patterns: Escobar & Francoeur Are Playing Time Locks
Royals Fall Again to Tigers
Come, Let Brad Penny Hold You
Another Day, Another Game Without a Pinch-Hitter For Ned Yost
Verlander Shuts Down Royals As Tigers Move Into Second Place
Following the Royals Top Prospects: 5/6-5/12
Royal Offensive Outburst Leads to Surprising Series Victory in New York
GRIT and the Royals
Report: Eric Hosmer and Alcides Escobar to Switch First Names
Eric Hosmer Performs Miracles, Royals Beat Yankees
Eric Hosmer To Bat Third Tonight in Yankee Stadium, Internet to Melt
Hosmer Promotion Reveals Confidence of Royal Front Office
Alex Gordon Is Returning To Being Alex Gordon
Yankees Mystique, Aura, Baseball-Playing Ability Overcome Royals
Royals Look to Reverse Struggles Against Yankees
Are The Royals Having Problems Turning the Double Play?
What Are Reasonable Expectations for Eric Hosmer in 2011?
Alcides Escobar Competence Watch: Improving
Royal Starters Have Been Bad, As Predicted
Mike Aviles Just Wanted To Be Loved, That's All
Royals Trade Gregor Blanco to Washington
Athletics Hate Mothers, Ruin Mother's Day with 5-2 Victory
Another One-Run Game: Royals Rally Late to Defeat A's
Watch To See If Hochevar Balks Tonight
Eric Hosmer Doesn't Stumble In His Major League Debut
Following the Royals Top Prospects: 4/29-5/5
Eric Hosmer Promoted by the Royals: The Positives
Decision Making Behind Hosmer's Call-Up Is Flawed
BREAKING NEWS: Royals Call Up Eric Hosmer, Demote Kila Ka'aihue To AAA
Royals Enjoy A Nice Afternoon in the Park
Forgotten Royals: Relief Pitcher Jeremy Hill
Melky Cabrera Has Made it Home
Royals Lose 3-2, Adam Jones Outsmarts Royals
What is Francoeur Doing Differently This Season?
After Extensive Search, The Three People Who Picked the 2011 Royals to Play This Well Have Been Found
Royals Win in Extras 6-5, Extend Winning Streak to 4 Games
Aaron Crow Has Had a Brilliant Start, But Questions Remain
Jeff Francoeur Invites Confidence, Again
Royal Catchers Chugging Horribly Along Without Jason Kendall
Weekend Sweep of Minnesota Has Royals Fans Thinking Playoffs Again
An Eric Hosmer Scouting Report
Video: Carl Pavano Flips Out, Loses Mind, Goes Crazy, Etc. in Dugout
That's What Mitch Do: Royals Sweep Twins

April - 2011

Royals Explode Late To Crush the Twins, 11-2
Was Jarrod Dyson's Winning Run a Great Moment or Merely a Twins Blunder?
Royals Replace the Terrible, Awful, Horrible Kila Ka'aihue With a Better Player
Royals Rally Past Twins Late, Stop Slide and Get Back to .500
Following the Royals Top Prospects: 4/22-4/28
Freefallin' - Royals Lose Sixth Straight
Has Kyle Davies Release Point Changed? Does it Matter?
Royals and Their Baseball-Reference.com Sponsors
Mitch Maier Is a Highly Paid Consultant
Francis Shelled For 5 Runs in 1st, Gordon Streak Stopped, Royals Lose 7-2
At What Point Should We Worry About Alcides Escobar?
Non-Hyped Royals Prospects 1B/3B John Whittleman
Royals Bibliomancy - Lesson Four from John W. Campbell's "The Moon is Hell"
Royals Keep Game Close Until Choo Blast, Lose 9-4
Royals and Indians Square Off Again With First Place at Stake
Walks and Inconsistency Preventing the Royal Bullpen From Being Great
Non-Hyped Royals Prospects: OF Lane Adams
Luke Hochevar and His Pitching Struggles
Amazing Royals Facts: Billy Butler
Kansas City Royals Playoff Chances Dropping After Three-Game Losing Streak
Amazing Royals Facts: Melky Cabrera & Jarrod Dyson
Tomko's Revenge: Rangers Sweep Royals
Despite Better Pitching, Royals Fall Again in Texas
Is Kyle Davies Really That Bad?
Royal Pitching Overrun in Texas
Following the Royals Top Prospects: 4/15-4/21
Tonight's Royals Starting Pitcher Opponent: Derek Holland
Evaluating the 20-80 Scouting Scale on a 20-80 Scale
Jeff Francoeur Is Tied for the League Lead in RBIs
Royals Bibliomancy - Lesson Three: "British Folk-Tales and Legends" by Katharine Briggs
Royals Rally to Stun Indians Late, Earn Split
Kansas City Royals Promote Louis Coleman to the Major Leagues
The Favorite Toy Weighs in on Billy Butler's Chance to Reach 3000 Hits
Ryan Franklin Rattles the Cardinals Fans' Birdcage
It Was the Best of Games, It Was the Worst of Games, Royals Lose 7-5
Bruce Chen's Fascinating and Very 1990s First Career Start
Trying To Make Heads or Tails of the Bullpen
Are You Confident in Bruce Chen's Hot Start?
Royals Hold on For a 5-4 Win. Bullpen Makes It Interesting. Again
Kansas City Royals Playoff Chances Still Look Low, Potential For Three-Team Race in Central
How Many More Plate Appearances Will the Royals Give Kila Ka'aihue?
The Bullpen Gospels – Major League Dreams of a Minor League Veteran by Dirk Hayhurst - Book Club Part 5
The Royals Struggle to Score, Drop First Game of Vital Series Against Cleveland
With First Place on the Line, Will Kansas City Royals Fans Fill Kauffman Stadium?
Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians Begin Gigantic Four-Game Series With First Place At Stake
The Brief and Haunting Life of Alcides Escobar's Twitter Account
Royals Offense Looks Mariners-esque in 3-2 Loss
Tim Collins Is Pitching Often for the Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals Best Mariners Again, Go For Sweep Tomorrow
The Royals Hang On To Defeat the Mariners, Maintain Hold on First Place
Kansas City Royals Lunchtime Links: Damon's Hall of Fame Case, Soria Analysis, Trouble in Minnesota
Good Morning Kansas City, Your Royals Are Tied For First Place
Following the Royals Top Prospects: 4/8 - 4/14
Kansas City Royals Continue Hot Start, Improve to 8-4 With Rain-Shortened Win Over the Mariners
Tonight's Kansas City Royals Pitching Menace: Doug Fister
With Familiar Stars Absent, Battle for Grass Creek Isn't the Same
High-A Spot Starter Dominates Omaha, AMBER Alert Out for O-Royals' Offense
Kansas City Royals Send Victor Marte to Cardinals in Minor Trade
Bonds Somewhat Guilty. Does It Really Matter?
Royals Win 10-5 Against the Twins
Wednesday's Royals-Twins Game To Be Broadcast in Kansas City on MLB Network
Omaha Offense Bores Children, This Writer To Tears For 12 Long Innings
Royals Lose to Twins in 10 Innings 4-3
Tonight's Opposing Pitcher: Brian Duensing
Omaha Stor--er, Royals Fall As Teaford Loses It In The 5th
Royals Fan Confidence Grows With More Big League and Minor League Victories
Royals Bibliomancy - Lesson Two from "Fields of Fire" by James Webb
Kansas City Royals Playoff Chances? Still Low
Comparison of Team Age and Number of All-Stars on Team
Royals Move Wilson Betemit Back to the Forefront in Infield Shuffle
Royals Tame Tigers, Take Two of Three
Behind a Surprisingly Masterful Bruce Chen, Royals Defeat Tigers
With a Hot Start, Alex Gordon Buys Himself Some Time
Royals Fall to Tigers 5-2, Inch Closer to .500
Royals Bibliomancy: Lesson One from "The Age of Humanism, 1435-1517"
Extremely Early Royals Swinging Strike Numbers
Could the Royals Thrive with a Third Professional Sports Team in Kansas City?
Happy Minor League Opening Day!
Minor League Baseball Starts Today
Why Can't Joakim Soria Miss Bats Anymore?
Royals Lose 10-7 in 12 Innings
How Much Winning Would it Take for Dayton Moore to Begin Calling Up Players Early?
An Underrated Part of the Royal Winning Streak: The Starting Pitching
Royals Getz It Done in 12 Innings, Extend Lead in AL Central
Profiling Tonight's Royal Opponent: Gavin Floyd
Royals Team Leaders in Win Probability Added
Kansas City Royals News Roundup: A Happy Weekend, Contraction Talk, Susan Sontag
A Comeback-Filled Weekend Has Royals Fans Feeling Confident
Jeff Suppan Returns to Kansas City, Will Report to AAA Omaha
The Bullpen Gospels – Major League Dreams of a Minor League Veteran by Dirk Hayhurst - Book Club Part 4
An Encouraging Early Sign: Ned Yost is Using the Right Relievers
Translating the Location of the Royals Within the MLB Season
Smallball Flies Away in the Wind - Royals Outslug Angels
Royals Come Back to Defeat the Laughable Angels
For the 2011 Royals, After Two Games, So Far, So Good
Royals Defeat Angels on Kila Ka'aihue Walk-Off Home Run
Process Trusted: Royals Set Ratings Record on Opening Day
Pitch F/X Data from Game 1 - Is Tim Collins Tipping One of His Pitches?
Kansas City Royals Legend George Brett Honored for Being Honored for the Thousandth Time
Royals Post-Opening Day Links: Season Previews, Saber Primers, Questions About a Lonely Nation

March - 2011

Royals Squander Chances on Opening Day, Fall to Angels
For the Royals, It's Almost Time: A 2011 Opening Day Preamble
Kansas City Royals Opening Day Weather Forecast: An Ominous Chance of Rain
The Bullpen Gospels – Major League Dreams of a Minor League Veteran by Dirk Hayhurst - Book Club Part 3
Five Royals Predictions For 2011
Who Will Win More Games In 2011: Royals or Indians?
A Royals Review User's Guide: Fanposts & Fanshots
A User's Guide to Royals Review: Commenting
Royal Link Roundup: Typical Francoeur Fluff, Sweeney Retirement Reactions, The Tribe Embrace the Web, and Barbara Brandao
Finding Baseball Lore On the Back Roads of Arkansas
Forgotten Royals: Dean Palmer
What are the Royals Doing with Aaron Crow?
Reliever Tim Collins Reportedly Makes Opening Day Roster
Using the Pet Shop Boys to Understand the AL Central
Royals Review Interview With SB Nation Baseball Editor Rob Neyer
Non-Hyped Royals Prospects: C/1B Joey Lewis
Extensive Feature on the Royals Minor Leaguers to Appear in ESPN The Magazine
This Day in Royals Review History: Alex Gordon Troubles, The End of the Berroa Era
A Paragraph About Eric Hosmer Written in the Style of The Golden Bough
Forbes Magazine Names Kansas City Royals 26th Most Valuable Franchise in Major League Baseball
Royals Links: Lineup Chatter, Escobar, Royals Hall of Fame, Taboo of Beauty
Royals Trade Brett Carroll to Brewers
Alex Gordon Hitting Profile
Guys On New Teams That I Didn't Know About
Royals Name Luke Hochevar Opening Day Starter
The Bullpen Gospels – Major League Dreams of a Minor League Veteran by Dirk Hayhurst - Book Club Part 2
"The Pitching Years": A Song About Bruce Chen
Adjusting the Time Table for Mike Moustakas
Will Mike Aviles Ever Earn $1 Million Dollars In A Season?
Royals vs Reds - Spring Training
Notes from Arizona
Some Spring Heroes
The Bullpen Gospels – Major League Dreams of a Minor League Veteran by Dirk Hayhurst - Book Club Part 1
Royal Link Roundup: Alex Gordon, Louis Coleman, Ghosts, Worker Suicides, Mila Kunis
The Royals As NCAA Tournament Teams
Homer Gets Alex Gordon Off of Slide He Wasn't Really On
Walk Rates and Aging Curves
The Career of Kila Ka'aihue at a Crossroads
Royals vs Cubs - Spring Training
Royals vs Reds - Spring Training
Comparing Royals Spring Training and Regular Season Stats
How Many Plate Appearances for Lorenzo Cain in 2011?
Quotes from "Scout's Honor"
Can the Royals Have the Best System Ever Just a Year Removed From Mediocrity?
Sean O`Sullivan Is A Model. Of Something
Spring Training - Game 4 - Royals vs Dodgers
Brian Anderson Is Still Pitching
Spring Training Game 3 - Royals vs Padres

February - 2011

Everybody Plays
Royal Link Roundup: They're Playing Games Now
Spring Training Game One Open Thread
Jeremy Jeffress Suggests That You Don't Even Go There
Johnny Giavotella Is Growing Up So Fast
Jason Kendall Embodies Man's Existential Agony
The White Sox and Tigers Dance A Magical Dance
What To Expect From Wilson Betemit in 2011
Overhearing a Standard Interview, Jason Kendall Goes Crazy
Comparison of Kendall and Pena as Greinke's Catcher
Non-Hyped Royals Prospects: Relief Pitcher Ben Swaggerty
Could the Royals Once Again Become Missouri's Team?
Non-Hyped Royals Prospects: 3B Jamie Romak
Royal Link Roundup: Jason Kendall's Recovery Sets Us To Panic
Royals Review Book Club: Built to Win by John Schuerholz: Chap 9 and 10
Pictures From Spring Training
An Early Nominee For Weirdest Royals Headline of 2011
Weekend Royals Links: More Prospect Chatter and Feliz Talk
Billy Butler and Ground Balls
Jeff Francis Season Preview
Outfielders for the Royals to Target
Royals Radio Affiliate Profile: Ava, Missouri [KKOZ 1430 AM]
Non-Hyped Royals Prospects: C/1B Juan Graterol
Jeff Francoeur Leadership Lesson #1: Never, Ever, Change Who You Are
Cliff Lee Calls Gil Meche to Talk About Retirement
Non-Hyped Royals Prospects: CF Alex Llanos
Dayton Moore and Prospect Love
2011 Season Preview: Melky Cabrera
Pedro Feliz Is Our Link To Another Time
Non-Hyped Royals Prospects: RF Nick Van Stratten
Royals Payroll and Revenue Over the Years
Royals Review Book Club: Built to Win by John Schuerholz: Chap 7 and 8
Ned Yost's In Game Tendencies

January - 2011

Non-Hyped Royals Prospects: SS Tom Zebroski
Q & A with Baseball America's JJ Cooper, Part 2
Remembering Josh Fields
A Royals Minor League Chat With Baseball America's J.J. Cooper, Part 1
Have You Given Up On Aaron Crow?
Royals Enjoy Their Best Eleven Days Since 1985
The Meaning of the Royals Having the Number One Ranked Farm System
Major League Baseball Grants 31st Franchise to Mystery
Billy Butler Contract Link Roundup
Royals Sign Billy Butler Through 2014
Royals Review Book Club: Built to Win by John Schuerholz: Chap 5 and 6
The New Members of the 2011 Royals React to the Prospect of Seeing "No Strings Attached"
Happy Royals Digital Digest Day!
Gil Meche Retirement Link Roundup
Breaking News: Royals Pitcher Gil Meche to Retire
Royals Top Prospects: The Overview
The Surprisingly Long Afterlife of the 2000 Royals
Royals Stabilize 2011 Starting Rotation With Jeff Francis Signing
Don't Expect Much of the AL Central on Sunday Night Baseball in 2011
Royals Top 60 Prospects: #6-1
Gaming Service Time: A Comment
Royals Review Book Club: Built to Win by John Schuerholz: Chap 3 and 4
Kansas City Royals Weekend Links: Butler & Hochevar May Face Arbitration, Bannister Heads to Japan
Billy Butler: More Than You Probably Ever Wanted to Know
Royals Top 60 Prospects: #12-7
On the Royals Social Media Contest and Credentialing Bloggers
Royals Review Book Club: Built to Win by John Schuerholz: Chap 1 and 2
Getting to Know Royals Catcher Ryan Eigsti
Should Melky Cabrera Be The Royals' Centerfielder?