Miguel Cabrera played his first game following his arrest, going 0 for 2 with a walk as the Detroit Tigers’ designated hitter Monday in a 6-2 win over the New York Yankees.
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The Kansas City Royals have been a bad team for a long time. Trust me, I have been there for many of the bad years and seen arguably some of the worst teams in franchise history since I started becoming a fan of the organization back in 1995. However, I believe that the times are slowly changing and that the Royals will improve on their 67-95 record from last season and make some real progress in 2011. Here are my reasons why: 5. Billy Butler and Kila Ka'aihue will both have breakout years The Royals lineup is only as good as the middle of their order,…
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Billy Butler was born in April 1986, six months after the Kansas City Royals won the World Series in their last playoff appearance. He got a $30 million, four-year contract this winter with hopes of helping end that quarter-century postseason drought. Butler had a two-run single and a stolen base in the first inning Sunday as the Royals beat the defending AL champion Texas Rangers 4-2 in the Cactus…
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Brandon Webb was back where he wanted to be: throwing off a pitcher’s mound.
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Everett Teaford made spring training headlines after his pickup truck was stolen last week, but his career turned around in 2010 with a breakout season, and the rookie left-hander has a good chance to earn a job in the Kansas City Royals' bullpen. Teaford added a cut fastball and his velocity increased last season as he went 7-0 with a 1.27 ERA in his final 10 games, seven of them starts, in…
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Kansas City Royals right-hander Henry Barrera received good news Saturday after an MRI of his aching elbow and should be able to resume throwing in two to three weeks. The hard-throwing rookie, who missed most of the past two seasons after having Tommy John surgery in 2009, walked off the mound Friday with pain in his elbow after facing only one batter in an intrasquad game.
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Right-hander Jeremy Jeffress, acquired in the trade that sent Zack Greinke to Milwaukee, and second baseman Chris Getz were among six players to agree to one-year contracts with the Kanas City Royals. Getz hit .237 and stole 15 bases in 17 attempts last year. The 23-year-old Jeffress was 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA in 10 relief outings for Milwaukee last season.
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Kansas City Royals prospect Henry Barrera walked off the mound holding his right arm and wincing in pain during the team's final intrasquad game. The team said the preliminary diagnosis was Barrera has a strained right flexor, and he was scheduled to have an MRI. A club spokesman said it would be 24 to 48 hours before the full extent of the injury would be known.
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Every day in spring training until we finish the entire league, Big League Stew takes a brief capsule look at…
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Ned Yost has a few not-so-fond memories of Colorado Rockies left-hander Jeff Francis, back when Yost was managing the Milwaukee Brewers. "He was really good," Yost said Thursday. "He was always tough against us. He had probably a couple of hours more to his fastball, but his command was very good and his changeup was very good.
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