kaegel.mlblogs.com - 27 days ago
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Ten days after the World Series the Royals have to make decisions on their players with contract options and that includes catcher Miguel Olivo and center fielder Coco Crisp. It's a club option on Crisp and it doesn't take any...
kingsofkauffman.com - 28 days ago
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kingsofkauffman.com —
It’s Monday evening which means it is time
to check in on how the Royals’ players are
faring in the Caribbean Winter Leagues. Venezuelan Winter League: 2B-Alberto Callaspo (26) [Zulia] No Stats LHP-Michael O’Connor (29) [Margarita] 7 G, 5.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, 7 H, 1 BB, 4 ...
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Royals Caribbean Report (10/26)
minorleagueball.com - 24 days ago
kingsofkauffman.com - 10/24/2009
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kingsofkauffman.com —
My bulk of my offseason plan for the
Royals is very simple. The team needs to acquire
young players who are undervalued, have not yet lived up to their potential, or have little chance to receive the playing time they deserve with their current team. Today’s proposal focuses on 25 year ...
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KoK Offseason Proposal 3: Jeremy Hermida
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Coco Crisp Unlikely to Remain in K.C.
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by Matt Snyder Filed under: Royals, AL Central, MLB RumorsAfter one pretty lackluster season in Kansas City, it's likely Coco Crisp is going to be playing elsewhere next season. The Royals, who clearly need to avoid wasting money, would owe Crisp $8 million should they decide to retain his services. It would cost them just $500,000 to buy him out. Crisp, who turns 30 this coming Sunday, batted just .228 with a .714 OPS in 49 games last season for the Royals. He also had surgery on both of ...
Royals Face Options On Crisp, Olivo
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... MLB.com's Dick Kaegel takes a look at the Royals' two contract option decisions, which are due ten days after the World Series.
Kaegel believes the Royals will consider Coco Crisp's $500K buyout an easy choice over his $8MM option. However, Kaegel wonders if the Royals will then offer Crisp a new incentive-laden deal. Crisp said in August, "I don't know. It'd be nice to stay for a while. I like it here." The 29-year-old center fielder had rotator cuff surgery on both shoulders this summer. The weak free agent market for center ...
Coco Crisp Unlikely to Remain in K.C.
FanHouse —
by Matt Snyder Filed under: Royals, AL Central, MLB RumorsAfter one pretty lackluster season in Kansas City, it's likely Coco Crisp is going to be playing elsewhere next season. The Royals, who clearly need to avoid wasting money, would owe Crisp $8 million should they decide to retain his services. It would cost them just $500,000 to buy him out.
Crisp, who turns 30 this coming Sunday, batted just .228 with a .714 OPS in 49 games last season for the Royals. He also had surgery on both of ...
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Triple-A Catching Options from Other Organizations
kingsofkauffman.com 10/14/2009 — A few days ago I examined the Royals’ catchers and concluded that John Buck provides a better 2010 option than Miguel Olivo. Since Buck is arbitration eligible, the Royals would need to sign him to a deal in the vicinity of $3.5 million, or less, for it to make sense for the team to bring ...
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kingsofkauffman.com 10/19/2009 — The Major League season may be winding down, but baseball rolls on. In addition to the fall Instructional League and the Arizona Fall League, baseball is also underway in the Caribbean. The Mexican Pacific League and Venezuelan Winter League played their opening games on October 9th. The ...
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sports.yahoo.com 9/21/2009 — Like 2008's Nail in the Coffin series, 2009's Walk Toward The Light aims to memorialize the eliminated teams that are gone and will likely be forgotten. Kansas City Royals Current record: 61-88 Season highlight It has to be something involving ...
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