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baseballreflections.com - 11/28/2008
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Season Wrap Up For many other teams, posting
a 75 win season isn’t exactly a cause for...
excitement, but for the first time in a while, the Royals were able to dig themselves out of the bottom spot in the American League Central. They finished fourth, but some improvement is better than none. ...
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Kansas City Royals off Season Report
mlbtraderumors.com - 11/30/2008
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According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal , the
Royals signed catcher J.R. House to a split contract. ...
House, 29, hit .306/.378/.480 in 454 Triple A at-bats this year. Back in the day, House was considered the Pirates' top prospect ...
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, the Royals signed catcher J.R. House to a split contract. House, 29, hit .306/.378/.480 in 454 Triple A at-bats this year. Back in the day, House was considered the Pirates' top prospect before he was derailed by injuries. There was a time when Jason Kendall was expected to move to the outfield to accomodate him. ...
Royals Sign J.R. House
Mets Today —
The Kansas City Royals have signed J.R. House to a split contract.
This isn’t stunning news, and I only mention it because I was obsessed with House last winter as a nice low-risk / high-reward guy, at a time when the Mets had no backstops on their MLB and AAA rosters. The 29-year-old catcher had yet another strong year offensively in AAA in 2008, hitting .306 with 18 HR, 25 doubles and 60 RBI in 454 at-bats. He also drew 53 walks and whiffed 52 times.
In 3 Major League at-bats with the Astros last year, House had no hits and one RBI. From ...
News and Notes--Nov. 30
Raise the Jolly Roger —
... [The Royals signed J.R. House--former Pirates top prospect--today]. House couldn't decide between the 3rd string spot at WVU or the Pirates minor league system for a while, and once he went down with a multitude of injuries, he chose the latter. He has three career major league home runs. ...
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Royals ink House to Minors deal —
Major League Baseball News 11/30/2008
The Royals signed catcher J.R. House to a Minor League contract Saturday, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal. House hit .306 with 25 doubles, 18 homers and 60 RBIs in 2008 for Round Rock, the Astros' Triple-A affiliate.
