kingsofkauffman.com - 10/14/2009
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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 ...
kingsofkauffman.com - 10/15/2009
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It seems like it was years ago that
I wrote my 3 part AL Central preview. I...
suppose following and writing about the Royals on a nearly daily basis* can do that to a person. So let’s start taking a look at how I did with my predictions and analysis back in April. *I have chosen [...]
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AL Central Prediction Review
kingsofkauffman.com - 10/11/2009
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The Royals had a three-headed monster at catcher
for parts of the 2009 season. It seems safe...
to assume that heading into 2010 they will have a more conventional approach to the position and carry just 2 catchers, but who those catchers will be remains very much up in the air. Miguel Olivo (30) ...
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Caught Up in a Catching Situation
kingsofkauffman.com - 10/16/2009
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The Surprise Rafters have played 3 games in
the AFL thus far and have come away victorious...
in all of them. They have scored 35 runs thus far in the hyper-offensive environment. So how are the 7 Royals doing that are part of the Surprise Rafters? Here is a look at their early game-by-game ...
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Rafters Report and Other Royals News
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