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Royals trade Mark Teahen to the White Sox for 2B Chris Getz and 3B Josh Fields

RoyalsRetro — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:20:18 -0000

According to Bill Madden at the NY Daily News, our long national nightmare is now over. Mark Teahen has been traded.

Absolute lie? We shall see.

Teahen was dealt to our division foe, the Chicago White Sox in exchange for disappointing 2B Chris Getz and once promising 3B Josh Fields.

But who will host The Mark Teahen Show now?

Getz, 25, hit .261/.324/.347 in 415 PAs for the Sox in his rookie campaign. He was sensational on the basepaths, stealing 25 bases in 27 attempts. UZR had him at -5.8 last season.

Baseball-Reference: Chris Getz

Fields, a former standout QB at Oklahoma State, was once a promising player for the Sox who had fell out of favor. After posting a .788 OPS with 23 HR in 2007, he was demoted in favor of Joe Crede in 2008, and never seemed to regain his footing. This year he hit .222/.301/.347 with 7 HR 30 RBI in 268 PAs. He has a lifetime .302 OBA.

Baseball-Reference: Josh Fields

What does this mean for Alberto Callaspo? Alex Gordon? Why trade a good OBA guy for two guys that can't really get on base? All of these may be questions you are asking yourself.

Trust the process.

Billy Butler named AL Player of the Month

RoyalsRetro — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:53:09 -0000

Billy Butler named AL Player of the Month

But Greinke gets the shaft despite a 0.55 ERA because he doesn't know "how to win."

It’s hard to see Jacobs returning. He made $3.275 million but is batting just .226 with 18 homers a...

RoyalsRetro — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:19:08 -0000

It’s hard to see Jacobs returning. He made $3.275 million but is batting just .226 with 18 homers and 60 RBIs (and 131 strikeouts) in 126 games. That salary also makes him difficult to trade, which positions him as a prime nontender candidate.

Similarly, there’s little chance of Buck ($2.9 million) and Olivo each returning. Cutting both would save $5.6 million but also create the need for a veteran catcher to team with rookie Brayan Peña....

Add it up. That’s $50 million for guaranteed deals, $13 million for arbitration cases and $4 million for pre-arbitration players. That totals $67 million, and the Royals still need a catcher and haven’t added anyone. Keep Olivo or Buck, and the projected payroll already tops its allotted $70 million.

Dutton: Royals have list of questions to answer this offseason

Soren Petro: Dayton Moore said there was a concentrated effort to extend guys, to try to get the...

RoyalsRetro — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:23:26 -0000

Soren Petro: Dayton Moore said there was a concentrated effort to extend guys, to try to get the starting pitchers to go deeper into games. That's obviously a process, its a great idea in theory. Is that process one of the major reasons why Gil Meche and Brian Bannister are finishing the year on the disabled list?

Trey Hillman: I think its a possibility that people don't understand the mental part of this game. You asked me earlier whether or not it was part of the philosophy. Yes it was. And it was ingrained in these guys from February on when they came into the early camp. You know there are a couple of things that we haven't done any differently than we did last year when we had much fewer sore shoulders and breakdowns so to speak...The adjustment we did make this year was we asked pitchers, we asked our starting pitchers, to expect to finish the game. And its a mindset.

810 WHB: The Program with Soren Petro

Former Royals catcher Sal Fasano hopes for callup to pay for medical bills

RoyalsRetro — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:39:53 -0000

Former Royals catcher Sal Fasano hopes for callup to pay for medical bills

It would be a classy move if the Royals would trade for him and bring him up. Besides, what team doesn't need four catchers?

"I love these guys,’’ Ramirez said. "It’s been great to be in Boston. I’m enjoying it. It’s been a g...

RoyalsRetro — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:24:25 -0000

"I love these guys,’’ Ramirez said. "It’s been great to be in Boston. I’m enjoying it. It’s been a good time. This is a great team.’’

The Sox so far have won the trade with the Royals in a landslide. Not only did they acquire Ramirez, the rock of their middle relief all season, but they also made space for Jacoby Ellsbury to blossom as a full-time center fielder. Crisp, meanwhile, was batting .228 with 16 extra-base hits on June 12, when right shoulder surgery ended his season.

Boston.com: They sure wouldn’t trade this

Zack Greinke didn’t really impress me last night. He pitched well and maybe I caught him on a bad n...

RoyalsRetro — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:10:13 -0000

Zack Greinke didn’t really impress me last night. He pitched well and maybe I caught him on a bad night, but to me he didn’t seem dominant. Greinke has may have the lowest ERA in the AL since Pedro Martinez in 2000, but he doesn’t strike me as the dominant force that Pedro was during his statistical peak. ...

He reminds me of a right-handed Roger Moret. He has that long and lean frame but good speed on his fastball and sporadic command.

Jim Rice: Unimpressed by Zack Greinke

Fewest RBI in a 100 strikeout season, Royals history

RoyalsRetro — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:14:33 -0000

Fewest RBI in a 100 strikeout season, Royals history

Willie Wilson 1988 - 37 (106 strikeouts)
Pat Kelly 1970 - 38 (105 strikeouts)
Jackie Hernandez 1969 - 40 (111 strikeouts)
Mark Teahen 2009 - 47 (118 strikeouts)
Bo Jackson 1987 - 53 (158 strikeouts)

– Zack Greinke. 2009 Comment: Yes, this whole thing was just a way to once again tell you how good a...

RoyalsRetro — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:45:12 -0000

– Zack Greinke. 2009
Comment: Yes, this whole thing was just a way to once again tell you how good a season Zack Greinke is having. I’m mostly preaching to the choir here … but Greinke’s is not just the best pitching season of this year. It’s probably the best pitching season of the last five years, maybe the last 10 years going back to Pedro. It’s historical. The guy has pitched 210 innings, he has a 204 ERA+ and 224 strikeouts. He leads or is second in the league numerous other categories — gone over those a few dozen times already. But all you really need to understand the season is that 200-200-200 thing. This is a magical season.

Poz gives Devil Fingers a shout out, yet ignores Joel's eloquent posts on the MVP candidacy of Ross Gload.

Posnanski: 200-200-200 seasons

George Brett auto-tuned. NSFW

RoyalsRetro — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:54:08 -0000

George Brett auto-tuned. NSFW