Well they finally broke down and picked up his option. I think it was their best option. (yeah, its a pun, whatta wanna fight about it?)

Story about NBA rule breaking workouts by a N.Y. scout, the story deals with Brandon Rush a lot it seems.

"Finally, it was their night. Baseball really is a lot more fun when it’s your night to dream."

JoPo recapping last nights magic as only he can.

"The commissioner's office said Tuesday that this year's draft will start at 6 p.m. on June 9 and be held at the studios of the MLB Network in Secaucus, N.J."

"There will be 111 picks on the first day, which includes the first three rounds mixed in with two compensation rounds."

Short blog/write-up on why Zack has been so good during his 34IP zero-run streak.

"It's really flattering," Aldrich said. "Kevin McHale, he's a legend back home. It's really great to be compared to him in small little aspects."

and....

And, as Self likes to point out, there is one more similarity between his sophomore and the former NBA All-Star and current head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

"They both have funky shots," he said with a grin.

Did this already get posted? If so i don't apologize. Cause it sucks and he wasn't pitching bad at all. Well, atleast we have duckworth here to save the day!

Kip wells is basically signed Bob Dutton reports, unless an unforseen snag occurs, also he goes on to say that Ron Mahay is having more pain in his foot after his one appearence vs. the yankees, and that Ram-Ram is/could be dealing with an unspecified minor injury...

Lets hope we get Ho-Ram v2.

Kila Hit Homer #8, doubled and walked in a 2 for 4 loss to Oklahoma.

Burlington Bee's won; Johnny G went 3 for 3 w/ 2 doubles and a walk, Jason Taylor (An interesting prospect) went 3 for 4 with a Homer and double and 3 RBI's, and Clinton Robinson hit 2 Home Runs. Moustakes went 0 for 4 :\

The Royals are running a deal to vote for Soria's Nickname, and get 50% off some tickets for the next T-Shirt Tuesday!

The 4 nicknames they have decided on are;

El Lobo (The Wolf)
El Castigador (The Punisher)
The Mexicutioner
The Terminator

Article about Kila from Royals.com. Some interesting stuff, some generic stuff..

"The way he's going now, he could be a Major League first baseman."
-- Brian Poldberg, Double-A Northwest Arkansas' manager

They start to compare him to pickering but then explain why he is different, and how he is like Our Savior Avilanche.

He is the AL Co-player of the week with Xavier Nady from the Yankees.

"Aviles hit .577 (15-26) with three doubles, a triple, two home runs and five RBI. The 27-year-old posted a 1.000 slugging percentage along with a .593 on-base percentage."

Interesting fact, Aviles was picked over other royals including; Guillen, Greinke, Soria, and Butler.. who also recieved votes.

Gobble pitched two scoreless innings saturday night against Salt Lake (Angels System). His line ended up;

IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0.00

Well he can pitch just fine in AAA.

"Sean McAdam of the Providence Journal says the Sox "are interested again and expect expect to get back to the Royals on Ron Mahay." Mahay is generally believed to be unavailable."

also if you scroll down, they explain that miguel olivo could end up in florida with a three team trade including the marlins and blue jays. Wonder what the blue jays could offer?

Article from KC star, i'm sure most of you have read it or seen it already, but its still pretty cool.

"He got off to a slow start and is only hitting .240 or something," Randa said. "But this kid has legitimate power. I think he’s going to have big-time power when he reaches the big leagues. He’s got 12 or so home runs there, and that is not a hitters’ park or a hitters’ league."

Joe was not only impressed with Mike's hitting ability, but his attitude.

"He’s got such a great attitude and knows he doesn’t have it all figured out yet," Randa said. "He really works hard at all phases. When I was up there, he kept taking ground ball and ground ball, and finally I had to shut him down."

"I just said, ‘Dude, that’s enough for one day.’ But he doesn’t want to quit."

Deric Ladnier, the Senior Director of Scouting for our K.C. Royals answers all sorts of questions for Royal fans. Some are kind of dull questions but some are interesting to see his take on different players. Check it out, if you have not already.