SB Nation User Blog: cookierojas73

Perhaps Moore misread his name and thought Soria had an equally talented brother?

cookierojas73 — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:37:40 -0000

Perhaps Moore misread his name and thought Soria had an equally talented brother?

"The Royals moved to replenish their depth-depleted bullpen by signing former-Pittsburgh reliever Franquelis Osoria to a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to big-league camp.

Osoria, 27, was 4-3 with a 6.08 ERA last season for the Pirates in 43 games."
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I will be more impressed than ever with Moore's ability to build a bullpen on the cheap if this guy pitches well in the bigs in 2009. Ugly numbers (87H alllowed in 60.2 IP) last year, and not exactly dominant when he was in AAA, either. Looks like his recent, decent performance in the Dominican League convinced the Royals to take a shot. Hopefully we'll all be pleasantly surprised.

Kaegel officially has lost it

cookierojas73 — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:36:21 -0000

Kaegel officially has lost it

Dick Kaegel at royals.com is getting further and further out there...now he's hinting that bringing back Odalis Perez wouldn't be the worst idea for KC and also suggesting that Khalil Greene to the Royals "does make a lot of sense...doesn't it?"

Uh, no, Dick.

What scares me is that he writes for the official club website...let's just hope that this isn't a case of "where there's smoke, there's fire"...

The Star strikes again

cookierojas73 — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:32:48 -0000

The Star strikes again

I'm shocked that no one has commented on the scary, oversized, outdated photo of Paul Splittorff published at the KC Star website today. Positively frightening, and perfect with Halloween just a couple of weeks away. And really, it's nothing compared to some of the famous gigantic, megapixel player photos we've seen there in the past couple of years. Who is it there that makes the decisions to publish this stuff?

Burgos in big trouble

cookierojas73 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:50:41 -0000

Burgos in big trouble

It appears that ex-Royals Ambiorix Burgos was involved in a fatal crash and is being sought by police in the Dominican Republic. Sad and troubling story...

Shealy- a viable option next year?

cookierojas73 — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:25:16 -0000

It's interesting to see Shealy making the most of his opportunity. With 2 HRs today and 4 in all since his call-up less than 2 weeks ago, he has already surpassed Gload's season total (which only serves to irritate me more, as we see the actual proof that we utterly wasted a season's worth of ABs starting Gload at first base this season). Shealy is also hitting .370 and slugging .815.

While I'm sure we're all in agreement that this hot stretch won't last forever, it does give me pause re. our first base situation for next year and makes me wonder if it does the same thing for Dayton Moore. Is Shealy still regarded by the Royals as a prospect and can he possibly help the big club next year? If Moore is not impressed yet, what would it take for him to reconsider Shealy for next year's KC roster? I'm thinking he'd have to continue tearing the cover off the ball for the balance of the season, then basically do the same in Spring Training to even have a shot. Even then, there is still ol' Ross to compete with, plus Butler, and Ka'aihue...thoughts?

"I look at statistics all the time,"- Trey Hillman

cookierojas73 — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:58:50 -0000

"I look at statistics all the time,"- Trey Hillman

Trey Hillman, stat-head...who knew?

This article is pretty revealing (and fairly negative) for something published at the team website. It's also (in my humble opinion) all the evidence we need for bringing in a new hitting instructor for next year.

OT- very funny Onion article

cookierojas73 — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:13:34 -0000

OT- very funny Onion article

Not sure how many of you are fans of The Onion like me, but yesterday this "news story" was published that I thought some of you might enjoy. Anyone who marvels at and/or is entertained by the many moronic posts to websites/ blogs these days should get a kick out of it...

Erik Cordier- uh-oh...

cookierojas73 — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:50:13 -0000

Erik Cordier- uh-oh...

Who among us didn't fear this when Dayton Moore made the trade for Tony Pena, Jr.? Baseball Prospectus' Kevin Goldstein reports that the young pitcher we gave up for him, Erik Cordier, is working his way back from Tommy John surgery in impressive fashion. First, TPJ is horrible...now imagine if the guy we gave up for him comes back to haunt us, too? Ouch.

"Cordier is once again showing promise, allowing just three hits and one run over 5 2/3 innings on Friday night, which actually raised his ERA to 1.56 in four starts. His velocity is already clicking in the low 90s and touching 96, and his above-average changeup has hard, late fade. He's struggling to command his curveball, a common problem for those coming back from TJ surgery, but it projects as an average offering at least. If he can stay healthy, he's a very solid pitching prospect."

Butler back; Callaspo to DL

cookierojas73 — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:01:07 -0000

Butler back; Callaspo to DL

6/28/08 Placed INF Alberto Callaspo on the 15-day disabled list for the evaluation and treatment for an unspecified medical condition; recalled 1B/DH Billy Butler from Triple-A Omaha.

Calvin Pickering sighting

cookierojas73 — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:11:23 -0000

Calvin Pickering sighting

I happened to catch our old friend Calvin Pickering today playing in an Atlantic League game in Connecticut (he now plays for the Bridgeport, CT Bluefish). As you can see from the photo I snapped of him, although he's always been a large man, Cal appears to have put on a few pounds since his cup of coffee in the bigs a few years ago in KC. He was DHing today...I think that's now his regular gig...and is hitting about .250 with 6 dingers and 43 K's in 46 games. Oh, what might have been...