By Jeff Parker Now that the Kansas City Royals have signed Jason Kendall to a two-year, $6 million deal, you may be inclined to think he is better than John Buck. That is simply not so. Kendall has really fallen off since the middle part of this decade and while he was once one of [...]
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By Jeff Parker Ignoring wins it’s hard to make a case for anyone other than Zack Greinke to win the AL Cy Young Award. Greinke, who took his eighth no-decision Friday night despite allowing only one run in seven innings against the Indians, leads the league in ERA, ERA+, WHIP, HR/9, and shutouts. He’s second [...]
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By Jeff Parker Don’t put the bust label on Luke Hochevar just yet, as the 2006 No. 1 overall pick is in an ace-like groove. Drafted ahead of Tim Lincecum that year, he has done a pretty good Lincecum impersonation in his last three starts totaling 27 strikeouts in 19.1 innings while walking only one [...]
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By Jeff Parker Gil Meche is dealing. The 30 year old right hander is 2-1 with a 1.69 ERA in his last six starts and has retaken the mantle as KC’s ace as Zack Greinke begins his descent back to earth. Meche, whose $55 million deal was widely mocked, has been everything the Royals hoped [...]
By Jeff Parker As Zack Greinke continues to make history with every start I decided to compare him to the top 5 single season performers in ERA+ over the last thirty years. Not surprisingly all of them started off strong and kept it up all season long.
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By Jeff Parker Alberto Callaspo is a hit machine. His bat has been key in the resurgence of the Kansas City Royals–they are currently 18-16 and tied for first place in the AL Central. Callaspo is batting .324/.377/.514 and is second in the league with 13 doubles. But it almost didn’t happen this way because [...]
