Kansas City Royals News and Events.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:25:44 PST |
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Red Sox considering Baldelli for bench role? (Yahoo! Sports) With Coco Crisp sent packing to the Kansas City Royals , the Boston Red Sox now have a hole in their outfield...
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Red Sox make contact with Burnett (Yahoo! Sports)Wednesday's deal that brought reliever Ramon Ramírez to the Boston Red Sox from the Kansas City Royals...
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Royals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The Royals' offseason makeover began at the top, as they acquired a leadoff hitter in a Nov. 19 trade.
Outfielder Coco Crisp arrived from the Red Sox in a deal that sent right-handed reliever Ramon Ramirez to Boston.
Crisp was a fourth defender this year, but he figures to play center field and lead off for Kansas City. He has stolen 20-plus bases in four of the past five seasons, and he is a fine defender.
"The speed aspect of it was very important," Royals general manager Dayton Moore said. "I've talked many times about the importance of a balanced lineup, speed at the top and the bottom, and Coco certainly gives us that."
Crisp hit .283 with seven homers and 41 RBIs in 361 at-bats in 2008.
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Red Sox trade Crisp to Royals for reliever (AP)
The Kansas City Royals picked up the leadoff hitter they had been seeking, acquiring center fielder Coco Crisp from the Boston Red Sox for reliever Ramon Ramirez on Wednesday. Kansas City was 12th among 14 AL teams in runs last season and added power last month, obtaining first baseman Mike Jacobs from Florida.
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Red Sox trade CF Crisp to Royals (PA SportsTicker)The Boston Red Sox on Wednesday traded center fielder Coco Crisp to the Kansas City Royals for righthanded reliever Ramon Ramirez.
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Red Sox trade Coco Crisp to Royals for Ramon Ramirez (Yahoo! Sports) The Kansas City Royals acquired center fielder Coco Crisp from the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday in exchange for...
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Arbuckle hired by Royals as senior adviser (AP)Mike Arbuckle was hired Friday by the Kansas City Royals as senior adviser for scouting and player development, 11 days after leaving the World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies. Arbuckle, who had been with the Phillies for 16 years, quit when assistant GM Ruben Amaro Jr. was promoted to succeed retiring GM Pat Gillick.
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Royals sign RHP Duckworth for 2009 (AP)Right-hander Brandon Duckworth signed a one-year contract with the Royals on Monday and was sent outright to Triple-A Omaha. Duckworth spent most of last season with Omaha but went 3-3 with a 4.50 ERA in seven starts for Kansas City. The Royals said he will attend the team's major league camp this spring training.
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Royals sign RHP Duckworth (PA SportsTicker)The Kansas City Royals signed righthander Brandon Duckworth and sent him outright to Class AAA Omaha on Monday.
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Royals bring back C Miguel Olivo for next season (AP)Miguel Olivo and the Royals exercised mutual contract options Monday, keeping the catcher with Kansas City. Olivo batted .255 with 12 homers, 22 doubles and 41 RBIs in 84 games this season. The Royals picked up his $2.7 million option for next year rather than pay him a $100,000 buyout. The 30-year-old Olivo could have voided the option and forfeited the buyout, but he chose to stay with the Royals.
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Royals, C Olivo exercise mutual contract options (PA SportsTicker)Miguel Olivo will be returning to the Kansas City Royals next season, as the catcher and the team exercised their mutual contract options for 2009 on Monday.
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Wacky Series highlights baseball's audience issue (AP)This year's World Series will be remembered for a rain delay that caused a game to end close to 2 a.m., a quagmire that led to a suspended game and a three-inning sprint to the finish. Strange, indeed. Still, Philadelphia Phillies versus Tampa Bay Rays also had its share of exciting moments, courtesy of some remarkable young players.
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Marlins deal 1B Jacobs to Royals for RHP Nunez (AP)The Florida Marlins traded power-hitting first baseman Mike Jacobs on Thursday to the Kansas City Royals for relief pitcher Leo Nunez. The Marlins were shopping Jacobs because he was due a big raise in arbitration, and have plenty of options at first base. In exchange, they got a right-hander who throws in the mid-90s.
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Arbitration-eligible Marlins will be made available (Yahoo! Sports) The talent-rich, but tight-fisted Florida Marlins appear to be ready to let some of their talent walk.
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Phillies chase the magic of 1980 (Yahoo! Sports)Schmidt, Carlton, Rose and McGraw were the big names on the one and only Phillies team to win a World Series.
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Royals release RHP Wells (PA SportsTicker)The Kansas City Royals on Friday released pitcher Kip Wells.
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