Jorge Soler Day-To-Day With Toe Bruise

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler was removed from Friday's game after fouling a pitch off his foot, and the team announced later that X-rays were negative. He is officially considered day-to-day with a bone bruise on his left big toe. The injury is not considered to be serious, but it's likely he'll be sidelined […]

Jake Junis Allows Three HRs In Loss

The Kansas City Royals dropped their sixth game in a row on Friday, and a large part of that was thanks to starting pitcher Jake Junis giving up three home runs in just 5 1/3 innings. That brings Junis' 2018 total to 15 home runs allowed, vaulting him back into a tie for seventh most […]

Jeff Hoffman Recalled From Triple-A

Colorado Rockies pitcher Jeff Hoffman has been recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque to replace injured reliever Mike Dunn. Hoffman has been working as a starter in the minors, but he'll likely be used as long relief for the Rockies. The team's bullpen has been one of the worst in baseball, and Dunn was one of the […]

Kelvin Herrera Works Scoreless Inning

Since it had been five days, the Kansas City Royals gave closer Kelvin Herrera an inning of work even though the team was losing by three runs on Thursday. Herrera kept his walkless streak intact, and that is now 23 2/3 innings without recording a single walk this season. He also struck out one, so […]

Alcides Escobar Hits 40th Career Home Run

Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar reached a milestone in Oakland on Thursday night by knocking out his 40th career home run. The 11-year veteran has converted to a more power-heavy approach so far in 2018, knocking a career-best 4.6% of his fly balls into the seats, and it shows as he's already at three […]

Paulo Orlando Recalled From Triple-A

Having traded away their starting center fielder, the Kansas City Royals summoned Paulo Orlando back from Triple-A Omaha on Thursday, promptly starting him against Oakland. Stepping right in where he left off in April prior to his demotion, Orlando went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts as the Royals lost once again. Orlando hit .300 with five […]

Antonio Senzatela Injures Groin In Minors

Colorado Rockies pitcher Antonio Senzatela seemed like a possible candidate to help out in the team's beleaguered bullpen, but he left a start on Wednesday at Triple-A Albuquerque due to a tight groin. The injury is not believed to be serious, but it will likely keep him down in the minors for the foreseeable future. […]

Chris Rusin Takes Extra-Inning Loss

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Chris Rusin took the loss in Thursday's 13-inning affair with the Reds after he gave up a walk-off home run to rookie Jesse Winker. Rusin has struggled mightily this season, and he's got the ninth highest ERA among relievers at 7.77. His struggles would stick out more if two of his […]

Tyler Anderson Strong In No-Decision

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tyler Anderson took an unfortunate no-decision on Thursday following a strong seven-inning outing. Anderson allowed two runs on five hits while striking out five over the course of the seven innings, but his bullpen blew a three-run lead and eventually lost the game in extra innings. Anderson's 4.81 ERA on the […]

Mike Dunn Melts Down Again

The Colorado Rockies bullpen has been anything but dependable, and reliever Mike Dunn is one of the major culprits behind the bullpen's horrendous overall ERA. Dunn fell apart once again on Thursday by allowing two runs on two walks and a hit while recording zero outs. This makes the second outing in the last five […]

Wade Davis Blows Third Save Of 2018

Colorado Rockies closer Wade Davis succumbed to the bad juju surrounding the Colorado bullpen on Thursday by blowing his third save of the season. Davis was tasked with protecting a one-run lead after setup man Mike Dunn allowed a pair of runs the inning before, but thanks to a pair of wild pitches, the tying […]

Whit Merrifield Starts In CF After Jay Trade

Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield took the start in center field following the trade of Jon Jay to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. Merrifield already qualifies in the outfield, so no new positional eligibility should come from the move, but it's also unclear if it will be a more permanent solution to the hole. […]

Ian Kennedy Bounces Back Again

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Ian Kennedy may not be good at pitching overall, but his resilience is impressive. Following a three-inning outing where he got blasted by the Athletics last week, Kennedy held the potent Angels lineup to just one run in five innings on Wednesday. Kennedy allowed seven hits and walked three to […]

Bryan Shaw Claims He's Improving

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Bryan Shaw leads the major leagues in appearances so far this season with 33. He's also carrying a 7.36 ERA, the second worst ERA held by a regular reliever on a team with a winning record. The worst belongs to teammate Chris Rusin. Shaw was supposed to be a lights-out reliever […]

Wade Davis Is First NL Pitcher To 20 Saves

The Colorado Rockies bullpen has been exciting for most of the wrong reasons this season, but closer Wade Davis continues to mow down save opportunities. On Wednesday, Davis slammed the door on the Reds to tally his 20th save of the season, becoming the first pitcher in the National League to the milestone. Davis only […]

Tony Wolters Provides More Heroics

Colorado Rockies catcher Tony Wolters is still an unabashedly bad hitter, but not on Wednesday night in Cincinnati. Raising his average to a cool .174, Wolters smacked a pair of RBI hits to help push Colorado over the Reds for the win. One of the hits was a double, Wolters's first extra-base hit of any […]

Trevor Story Fine After Fall

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story gave the team a scare in Wednesday's game when he slipped while rounding second. Story was checked out and limped off the field following the fall (and subsequently being tagged out), but he stayed in the lineup and came back out for the defensive half of the inning. He seems […]

Mike Tauchman Starting First MLB Game Since April

Recently recalled Colorado Rockies outfielder Mike Tauchman is slated to start on Thursday, the first time he's started since before his demotion in April. Tauchman was terrible during his major league time earlier in the season, but he really seemed to get himself sorted out at Triple-A Albuquerque. If he can cut down on his […]

Gerardo Parra Sitting On Thursday

Colorado Rockies outfielder Gerardo Parra will take a seat on Thursday in favor of letting the Rockies use some of their younger outfield contingent. Parra is one of the weaker members of Colorado's old guard in the outfield, along with Carlos Gonzalez, but he's really turned it up since prospects like David Dahl and Noel […]

Ian Desmond Out Of Lineup On Thursday

Following a big night against Cincy, Colorado Rockies first baseman Ian Desmond is getting the day off on Thursday. Desmond smacked a two-run homer on Wednesday that helped propel the Rockies to a 6-3 victory over the Reds. Following an atrocious start to the season, Desmond is hitting .333 with three home runs and 10 […]

Tim Hill Surrenders Lead, Takes Loss

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Tim Hill got punished for leading the eighth inning off with a pair of walks on Monday night. After striking out Ian Kinsler, Hill gave up a bouncing grounder to Mike Trout that scored the eventual winning run. He then gave up another single to clear the bases and put […]

Jon Jay Continues To Rake In Leadoff Spot

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jon Jay smacked three more hits on Monday night, giving him base hits in 15 of his last 16 games. Since retaking the regular leadoff role on May 5, Jay has hit safely in 23 of 24 games where he’s hit in that slot, and he’s scored at least one run […]

Alex Gordon Continues To Slump

Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon went hitless again on Monday night, bringing him to just 3-for-23 over his last six games. Gordon had been enjoying a bit of a renaissance in 2018 after one of the worst offensive seasons in the majors last year, but his current slump has crashed his batting average back […]

Alcides Escobar Steals Third Base Of 2018

Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar was moving on the basepaths on Monday as he notched his third steal of the season, this time against the Angels. The 31-year-old is having another forgettable season at the plate, hitting .236 with two home runs and three stolen bases. He’s walking more than normal, but at just […]

Daniel Castro Demoted To Triple-A

The Colorado Rockies demoted infielder Daniel Castro to Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding move to promote outfielder Mike Tauchman. Castro was initially tagged as part of a platoon that the team hoped would fill in for then-injured second baseman DJ LeMahieu, but that plan was eventually abandoned after both halves of the platoon were terrible […]

Mike Tauchman Promoted To Rockies

The Colorado Rockies have promoted outfielder Mike Tauchman from Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday. Tauchman was just awarded the Player of the Month award for the Pacific Coast League following a massive May, and his promotion hopes to help spark some life into Colorado's lineup. Unfortunately, he'll be battling a host of other outfielders for playing […]

Danny Duffy Hit Hard Again

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy was knocked around once again on Monday, as the Angels put up four earned runs on seven hits and three walks in just five innings. Duffy has majorly struggled this season, and things aren’t looking like they’re going to improve anytime soon. Amazingly enough, his 5.81 ERA is […]

Jon Gray Working On Slider Mechanics

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jon Gray has had a pretty terrible season so far, but he’s working overtime with his pitching coaches to try to improve his slider in hopes that improvement in that pitch will make the difference. The bad news is that the improvement hasn’t shown up just yet. The good news is […]

Mike Tauchman Wins PCL Award

Colorado Rockies outfield prospect Mike Tauchman was named the Pacific Coast League’s Player of the Month for May after racking up 44 hits, 31 runs, and 81 total bases over the course of the month. Tauchman’s time with Albuquerque has been extremely successful after a terrible start to the season with the big league club. […]

Seuly Matias Hits Two More Bombs

Kansas City Royals top prospect outfielder Seuly Matias smashed his 16th and 17th home runs of the season for Single-A Lexington on Saturday. Matias now leads the minors in homers. He's hitting just .245 on the season, but his power is undeniable. Tagged as the No. 3 prospect in KC's system, Matias isn't expected to […]