| Dodgers sign journeyman C Treanor |
Tue Nov 15 19:47:30 2011 EST |
| Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Dodgers signed catcher Matt Treanor to a one-year contract, the club announced Tuesday. The deal includes a club option for the 2013 season. Treanor, 35, began last season with the Kansas City Royals and was shipped to the Texas Rangers at the trade deadline. In 72 games played last season -- 64 starts -- Treanor batted .214 with three home runs and 22 RBI. The eight-year pro has also been a backstop for the Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, Roy |
| Teammates and a pair of first basemen highlight rookie ballots |
Sun Nov 13 23:07:11 2011 EST |
| s the AL's top rookie as chosen by Baseball America after going 13-10 with a 2.95 ERA in 29 starts. Nova won 16 games and pitched to a 3.70 ERA for the Yankees despite a stint in the minors and won his final 12 decisions, which included an eight-game winning streak. Pineda, meanwhile, was an All-Star and ended the year with a 3.74 ERA, but seemed to run out of steam in the second half. THE SPORTS NETWORK PICK: NL ROOKIE - CRAIG KIMBREL, ATLANTA BRAVES AL ROOKIE - ERIC HOSMER, KANSAS CITY ROYALS |
| Time to hand out some hardware |
Fri Nov 11 12:47:09 2011 EST |
| ot only is he the MVP of the league, but he will be a unanimous Cy Young Award winner. AL ROOKIE: ERIC HOSMER, KANSAS CITY Los Angeles' Mark Trumbo seems to be the favorite here, but I'm leaning towards my preseason pick of Eric Hosmer, the Kansas City Royals first baseman. Hosmer came up in early May and immediately made an impact. He swatted 19 home runs while driving in 78 runs and finishing first among AL rookies in runs (66) and hits (153). He also collected 27 doubles, making him the 27th |
| Baseball Canada emerging into powerhouse under Hamilton's watch |
Tue Nov 8 16:01:59 2011 EST |
| air of newly-minted gold medalists, it all starts at the top. "Without Greg Hamilton and the rest of the staff, we would have never had the chance to accomplish such a feat," said Tim Smith, an integral part of the offense and member of the Kansas City Royals organization. Hamilton is the director of the national teams, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential Canadians in baseball. Anyone who speaks of him showers him with praise and acknowledges his undeniable dedication to the pr |
| Royals get Sanchez from Giants for Cabrera |
Mon Nov 7 13:32:21 2011 EST |
| Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals on Monday acquired starter Jonathan Sanchez, along with pitching prospect Ryan Verdugo, from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for outfielder Melky Cabrera. Sanchez, 28, threw a no-hitter two years ago but struggled to a 4-7 record with a 4.26 earned run average in 19 starts this past season. In 2010, the native of Puerto Rico went 13-9 with a 3.07 ERA in 34 games (33 starts) as San Francisco won the World Series. In 174 games -- 118 |
| Royals pick up option on closer Soria |
Mon Oct 31 17:10:23 2011 EST |
| Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals have picked up their 2012 club option on closer Joakim Soria. The Royals announced the move Monday, bringing back the right-hander for a sixth season. Soria, 27, has saved 160 games in 180 chances for Kansas City since his rookie year in 2007. He was 28-of-35 in saves this past season with a 4.03 earned run average -- by far the highest ERA of his career. In 2010, he saved 43 games in 46 chances and had a 1.78 ERA. |
| Mets name Tom Goodwin first base coach |
Sat Oct 29 12:48:34 2011 EST |
| Y (Sports Network) - The New York Mets named Tom Goodwin their first base coach Saturday. The 43-year-old Goodwin spent the past four seasons in the Boston Red Sox organization. Goodwin played 14 seasons in the big leagues with the Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs. Over 1,288 games, he batted .268 with 24 homers, 284 RBI and 369 stolen bases. He was also caught stealing 118 times. Goodwin had four seasons of at least 50 steals, w |
| Royals name Dave Eiland pitching coach |
Tue Oct 25 17:27:55 2011 EST |
| Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals named Dave Eiland pitching coach on Tuesday. The 45-year-old Eiland, who replaces Bob McClure, spent the past season as a special assistant to Andrew Friedman, Tampa Bay's executive vice president of baseball operations. "We are delighted to have Dave join our coaching staff," Royals general manager Dayton Moore said. "He is an extremely talented pitching coach and a proven winner who has the ability to relate to the young pitchers who a |
| The time was right for Francona to go |
Sat Oct 1 13:55:49 2011 EST |
| ne? So where do the Red Sox go from here? My guess is Theo Epstein scours the bench coach market and tries to unearth a diamond in the rough to show how much smarter he is than everyone else. Think Los Angeles Dodgers bench coach and former Kansas City Royals skipper Trey Hillman. Or Philadelphia's Pete Mackanin. Francona, meanwhile, will be fine. He will be out of work for about a minute. Don't bet against him taking over for Ozzie Guillen in Chicago, where his laid-back approach would be a wel |
| Royals coaches Gibbons, McClure won't return |
Thu Sep 29 19:47:38 2011 EST |
| Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Kansas City Royals bench coach John Gibbons and pitching coach Bob McClure won't return for the 2012 season. Royals manager Ned Yost made the announcement Thursday, one day after the Royals finished the season 71-91 -- the 11th time since 1997 that they have lost at least that many games. The remainder of the Royals coaching staff -- hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, first base coach Doug Sisson, third base coach Eddie Rodriguez and bullpen coach Steve Foster -- wi |
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