Category: James Shields
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
For the last few years the Kansas City Royals have put together a team loaded with prospects and hitting but they still haven't made progress on the diamond. Something was missing and it wasn't hard to see what it was. It was a lack of starting pitching. After a fourth ...
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Monday, December 17th, 2012
Last week on SRI, we explored the blockbuster trade made by Royals GM Dayton Moore. Kansas City acquired an innings-eater in James Shields and a young Wade Davis. These two front-line pitchers anchored the Tampa Bay's starting pitching staff and should bring some stability to an organization that has lacked pitching ...
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
For the last few years the Kansas City Royals have been stockpiling young players either through the draft or in trades. Despite all the talent on the roster Kansas City still hasn't made any real progress and they haven't finished with a record above .500 since 2003. In large part, ...
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