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May 3, 2017
LOCAL
Duffy struggles against White
Sox in loss
May 3, 2017
By Jeffrey Flanagan and Scott
Merkin/MLB.com
http://m.royals.mlb.com/news/article/227860402/white-soxjose-quintana-dazzles-vs-royals/
Offense continues to cause
trouble for Royals
Team musters just four hits against
Quintana, White Sox
May 3, 2017
By Jeffrey Flanagan/MLB.com
http://m.royals.mlb.com/news/article/227975834/royalsoffensive-woes-continue-vs-white-sox/
Royals want Hammel to be more
aggressive
Righty has struggled, posting 6.65 ERA
through five starts
May 3, 2017
By Jeffrey Flanagan/MLB.com
http://m.royals.mlb.com/news/article/227870034/royalswant-jason-hammel-to-be-more-aggressive/
Karns seeks first win, taking on
White Sox
May 3, 2017
By Scott Merkin/MLB.com
http://m.royals.mlb.com/news/article/227860726/pelfreykarns-face-off-in-white-sox-royals-tilt/?topicId=26688732
White Sox drop Duffy again,
Royals can’t sustain momentum
in 6-0 loss
May 3, 2017
By Rustin Dodd/KC Star
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-cityroyals/article148214479.html
How to fix Eric Hosmer,
according to Eric Hosmer: Lay
off inside fastballs
May 3, 2017
By Lee Judge/KC Star
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columnsblogs/judging-the-royals/article148061339.html
Will the Royals continue to play
this poorly?
May 3, 2017
By Lee Judge/KC Star
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columnsblogs/judging-the-royals/article148244469.html
Royals’ Jorge Bonifacio
becoming more than brother of
big-leaguer
May 3, 2017
By Maria Torres/KC Star
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-cityroyals/article148206199.html
Mellinger Minutes: promise and
risk of Chiefs draft, uncertain
future of pro sports, can Royals
be saved?
May 3, 2017
By Sam Mellinger/KC Star
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/sammellinger/article148060904.html
MINORS
Redbirds Thwart Chasers'
Comeback in 2-1 Win
Junis tosses 7.0 strong frames, Soler
drives in Chasers' run in 9th
May 3, 2017
By Andrew Green/Omaha Storm
Chasers
https://www.milb.com/storm-chasers/news/redbirds-thwartchasers-comeback-in-2-1-win/c-227944896/t-196093384
Naturals outlast Cardinals, 6-5, in 12
innings
May 3, 2017
Springfield Cardinals
https://www.milb.com/springfield-cardinals/news/naturalsoutlast-cardinals-6-5-in-12-innings/c-227969524/t196093320
Blue Rocks Hang Red Sox Out
to Dry
Offense Erupts for 10 Runs in Win
May 3, 2017
By Cory Nidoh/Wilmington Blue
Rocks
https://www.milb.com/blue-rocks/news/blue-rocks-offenseexplodes-in-ninth-for-win/c-227940028/t-196097164
DeVito homers, drives in three
as Legends win
May 3, 2017
Lexington Legends
https://www.milb.com/legends/news/devito-homers-drivesin-three-as-legends-win/c-227980766/t-196097274
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chose to cut the run off. Drew being Drew, hustling his [butt]
off, went to cover first."
Duffy struggles against White
Sox in loss
QUOTABLE
"Every time you want to throw a shutout game, if it's
possible. But I think that's enough for tonight, and I
understand." -- Quintana, on exiting after 102 pitches.
May 3, 2017
By Jeffrey Flanagan and Scott
Merkin/MLB.com
http://m.royals.mlb.com/news/article/227860402/white-soxjose-quintana-dazzles-vs-royals/
White Sox left-hander Jose Quintana dazzled with eight
scoreless innings, tossing his third straight quality start in a 60 win over the reeling Royals on Tuesday night at Kauffman
Stadium.
Quintana, who also beat the Royals last Wednesday in
Chicago, gave up four hits, while walking two and striking
out seven. Geovany Soto had two hits and two RBIs, while
Avisail Garcia reached base four times, including an RBI
single to left in the third.
"Tonight, [Quintana] did a good job pitching up in the zone,"
Royals left fielder Whit Merrifield said. "It looks good
coming in, but you can't get the barrel to it when his
command is as sharp as it is tonight."
"I'm happy when you can produce some runs for a pitcher
like Quintana, and you can win the game," said White Sox
second baseman Yolmer Sanchez, who matched a career high
with three hits. "Every time that he's going to the mound, he's
going to give you a chance to win."
The White Sox moved back into first place in the American
League Central, winning for the seventh time in nine games
after starting 7-9. They peppered left-hander Danny Duffy for
eight hits and four runs in the first three innings. Duffy went
five-plus innings, giving up six earned runs on 10 hits.
"I just wasn't putting anyone away," said Duffy, as the
Royals lost for the 10th time in 11 games. "I seemingly got
two strikes on everyone and didn't put them away. I've just
got to be better. I take all the responsibility."
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Two is enough: Quintana doesn't usually get a ton of run
support, but two was enough on Tuesday. The White Sox
scored twice in the second and twice in the third off Duffy.
Soto singled home a run in the second, and then plated
another in the third with a sacrifice fly.
"Sometimes when you get a lot of runs early, it makes you
relax," Quintana said. "You try and get aggressive, and throw
the ball wherever the catcher calls and keep going. Don't pay
attention to the score and just try and get your outs."
The Colon misplay: The normally stout defense of the Royals
was less than stellar again. In the sixth, second baseman
Christian Colon misplayed a chance to get a potential inningending double play. With runners on first and third and one
out, Leury Garcia sent a sharp grounder to Colon, who
instead of going for a double play, fired to home where
catcher Drew Butera was several feet from the plate and had
no chance to tag the runner coming home. The White Sox
then added another run on Sanchez's single, extending the
lead to 6-0.
"It was absolutely the right play," Royals manager Ned Yost
said. "We had the infield in ... to try to keep it at 4-0. He
WE'RE GOING STREAKING
White Sox third baseman Todd Frazier extended his hitting
streak to nine games. He has six extra-base hits and nine
RBIs during that stretch. Anthony Swarzak, who pitched the
ninth for the White Sox, extended his scoreless-innings streak
to 13 1/3 to start the season.
WHAT'S NEXT
White Sox: Mike Pelfrey (0-1, 5.00 ERA) makes his third
start of the season and second on the road since arriving from
Triple-A Charlotte against the Royals on Wednesday at 7:15
p.m. CT. The right-hander is 1-4 with a 6.51 ERA in nine
career games (eight starts) against the Royals.
Royals: Right-hander Nathan Karns (0-2, 6.26 ERA) takes
the hill for the Royals in the third game of the series against
the White Sox on Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. CT. Karns faced
the White Sox last Wednesday in Chicago and gave up four
runs over six innings.
Offense continues to cause
trouble for Royals
Team musters just four hits against
Quintana, White Sox
May 3, 2017
By Jeffrey Flanagan/MLB.com
http://m.royals.mlb.com/news/article/227975834/royalsoffensive-woes-continue-vs-white-sox/
One of the toughest parts of managing a team mired in a
losing spell is keeping the bench players from getting stale.
In Tuesday's 6-0 loss, Royals manager Ned Yost saw an
opportunity against tough White Sox left-hander Jose
Quintana to give bench players -- and right-handed hitters -Cheslor Cuthbert, Christian Colon and Drew Butera some
plate appearances.
It didn't pan out, as the Royals' offense, the worst in baseball,
was shut out, including mustering just four hits in eight
innings against Quintana.
Cuthbert, Colon and Butera combined to go 1-for-9, the one
hit being a bunt single by Colon.
"It is tough to get them in games," Yost said. "When you're
struggling offensively like we are, it's hard to get them [atbats], especially when they're not producing, either. It's not
their fault, because they're not getting playing time."
Yost sat left-handed hitters Mike Moustakas, Alex Gordon
and Brandon Moss.
Moustakas (.286 batting average, three homers, six RBIs) and
Gordon (.288, two homers, five RBIs) have decent career
numbers against Quintana. But Moustakas didn't see the ball
well last week against Quintana.
"Four punchouts," Yost noted.
Moss is 0-for-5 in his career against Quintana and is hitting
just .159 this season.
Yost is expecting Hammel to be more aggressive and attack
the zone in his next start Friday against the Indians.
Cuthbert hit two home runs off Quintana last season, but is
now 0-for-6 this season against the lefty, striking out four
times.
"We're addressing all of this with him," Yost said. "A lot of
times, it's just a gentle reminder of how they got to this point.
That can be beneficial.
Yost obviously is searching for anything to jump-start an
offense that has been cold all season.
"And while Quintana has been tough against us, we have
found ways to beat him," said Yost, whose team is 9-3
against the White Sox starter. "He was really good. Give him
some credit. He made the All-Star team for a reason."
"But his velocity is good. Changeup is good. Slider is good.
He's just too fine with his location."
Royals utility man Whit Merrifield said it's just a matter of an
offense that keeps struggling, no matter who is in the lineup.
May 3, 2017
By Scott Merkin/MLB.com
http://m.royals.mlb.com/news/article/227860726/pelfreykarns-face-off-in-white-sox-royals-tilt/?topicId=26688732
"The way to beat [Quintana] is capitalize on mistakes,"
Merrifield said. "He was good tonight, but he still made
mistakes. When you're going good, you capitalize on
mistakes. When you're not, you pop pitches up."
Royals want Hammel to be more
aggressive
Righty has struggled, posting 6.65 ERA
through five starts
May 3, 2017
By Jeffrey Flanagan/MLB.com
http://m.royals.mlb.com/news/article/227870034/royalswant-jason-hammel-to-be-more-aggressive/
So far, this is not the Jason Hammel the Royals were hoping
to get when they signed the right-hander to a two-year, $16
million deal in the offseason.
Hammel is 0-3 with a 6.65 ERA through five starts. In his
last two outings, Hammel did not make it through the fourth
inning either time. But manager Ned Yost said the Royals
will be patient with Hammel as he fights his way through a
rough stretch.
"It's inconsistency in his command," Yost said. "His stuff is
good. He gets a little too picky on the corners sometimes.
"He's got good movement on his stuff, and sometimes it
moves out of the zone. But when he doesn't attack, he can get
behind in the count, and walks have hurt him. We talked to
him about staying on the attack."
Hammel has walked 13 hitters in 21 2/3 innings. On Sunday
vs. the Twins, Hammel gave up a 2-0 lead in the third inning
when he walked two hitters in front of Miguel Sano, who
promptly hit a three-run home run.
"The common denominator in the last couple of these is that
we'll take the lead, and then he kind of hits a wall," Yost said.
"As we go through the slow-bat period, pitchers think that
once we get the lead, they have to be more perfect than they
have to be. They don't have to be perfect."
Hammel endured a bad September for the Cubs last season,
posting an 8.71 ERA in four starts. That inconsistency was
triggered by elbow tightness. Now, though, Hammel is
healthy.
"He's fine," Yost said.
Karns seeks first win, taking on
White Sox
In five games this season, including four starts, Royals righthander Nathan Karns has yet to pick up a victory. He hopes
that streak ends Wednesday night against the White Sox in
the third game of the series at Kauffman Stadium.
"He's just getting settled in for us," Kansas City manager Ned
Yost said. "I think he's done a good job. You ask him to keep
us in games, and he's done that."
Karns has struck out 19 and walked nine over 23 innings. He
lost in Chicago on April 26, giving up four runs on seven hits
over six innings, including a two-run homer to Avisail
Garcia.
Mike Pelfrey gets the nod for the White Sox, making his
third start and second on the road. The right-hander looks to
have more of an extended stay in the rotation with the White
Sox slowing down the rehab process of James Shields
(strained right lat). Pelfrey is 1-4 with a 6.51 ERA in nine
career games (eight starts) against the Royals.
Three things to know about this game
• Opponents have swung and missed 23.5 percent of the time
when Karns has thrown his curveball this season. That's the
third-highest rate among pitchers with at least 75 curves or
knuckle-curves thrown.
• White Sox third baseman Todd Frazier has a nine-game
hitting streak.
• The White Sox ended a four-game losing streak at
Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday. The Royals have a 15-6
mark over their last 21 games played against the White Sox
in Kansas City.
White Sox drop Duffy again,
Royals can’t sustain momentum
in 6-0 loss
May 3, 2017
By Rustin Dodd/KC Star
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-cityroyals/article148214479.html
Danny Duffy handed the baseball to his manager and began
the lonely walk back to the dugout, 40 paces or so on a cool
Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.
For five-plus innings in a 6-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox,
he had labored and battled. He struggled to finish off hitters.
His command lacked its finest polish. His slider left him for
innings on end.
The final result was a night of blunted momentum, another
loss after a cathartic victory on Monday, a missed
opportunity with Duffy, the Royals’ left-handed ace, on the
mound.
reverted to its April norms. They finished with four hits. No
player had more than one. After a hitless night in four at-bats,
center fielder Lorenzo Cain is now two for his last 27. Yet he
was not the only Royal to struggle against Quintana.
“I just wasn’t putting people away,” Duffy said. “I got
seemingly everybody with two strikes on them, ahead in the
count, and I just wasn’t putting people away.”
“His ball’s always been a little sneaky,” Whit Merrifield said
of Quintana. “Tonight he did a good job pitching up in the
zone. It looks good coming in and you just can’t quite get the
barrel to it.”
One night after burying a nine-game losing streak, the
Royals’ most visible flaws surfaced again against a division
rival. The offense was inert against White Sox starter Jose
Quintana, finishing with just four hits and few scoring
chances. The lack of production was coupled with a second
straight off evening from Duffy, who could not survive more
than five innings for a second consecutive start.
The Chicago offense hounded him, piling up 10 hits while
scoring six runs. The White Sox hitters would fall behind in
the count, then not give in. The combination evened the
series at one game apiece with two more to play.
“They just weren’t offering at good pitches,” Duffy said.
The performance should not spark panic — at least as far as
Duffy is concerned. After a dazzling start to his season, he
has scuffled in two straight starts against the White Sox,
allowing six earned runs in both outings. He will likely
rebound.
Yet at the macro level, the performance does raise another
question. To escape a deep hole after a 7-16 April, the Royals
(8-17) must fire on all cylinders for the foreseeable future.
On Tuesday, with one of their top guns on the mound, they
most definitely were not.
“It’s a shame it had to go the way it did,” Duffy said. “I just
got to be better. I let my team down today. The last few times
I’ve gone out there, I’ve cost my team a chance to win. So I
take all the responsibility for the last two (starts).”
Duffy was making his first start since an eventful night in
Chicago last week. A contentious balk call by umpire Bruce
Dreckman had derailed his outing in the second inning.
Duffy seethed as the call limited his slide-step — an
important weapon — for the rest of the game.
By the end, Duffy had allowed six earned runs in 4 2/3
innings, his ERA spiking to 2.81. He spent most of his
postgame media session critiquing Dreckman’s call, calling
the balk “garbage.”
“It’s not sour grapes,” Duffy said. “I still need to locate (my
pitches). I still need to make pitches. But it was a terrible
call.”
Five days later, Duffy toed the rubber against the same White
Sox lineup. There was little controversy, just a left-hander
struggling to put away hitters in the early innings. Five of the
White Sox’s first seven batters reached base. Duffy allowed
eight hits, nine base runners and four runs across the first
three innings.
In some ways, this was never close. Duffy escaped the first
inning unscathed after allowing two singles, striking out
Melky Cabrera on a borderline 3-2 slider and inducing a
double play from Jose Abreu.
But the trouble continued in the second. For three straight
batters, Duffy worked ahead in a two-strike count, only to
give up hits to Todd Frazier, Avisail Garcia and Geovany
Soto. The White Sox took advantage for two runs before
striking again in the top of the third.
Chicago tacked on two more runs in the sixth against Duffy
and reliever Chris Young, pouncing on a defensive
miscommunication between second baseman Christian Colon
and catcher Drew Butera.
With runners at the corners and one out, Chicago’s Leury
Garcia hit a sharp grounder at Colon, who was playing in.
Even with a fast runner hustling out of the box, Colon might
have had time to flip to shortstop Alcides Escobar at second
and execute an inning-ending double play. Instead, he threw
home to try and cut down the lead runner. Seconds later,
catcher Drew Butera got caught up the line, looking to back
up a possible throw to first. Everybody ended up safe.
“Drew thought he was going to try to turn two,” Yost said.
“Drew being Drew — who’s always hustling his (rear) off —
went to back up first base and realized that CC was coming
home. It was CC’s decision. You know, it was a good
decision, because if we cut the run down at the plate, we get
the fly ball and then the strategy works. We hold it at four.”
In the end, the play did not matter. Not after Duffy struggled.
Not after the offense endured its third shutout of the season
and 13th game with two runs or fewer. But as he stood in a
quiet clubhouse late Tuesday, Duffy sought to take
responsibility.
“It sucks,” Duffy said. “It sucks right now. But it’s a product
of our own doing, and tonight was on me. Nobody is feeling
bad for us but ourselves, and it’s up to us to come out of
this.”
How to fix Eric Hosmer,
according to Eric Hosmer: Lay
off inside fastballs
May 3, 2017
By Lee Judge/KC Star
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columnsblogs/judging-the-royals/article148061339.html
“He just labored,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “He
labored with his offspeed stuff and spotting his fastball.”
On Monday night against the Chicago White Sox, Eric
Hosmer hit an 0-1 pitch 405 feet to the opposite field.
On the other side, the Royals had little response against
Quintana, who posted eight scoreless innings. Resting lefthanded hitters Mike Moustakas, Alex Gordon and Brandon
Moss against the southpaw Quintana, the Kansas City offense
After the game Hosmer was asked whether he was
encouraged that he hit the home run to left center: Was it a
good sign that he hit a ball that hard to the opposite field?
Hosmer said yes: “When I’m going good, that’s the way I’m
going.”
selection. Just look at his fifth inning, bases-loaded strikeout
on Monday night:
Lots of people have offered theories on why Eric Hosmer has
struggled at the plate; lots of people have offered theories on
how to fix things.
White Sox pitcher Dylan Covey started Hosmer with two
fastballs and the second one was inside. Hosmer swung at it
and fouled it off.
Now here’s what Eric Hosmer thinks.
Now that Hosmer was trying to cover the inside fastball,
Covey could throw a changeup away. Hosmer also swung at
that and missed it badly. Covey threw another pitch in,
Hosmer fouled it off and Covey then threw another changeup
away for a swinging strikeout.
Swing mechanics versus pitch selection
The act of hitting a baseball is mysterious even to the guys
who do it for a living.
Blink your eyes twice and that’s how long it takes a fastball
to leave a pitcher’s hand and hit a catcher’s mitt. Things are
happening in fractions of seconds; too fast to think your way
through the act of hitting a baseball.
All you can do is react to what your eyes see and let your
body take over.
The difference between a pop up and home run is also
measured in fractions. So telling someone they ought to hit a
95 mph fastball one-16th of an inch lower on the ball so they
get more loft in their swing isn’t very realistic.
And trying to change your swing in the middle of a season is
difficult.
It takes thousands of repetitions before a swing comes
naturally. If a hitter tries to make a major adjustment, he
knows he’s probably going to get worse before he gets better.
Trying to start his swing early and hit the inside fastball made
Hosmer vulnerable to the off-speed pitch away.
And trying to create enough room to get to an inside pitch by
opening up his front shoulder — something Hosmer isn’t
doing consciously — has him rolling over and hitting
grounders to the second baseman.
According to Hosmer he needs to lay off that inside pitch so
he can handle the pitches out over the plate: “I’ve got to give
that pitch to the pitchers.”
Trying to hit the inside pitch is screwing up Hosmer’s
mechanics and pitch selection.
Don’t give too much credit to the opponent
But if Hosmer manages to lay off that inside pitch, won’t
every pitcher in the league exploit that part of the plate?
Well, they can try.
And a lot of the time, the problem isn’t the swing; it’s the
pitches the hitter is swinging at.
Swinging at a bad pitch can break down a good swing.
And if a pitcher can face Hosmer four times and hit the inside
third of the plate with every pitch, Hosmer will probably
have a lousy night.
Why Hosmer needs to lay off the inside pitch
But most pitchers on most nights can’t do that.
If Eric Hosmer knows he best when he’s going to the
opposite field, why does he ever get away from that
approach?
On most nights the pitcher will make a mistake out over the
plate. If Hosmer sticks to his game plan, he’ll be ready for it.
Hosmer explained.
Eric’s 6 feet 4 and has long arms. That being the case,
pitchers have been trying to jam Hosmer on the inside part of
the plate: “That’s been the book on me for the last couple of
weeks.”
Tony Gywnn wrote two books that said he wanted a pitch on
the outer half. Every pitcher in the league knew that was
what Gywnn was looking for and yet Gwynn still got that
pitch.
Pitchers make mistakes and good hitters wait for one.
But fixing the problem is easier said than done
So when a hitter is getting jammed on the inner third of the
plate, he has several options:
1. He can try to get the barrel of the bat out in front of the
plate sooner.
2. He can try to create more room inside by rotating his front
shoulder away from the plate.
3. Or he can do the simplest thing of all; let that inside pitch
go by.
Hosmer has been trying the first two options with poor
results.
Trying to get the barrel of the bat out in front has Hosmer
starting his swing sooner and that results in poor pitch
Hitters have to discipline themselves and put their ego to one
side: Don’t try to hit everything, give the pitcher his pitch.
But when the pitcher throws your pitch, make him pay.
Hosmer knows what the problem is and he knows what he
needs to do to fix it, but it’s easier said than done. If Eric
Hosmer wants to hit better than he has, he needs to stick to
the game plan; lay off the inside pitch and drive the ones out
over the plate.
And that’s according to Eric Hosmer.
Will the Royals continue to play
this poorly?
May 3, 2017
By Lee Judge/KC Star
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columnsblogs/judging-the-royals/article148244469.html
On Tuesday night, the Royals lost to the White Sox 6-0 and if
you want to know how exciting the game was: in the eighth
inning I went online to renew some library books and then
went up to the snack bar to make myself some hot cocoa.
If I had my fuzzy slippers with me, I would have put them
on.
It was something less than edge-of-your-seat baseball.
The most exciting moment of the evening was when
Christian Colon fouled a pitch straight back and the ball
came into the press box — six floors above the field —
traveling at a high rate of speed.
Laptops and soft drinks went everywhere and 610 Sports
Radio’s Jay Binkley wound up with the ball. (Don’t let Jay
tell you he “caught” the ball; after it ricocheted around a bit,
he picked it up for the floor — which for my money is the
smart way to do it.)
After the game, Danny Duffy tried to take all the blame for
the loss, saying his slider just wasn’t there and he had a hard
time putting batters away.
When pitchers get two strikes on a hitter, they often get the
third strike by throwing a chase pitch. That’s a pitch with
movement that starts in the zone, triggers the batter’s swing
and then moves out of the zone.
Pitchers hope hitters chase it.
By my count — it’s early and I’m still a little bleary —
Danny got 14 White Sox batters into a two-strike count, but
only got three punchouts.
When Danny threw his slider, it wasn’t sharp enough to get
batters to chase it out of the zone.
So the Royals are now 8-17 with a .320 winning percentage
and I’ll go back to the opening question: can the Royals
continue to play this poorly?
51-111 and had a winning percentage of .315 and I’m pretty
sure they were trying to lose.
But unless you just need something to talk about around the
office water cooler (assuming you still have one) why
speculate?
Speculation rarely turns out to be accurate.
I’ve always watched the team, but since 2010 I’ve watched
pretty much every game the Royals have played. I know the
players and coaches and get to talk to them on a regular basis.
I know all the people that show up to cover the team and get
to talk to them on a regular basis.
But I did not foresee an American League championship in
2014.
I did not foresee another AL championship and a World
Series win in 2015.
I did not foresee the Royals playing this poorly in 2017.
And I don’t remember anyone else accurately predicting
those things, either.
So in the future I’m going to keep reminding myself that
nobody knows what’s going to happen next, including the
players and the people who know the team better than anyone
else.
Can the Royals keep playing this poorly?
I guess we’ll all have to watch to find out.
How the White Sox pitched Hosmer
Eric Hosmer had four trips to the plate Tuesday night and
saw lots of curves and sliders. Watch the Sox to put on a lefthanded shift and then try to get Hosmer to hit an off-speed
pitch into that shift on the right side.
Pay attention to Willy Garcia’s arm
Baseball skills are rated on a 20-80 scale; 80 being the best.
White Sox outfielder Willy Garcia is supposed to have an 80
arm so watch for the Royals to shut it down on the base paths
when Garcia has the ball in his hands, or take off and make
Garcia prove his arm’s that good.
What’s the use in speculating?
Bonifacio has struggled with the big-league lights
When people ask me about the Royals poor start I say it’s
nearly impossible for a baseball team to play this poorly over
162 games; but focus on the word “nearly.”
Ned Yost has said Jorge Bonifacio is a “decent” outfielder,
but teams don’t throw their own players under the bus. You
could put Stevie Wonder in the outfield and his manager
would say he’s showing improvement.
Most of the time, the worst teams in baseball win about four
out of 10 games while the best teams win about six out of 10
games and — in in case you hadn’t guessed — average teams
win about five out of 10 games.
As of Wednesday morning the Royals winning percentage is
.320, so it would seem unlikely that a team with this much
talent can keep losing at this rate, but as they say in baseball:
“Ya never know.”
The last team to have a worse winning percentage than .320
over a full season was the Houston Astros; in 2013 they went
Bonifacio has had some adventures in the outfield and Rusty
Kuntz says he’s struggled with the lights.
Big-league parks are bigger and higher than minor league
parks and that means more balls stay low enough for the
upper deck background crowd and lights to be a problem. So
when a guy first comes up to the big leagues he has to make
an adjustment and it appears Bonifacio is still making his.
Is the battle over? Let’s shoot the wounded
According to the Internet, Murray Kempton once said critics
are the people who come out of the hills after a battle is over
and shoot the wounded.
So after Christian Colon tried to get an out at home plate in
the sixth inning, there were plenty of people who thought
maybe he should have tried to turn a double play instead.
While I was talking to Colon about the play, Drew Butera
walked up behind me and said: “It was the right play.” Butera
tried to get too quick with the catch and tag and dropped the
ball.
OK, that’s it for today.
Tonight I’ll go to the ballpark and if the Royals lose again,
I’ll look for more wounded to shoot.
Royals’ Jorge Bonifacio
becoming more than brother of
big-leaguer
questions since the day he popped up on scouts’ radars as a
teenager.
Until the day comes when he can shake it, Bonifacio will
happily oblige the comparisons.
“I wouldn’t feel bad if people continued to ask me (about
him) because he’s my brother and he’s helped me a lot, thank
God, in my career and in what I’ve become,” Bonifacio said.
“But I hope one day they say Jorge Bonifacio, not, ‘Oh look,
that’s Emilio’s brother.’ ”
Mellinger Minutes: promise and
risk of Chiefs draft, uncertain
future of pro sports, can Royals
be saved?
May 3, 2017
By Sam Mellinger/KC Star
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/sammellinger/article148060904.html
May 3, 2017
By Maria Torres/KC Star
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-cityroyals/article148206199.html
Here is something I believe to be true, despite nearly all
evidence so far: the Royals are a good, if flawed, majorleague baseball team.
When Jorge Bonifacio grew up playing baseball in the
Dominican Republic, he’d only ever wanted to be like his
older brother Emilio.
Here is something I also believe to be true: that may not
matter.
He played second base like him, tried to run as fast him.
Emilio Bonifacio had joined the Arizona Diamondbacks
organization when he was eligible to sign at 16. Eight years
Emilio’s junior, Jorge Bonifacio didn’t need to look far for
someone to model his game after.
But about a year away from beginning his gantlet of majorleague tryouts, Bonifacio’s agent sat him down, looked the
15-year-old in the eye and shattered the illusion he’d created
for himself.
“My agent told me, ‘You’re different. You can’t do what he
does. You won’t play the same game as him,’ ” said
Bonifacio of Emilio, a 32-year-old utility man with the
Atlanta Braves who played for the Royals during 2013. “I
knew I had to make that change.”
Some eight years later, the switch to the outfield and a focus
on strength has allowed Bonifacio, 23, to come into his own
as a highly-regarded prospect. He’s got a right-handed power
stroke that Kauffman Stadium visitors saw Monday night,
when his two-run, 434-foot bomb to left field keyed the end
to the Royals’ nine-game losing streak.
After Tuesday’s 6-0 loss to the White Sox, Bonifacio had
gone 4 for 13 at home and hit .300 (9 for 30) since debuting
on April 21 in Texas. Although he’s made a few miscues in
right field, Bonifacio has filled in admirably for the injured
Jorge Soler.
But he’s still a ways away from losing the “Emilio’s younger
brother” qualifier.
When Bonifacio played in Kansas City for the first time
Friday, one of the first questions reporters threw his way
before the game asked him to compare himself to the former
Royal. He handled it with grace, having answered those
The Royals ended their nine-game losing streak Monday
night. Jorge Bonifacio committed aggravated assault on a
baseball, banging it to a place normally reserved for Miguel
Sano, and Eric Hosmer hit the Hosmer-est home run of all —
line drive, absolutely crushed, to left center.
#VargyPitchedAGreatGame, three relievers struck out five
and allowed no hits over three innings, and the Royals won
for the first time in 12 days. Achieved their highest run total
in 17 days. Danny Duffy pitches Tuesday night. This is all
good.
But it’s hard not to wonder if it can matter. That’s an awful
thing to think on May 2, but consider the following
paragraph:
The Royals won just seven games in April. To get to 90 wins,
they would need to finish 82-56. That’s a 97-win pace. The
2015 world champs won 95 games.
The 2013 team was pretty good. We don’t think much about
that, because of what happened the next two years, but it’s
true. Hosmer broke out, Billy Butler was still good, Sal Perez
made his first All-Star Game, and the Royals allowed the
fewest runs in the league — terrific defense, James Shields
and Ervin Santana at the top of the rotation, Greg Holland,
Luke Hochever and Kelvin Herrera at the back of the
bullpen.
If you can take out May of that year, the Royals went 78-52.
That’s a 94-win pace. The Tigers won the division that year
with 93 wins. But the Royals were 8-20 in May, and finished
86-76. Third place. Six games out of the wild card.
You know, the 2016 team was pretty good, too. We don’t
think much about that, but it’s true. Danny Duffy was a star,
Kendrys Morales was a force after a slow start, Ian Kennedy
was more than solid, and Wade Davis and Kelvin Herrera
were terrific.
If you can take out July of that year, the Royals went 74-62.
That’s an 88-win pace. The 2014 American League pennant
winners won 89 games that year. But the Royals were 7-19 in
July, and finished 81-81. Third place. Four games out of the
wild card.
The Royals are far from out of it. Nobody is out of it on May
2, particularly not with two wild cards. The Royals have 138
games to play. Who’s to say what might happen?
But the 2012 A’s were the last team to be bad enough to lose
nine straight, and good enough to make the playoffs.
That was a weird team. They were five games under .500 at
the end of June, and then finished 57-26 — that’s a 111-win
pace.
That team had six pitchers start at least 15 games, none with
an ERA above 3.86. The bullpen was solid, and Yoenis
Cespedis, Josh Reddick and Chris Carter made for a
dangerous middle of the lineup.
I don’t know. Maybe the Royals can do something like that.
It’s possible.
Memphis plated their first tally in the second via SS Paul
DeJong 's sacrifice fly to center scored 3B Patrick Wisdom,
who had tripled in the previous at-bat. The Redbirds then
brought across what proved to be a crucial insurance tally in
the eighth courtesy of 1B Luke Voit smashed a solo homer to
center to increase the lead to 2-0.
Junis (7.0 IP, 5 H, R, ER, 3 BB, 6 K) recorded his second
quality start of the season despite the defeat, dropping to 1-2
on the year. He has allowed two earned runs or less in three
of his first four outings with Omaha during the 2017
campaign.
Voit (3-4, R, HR, RBI) recorded a game-high three knocks in
the contest, while Soler (2-4, RBI) was the lone Storm
Chasers batter to record a multi-hit effort. In ten contests with
Omaha as part of his Major League Rehab Assignment, Soler
has compiled a .333 average (10-30) with two runs, two
homers and six RBI.
The two squads are slated to face off again with a Wednesday
matinee at Werner Park, with first pitch scheduled for 11:05
a.m. CT. Omaha is expected to send RHP Luke Farrell (3-1,
4.64) to the hill, RHP Josh Zeid (1-1, 5.75) anticipated to get
the nod for Memphis.
But highly unlikely.
MINORS
Redbirds Thwart Chasers'
Comeback in 2-1 Win
Junis tosses 7.0 strong frames, Soler
drives in Chasers' run in 9th
May 3, 2017
By Andrew Green/Omaha Storm
Chasers
https://www.milb.com/storm-chasers/news/redbirds-thwartchasers-comeback-in-2-1-win/c-227944896/t-196093384
Memphis starting pitcher Luke Weaver tossed six shutout
frames and retired the final 11 batters he faced, while Omaha
starter Jake Junis threw seven strong innings as the Redbirds
held off a late Storm Chasers comeback attempt in a 2-1 win
on Tuesday evening at Werner Park.
Weaver (6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K) scattered just three hits
over the course of his outing, two of which came in the first
frame. He was efficient as well, needing just 63 pitches to get
through six innings to earn his first victory of 2017. He
proceeded to set down 15 of the final 16 hitters faced after
yielding hits to two of the first three batters of the contest,
with the lone blemish a single from C Cam Gallagher .
Redbirds reliever Mark Montgomery (2.0 IP, H, BB, 2 K)
followed Weaver with two quiet innings before Omaha
mounted a comeback effort in the ninth. Memphis reliever
Josh Lucas (1.0 IP, H, K) was able to nail down the save,
however, to preserve the victory.
Storm Chasers SS Ramon Torres led off the ninth with a
single and reached second thanks to a throwing error, before
coming across on LF Jorge Soler 's RBI single to left to cut
the deficit to 2-1. Lucas, though, was able to induce a flyout
and a groundout, and then recorded a strikeout to thwart
Omaha's comeback endeavor.
Naturals outlast Cardinals, 6-5, in 12
innings
May 3, 2017
Springfield Cardinals
https://www.milb.com/springfield-cardinals/news/naturalsoutlast-cardinals-6-5-in-12-innings/c-227969524/t196093320
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals claimed a 6-5 win in 12
innings against the Springfield Cardinals before 2,898 fans at
Hammons Field on Tuesday night.
The Naturals (13-10) swung in front out of the gates in the
top of the first against LHP Austin Gomber. With one on and
two away, 1B Frank Schwindel pulled an RBI double down
the left field line, scoring LF Alfredo Escalera from first base
for the 1-0 lead.
Northwest Arkansas added to the advantage in the top of the
third. With one away, 2B Ruben Sosa, Jr. tripled to rightcenter field. He then darted home on an RBI groundout by
Escalera, doubling the Naturals lead to 2-0.
The Cardinals (12-11) broke through with a two-out rally
against RHP Christian Binford in the bottom of the fourth. C
Gabriel Lino extended the inning with a two-out free pass,
before taking second on a single from 2B Eliezer Alvarez. LF
Anthony Garcia then drove an RBI single to shallow center
field, bringing in Lino to slice the deficit in half, 2-1.
Gomber kept it just a one-run difference on the board with
scoreless work in the fifth and sixth, but the Naturals
stretched the lead against RHP Pedro Echemendia in the top
of the seventh. Sosa led off with a walk, before racing to
third on a double from Escalera. DH Samir Duenez followed
with a free pass to load the bases with no outs. Schwindel
then delivered another double to drive in two runs. An RBI
base hit from 3B Mauricio Ramos scored Duenez but resulted
in Schwindel being thrown out at the plate. Echemendia then
induced an inning-ending double play, but the Naturals
improved their lead to 5-1.
Springfield refused to go down without a fight, shaving the
deficit with three runs in the bottom of the eighth. Facing
LHP Sam Selman, CF Oscar Mercado led off with his second
single of the game. One out later, 1B Jacob Wilson was hit
by a pitch. After a strikeout, C Gabriel Lino worked a twoout walk to extend the inning and load the bases. Alvarez was
then hit by a pitch, forcing in Mercado and keeping the bases
full for LF Anthony Garcia. Garcia came through with a tworun single to right field, plating Wilson and Lino and
bringing the Cards within one run, 5-4.
RHP Trey Nielsen worked around a leadoff single in the top
of the ninth to post a quick, scoreless frame before the
Cardinals completed the comeback in the bottom of the ninth.
On the inning's first pitch from RHP Reid Redman, DH
Dickie Joe Thon unloaded a solo blast over the left field
fence, tying the game at 5-5 and forcing extra innings.
Cardinals RHP Kevin Herget (L, 0-1) kept it even through
the 11th, but the Naturals pulled back in front in the top of
the 12th. With one away, Schwindel worked a walk to reach
base. A groundout to short moved Schwindel to second with
two down. Schwindel was then replaced by pinch-runner, SS
Humberto Arteaga, who promptly came flying home on an
RBI single from RF Logan Moon, lifting the Naturals into the
6-5 lead.
Naturals RHP Ashton Goudeau (W, 1-2) dealt a scoreless
bottom of the 12th, closing the hard-fought 6-5 win for
Northwest Arkansas in 12 innings.
Blue Rocks Hang Red Sox Out
to Dry
Offense Erupts for 10 Runs in Win
May 3, 2017
By Cory Nidoh/Wilmington Blue
Rocks
https://www.milb.com/blue-rocks/news/blue-rocks-offenseexplodes-in-ninth-for-win/c-227940028/t-196097164
An offensive explosion by the Wilmington Blue Rocks (916) led to their first win over the Salem Red Sox (15-10) of
the season with a 10-2 thumping Tuesday night at Frawley
Stadium. Seven different Blue Rocks collected a hit while
four different hitters drove in a run. Elier Hernandez paced
the offensive onslaught with a three-hit performance and
Nicky Lopez drove in three runs in the victory. The 10 runs
set a single-game high for the Blue Rocks and the 12 total
hits were the second-most in a game for Wilmington this
year.
The start of the game didn't look promising for LHP Cristian
Castillo (1-2) and the Blue Crew. Salem scored two runs in
their first look at the lefty when Michael Chavis cracked a
two-run double to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead. That would be
the only runs Salem would score as Castillo turned in five
shutout innings afterwards and the Wilmington offense
ignited for 10 unanswered runs.
In the home half of the first inning, Wilmington cut the
deficit in half on a double by Hernandez and fielding error by
Salem's left fielder Mike Meyers to score D.J. Burt from first
base to make it a 2-1 game. In the second inning, Wilmington
broke the game open. The Blue Crew sent eight men to the
plate and scored four runs thanks to a pair of two-out, tworun triples by Lopez and Hernandez to pad the Blue Rocks
lead 5-1.
The Blue Rocks were at it again in the fifth inning when they
hung a crooked five spot on the board which was the most
runs scored in an inning all year for Wilmington. The
marathon inning had 10 men come to the plate, included five
hits, including run-scoring singles by Lopez, Anderson Miller
and Travis Maezes to go along with a wild pitch that allowed
a pair of runs to score to help Wilmington swell their lead to
10-2.
Castillo notched his first victory of the season and worked six
solid innings, allowed two earned runs, three hits and struck
out four. RHP Gabe Cramer had a dominant relief
appearance and whiffed eight Red Sox batters in three
innings in his second appearance with Wilmington.
Wilmington looks for their first series win at home in the
rubber match against Salem on Wednesday, May 3 at
Frawley Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. with
LHP Foster Griffin (2-2, 3.60 ERA) getting the start for the
Blue Rocks. The Red Sox counter with RHP Travis Lakins
(4-0, 3.08 ERA). Fans can listen to the game as Matt Janus
and Cory Nidoh will have the call on 89.7 WGLS-FM.
Pebbles of Knowledge
The double digit run total mark the first time this season the
Blue Rocks scored more than nine runs in a game. Their
previous watermark was eight runs which was back on April
23 against Winston-Salem in the first game of the
doubleheader. It took the Rocks 54 to score double digit runs
with the last occurrence being on August 3 against the Salem
Red Sox in a 13-2 win at Frawley Stadium. It was just the
second game the Blue Rocks have been a part of that featured
a double digit tally for either side. The Blue Rocks also set
new single-game highs with most triples in a game (2, Lopez,
Hernandez) and most strikeouts by a reliever (8, Cramer).
The Rocks starters continued to shine as they headed back to
Frawley Stadium. In their last five games, The Blue Rocks
starting pitching has yielded a sparkling 1.76 ERA, 18 hits,
15 walks and have stuck out 25 batters. However, the
combination of the entire staff is a combined 1-2 through that
stretch. On Monday, A.J. Puckett did not factor in the
decision despite six innings of solid work. Sunday, Emilio
Ogando continued the trend and worked six innings, allowed
just one run on three hits in a no-decision. Foster Griffin,
who started the opener of the series in Buies Creek and Scott
Blewett both turned in quality starts.
Lopez again delivered a pair of clutch hits for the Rocks. The
shortstop posted his sixth multi-hit game of the season which
is the second most on the team. Lopez has hit safely 20 of 24
games and has reached base in all but two games this year.
After hitting .238 through his first ten games, he now paces
the club with his .306 batting average thanks to a .360 (22for-61) contact clip over his last 14 games along with seven
RBI.
Anderson Miller extended his on-base streak to 17 games
which ties his career-high that he set last year with the LowA Lexington Legends. He extended it in his third at-bat with
a RBI single. It marks the longest on-base streak of a Blue
Rock hitter since Hunter Dozier reached 18 games in 2014.
Roman Collins and D.J. Burt both set an early 13-game onbase streak in the opening month of the season, but both had
their streaks snapped in the same game back on April 20
against Winston-Salem.
They Said It: Jamie Quirk
"First of all, Christian Castillo was great. Shaky first inning,
we didn't know if he was going to get out of the first, he
threw 30-some pitches and that's a red flag. He got us
worried a bit but he settled down and was great after that. He
stopped the damage at two runs to the best hitting team in the
league and got in a grove. Our offense was excellent tonight,
guys we solid. We executed situational hitting, took some
walks when they were there. The key for me were the 2-out
RBIs. (Nicky) Lopez had three two-out RBIs and Elier
(Hernandez) had two. Those are back-breakers when you
score with two outs and that kept us going."
"The succeed part is great because they work awful hard and
you like to see some results every once in a while. It's tough
going out there every day, working as hard as they do and
then they are battling for results. It's nice that we had a
relaxed game after the second and third. To see guys hitting
opposite field it means they are doing things correctly. They
are going with pitchers, having an idea of what pitchers are
doing to them and staying on the ball. When you do that, you
can string hits together with good at bats. That's one thing we
haven't done a lot of is string hits together and we did that
tonight."
"It is a game savor for us. If we have to go to the bullpen in
the second inning, we would have been messed up for awhile
after that, but we were fortunate we didn't have to. It worked
out perfectly with (Gabe) Cramer because I wanted to finish
that game using one pitcher and we were able to do that. He
was phenomenal, three innings and eight strikeouts. That was
huge that we didn't have to use anybody else and we have
another game tomorrow going against Salem. With Foster
(Griffin) going, he has a little revenge factor since he got
roughed up against them last time so I'm looking forward to
seeing how he comes out tomorrow."
"He had a very good fastball. He kept going down and away,
his location was phenomenal. We have only seen him once
and that was when he joined us on the road. He went to the
World Baseball Classic and played with Team Israeli. He got
injured a bit so we didn't see him in spring training. The
organization knew him from last year but Charlie (Corbell)
didn't see him much and neither did I but we like what we
have seen so far."
"(Nicky Lopez) is a baseball player and that's the best way I
like to explain it. He is full of energy and makes every play at
short. He is the prototypical leadoff hitter right now. He loves
being on the field and loves playing the game. Just thinking,
a year ago he was still in college, and the jump he has made
and the success he has had is a tribute to him. Obviously he
has talent, that's why he got drafted and is playing. The
organization saw talent, they skipped him from Rookie ball
to Advanced Single-A which is a big jump and he stepped
right in. All he knows is he is playing baseball and he loves
it."
"Well I hope so (on changing the momentum with this win).
They swept us over there but we were leading both games
that they walked off, so we can play with them. Last night we
should have had it but they got us late in the 11th, but we
know we can play with them. Those are all close games and
if you take those three games away, it's a whole different
story. Our guys know we can play with their guys. Salem is a
very good team but having a game like today, who knows
where it is going to catapult us. We will see how Foster
(Griffin) does tomorrow at 6:35. Your starting pitching is
your biggest momentum builder, so if Foster does his thing
and we can scratch away and get a lead, I like our chances."
Gabe Cramer, Reliever
"It was a good night (Tuesday). I was definitely confident
with the fastball. I threw fastball heavy tonight. Guys were
behind it and I was able to move it in and out, up and down
when I wanted to. Mainly the fastball was working but I
threw a few sliders to try and change speeds a little bit. Guys
were on it so I went back to the fastball and it ended up
working well."
"It's been good, I know a couple of these guys. We played
together in Burlington and a couple guys I played with in
Lexington. This was where I was expecting to go this year. I
had an injury in spring training but it has been great. These
guys are awesome, it's a good bullpen and everyone has been
throwing well which makes it a lot easier down there. It's a
good group of guys. We are either college guys or guys who
have been in the minors for awhile so it's definitely a good
group."
DeVito homers, drives in three
as Legends win
May 3, 2017
Lexington Legends
https://www.milb.com/legends/news/devito-homers-drivesin-three-as-legends-win/c-227980766/t-196097274
Chris DeVito hit his eighth home run in 10 games, and Khalil
Lee and Nick Dini also homered as the Lexington Legends
took an 8-4 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers
Tuesday night in Greensboro.
The Legends scored a run in the top of the first inning when
Gabriel Cancel singled with one out and came home on a
double by Kort Peterson, but Greensboro answered with two
runs in the second.
Walks to Colby Lusignan and Eric Gutierrez and a single by
Boo Vazquez produced one run, and Gutierrez later came
home on a ground out.
Lee tied the game with a solo homer, his fifth home run of
the season, with one out in the third. Cancel followed with a
single, and after Peterson flied out, DeVito homered to right
center field, his South Atlantic League-leading ninth home
run of the year, and the Legends led 4-2.
Greensboro cut the lead to one with a run in the bottom of the
third, but the Legends added a run in the fourth inning and
picked up another in the fifth when Cancel doubled to center
field, moved to third on a ground out and scored on DeVito's
sacrifice fly.
DeVito also leads the league in runs batted in with 33.
Greensboro got a run back in the bottom of the fifth on James
Nelson's RBI single, but Dini's leadoff homer in the top of
the sixth gave Lexington a 7-4 lead.
The Legends scored their final run in the eighth on a double
by DeVito, a ground out and a wild pitch.
Nolan Watson (1-4) worked the first five innings for
Lexington and picked up his first win of the season.
Greensboro starter Dylan Lee (0-3) was the losing pitcher.
Game two of the three-game series will be played
Wednesday morning. First pitch is set for 10:45 a.m.
MLB TRANSACTIONS
May 3, 2017 •.CBSSports.com
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions
TEAM
PLAYER
Minnesota
Héctor
Twins
Santiago
Baltimore
Zach
Orioles
Stewart
Baltimore
Mike
Orioles
Wright
Baltimore
Francisco
Orioles
Peña
Miguel
Removed From 10-Day
Cabrera
DL, (Right groin strain)
Bereavement/Family
Houston
Casey
Signed to a Minor League
Medical Emergency List
Astros
Coleman
Contract
Los Angeles
Luis
Recalled From Minors,
Angels
Valbuena
Rehab Assignment
Los Angeles
Luis
Angels
Valbuena
Los Angeles
Jose
Angels
Valdez
Los Angeles
Scott Van
Dodgers
Slyke
Los Angeles
Franklin
Dodgers
Gutierrez
Los Angeles
Logan
Sent to Minors, For
Dodgers
Forsythe
Rehabilitation
Los Angeles
Franklin
Recalled From Minors,
Dodgers
Gutierrez
Rehab Assignment
Minnesota
Buddy
Twins
Boshers
Reinstated from
Released
Sent to Minors
Purchased From Minors
Damien
Designated for
Magnifico
Assignment
Baltimore
Michael
Orioles
Choice
Baltimore
Welington
Placed on 10-Day DL,
Orioles
Castillo
(Shoulder tendinitis)
Baltimore
Zach
Removed From 10-Day
Orioles
Britton
DL, (Left forearm strain)
Baltimore
Zach
Recalled From Minors,
Orioles
Britton
Rehab Assignment
Sox
Workman
Released
Called Up from Minors
New York
Boston Red
Steven
Placed on 10-Day DL,
Sox
Wright
(Sprained left knee)
Chicago
Willy
White Sox
Garcia
Cleveland
Austin
Indians
Jackson
Cleveland
Shawn
Indians
Armstrong
John Hicks Sent to Minors
Tigers
Orioles
Brandon
Tigers
Detroit
TRANSACTION
Baltimore
Boston Red
Detroit
Called Up from Minors
Placed on 10-Day DL,
Yankees
Greg Bird
Removed From 10-Day
DL, (Strained right
hamstring)
Sent to Minors
Sent to Minors
Removed From 10-Day
DL, (Strained left
hamstring)
Sent to Minors
Placed on 10-Day DL,
(Right ankle bruise)
New York
Gary
Sent to Minors, For
Yankees
Sánchez
Rehabilitation
New York
Chasen
Yankees
Shreve
New York
Rob
Yankees
Refsnyder
Called Up from Minors
(Hyperextended left big
toe)
Called Up from Minors
Called Up from Minors
Oakland
Athletics
Removed From 10-Day
Rajai Davis DL, (Left hamstring
strain)
San Diego
Jarred
Sent to Minors, For
Padres
Cosart
Rehabilitation
Tampa Bay
Colby
Rays
Rasmus
Washington
Nationals
Removed From 10-Day
DL, (Recovery from hip
surgery)
Starting to Serve
A.J. Cole
Suspension, (finishing off
10/1/2016 suspension)
San
Francisco
Josh Osich Called Up from Minors
Giants
San
Francisco
Giants
Nationals
Chris
Stratton
Seattle
Daniel
Mariners
Vogelbach
Seattle
Emilio
Mariners
Pagán
Seattle
Shawn
Mariners
O'Malley
Seattle
Mariners
Seattle
Mariners
Washington
Sent to Minors
Sent to Minors
Purchased From Minors
Transferred to 60-Day
DL, (Right shoulder
tendinitis)
Jean Machi Purchased From Minors
Casey Fien
Designated for
Assignment
St. Louis
Tyler
Placed on 10-Day DL,
Cardinals
Lyons
(Right intercostal strain)
St. Louis
Sam
Cardinals
Tuivailala
Tampa Bay
Colby
Recalled From Minors,
Rays
Rasmus
Rehab Assignment
Tampa Bay
Chih-Wei
Rays
Hu
Tampa Bay
Shane
Designated for
Rays
Peterson
Assignment
Called Up from Minors
Sent to Minors
A.J. Cole
Called Up from Minors