After giving up a tw0-run homer to Matt Joyce in the first inning, James Shields settled in to beat the Rays 8-2. Alex Cobb was in complete control until the sixth inning when the Royals scored four runs including a two run home run by Mike Moustakas, his first of the season. The Royals went on to three more runs in the seventh and one more in the eighth. Shields making his first start against his former te ...

How do you shut down the red hot Atlanta Braves? Send Wade Davis to the mound. Davis  threw  seven shutout innings,  scattering five hits and striking out seven and the  Kansas City Royals bullpen sealed the 1-0  win over Atlanta. The red-hot hitting Braves could only muster six hits  against Royals pitching. Atlanta  Was seeking to go 13-1 for the first time since 1994. Jeff Francoeur  had the only RBI And ...

Ervin Santana pitched eight innings, allowed eight hits and struck out seven.  Alcides Escobar back up the effort when he doubled home the go-ahead run and Kansas City beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on Monday in its home opener. Santana allowed only four hits after the first inning, when the Twins scored their lone run.  Aaron Crow recorded his first save of the season for the Royals instead of Greg Holland. ...

When the Kansas City Royals signed right-hander Luke Hochevar to a new deal worth $4.56 million In January, we questioned which pitcher they  were signing, The  Hochevar that  pitched to a 2.12 ERA with 87 strikeouts over 106  innings of work  in 16 starts or the one who 10.55 ERA in his other 16 starts. As  it turns out Hochevar  won't be starting at all  as the team announced  they were moving the former ...

It certainly isn't time to panic, but Wade Davis acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays  this winter along with James Shields will skip his next start due to a sore shoulder. Davis  It is attempting to move back to the starting rotation. He went 3-0 with a 2.43 ERA in 54 relief appearances for Tampa Bay last season. Davis has  Pitched five scoreless innings across two starts so far this spring.Davis was 25-22 wit ...

It's just one inning. It was only 13 pitches  In a spring training game in February.  James Shields acquired in a trade with Tampa Bay made his Kansas City Royals debut and breezed through a perfect 1-2-3  inning.  After his inning of work Shields headed to the bullpen and through a simulated inning of 15 pitches. "No breaking balls. I ended up throwing some cut fastballs, and obviously I was working my fou ...

The big news for the Kansas City Royals this off-season  was the acquisition of James Shields from the Tampa Bay Rays.  The second player in that trade was right-hander Wade Davis.  Davis is scheduled to pitch in his first spring training action today as the Royals begin using pitchers  they expect to be in their starting rotation. Davis spent last season in the Tampa Bay bullpen where he was 3-0 with a 2.4 ...

For the first time in a decade, the Kansas City Royals have a chance to emerge as legitimate contenders in the American League Central. Starting pitching is the main reason. This offseason, the club traded for  Ervin Santana , signed free agent Jeremy Guthrie, and acquired the durable James Shields and the versatile Wade Davis from Tampa Bay in a deal that shipped uber prospect Wil Myers and promising minor ...

With the ever rising cost of offense, more and more teams are looking to platoons as a low-cost, high-reward alternative. Even though penny-pinching organizations like the Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays have long been using the platoon, now even bigger market teams--like the Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, and Boston Red Sox--are beginning to join the fray. Below is an in-depth, projected list of th ...

The Kansas City Royals signed right-hander Luke Hochevar to a new deal worth $4.56 million, plus performance bonuses. Last season Hochevar made $3.51 million. Hochevar was 8-16 with a 5.73 ERA in 32 starts in 2012. Hochevar was the first overall pick in the 2006 draft. Since making his debut in 2007, he has a career record of 38-59 in 132 games with a 5.39 ERA. The Royals re-signed free agent Jeremy Guthrie ...

Even after sending uber prospect Wil Myers, and two quality starting pitchers in Jake Odorizzi and Mike Montgomery, to Tampa Bay for veterans James Shields and Wade Davis, the Kansas City Royals still have a deep and talented farm system. The parent club features an assortment of core players developed in the organization like first baseman Eric Hosmer, third baseman Mike Moustakas, DH Billy Butler, catcher ...

Tejada will get another shot at the major leagues with Kansas City Free-Agent Miguel Tejada has reached an agreement on a minor-league deal with the Kansas City Royals. The deal is reportedly worth $1.1 million if Tejada makes the team. Tejada would likely serve as a backup to  Mike Moustakas and Alcides Escobar on the left side of the Royals infield. Tejada, 38, hit just .239/.270/.326 with four homers and ...

    Royals add outfield depth with Chavez signing The Kansas City Royals have reached agreement with free-agent outfielder Endy Chavez. Terms of the deal were not immediately announced. Chavez would likely serve as a fourth outfielder behind Alex Gordon, Lorenzo Cain, and Jeff Francoeur. Chavez hit .203/.236/.278 with two homers, 12 RBI, six doubles and three steals in 2012 with the Baltimore Orio ...

Kansas City acquired two major league ready players, and Tampa Bay received coveted prospects The Royals think they are a pitching staff away from being a contender. Tampa Bay needed to add some offense, organizational depth, and create some salary relief. So the trade was made to send Tampa Bay right-handers James Shields and Wade Davis to Kansas City for uber-prospect Wil Myers,  right-hander Jake Odorizz ...