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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 2:13 PM ET by Matt Snyder (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Royals, AL Central, MLB Rumors

After one pretty lackluster season in Kansas City, it's likely
Coco Crisp is
going to be playing elsewhere next season. The
Royals, who clearly need to avoid wasting money, would owe Crisp $8 million should they decide to retain his services. It would cost them just $500,000 to buy him out.
Crisp, who turns 30 this coming Sunday, batted just .228 with a .714 OPS in 49 games last season for the Royals. He also had surgery on both of his shoulders. Considering all that, there's no realistic reason for the Royals to not buy him out.
Posted: Oct 4th 2009 8:00 AM ET by Ed Price (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Angels, Cardinals, Nationals, Phillies, Reds, Rockies, Royals, Tigers, Twins, MLB Awards, MLB Inside Scoop, Baseball Brunch

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.
Ron Gardenhire was asked how teams try to pitch
Joe Mauer.
"I can't give you all that information," Gardenhire, the
Twins manager, said of his No. 3 hitter. "You'll write it and then other people might figure it out."
So you know, Ron, how to get him out?
"Hell, no, I don't! That's why I don't want to say anything.
Posted: Sep 28th 2009 6:00 AM ET by Andrew Johnson (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Marlins, Red Sox, Rockies, Royals, Tigers, Twins, Starting Five
Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action with a quick nod to what is ahead.
You Oughta Know ...
That
Zack Greinke is doing everything in his power to win the American League Cy Young Award.
The
Royals ace will not get anywhere close to 20 wins, but he did pick up his 16th of the year with seven innings of one-run ball against the
Twins. He's now won five straight decisions dating back to Aug. 25 and his ERA is down to 2.06.
As pointed out by
FanHouse's Jacob Wheatley-Schaller, if Greinke pitches seven shutout innings in his final start of the year next Saturday in Minnesota, he'll finish the year with his ERA under 2.00.
Only one AL pitcher in the last 15 years --
Pedro Martinez in 2000 -- has thrown more than 200 innings in a season and finished with a sub-2.00 ERA
Posted: Sep 25th 2009 10:00 AM ET by Matt Snyder (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Royals

From the Windup is Matt Snyder's weekly look at some aspect of America's pastime.
Zack Greinke has been the best pitcher in the majors this season.
That statement wouldn't be disputed by anyone other than people who look only at won-loss record and nothing more. I'm not suggesting you throw that stat out the window, but you can take Greinke's 15-8 record, combine it with everything else, and still come to the conclusion that the best pitcher in 2009 plays for the
Kansas City Royals.
With that in mind, I wanted to create a starting rotation from the past decade of pitchers who were similarly plagued by a less-than-stellar record, while also sporting filthy numbers elsewhere. It's the Zack Greinke Tribute Team.
Posted: Sep 25th 2009 6:00 AM ET by Ed Price (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Braves, Indians, Mariners, Nationals, Orioles, Pirates, Red Sox, Rockies, Royals, MLB Injuries, Starting Five
Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know ... One team has 100 defeats, two more could follow -- and there could even be a record-tying four 100-loss teams.
The
Nationals on Thursday fell to 52-100 with their 7-6
loss to the
Dodgers. And the
Pirates are 56-95 after a 4-1
defeat at the hands of the
Reds.
Anyone want to bet Pittsburgh -- 3-23 since Aug. 28 -- goes better than 6-5 in its final three series against Los Angeles, Chicago and Cincinnati?
Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 11:20 PM ET by B. Thompson Stroud (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Royals, Tigers, AL Central, The Dugout

When asked to name the Major League Baseball player who most resembles Allen Iverson, Detroit Tiger and fellow Lynchburg, Va. alumni
Brandon Inge wouldn't be at the top of the list. But here we are in September and those
forearm tattoos he got back in August still haven't worn off. If the Tiger manage to make the playoffs, he should compete in a retro headband and a big arm-sized glove that makes him look like Sally Jupiter.
As the race for the AL Central heads into the home stretch, it is important to analyze these tattoos and see how they match up with the rest of the division. Tonight's Dugout is after the jump.
Posted: Sep 17th 2009 6:00 AM ET by Ed Price (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Phillies, Rangers, Reds, Royals, Tigers, Yankees, MLB Injuries, Starting Five
Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know ... The names Hal McCoy and
Ernie Harwell.
Both were honored at ballparks on Wednesday, and their absence from the game will be felt by fans in Cincinnati and Detroit.
Harwell, the long-time
Tigers radio announcer, has inoperable, terminal cancer. So the team chose Wednesday night to honor him at Comerica Park, and after a video tribute in the third inning, he
thanked the fans:
Posted: Sep 16th 2009 6:00 AM ET by Ed Price (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Blue Jays, Giants, Padres, Rangers, Rockies, Royals, Tigers, Yankees, MLB Injuries, Starting Five
Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...
That the
Yankees are still fired up despite their large lead in the AL East.
After two Yankees pitchers hit Blue Jays batters in Tuesday's game, Toronto's
Jesse Carlson threw behind
Jorge Posada in the bottom of the eighth.
Posada glared, benches briefly emptied, but there were no punches. Yet.
Instead of letting it end there, or charging the mound, Posada waited until he walked and then scored a run to give Carlson a shove after he crossed home plate.
And then
it was on.