Kevin McCarthy Is Great At Blowing Games

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Kevin McCarthy wasn't great last year, but his five relief wins and 3.25 ERA could seem attractive in some deep leagues. The good news is that he's making sure everyone knows not to roster him now. McCarthy was called on to find a way out of a bases-loaded jam on... Read More

Tim Hill Is Here To Make Things Worse

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Tim Hill was a mediocre lefty specialist last year. So far this year, he's a bad batting practice pitcher. Kansas City is in the midst of a seven-game losing streak, and Hill and his bullpen cohorts are one of the main reasons why. Called on to put out the fire... Read More

Ryan O'Hearn Displaying Patience

Kansas City Royals first baseman Ryan O'Hearn hasn't really gotten rolling yet, but he has shown an impressive amount of patience for a rookie. The 25-year-old is only 1-for-10 over his last four games, but he's walked four times in that period of time as well. Power-hitting youngsters aren't really known for that type of... Read More

Homer Bailey Battered By Mariners

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Homer Bailey was riding a bit of a high after a mediocre first outing last week, but that was short-lived. Bailey was blown up by Seattle on Monday as the Mariners hung seven earned runs on him in five-plus innings pitched. Bailey struck out seven, but he also gave up... Read More

Whit Merrifield Closes In On Team Record

Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield hit safely again on Monday night, keeping his 2019 hit streak alive. To top it off, the streak is actually a multi-season one, and it's closing in on a big name. Merrifield has hit safely in 29 straight games dating back to last season, and Kansas City's team... Read More

Mark Reynolds Hits Pinch-Hit Home Run

Colorado Rockies first baseman Mark Reynolds was a controversial player that was kept on the roster over a bevy of young talent that exists in the Rockies farm system, but the thought was that it would be good to have a veteran bat off the bench. That came through in spades on Monday as Reynolds... Read More

Trevor Story Blasts Fourth Homer Of 2019

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story launched his fourth home run of the season on Monday night in a bid to get the Rockies their first win in over a week, but the three-run shot wouldn't prove to be enough. Story's knock came during a six-run fifth inning that got Colorado back in the game, but... Read More

Kyle Freeland Lit Up By Braves

Colorado Rockies ace Kyle Freeland was knocked around by Atlanta when they visited Coors on Monday night. Freeland gave up seven earned runs in five innings of work, walking four and striking out three. It started ugly as Freeland gave up a two-run bomb in the first inning, and the large number of runners hanging... Read More

Ian Desmond Benched On Monday Night

Colorado Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond is taking a seat on the bench for Monday night's game against the Braves. No announcement has been made that there is any type of injury involved, so it looks like it's probably more related to the fact that Desmond is hitting just .086 on the season and striking out... Read More

David Dahl Out On Monday

Colorado Rockies outfielder David Dahl is out of the team's lineup on Monday against the Braves due to a "slight" core injury, according to manager Bud Black. Black told the media that Dahl is not being placed on the Injured List at this time, so the belief is that Dahl would be able to return... Read More

Chad Bettis Chased Early By Dodgers

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Chad Bettis was thrashed by the Dodgers on Sunday, allowing five earned runs in just 2 2/3 innings. Bettis walked four, struck out zero, and was hard hit on just about every ball put in play. Bettis is a mediocre starter at best, and he looks absolutely lost on the mound... Read More

Mark Reynolds Struggles In Limited Time

Colorado Rockies first baseman Mark Reynolds went 0-for-3 in another tough evening against the Dodgers, lowering his batting average to just .176 so far this year. He did successfully tally his first RBI, but he's still only got one extra-base hit on the season and is just one for his last 12 at the plate.... Read More

Raimel Tapia May See Some Starts

Colorado Rockies outfielder Raimel Tapia found himself in the catbird seat this season. After years of being held down in the minors due to the team signing aging veterans to ill-advised contracts, Tapia was officially named the team's fourth outfielder this season. While most fourth outfielders don't see much time, Tapia was backing up an... Read More

Charlie Blackmon Has Terrible Defensive Night

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon had a great night at the plate on Sunday, but in the field was a different story. Blackmon played a big role in the offense by doubling, tripling, and walking twice in his five plate appearances, but he played a bigger role in the defense by allowing two fielding errors... Read More

Jon Gray Rocked By Dodgers

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jon Gray was knocked around during his first appearance at home as the streaking Dodgers rung up five earned runs in six-plus innings on him. Gray only struck out four and walked a pair while allowing eight hits. The silver lining in the start was that Gray didn't give up any... Read More

Ian Desmond Floundering So Far

Colorado Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond has been dreadful so far, and that continued on Saturday as he went 0-for-4 with another pair of strikeouts. Desmond is 3-for-30 to open the season, and he's already struck out 14 times. That ties him for fourth-worst in the league to this point, and he has the second-worst batting... Read More

David Dahl Continues To Shine

Colorado Rockies outfielder David Dahl launched his second home run of the season on Saturday, continuing his pounding of the Dodgers pitching staff. Colorado would go on to lose the game, and Dahl's jack in the fourth inning was their only big hit of the night. He would also go on to single in their... Read More

Josh Fuentes Called Up From Triple-A

The Colorado Rockies called up first baseman Josh Fuentes from Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday to replace Ryan McMahon (elbow). It was Fuentes' first major league game, and he successfully smacked a single in his pinch-hit at-bat. Fuentes was the MVP of the Pacific Coast League last season, as he hit .327 with 14 home runs,... Read More

Ryan McMahon Placed On Injured List

Colorado Rockies infielder Ryan McMahon was placed on the Injured List on Saturday with a left elbow strain. McMahon injured himself while attempting to reach a poor throw by third baseman Nolan Arenado on Friday, but no timetable is currently set for his return. McMahon had been off to a slow start, but he should... Read More

Wily Peralta Gives Up Grand Slam

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Wily Peralta was tentatively slated to be in the mix for closing duties in KC this season, but that dream should be pretty much dead by this point. Coming into Saturday's game with the Tigers, Peralta had already allowed three earned runs in just 2 1/3 innings pitched. His ERA... Read More

Hunter Dozier Connects For First Homer

Kansas City Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier had been off to a glacial start as he'd only knocked one hit in his first four games, but he made the right kind of contact on Saturday and drove his first home run of the season out of the park. Dozier's two-run shot in the seventh inning... Read More

Whit Merrifield Stretches Hit Streak With HR

Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield drilled his first home run of the season on Saturday to extend his 2019 hit streak. Merrifield has now hit safely in all seven games this year, and he's filled up the score sheet by already racking up a double, a triple, a home run, eight runs scored,... Read More

Jorge Soler Hits First Homer Of 2019

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler knocked his first home run of the season on Saturday against the Tigers. Soler hit a solo shot to lead off the seventh inning, tying the game at two runs apiece, but after the Royals took the lead, the bullpen coughed it up in the bottom half of the... Read More

Tyler Anderson Terrible Against Dodgers

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tyler Anderson was bad last week against the Marlins, but add a dash of Coors Field and a pinch of the Dodgers' frightening lineup and Anderson got way worse. Anderson was drilled for six earned runs in just four innings of work on Friday as he gave up nine hits and... Read More

Garrett Hampson Continues To Get Starts

Colorado Rockies second baseman Garrett Hampson seemed like he might be the odd man out for an unknown reason after first baseman Daniel Murphy went down with his finger injury. Manager Bud Black talked up the idea of getting Mark Reynolds and Pat Valaika starts and noticeably avoided Hampson's name. Fortunately, that's not been the... Read More

David Dahl Hits First HR Of 2019

Colorado Rockies outfielder David Dahl went yard for the first time this season in the team's loss to the Dodgers on Friday night. The game was unfortunately far out of reach by the time Dahl drilled the solo shot in the bottom of the ninth, but it was good to see him get one on the... Read More

Charlie Blackmon Smacks Three Hits Against LA

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon came into Friday's game stuck in a 1-for-17 slump, but he popped three singles against the Dodgers in a losing effort. The Rockies offense in general has been pretty cold to start the season, but hopefully a few nights in Denver will help them find their footing. Blackmon has also... Read More

Trevor Story's Big Night Comes In Loss

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story finally showed some signs of life on Friday as he ripped a pair of home runs off the Dodgers in the series opener. Unfortunately, the game was already out of hand by the time Story went deep for the first time in the seventh inning. He'd later add a solo... Read More

Homer Bailey Survives First Outing

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Homer Bailey got through Day 1 of his KC career with only a few bumps and bruises, and he got the praise of his manager. Manager Ned Yost was complimentary of Bailey's first outing, and he specifically noted that Bailey's "splitter was good." Bailey allowed three earned runs in five... Read More

Whit Merrifield Carries Over His Hitting

Kansas City Royals utility man Whit Merrifield has become a hit machine. While the 2019 season is only five games in, Merrifield is working on a 25-game hit streak dating back to last year. Merrifield is only hitting .238 so far this season, but he's got the hit streak going and has already racked up... Read More