Here are the latest draft signings from beyond the first round, with the most recent news at the top of the post…. The Mariners announced that third-rounder Edwin Diaz and third-round compensation pick Tyler Pike have agreed to terms. Figures weren’t announced but Kendall Rogers of Perfect Game USA (via Twitter) reports that left-hander Pike [...]
Here are today’s latest draft signings, with the most recent updates up top.. The Mariners signed sixth-round pick Timmy Lopes for $550K, well over the pick value of $198K, according to Callis (via Twitter). The infielder out of California is said to have a good bat, not unlike his older brother Christian Lopes who was [...]
Chris Getz returned from the disabled list last night and the Royals will also activate Jonathan Sanchez to make tonight’s start versus the Brewers. Sanchez has been out since May 9 with biceps tendonitis and had a 6.75 ERA in six starts before being shut down. He also gave up 10 runs in 13 innings…
The Royals’ offense, which ranked sixth in the American League a year ago, now sits next-to-last in scoring with 224 runs. Here’s the latest on the 24-34 Royals, before their series with the Brewers begins… Wil Myers’ tremendous minor league numbers have put Jeff Francoeur on the trading block, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports. The [...]
Jon Heyman of CBS Sports thinks the Kansas City Royals may entertain trade offers for outfielder
The White Sox and Indians are battling for first, but don’t sleep on the Tigers. You can probably sleep on the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins though. Here are your American League Central notes: Jim Leyland says
The Astros announced that they have acquired outfielder D’Andre Toney from the Royals as the player to be named later in the March 20th trade that sent Jason Bourgeois and Humberto Quintero to Kansas City. Toney was drafted by the Royals in the 14th round last year. Drafted players cannot be traded until they have [...]
Here are Saturday’s notable non-first round draft pick signings… The Pirates have agreed to sign second rounder Wyatt Mathisen according to Rob Biertempfel of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (on Sulia). Tim Williams of Pirates Prospects first reported the agreement. The high school catcher from Texas was the 69th overall pick, which carries a slot value of [...]
According to Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star, the Royals have placed Kansas City Royals Notes: Felipe Paulino to the DL – Call to the Pen – Call to the Pen – A Major League Baseball Fan Site – News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Keeping track of the day’s minor moves… The Nationals have acquired minor league catcher Kris Watts from the Pirates in exchange for cash, as announced on the Pirates’ official Twitter feed. Watts was Pittsburgh’s 16th-round pick in the 2006 draft and has a .259/.357/.385 line in 1702 career minor league plate appearances. The Royals signed [...]
