Hiram Kyle Davies

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: September 9, 1983 in Decatur, GA
High School: Stockbridge HS (Stockbridge, GA)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 4th round of the 2001 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 21, 2005 (Age 21)   vs. BOS 5.0 IP, 4 H, 6 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER, W
Teams (by GP): Royals/Braves 2005-2011
2013 Contract Status: not updated (details) [*]Agents: Lonnie Cooper [*]
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• 5/24 Braves Journal: How Do the Braves Treat Their Pitchers? Part One, Game Thread, May 24 (by sansho1): Note from Alex: apropos of our discussion of all the Tommy John surgeries lately, sansho1, JonathanF, and I started looking at...
• 5/11 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Saturday: May 11, 2013: I have never had a perfect game picking day. Going 15-0 would be like bowling a 300 or hitting a hole in one. It would be the...

• 4/26 MLB Injury News: Dodgers' Zack Greinke to resume throwing: Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed starting pitcher Zack Greinke underwent surgery to repair a broken collarbone in his non-throwing...
• 4/5 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Friday: April 5, 2013: Eric Stults, I apologize. I said some disparaging remarks about him starting for the Padres yesterday and I was all wrong as...

• 3/27 i70baseball.com: The Best Rotation Since…What this leaves us with is quite possibly the best rotation for the Kansas City Royals in 20+ years....
• 3/11 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Minnesota Twins: The Twins added pitching, but they still don't project as a contender in the AL Central. Major League Signings Mike Pelfrey,...

• 2/20 KC Kingdom: Kyle Davis Signs With The Twins: Talk about throwing a dart!  According to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick, the Minnesota Twins sign to Kyle Daviesto a minor league...

• 1/21 MetsToday.com: Who Is Landon Powell?: Since there hasn’t been much else to report in terms of new ballplayers for the Mets, let’s learn a little about Landon...

• 12/28 KC Kingdom: Is There Hope for Luke Hochevar?: Ned Yost believes Luke Hochevar can turn things around and I’ll let you in on a little secret – to some extent, so...
• 12/9 Kings of Kauffman: Luke Hochevar Returns: It’s been slightly over a week now since the Royals decided to keep Luke Hochevar around and I am still coming to grips...
• 12/7 KC Kingdom: Reality Check: James Shields Is Not An Ace: Will they or won’t they? The James Shields for Wil Myers trade rumors just won’t go away and I for one am getting...

• 11/30 Kings of Kauffman: Another Helping of Grit: Chris Getz Avoids Arbitration With 2013 Deal: The Royals and second baseman Chris Getz agreed to a one-year deal for 2013 this afternoon to avoid arbitration. Getz will make...
• 11/6 Kings of Kauffman: Volstad’s Chances at Success Slim but Better Than Hochevar’s: A quick heads up for readers of this blog: 90 percent of what you read this offseason will be about starting pitching. For me,...

• 10/11 Kings of Kauffman: The Business of Breaking Even: Baseball is a sport. Sports success is measured in wins and losses by fans, players, general managers, etc. I like to think team...
• 10/1 Kings of Kauffman: The Monday Rant: Addressing The Storylines: “It’s been four weeks since the last Monday Rant and the reason for the absence is really quite obvious: what is there, really,...

• 9/25 i70baseball.com: 2013?A young man's look at the Royals through advanced statistics....
• 9/21 Diamond Ring: Slap Singles 8/8: In his Royals career Jonathan Sanchez had an ERA of 7.76.  Jeremy Guthrie is currently sitting at 7.71. The Royals went...
• 9/15 Kings of Kauffman: Never Too Soon to Call the Royals Next Year’s Sleeper: I remember back in  2009, the season hadn’t started yet, the Royals had just traded for power-hitting Mike Jacobs and a...
• 9/11 Royally Speaking: Bringing Back Hochevar: The first two paragraphs of Bob Dutton's latest column will not be a pretty sight to those of you hoping to see Luke Hochevar...
• 9/4 The Baseball Page: Bonds hits his 755th homer and ARod hits his 500th on This Day in Baseball: August 4, 2007 marks performance enhanced historical moments when Barry...

• 8/22 Kings of Kauffman: Eric Hosmer and the Lost Season: Quick – I say “Alex Gordon,” what is the first image that comes to mind?  Gordon’s face-plant early in the season as...
• 8/15 Kings of Kauffman: Jeff Francoeur – Dayton Moore’s Last Stand: Have you ever known someone who was completely, totally, and utterly wrong about something, yet stubbornly refused to admit his...
• 8/9 Diamond Ring: Slap Singles 8/8: In his Royals career Jonathan Sanchez had an ERA of 7.76.  Jeremy Guthrie is currently sitting at 7.71. The Royals went...

• 7/18 Diamond Ring: Becoming The Detestable Legend: Jonathan Sanchez is gone and he will be remembered as the worst Royals starter since the team's inception. Take a moment to isolate...
• 7/17 Kings of Kauffman: Jonathan Sanchez Designated For Assignment; Ryan Verdugo Starts Tonight: We all had an idea this was going to happen. After a truly miserable start increased his ERA to 7.76 in 53.1 innings, Jonathan...
• 7/6 i70baseball.com: A season half full: Although three games remain before the All-Star break, the Kansas City Royals concluded the first half of their season on a good...
• 7/1 Royally Speaking: Dangerous: This isn't a post analyzing the body language, dedication or want of Jonathan Sanchez. I don't know what makes him tick. I don't...

• 5/21 Kings of Kauffman: The Royals’ Starting Evolution: Entering the season, everyone knew that the Royals’ starting rotation was probably going to be a weak point. There were...

• 3/18 FanSided: Defining "Royals Nation": [caption id="attachment_12565" align="alignright" width="218" caption="May 04, 2011; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Royals...
• 3/15 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Helms, Davies, Blue Jays, Orioles: Here's the latest from the around the league, including updates on two low-profile free agents... Wes Helms is currently...

• 2/23 MLBTradeRumors: Youngest Free Agents Remaining: Now that Spring Training is underway, few notable free agents not named Roy Oswalt remain. Some players (min. 50 PAs in 2011)...
• 2/2 BoSox Injection: 2 AM at the “Free Agent Bar and Brazier” Will Ben get a season-long Harden, or just a minor Sergio?:   Since Edwin Jackson and Roy Oswalt appear to be crossed off the Sox Supplemental Starters list, citizens of Red Sox Nation...
• 2/2 High Heat Stats: This is why it’s so much harder managing pitchers in the NL: The biggest impact the designated hitter has on the game is detaching the link between a pitcher’s performance and what...
• 2/1 Royally Speaking: Rotation Thoughts Redux: I last wrote about rotation options back in October, however, now that we know the candidates I thought I'd revisit the subject....

• 1/30 Yankees Fans Unite: Previewing the 2012 Royals | Interview Series:   Over the course of the next month or two, we will be previewing the Yankees’ competition in the American League....
• 1/30 Yankees Fans Unite: Previewing the 2012 Royals | Interview Series:   Over the course of the next month or two, we will be previewing the Yankees’ competition in the American League....
• 1/28 Kings of Kauffman: On the Royals Missing Out on Roy Oswalt: Roy Oswalt will not be a Royal; Photo Credit: Daniel Shirey-US PRESSWIRE If you’ve read one Royals article this offseason...
• 1/26 MetsToday.com: Jeff Francis Also Forsakes Flushing: You just can’t make this stuff up — yet another high-profile free-agent has refused to take the Mets’ money....
• 1/19 Cubs Stats: Chicago Cubs, Matt Garza Far Apart; Cubs, Rodrigo Lopez Much Closer: In a weird some of duopoly of events, the Chicago Cubs have reached a major impasse with their ace RHP Matt Garza and meanwhile...
• 1/17 i70baseball.com: Going To WAR On The Trades Of The GMDM Era- Part 2: 2007: Last week, we took a look at the deals pulled off in his first 6 months with the Royals. Now, we take a look at his first full...
• 1/5 i70baseball.com: The Belle Of The 2012 Major League Ball: Will Miss Kansas City Royals be able to snag one of these suitors and perhaps be the Cinderella story of the 2012 Major League...
• 1/5 The "Mc" Effect: Starting Pitchers Still On The Market: The Pirates could be spending some more money on another starting pitcher here in the next few days or weeks, so I wanted to...
• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Remaining One-Year Deal Starters: So far this offseason, starting pitchers Erik Bedard, Freddy Garcia, Chien-Ming Wang, and Jason Marquis have signed one-year...

• 12/21 Royally Speaking: Rotation Thoughts: It's possible that the Royals 2012 contention hopes rest on one tiny word, if. As in they'll contend if Dayton Moore can find...

• 11/7 MLB Dirt: Royals Sell High on Melky: The pitching starved Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants struck a deal sending Melky Cabrera to the weak hitting Giants...
• 11/2 Fragile Freddy's: Free Agents - Starting Pitchers: With the World Series over players will begin filing for free agency.  With that in mind let’s have a look at the available...

• 10/13 The "Mc" Effect: Were the Pirates Smart to Part Ways with Maholm?: The big news this week in Pirates world is that Paul Maholm will see his 2012 option go un-picked up by his former team. That...
• 10/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: DeJesus Rental: Was It Worth It?: Last November 10th, the A’s and Kansas City Royals made a trade, the A’s sent RHP Vin Mazzaro and LHP Justin Marks...

• 9/15 Roto Think Tank: You Might Have a Bad Owner in Your League If...: Yesterday I talked about a clear and obvious sign that your Rotisserie league might have an ownership problem. But besides...
• 9/13 Roto Think Tank: Javier Vazquez III: Alternately, this post could be titled what might have been.Sanity check please: After asking a bunch of questions here,...
• 9/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Carpenter Re-Ups With Cards, Further Thinning 2012 Pitching Market: Chris Carpenter has apparently re-signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, inking a 2 year, 21 million dollar extension that will...

• 8/31 i70baseball.com: Pitching-Hungry Royals Find Surprise of the SummerThe Royals did a lot of things that fans expected. What they did not expect may be the best move of all....
• 8/25 i70baseball.com: A Love Letter to Bruce ChenIn their quest to plug the fat chasm that is their starting rotation, the Royals have big dreams....
• 8/21 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 8/14/11 - 8/20/11: A look back at the week that was here at MLBTR ... Monday's deadline to sign selections from June's draft came and went,...
• 8/21 B-R Blog: 8+ Starts Since 2009 With Game Score : Since 2009, through last night, how many pitchers had 8+ starts where their Game Score was 25 or less? Here is the list - Rk Player...
• 8/20 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Sign Kyle Davies To Minor League Deal: The Blue Jays have signed right-hander Kyle Davies to a minor league deal, reports Jason Martinez of MLB Depth Charts.  (Twitter...
• 8/15 Kings of Kauffman: The Royalman Report – 8/14/11: Bubba, Mugshots and More: The Royalman Report, LIVE Sundays at 7 pm CST In the lastest Royalman Report from Sunday, we had to cover the release of Kyle...
• 8/13 i70baseball.com: Royals Potpourri IIA combination of thoughts on the Royals....
• 8/13 i70baseball.com: Needing To Head Out WestTrips to the East coast have not gone so well this season, perhaps the Royals need the beaches out West to ease their minds....
• 8/12 Kings of Kauffman: Kyle Davies Arrested Before Release: Last night reports broke stating that Kyle Davies was arrested in St. Petersburg, Florida for disorderly intoxication early Tuesday...
• 8/10 i70baseball.com: Press Release: Salvador Perez Promoted To KCFormer Natural Salvador Perez has been promoted to Kansas City....
• 8/10 Kings of Kauffman: Kyle Davies ReleasedTo many, the release of Kyle Davies was long overdue. Shut down by shoulder … [visit site to read more]...
• 8/10 60ft6in.com: Kyle Davies Released (finally): Kyle Davies was finally released today by the Kansas City Royals.  The move has been years overdue. The right-hander was recently...
• 8/10 Call to the Pen: Kyle Davies Released; Royals Call Up Salvador Perez: The youth movement in Kansas City continued Wednesday when the Royals called up 21 year old catching prospect Salvador Perez...
• 8/10 MLBTradeRumors: Royals To Release Kyle Davies : The Royals are asking for release waivers for right-hander Kyle Davies to create roster space for catcher Salvador Perez, according...

• 7/31 Royally Speaking: Notable July 31st transactions: With the deadline a few hours away it certainly looks like Moore is intending to stand pat. I'm not so sure that's a bad idea....
• 7/29 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Series Preview: Kansas City vs. Cleveland: By Matt Van Wormer After being no-hit by the Angels, a day off may have been just what the Indians needed to get their act together....
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Quiet Deadline Possible For Royals: Though Jeff Francis, Bruce Chen and Kyle Davies are drawing interest from several clubs, the Royals may hold onto all three...
• 7/28 The World's Worst Sports Blog: Ervin Santana, Third No-Hitter of 2011: Ervin Santana of The World’s Worst Sports Blog‘s favorite American League team, the Los Angeles Angels, no-hit the...
• 7/26 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/25: After sweeping the Seattle Mariners over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox will now play their next 14 games against foes from...
• 7/26 SOX & Dawgs: Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 7/25-7/28: Monday, July 25th @ 7:10 PM Kyle Davies, RHP (1-9, 7.32) vs Jon Lester, LHP (10-4, 3.31) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red Sox...
• 7/25 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/25: After sweeping the Seattle Mariners over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox will now play their next 14 games against foes from...
• 7/25 Fragile Freddy's: Series Preview - Kansas City Royals: Pitchers:Monday – Jon Lester (10-4, 3.31) vs. Kyle Davies (1-9, 7.32)Tuesday – Andrew Miller (4-1, 4.65) vs. Danny Duffy (2-4,...
• 7/24 SOX & Dawgs: Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 7/25-7/28: Monday, July 25th @ 7:10 PM Kyle Davies, RHP (1-9, 7.32) vs Jon Lester, LHP (10-4, 3.31) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red Sox...
• 7/23 B-R Blog: A.J. Burnett: A studied and subjective nonappreciation: [... and a long one. Feel free to bail out.] With A.J. Burnett walking off the mound in the 6th inning Saturday -- ticked off,...
• 7/22 B-R Blog: A rare tough loss for Sabathia in pinstripes: Thursday night, CC Sabathia allowed 2 runs in a CG (8-inning) loss to the Rays. It was the first time as a Yankee that Sabathia...
• 7/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Royals first half: How we got here and what it means: The Royals are in last place again, and I’m not all that bothered by it. Are you? Sure, it was a fun spring – the Royals were...
• 7/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Rethinking C.J. Wilson: After this season, the free agent crop is not too impressive when it comes to starting pitching: Starting Pitchers Mark Buehrle...
• 7/12 Kings of Kauffman: The Future Starts Now: 5.13 Through 519.1 innings, that’s the cumulative ERA of Royals starters this season.  That includes such immaculate performances...
• 7/3 B-R Blog: Sunday Smorgasbord – games of Saturday, July 2: [A Whitman's sampler of Saturday action, with neither leaves nor grass....] -- White Sox 1, Cubs 0 ... for the first time in MLB...
• 7/3 Kings of Kauffman: You Can Only Have So Many First Basemen…Unfortunately: Ugh, Kyle Davies….Ughhhh. I, as all Royals fans do, pride myself on having the heart and time-tested stamina/patience to...

• 6/30 Boys of Summer: Posada's Resurgence, Royals' Rotation, and the Tribe's Return to Earth: We're about halfway through the 2011 baseball season, which seems like a good time to recap some of the more interesting developments...
• 6/29 B-R Blog: Most wins by a pitcher who never won 10 in a single season: I did this search by first ranking all pitchers since 1901 in wins, and then finding among those the guys that never won 10 in...
• 6/28 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Opt For Six Man Rotation; Danny Duffy Stays: It seemed inevitable with both Kyle Davies and Bruce Chen making returns from the disabled list, that Danny Duffy would end up...
• 6/22 Royally Speaking: Yost on Davies: “But when you’ve got guys like Kyle Davies and Bruce Chen, two guys who are pretty important to your  starting rotation, you...
• 6/20 MLBTradeRumors: For Contenders With Deep Pockets: Payroll flexibility is a beautiful thing at the trade deadline, as it allows a team to acquire talent by providing salary relief...
• 6/14 MLBTradeRumors: If The Royals Become Sellers: The Royals sit at 29-37, seven games out and in fourth place in the AL Central.  The offense has been respectable, but the rotation...
• 6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davies throws Kansas City Royals SP Kyle Davies (shoulder) threw off a mound Wednesday, June 1....[+] Kansas City Royals SP Kyle Davies (shoulder) threw off a mound Wednesday, June 1.
• 6/1 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Starting Pitchers: There could be as many as a dozen sellers when the trade deadline approaches in late July.  Almost everyone else will be seeking...

• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davies has started limited throwing program: Kansas City Royals SP Kyle Davies (shoulder) has started a limited throwing program, according to manager Ned Yost. He is battling...[+] back from rotator cuff inflammation. There is no target date for a rehab assignment.
• 5/22 Motor City Bengals: Rewind Yourself: 5/16-5/22 – Musical Chairs: The Royals got a test with Cleveland, Texas and St. Louis coming to town – all three in first place in their respective...
• 5/21 StLCards.net: Cardinals lose to Royals, Carpenter’s bad luck continues: Cards LOSE When I saw the defensive lineup for the Cardinals it struck me how accurate a portrayal it was of a Cardinals team...
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davies injury update: Updating a previous report, Kansas City Royals SP Kyle Davies (shoulder) was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of right...[+] rotator cuff inflammation.
• 5/18 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Designate Kanekoa Texeira For Assignment: The Royals designated right-hander Kanekoa Texeira for assignment to create 40-man roster space for Danny Duffy, according to...
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davies to DL: The Kansas City Royals placed SP Kyle Davies (shoulder) on the 15-day disabled list Monday, May 16, and activated RP Robinson...[+] Tejeda (shoulder) from the DL in a corresponding move.
• 5/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davies leaves start with shoulder issue: Kansas City Royals SP Kyle Davies (shoulder) was forced to leave his start in the first inning Monday, May 16, against the Cleveland...[+] Indians due to a shoulder injury. He has 'anterior shoulder soreness,' and he'll go for an MRI Monday.
• 5/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Royals throttle Yankees 11-5; win first series at Yankee Stadium since 1999: Remember when I said that “anything less than two out of three against the Royals at home would have to be considered a...
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Could trade Kyle Davies, Jeff Francis: The Kansas City Royals could be willing to trade SPs Kyle Davies and Jeff Francis soon because they have SPs Vin Mazzaro, Danny...[+] Duffy and Mike Montgomery who could jump into the rotation.
• 5/11 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Pirates, Royals, Bedard, K-Rod: Pirates GM Neal Huntington told Jayson Stark of ESPN.com that he wants “to fight that mentality of, 'We're .500, so we're really...
• 5/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees top Royals 3-1 behind another quality start by Garcia: The Yankees beat the Royals 3-1 Tuesday evening in one of the more ho-hum games the team is likely to play all year. After retiring...
• 5/11 Motor City Bengals: Royals Lose By Inches: If you told me that the Royals would hold the Yankees to three runs with Kyle Davies starting, I’d have thought that we...
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davis doesn't last long: Kansas City Royals SP Kyle Davies allowed three earned runs, seven hits and a walk over five innings in a loss Tuesday, May 10,...[+] against the Kansas City Royals. He also struck out three batters in the 105-pitch performance. Davies has allowed three or more earned runs in six of his eight starts.
• 5/10 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees vs. Royals I: The Royals are in second place?: Following a much needed day off after playing 16 straight games, the Yankees get back to business tonight at the Stadium for a...
• 5/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Jeter puts two in the people, Francisco Cervelli hits a grand slam, Yankees pound Texas: It’s Mother’s Day so I’ll keep this recap brief. For those of you who are interested in the extra-condensed...
• 5/5 Royally Speaking: Here we go again.....: They've just completed the 5th inning in Cleveland and Grady Sizemore is at it again. He's been on base three times with 2 doubles...
• 5/5 Royally Speaking: Hochevar and Davies: For the first time since he was drafted #1 overall in 2006 I'm having doubts that Luke Hochevar will ever "get it". In fact,...
• 5/5 Royally Speaking: Rotation issues: If a person were to draw up a disastrous road trip I imagine it would look an awful lot like Kansas City's 6 game swing through...
• 5/5 Royally Speaking: Swept!!: I tweeted Friday that the Texas Rangers were hitting .310/.379/.560 against left-handed pitching at home. With Jeff Francis and...
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davies has quality start in loss: Kansas City Royals SP Kyle Davies allowed three earned runs, seven hits and three walks over 6 1/3 innings in a loss against the...[+] Baltimore Orioles Wednesday, May 4. He also struck out three batters in the 107-pitch quality start. Davies has lost his past three decisions, but he also has three quality starts overt the past four outings.

• 4/29 MLBTradeRumors: AL Central Notes: Quentin, Royals, White, Adam Miller: Here's some news from the only division in baseball whose members are all former World Series champions... Carlos Quentin...
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davies gets shelled: Kansas City Royals SP Kyle Davies surrendered eight runs on nine hits in 3 2/3 innings against the Cleveland Indians Thursday,...[+] April 28. He walked one, struck out four and allowed four home runs.
• 4/27 Baseball Moves: Spot Starters April 28th (Break-out Thursday: Baker and Carmona)Check out the daily article to see the suggested spot starters for each date....
• 4/25 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Opening Day Win.: Start the ticker-tape parade! Opening Day for the Detroit Tigers was a success by any measure. The weather was a bit chilly,...
• 4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davies suffers loss Saturday: Kansas City Royals SP Kyle Davies (1-2) allowed three runs (two earned) over six innings in a loss to the Texas Rangers Saturday,...[+] April 23, with one walk and three strikeouts, according to The Associated Press.
• 4/20 The Process Report: Game-Changer: John Jaso Homers: Last Friday, I wrote that John Jaso needed to make a pitcher or two pay in order to get out of his slump. Tonight, he hit—perhaps—the...
• 4/19 Diamond Hoggers: Your day after wrap & recap: The notables from yesterday’s action in baseball…. Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Royals 3 (10) The Cleveland Indians...
• 4/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davies has decent outing: Kansas City Royals SP Kyle Davies allowed two earned runs, seven hits and no walks over six innings in a no-decision against the...[+] Cleveland Indians Monday, April 18. Davies also struck out seven batters in the 90-pitch quality start, his most since striking out eight in a start against the Texas Rangers April 19, 2009.
• 4/18 Baseball Moves: Week 3 – Two Start PitchersClick the article to see the probable two start pitchers for week 3....
• 4/15 Fantasy Sports Information: Two Start Pitchers – Week 3: Deeper into April we go as our week three projected two start pitchers is ready to go. Roy Halladay tops the list this week as...
• 4/13 Royally Speaking: Minnesota musings: Kyle Davies rewarded my faith in him by posting his second consecutive ugly start. Well played Hiram, well played. He did...
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davies stumbles to victory: Kansas City Royals SP Kyle Davies allowed five runs on 10 hits in five innings versus the Minnesota Twins Wednesday, April 13,...[+] but still won for the first time this season, according to The Associated Press. He notched four strikeouts and walked one.
• 4/13 Baseball Musings: Slight Improvement: Francisco Liriano got his control back today, but it didn’t help his ERA at all. He last five innings against the Royals,...
• 4/13 Royally Speaking: Some Davies optimism: When the 2010 season ended a lot of people, myself included, were convinced that Kyle Davies would not be part of the 2011 team....
• 4/9 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Opening Day Win.: Start the ticker-tape parade! Opening Day for the Detroit Tigers was a success by any measure. The weather was a bit chilly,...
• 4/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davis erratic in loss: Kansas City Royals SP Kyle Davies gave up five runs and six hits while walking two and throwing two wild pitches in the first...[+] inning in a loss to the Detroit Tigers Friday, April 8, according to The Associated Press. He finished his outing with five walks and three strikeouts.

• 3/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Why Chad Billingsley’s deal is a good thing: It’s pretty rare when spending $12 million a year on something can be called a bargain. But even though most Dodger fans...
• 3/22 Royally Speaking: Expected: Like we've known since before spring training began Luke Hochevar will indeed start opening day and be joined in the rotation...
• 3/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Starting rotation finalized: The Kansas City Royals have named SP Luke Hochevar as their Opening Day starter, with SPs Jeff Francis, Kyle Davies, Bruce Chen...[+] and Vin Mazzaro rounding out the rotation, according to Bob Dutton of The Kansas City Star. The team will skip Mazzaro’s turn in the rotation until April 16.
• 3/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | To use four-man rotation at season's start: The Kansas City Royals will use a four-man rotation to start the season, according to The Associated Press. SP's Luke Hochevar,...[+] Kyle Davies, Jeff Francis and Bruce Chen will compose the rotation until mid-April, when a fifth starter will be added.
• 3/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davies set to work five innings: Kansas City Royals SP Kyle Davies is scheduled to start Friday, March 18, and he is slated for five innings, reports Bob Dutton,...[+] of The Kansas City Star.
• 3/15 MLBTradeRumors: Midseason Trade Candidates: American League: It's never too early to try to predict which players will be traded in July.  Here's a look at American League possibilities. This...
• 3/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davies happy with his outing: Kansas City Royals SP Kyle Davies allowed two earned runs, two hits and a walk in two innings Thursday, March 3, against the Los...[+] Angeles Angels of Anaheim, reports Lyle Spencer, of MLB.com. 'I was happy with it,' Davies said. 'I commanded my delivery pretty good, commanded the baseball fairly good. There were a couple of pitches that got away and one of them got hi, but overall my command of the fastball was pretty good. Command of the curveball and changeup was really good.'
• 3/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Pitching schedule set for Thursday: Kansas City Royals Ps Kyle Davies will start and work two innings Thursday, March 3, against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim,...[+] reports Bob Dutton, of The Kansas City Star. Ps Joakim Soria, Nate Adcock, Robinson Tejeda, Tim Collins, Louis Coleman and Luis Mendoza are scheduled in relief.
• 3/3 The Daily Catch: AL Central Preview: We continue our 2011 divisional previews with the American League Central. This has been the Minnesota Twins division as of late,...

• 2/24 The Daily Catch: AL Central Preview: We continue our 2011 divisional previews with the American League Central. This has been the Minnesota Twins division as of late,...
• 2/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Potential Pills to Swallow: One pill is for the short term. One pill is for the long term. Let’s go with the latter first. CC Sabathia‘s opt-out...
• 2/11 Royally Speaking: WAR and the Rotation: Okay so now that we know what the positions players need to do it's time to apply this pointless exercise to the pitchers. I was...

• 1/19 Baseball Reality Tour: Throwing Strikes or Effectively Wild?: Warning: This post includes a lot of numbers, some observations, and unfortunately very few conclusions. Last month, we looked...
• 1/18 The Biz of Baseball: Salary Arbitration Watch: Davies, Barmes, Keppinger, Bourn, Paulino, Bray: The deadline for signing players without exchanging figures came and went at 1pm Eastern Time. We're still tracking all the...
• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davies update: Updating a previous item, the Kansas City Royals avoided arbitration with SP Kyle Davies Tuesday, Jan. 18, by agreeing to a one-year,...[+] $3.2 million deal, according to MLB.com's Dick Kaegel.
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Players To Avoid Arbitration: Tuesday: Today is the deadline for players and teams to submit arbitration figures. The sides will then settle on a salary between the...
• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davies avoids arbitration: The Kansas City Royals avoided arbitration with SP Kyle Davies by signing him to a one-year deal, according to the team's Twitter...[+] page. Terms were not disclosed.
• 1/17 MLBTradeRumors: Players To Avoid Arbitration: Monday: Teams and players exchange arbitration figures tomorrow if they haven't already come to terms for 2011. That means plenty of players...
• 1/15 The Biz of Baseball: Arbitration Watch: Kyle McClellan, Ben Francisco, Alex Gordon and Luke Hochevar All Sign: Cardinals Keep McClellan with One-Year Deal Cardinals GM John Mozeliak cleared the Cardinals arbitration slate agreeing on...
• 1/14 Royally Speaking: Fifth Starter: Four pitchers will enter spring training virtual locks for the starting rotation - Luke Hochevar (78 career ERA+), Kyle Davies...
• 1/14 MLBTradeRumors: Royals, Alex Gordon Avoid Arbitration: The Royals and Alex Gordon agreed to a one-year deal for 2011, avoiding arbitration, the team announced. Gordon made $1.15MM...
• 1/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | More on Jeff Francis: Updating a previous item, the Kansas City Royals signed SP Jeff Francis to a one-year, $2 million deal Friday, Jan. 14, according...[+] to MLB.com's Dick Kaegel. The deal includes performance bonuses. Francis will join a rotation that currently includes SPs Luke Hochevar, Kyle Davies, Vin Mazzaro and Sean O'Sullivan.
• 1/14 MLBTradeRumors: Royals To Sign Jeff Francis: The Royals have agreed to sign Jeff Francis to a one-year deal, according to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick (on Twitter). The agreement...
• 1/5 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Interested In Jeff Francis: The Royals are one of seven teams with interest in Jeff Francis, according to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick (on Twitter). Crasnick...

• 12/27 The "Mc" Effect: 2012 Free Agents: As a Pirate fan, it's never too early to start looking at the future. Normally we wouldn't look the whole way past an entire season...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Do Closers Fetch More When Traded Midseason?: Discussing the Mariners and David Aardsma today, David Cameron wrote, "There is a school of thought that closers garner more in...

• 11/29 MLBTradeRumors: Who's Looking For Starting Pitching?: We're a week from the Winter Meetings, and starting pitchers Jon Garland, Hiroki Kuroda, Ted Lilly, Javier Vazquez, and Jake Westbrook...
• 11/20 Call to the Pen: Trade Analysis: David DeJesus for Vince Mazzaro, Justin Marks: It’s no secret to those who read my work, particularly trade analyses like this one, that I use lots of statistics in my arguments....
• 11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: S**** Kuroda, V-Mart, Okajima, Davies: Links for Monday evening... Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com tweets that the Royals have signed reliever Steven S**** to...
• 11/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Expected to keep Kyle Davies: The Kansas City Royals are expected to offer arbitration to SP Kyle Davies this year, according to The Kansas City Star's Bob...[+] Dutton. 'We'll make those decisions as we get a little deeper (into the offseason),' general manager Dayton Moore hedged. 'Kyle is arbitration eligible, but I think Kyle Davies' best years are ahead of him as he continues to get a little bit better.'
• 11/8 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tender Candidate: Kyle Davies: Kyle Davies was a well-regarded young pitcher in the summer of 2007, when the Royals acquired him from the Braves for a few months...
• 11/1 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Market For Right-handed Starters: It's a murky trade market for right-handed starters.  We can assume certain pitchers with burdensome contracts can be had, but...
• 11/1 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Market For Right-handed Starters: The free agent market for right-handed starters features an array of mediocrity.  Let's break it down. The Best Available Five...

• 10/29 Call to the Pen: Tim Hudson, Kyle Davies, and Fielding Independent Pitching: The idea that Clay Buchholz and Jason Hammel turned in roughly equal 2010 performances is a pretty jarring one, I have to admit....

• 9/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davies throws complete game Wednesday: Kansas City Royals SP Kyle Davies threw his first complete game since last season in a defeat at the hands of the Detroit Tigers...[+] Wednesday, Sept. 22, according to The Associated Press. It was his third career complete game. Davies allowed four runs and seven hits while walking one in eight innings.
• 9/22 Jason's Baseball Blog: Original Draft Series: #1 – Atlanta Braves: For those that missed the guidelines I am using for this series of posts, you can find them here. Team #1: Atlanta Braves General...
• 9/13 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Alternatives To Free Agent Starters: Our list of prospective free agent starters identifies lots of targets for teams looking to fill out their rotations, but there...
• 9/7 Baseball Moves: AL/NL POW (8/30 – 9/5): AL Hitter: Alexis Rios CWS OF (ESPN 100.0%) This week: 8/23, 8 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 5 BB,  3 K, 5 SB, .348 AVG, .464 OBP,  .696...
• 9/1 Call to the Pen: Call-Ups: Atlanta Braves and Freddie Freeman: Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen. This month’s topic is September call-ups. To get the ball...

• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Kansas City Royals: A look at the Royals players who will be eligible for arbitration after the season... First time: Luke Hochevar, Billy Butler,...
• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: Available Starting Pitchers: Let's put on our speculating hats and conjure up a list of starting pitchers who might be currently available.  Warning: most...
• 8/26 MLBTradeRumors: The Royals' 2010 Rotation: Zack Greinke may not be happy with the Royals' direction, but he's probably going to anchor their rotation next year. The Royals...
• 8/18 Call to the Pen: Premium Pitching: R.A. **** Hector Noesi, Gabriel Arias and Friends: The pitching week of August 9th-15th was marked by the brilliance of R.A. ****  As you will see in the following edition of...
• 8/16 MLBTradeRumors: Final-Year Arbitration-Eligibles: More than 50 players will be eligible for arbitration for the last time after this season.  For some it will represent the biggest...
• 8/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Someday my offense will come (I hope): The Yankees fell to the Royals 4-3 last night in a rain-delayed game featuring some not-great pitching from Dustin Moseley and...
• 8/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Notes: Recap, Montero, Mesa: The Yankees were facing the Royals with CC Sabathia on the mound, so you knew it was going to be a good night and it was...
• 8/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview: Yankees vs. Royals II: The Yankees (70-43, 1st in the AL East, 1.5 GA) kick off a four-game set tonight in their lone trip to Kansas City (47-67, tied...
• 8/2 MLBTradeRumors: Waiver Trade Candidates: AL Central: The current AL Central picture: the White Sox and Twins are contenders, the Tigers are in the gray area, and the Royals and Indians...

• 7/28 Call to the Pen: Indians/Tigers Trade Analysis: Jhonny Peralta for Giovanni Soto: We’re not quite at the deadline, but two AL Central teams apparently couldn’t wait until July 31st to consummate their...
• 7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Giants Discussing Guillen, Interested In Willingham: The San Francisco offense is heating up, but the Giants are still looking for outfield bats. The Royals are discussing Jose Guillen...
• 7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Werth, Willingham, Cantu, Theriot: Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth told ESPN's Jayson Stark he's "not up late reading the blog sites" regarding trade rumors, but...
• 7/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Not receiving much trade interest: The Kansas City Royals are not receiving much trade interest from other teams on OF Jose Guillen, SP Brian Bannister, SP Kyle...[+] Davies or RP Kyle Farnsworth, according to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark.
• 7/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davies picks up win Saturday: Kansas City Royals SP Kyle Davies allowed four runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings Saturday, July 24, to pick up his fifth win...[+] of the season, reports Dave Skretta, of The Associated Press. He walked three batters and struck out three in the game.
• 7/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Is the Sergio Mitre Era over yet?: Get well soon, Andy.Filling in for the injured Andy Pettitte, Sergio Mitre was horrendous, digging the Yankees an early hole...
• 7/24 Baseball Musings: The Pen is Mightier: Kyle Davies and Sergio Mitre both got knocked around a bit in the Royals/Yankees game Saturday afternoon. Mitre got the worst...
• 7/24 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Yankees play at 1:05 EDT, hosting the Royals and Kyle Davies. Kyle allowed Alex Rodriguez‘s 500th home run, and may...
• 7/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees, rain, punish Royals: The Yankees beat up on the Royals for the 2nd night in a row. Brian Bannister gave up 4 runs in the bottom of the 1st, which was...
• 7/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview: Yankees vs. Royals: The Yankees play the Royals today for the first time this year in game 1 of a 4 game set at the Stadium. Kansas City comes in...
• 7/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Second-half rotation set: Kansas City Royals SP Zack Greinke will start the team's first game of the second half of the season, followed by SPs Bruce Chen,...[+] Brian Bannister, Kyle Davies and Anthony Lerew, according to The Kansas City Star's Terez A. Paylor.

• 6/15 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Will Listen To Offers: Royals GM Dayton Moore told Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star that the club has some "nice pieces" to market this summer. The...
• 6/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davies struggles again in defeat: Kansas City Royals SP Kyle Davies (6-6) tied his season high with five walks in 6 2/3 innings Wednesday, June 9, in a 6-2 loss...[+] to the Minnesota Twins. The Associated Press reports over his past three starts, Davies has given up 15 earned runs and 23 hits.
• 6/9 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – June 9: Position Players: of Nyjer Morgan – has been getting cut a lot, but today’s matchup should be a good one, against...

• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davies earns win Friday: Kansas City Royals SP Kyle Davies (4-3) allowed five runs on seven hits over five innings Friday, May 28, in a victory against...[+] the Boston Red Sox, according to The Associated Press. He walked two and struck out five.
• 5/8 B-R Blog: Bibbidi Bobbidi BAbip: Batting Average on balls put into play (BAbip) is a pitcher's batting average allowed on batted balls ending a plate appearance...
• 5/7 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – May 6: We don’t always get a chance to review/comment yesterday’s picks, but this Cubs fan is wondering when the Pirates...
• 5/5 MLBTradeRumors: 2011 Contract Issues: Kansas City Royals: The Royals face four contractual options after the season: Right fielder David DeJesus has a $6MM club option with a $500K...

• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kyle Davies effective Monday: Kansas City Royals SP Kyle Davies allowed one hit and three walks while fanning five in six shutout innings to beat the Seattle...[+] Mariners Monday, April 26, The Associated Press reports.