Jarrod Martel Dyson (twitter: @mrzoombiya)

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: August 15, 1984 in McComb, MS
High School: McComb HS (McComb, MS)
School: Southwest JC (Summit, MS)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 50th round of the 2006 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 2006. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 2010 (Age 26)   vs. MIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Team: Royals 2010-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$506k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 1.088, Arb Eligible: 2015, Free Agent: 2018 [*], Agents: CSE [*]
    About biographical information

• 5/18 Kings of Kauffman: Jarrod Dyson, Danny Duffy, Jorge Bonifacio Injury Updates: Just as he was starting to get in a groove, Jarrod Dyson went and sprained his ankle. The Royals had been mum about his condition...
• 5/18 KC Kingdom: Royals Recap: Lough Leads Off, Shields Excellent, Offense AWOL: It seems whenever James Shields takes the mound the best he can hope for is a no-decision. Shields pitched an excellent eight...
• 5/17 FFLockerRoom: Kansas City Royals Make Trio Of Moves Including David Lough Recall: The Kansas City Royals recalled outfielder David Lough from their Triple-A Omaha minor league affiliate. To make room for Lough...
• 5/17 KC Kingdom: Jarrod Dyson to the DL; Lough Called Up: A sprained ankle suffered by Jarrod Dyson in the final game of a three-game series against the Angels on Wednesday has landed...
• 5/17 KC Kingdom: How Is The Royals New Lineup Affecting Run Production?: After starting the season with a struggling offense, the Kansas City Royals have now played 7 games with a new lineup.  Granted,...
• 5/17 Injury Report: ()
• 5/17 KC Kingdom: Series Preview: Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics: The Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics begin a three-game series today in Oakland. Here are some things you need to know...
• 5/17 Injury Report: ()
• 5/17 Kings of Kauffman: Jarrod Dyson Likely Hitting DL, David Lough To Fill In: On Wednesday night, Jarrod Dyson hopped up the center field fence for a shot at catching a Mike Trout homer and came back down...
• 5/16 KC Kingdom: Royals Recap: Lorenzo Cain Shines In Win Over Angels; Jarrod Dyson Injures Ankle: It doesn’t matter if the Los Angeles Angels (15-25) are struggling or not. The Kansas City Royals (20-17) have to be thrilled...
• 5/16 Injury Report: ()
• 5/16 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights: Barry Enright Steamrolled. Angels Fall 9-5: The power of the ginger was nowhere in sight tonight. The Kansas City Royals throttled starting pitcher Barry Enright, and the...
• 5/15 Baseball Jerks: Fantasy Baseball Sleeper: Jarrod Dyson: Last season just six players had 40 or more stolen bases. Fantasy baseball sleeper Jarrod Dyson has just 37 at-bats this season...
• 5/14 KC Kingdom: Royals Recap: Billy Butler Has 5 Hits, 5 RBI In Win Over Angels: Just when fans are ready to give in to the conditioned fear of failure by the Kansas City Royals (19-16) after 27 years of futility,...
• 5/14 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights: Angels Get Blanton’d, Lose 11-4: So, yeah. Joe Blanton is at least supposed to be a serviceable starting pitcher. Up to this point, he has been flat out atrocious....
• 5/13 Kings of Kauffman: This Week In Royaltown: For Royals fans, this week was rough, a reminder of times we’d hoped were past. Facing two AL East opponents—both with winning...
• 5/11 KC Kingdom: Royals Recap: Wade Davis Struggles; Jarrod Dyson & Mike Moustakas Go Long: Wade Davis‘ inconsistency woes continue to hold the pitcher back. In Friday’s 11-6 beating by the New York Yankees...
• 5/9 Kings of Kauffman: Revisiting the Lineup – Still Out of Order?: It’s been a while since I first tackled the topic of how I would set the lineup (based on some preseason projections) for the...
• 5/9 Kings of Kauffman: Let’s See What Speed Can Do: I don’t want to sound the all-clear too early, but according to the most trustworthy person I’ve never met—Bob Dutton—Ned...
• 5/8 Kings of Kauffman: Winning Puts Yost Under The Microscope: They say the spotlight shines brightest when you’re winning. I think Royals skipper Ned Yost is finding this saying to be...
• 5/8 Full Spectrum Baseball: Kansas City Royals – Contenders Or Pretenders?: As a baseball fan watching Kansas City suffer for years, I have to wonder if they are actually a good contender this season for...
• 5/8 i70baseball.com: Kansas City Royals – Contenders Or Pretenders?: As a baseball fan watching Kansas City suffer for years, I have to wonder if they are actually a good contender this season for...
• 5/3 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Clubhouse Hijinks, Contention Questions, and More: The 15-10 start enjoyed by the Royals has the club in high spirits and over the past week, they’ve garnered attention for...
• 5/1 Kings of Kauffman: A Look At Royals Home Runs in April: In a press conference after the 2012 season ended, Ned Yost suggested that he wanted to see more power from the Royals in 2013....

• 4/29 KC Kingdom: Royals Recap: Doubleheader Split – Tale of 2 Games: The Kansas City Royals (13-9) played a day/night doubleheader Sunday against the Cleveland Indians (9-13). The teams split and...
• 4/29 Tribe Daily: Morning Rundown: Indians Split Doubleheader with Royals, But KC Gets Klubbbered: Friends, the Kansas City Royals actually have some pitching. Cleveland will leave Kauffman Stadium without having James Shields,...
• 4/29 WahoosOnFirst: Indians and Royals Split Sunday Double Header: Looking to rebound from a tough loss on Saturday night, the Indians took to the field on Sunday to face off against the Royals...
• 4/29 Kings of Kauffman: This Week in Royaltown: Another five-game week for the Royals, and I think a large majority of fans have had enough off days. When a team like the Royals...
• 4/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Guthrie Keeps Cleveland Bats Quiet—Tribe Loses Game One of Doubleheader; Indians 9, Royals 0: The Indians were defeated 9-0 by the Kansas City Royals in the first game of the first ever day/night doubleheader in Kansas City...
• 4/27 Kings of Kauffman: Weekend Six Pack: Another day, another day off. Scheduling, rainouts, and the hunt for Dzhohkar Tsarnaev kept the Royals from playing in eight of...
• 4/26 KC Kingdom: Royals Recap: Alex Gordon Hits GS; James Shields Outlasts Justin Verlander: The Kansas City Royals (11-8) defeated the Detroit Tigers (10-10) in 1o innings on Thursday. For years, if a Royal starter didn’t...
• 4/26 Baseballhotcorner.com: Intentional Walk to Jeff Francoeur a Recipe for Failure in Detroit: Intentionally walking Jeff Francoeur. Really? Really Jim? That seemed like a good idea? Let’s explore how poor decisions...
• 4/23 Kings of Kauffman: The Royals Bullpen, Then (2012) and Now: A significant weapon the Royals have at their disposal this year is their bullpen. Stocked with live, young arms, they have four...
• 4/18 Kings of Kauffman: The Royals’ Early Season Statistical Anomalies: Early in the season, a player’s statistics fluctuate greatly from game to game. An 0-4 night could take a hitter from Triple...
• 4/14 Kings of Kauffman: This Week in Royaltown: This week was marked by ups and downs—the up of winning sweeping the Twins and the down of losing back-to-back games to the...
• 4/14 KC Kingdom: Royals Recap: James Shields Loses 2-Hit Complete Game, Eric Hosmer Hurt?: Thursday’s off day seems to have sapped the Kansas City Royals‘ (6-5) momentum they gathered during their 3-game sweep...
• 4/9 Kings of Kauffman: Did the Royals Bring Offensive Momentum from Spring Training?: Two weeks ago, the Royals were wrapping up their Cactus League Championship on the backs of their offense. They led both spring...
• 4/8 Kings of Kauffman: Confession: I Think I Jinxed the Royals Bullpen: Baseball is always loaded with superstitions. Don’t talk to the pitcher during a no-hitter. Jump over the baseline on the...
• 4/5 KC Kingdom: Royals Recap: Jeremy Guthrie K’s 9; Offense Still On Hiatus; 1st Win: The Kansas City Royals avoided a disastrous 3-game losing streak to start the 2013 season, despite an anemic offense. The Royals...
• 4/5 KC Kingdom: KC Kingdom: Sweet Victory, Ebert, Target Hates Fat People: ABOUT LAST NIGHT… Jeremy Guthrie picked up right where left off last season, going six innings and striking out nine while...
• 4/4 Kings of Kauffman: Jeremy Guthrie Leads Royals to First 2013 Win: After two games and three days of tension, panic, and frustration, the Royals put one in the win column for the first time in...
• 4/4 Southside Showdown: Attempting To Make Jeremy Guthrie A Bad Investment – Lineups 4/4: This time last year Jeremy Guthrie was preparing to make his Colorado Rockies debut after being traded from the Orioles for Jason...
• 4/3 Kings of Kauffman: Get Ready For More Jarrod Dyson. Sort Of.: In discussing the makeup of the roster with Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star, Ned Yost pointed out an added benefit to rostering...
• 4/1 Kings of Kauffman: Kansas City Royals Set Organization Rosters: On Friday, the Royals made the last decision of spring training, choosing George Kottaras as Salvador Perez‘s backup. After...

• 3/29 Kings of Kauffman: Positional Power Rankings Reaction: I highly recommend going over to Fangraphs and checking out this piece, and all of the individual articles it was built from....
• 3/27 KC Kingdom: Royals Recaps: Cactus Champs!; Hayes, Tejada Have A Big Day: The Kansas City Royals have only lost 20% of their spring games thus far. Their victory Tuesday over the Seattle Mariners put...
• 3/26 Kings of Kauffman: Lough optioned to Omaha; Nady, Sherrill released: The Royals continued to trim the big-league roster Monday night. One of the more interesting decisions was to option outfielder...
• 3/25 Kings of Kauffman: The Offensive Achilles’ Heel: The Royals offense was 20th in runs scored last year, and in the American League they were 10th out of the then 14 teams (Houston...
• 3/24 KC Kingdom: Royals Recap: Gordon & Butler Stay Hot; Santana Goes 6; Collins Bombs: Spring conditions in Arizona are more conducive to hitting rather than pitching. If the Kansas City Royals spring performances...
• 3/22 KC Kingdom: Royals Right Field: Jeff Francoeur or David Lough: It is coming down to decision time for the Kansas City Royals concerning the final make up for the Opening Day roster. Specifically,...
• 3/21 i70baseball.com: Royals Roster Breeds Little SuspenseThere's some roster spots up for grabs, but they're more set than the Royals let on....
• 3/19 Kings of Kauffman: After Royals Monday Night Loss, Five More Players Reassigned: After losing to the Texas Rangers on Monday night, the Royals sent five more players to minor league camp. Earlier on Monday,...
• 3/18 Kings of Kauffman: Battle For Right Field: Why Lough Deserves His Chance: Imagine you’re Royals’ manager Ned Yost and attempting to fill out his roster for the upcoming season. Most of the...
• 3/18 MLB Injury News: Royals rumors: Kansas City wants to add an outfielder: The Kansas City Royals would like to add a left-handed-hitting outfielder who could help spell Jeff Francoeur against tough...
• 3/16 MLBTradeRumors: AL Notes: Royals, Happ, Matsuzaka, Longoria: The Royals will approach their upcoming roster decisions with the goal of preserving "inventory," Bob Dutton of the Kansas City...
• 3/13 Swingin' A's: Swingin’ A’s at Spring Training: Day 1: I have been so excited about the 2013 edition of the Oakland Athletics that I simply couldn’t wait until April 1st to see...
• 3/8 KC Kingdom: KC Headlines: Wil Myers, Branden Albert, and Ferrari Crashes: The Royals lost. Sam Mellinger reports the Royals are keeping their sense of humor about the Cactus League. Pete Grathoff has...
• 3/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Across the AL: Undefeated Royals Look Strong in Spring: With an 8-1 victory over the Reds on Sunday afternoon, the Kansas City Royals earned their ninth straight win and thus remain...
• 3/5 MLB Injury News: Royals rumors: Kansas City seeking outfielder: The Kansas City Royals would like to add an outfielder this spring, according to Danny Knobler of CBS Sports, and the club will...
• 3/4 Kings of Kauffman: Alex Gordon Vs. Billy Butler: From what I have been hearing and reading this spring, my feeling is that Royals fans believe that Alex Gordon is the best overall...
• 3/3 Kings of Kauffman: Salvador Perez and Other Royals Heading to World Baseball Classic Today: The Royals clubhouse will thin out a bit over the next two weeks as nine players will join teams parti**** in the World Baseball...

• 2/27 The DoubleDay: The Stanky Maneuvers | Part II: The AL: Baseball's Unsung Heroes  Continuing from Part I: The NL  We're looking at the guys who embody Eddie Stanky's...
• 2/27 Pinstripe Pundits: A Look at Some Outfielders Who are Out of Options: It’s no secret that the Yankees are short on outfield depth following Curtis Granderson’s fractured forearm. In response to...
• 2/26 Kings of Kauffman: Jarrod Dyson, Meet Willie Mays Hayes: The Royals’ fastest player may have just gained a step on American League infielders. According to the Kansas City Royal’s...
• 2/26 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Gordon Sits Out Win Against Diamondbacks: Kansas City defeated Arizona 16-4 on Monday afternoon getting offense from nearly every Royal who played in the game. KC had one...
• 2/25 KC Kingdom: Last Chance For Royals Johnny Giavotella?: If second baseman Johnny Giavotella doesn’t earn a spot on the Opening Day roster for the Kansas City Royals, will he get...
• 2/24 Kings of Kauffman: 2013 Royals Record? 90-72. What, Too High?: About a week ago, I promised to provide my prediction for this season. I also indicated that it would probably be a little more...
• 2/23 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Spring Training 2/22: Rangers Tie Royals in Spring Opener: Finally. More than just drills. More than just intrasquad games. The Royals played a real-life spring training game on Friday...
• 2/22 Kings of Kauffman: Ned’s Glorious Lineup: Of all the things that won’t matter a bit once opening day gets here, I have to believe that the lineup of the first Spring...
• 2/21 KC Kingdom: Out of Options: Cleveland Indians: After kicking off the Out of Options series (click here for the quick introduction article) this past weekend, it’s time...
• 2/19 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Spring Training 2/19: Nobody Wins Intrasquad Matchup: Leave it to the Royals. In a matchup that pitted Royals from the United States against Royals from other nations, neither team...
• 2/18 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Spring Training 2/18: Fun With Outfielders: Today’s biggest notes seem to be outfield-related. First, Bob Dutton was able to get more information on Lorenzo Cain, who...
• 2/18 KC Kingdom: Royals Lorenzo Cain Suffers Another Injury: In baseball, health is a skill.  Certain players, for whatever reason, tend to be prone to injuries.  Some, like George Brett...
• 2/18 Kings of Kauffman: Can KC Count on Cain?: “Not again,” seems to be the loudest groan heard from Royals fans via the internet. We are barely into spring training, and...
• 2/18 Diamond Ring: Season Preview - Outfield: There's not going to be much competition in the outfield for the Royals.  Short of injury the starters will be Alex Gordon,...
• 2/15 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Agree to Terms With Seven Players on 2013 Deals: The Royals announced contract details for seven players on Friday. All seven are players under team control and none are yet eligible...
• 2/15 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Moves: Royals Signings: The latest minor moves from around MLB... The Royals have agreed to terms with seven players on Major League contracts for...
• 2/14 i70baseball.com: Fourteen Players, Three Roster SpotsThe starting lineup is pretty much set, but opportunities exist for some players to get a spot on the bench....
• 2/13 KC Kingdom: Royals Add Another Utility Infielder: Kansas City Royal General Manager Dayton Moore collects a certain type of player like a kid collects baseball cards.  Unfortunately,...
• 2/12 KC Kingdom: Could Trayvon Robinson be a Piece to the Royals Puzzle?: Right before the weekend hit, the Baltimore Orioles announced that they had designated 25-year old outfielder Trayvon Robinson...
• 2/9 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Weekend Notes (or, Waiting Patiently For Spring Training): Obviously, the biggest news is Monday’s pitchers and catchers reporting date, though many players are showing up early....
• 2/7 Kings of Kauffman: The Lineup – Out of Order?: Piggybacking off a great Marcus Meade article regarding flawed logic and proper use of talent…I thought I’d take a closer...
• 2/7 KC Kingdom: 10 Intriguing ST Questions For The Royals, Part 1: It is that time of the year.  The Super Bowl is over; it is time to think baseball.  The Kansas City Royals’ catchers and...
• 2/7 i70baseball.com: The Royals “Come To Play,” but will they have “game” this season?The Royals are an improved team, but there's still some questions coming into Spring Training....
• 2/6 Kings of Kauffman: Rethinking Roles: One Reason The Royals Misuse Talent: Recently, Craig Brown over at Royalsreview.com wrote on an interesting question: Why not Luis Mendoza as the fifth starter? He...
• 2/1 Kings of Kauffman: Kings of Kauffman Mailbag – Ep. 7: Spring Training is around the corner and with that comes the usual array of sunshine and lolly-pops stories from various media...

• 1/29 Kings of Kauffman: Talking Baseball Dreams At SABR Day: Last Saturday, I got the chance to speak with a group of people at the Society for American Baseball Research’s SABR Day in...
• 1/16 Kings of Kauffman: Alex Gordon And Batting First: Spring Training is just around the corner and that means we’ve reached the time of year where fans and writers start speculating...
• 1/12 Kings of Kauffman: Market Fresh: Thomas Neal: When the Cleveland Indians signed Nick Swisher, they made room for him on the 40 man roster by designating Thomas Neal for assignment....
• 1/8 Kings of Kauffman: The 2013 Lineup I’d Like To See: We’re in the home stretch now. Or, in baseball terms, we’re rounding third on the off-season. Only about a month and a half...
• 1/1 Kings of Kauffman: The Monday Rant: All In: The Kansas City Royals finished the 2012 season with a 72-90 record. They finished 23rd in all of baseball with a 4.30 ERA. They...

• 12/28 Kings of Kauffman: Get It Down Dyson!: What on Earth on the Royals going to do in right field in 2013? It’s gnawing at me. I look at this team and see all its potential,...
• 12/28 Kings of Kauffman: Getting Royals Contingency Plans Ready Now: If the Royals are going to contend in 2013, it’s going to take more than just the stars coming through. If Alex Gordon struggles,...
• 12/26 Kings of Kauffman: Impatience: We’re a few days from 2013, which means a few days closer to spring training and a few days closer to Opening Day. The temperature...
• 12/16 Kings of Kauffman: Why Won’t the Royals Win 90?: I’m going to prove to you why you should be optimistic for the 2013 Royals season. I’m going to do it with numbers, speculation,...
• 12/13 Kings of Kauffman: How James Shields Can Change My Mind: I went through all the stages. There was denial (“No way they’d trade six years of Wil Myers for two of James Shields“),...
• 12/11 Kings of Kauffman: Processing The Wil Myers/James Shields Trade: So many reactions. So many opinons. So much chaos. The Royals and Rays put themselves into the spotlight today after their Sunday...
• 12/6 Baseball Analytics: The Phillies are coming! The Phillies are coming! Revere to Philadelphia: The Minnesota Twins have reportedly dealt 2012 MLB homerless league leader Ben Revere to the Philadelphia Phillies for Vance...
• 12/1 Kings of Kauffman: Ryan Verdugo, Adam Moore Remain but Derrick Robinson’s Royal Days are Done: Ten days ago, the Royals designated seven players for assignment to make room for players who had to be protected from the Rule...

• 11/27 i70baseball.com: Why I’m thankful I’m a Royals fanThis Thanksgiving, there's many things to be thankful for, including being the fan of a up and coming baseball team....
• 11/15 i70baseball.com: Jeremy Jeffress, Tommy Hottovy and Jason Bourgeois, we hardly knew ye Jeffress, Hottovy and Bourgeois become footnotes in Royals history....
• 11/14 Kings of Kauffman: Former Uber-Prospect Brandon Wood Signs With Royals: Before the 2006 season, Brandon Wood was Baseball America’s #3 overall prospect. Today he signed a minor league deal with...
• 11/14 Tomahawk Take: Braves CF Options – Would Lorenzo Cain Fit?: Word surfaced last week that the Braves were exploring a trade with Kansas City for Lorenzo Cain and with the suggestion yesterday...
• 11/13 Diamond Ring: The Problem With Advanced Defensive Metrics: The recent Fielding Bible Awards and Gold Glove Awards spawned multiple articles and discussions about advanced fielding metrics....

• 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,...

• 9/30 Kings of Kauffman: That’s What Speed Do!: The duo of Jarrod Dyson and Alcides Escobar made club history today as they are the first Royals teammates to both steal 30 or...
• 9/26 Kings of Kauffman: A Look Back at the Royals Top 31 Prospects: #30 David Lough: Outfielder David Lough was ranked by Baseball America as the Kansas City Royals 30th prospect heading into the 2012 season. All...
• 9/23 WahoosOnFirst: Indians’ Royal Problems Continue, Fall to K.C. 5-3: Another night, another loss for the Cleveland Indians. What else is new? Last night’s debacle followed the exact same script...
• 9/22 High Heat Stats: Friday game notes, and a little catch-up: Too much going on for a full report, but I’ll just hang it up there and see how y’all whack it. @Angels 6, White Sox...
• 9/22 Kings of Kauffman: Many Heroes in Royals 6-3 Win Over Indians: A team effort pushed the Royals over the Indians on Friday night. The Royals sent out a lineup without Alex Gordon and Salvador...
• 9/21 Kings of Kauffman: Many Heroes in Royals 6-3 Win Over Indian: A team effort pushed the Royals over the Indians on Friday night. The Royals sent out a lineup with Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez...
• 9/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #151: Cleveland Indians (62-88) at Kansas City Royals (68-81): By Mike Brandyberry Yesterday afternoon the Indians battled the Minnesota Twins for 10 innings before Casey Kotchman’s base...
• 9/21 Diamond Ring: Fourth Outfielders: Every team needs one. Some teams need a fourth and a fifth outfielder. These guys are usually pretty good defenders that can play...
• 9/21 Diamond Ring: Finding Optimism: Twenty games left and many Royals fans have diverted their attentions elsewhere. The Kansas City Chiefs may be terrible this year,...
• 9/21 Diamond Ring: The Strange Case of the 2012 Royals: Some variation of the famous Robert Louis Stevenson novella title has been used in regard to every sport, player, and sporting...
• 9/21 Diamond Ring: The Little Things: I've developed a pet peeve in the last few years about people telling me that certain aspects of baseball "don't matter." I can...
• 9/21 Diamond Ring: The Return of Frenchy: Jeff Francoeur made his way back into the lineup this month after being benched for five games to work on his swing. According...
• 9/21 Diamond Ring: Defensive Players, Defensive Fans and Reactionary Demands: People are shredding Ned Yost for continuing to start Jeff Francoeur and Yuniesky Betancourt. Starting Betancourt is unforgivable...
• 9/20 Diamond Ring: Fourth Outfielders: Every team needs one. Some teams need a fourth and a fifth outfielder. These guys are usually pretty good defenders that can play...
• 9/20 Kings of Kauffman: Leading off for your Kansas City Royals: Lineups are a tricky topic, especially on a team like the Royals, with so many developing hitters. One thing we know for certain...
• 9/14 Kings of Kauffman: Lorenzo Cain’s Diagnosis: Hamstring Strain: Last night, Lorenzo Cain dove for a ball in the bottom of the tenth inning and stayed down after the play, then left the game....
• 9/12 Diamond Ring: Finding Optimism: Twenty games left and many Royals fans have diverted their attentions elsewhere. The Kansas City Chiefs may be terrible this year,...
• 9/10 Kings of Kauffman: Royals September Callups: Waiting on Omaha: On Sunday afternoon, the Omaha Storm Chasers won their playoff matchup with Albuquerque and advanced to the Pacific Coast League...
• 9/7 Kings of Kauffman: Series Preview Royals at White Sox September 7-9: Kansas City (61-76) returns to the road after a 5-5 homestand against the Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers. The...
• 9/7 Kings of Kauffman: August in a Nutshell: The 2012 Royals are a team that is full of surprises. After fumbling through their worst month of the season, they followed up...
• 9/6 Diamond Ring: The Strange Case of the 2012 Royals: Some variation of the famous Robert Louis Stevenson novella title has been used in regard to every sport, player, and sporting...
• 9/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jarrod Dyson to pinch hit for rest of seasonKansas City Royals OF Jarrod Dyson's (lat) lat strain will limit him to pinch-hitting duties for the rest of the year....[+] Kansas City Royals OF Jarrod Dyson's (lat) lat strain will limit him to pinch-hitting duties for the rest of the year.
• 9/3 Kings of Kauffman: Welcome to the Bigs, David Lough: Over the last two years, the Royals have graduated so many players to the big leagues, you’d think it’d be old hat...
• 9/1 Kings of Kauffman: As September Hits, David Lough and Manuel Pina Called Up: Since the calendar has turned to September 1, Major League Baseball’s rosters have expanded to allow all players on the...

• 8/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jarrod Dyson has strained lat: Kansas City Royals OF Jarrod Dyson (lat) has been diagnosed with a strained lat and will be limited to running and emergency defense....[+]
• 8/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jarrod Dyson outKansas City Royals OF Jarrod Dyson (shoulder) is dealing with a sore throwing shoulder and isn't playing Thursday, Aug. 30....[+] Kansas City Royals OF Jarrod Dyson (shoulder) is dealing with a sore throwing shoulder and isn't playing Thursday, Aug. 30.
• 8/27 SOX & Dawgs: Monday Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/27: After winning 8-6 yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to finish up the homestand with a series win this afternoon in the finale...
• 8/27 SOX & Dawgs: Monday Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/27: After winning 8-6 yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to finish up the homestand with a series win this afternoon in the finale...
• 8/26 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Blow Six Run Lead, Fall 10-9 In Extras: This was a major roller-coaster game for the Red Sox as the Royals took a three run lead, the Red Sox came back and grabbed a...
• 8/25 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/25: After rallying for a 4-3 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look for a second straight win in the second game of a four-game...
• 8/25 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/25: After rallying for a 4-3 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look for a second straight win in the second game of a four-game...
• 8/20 Diamond Ring: The Little Things: I've developed a pet peeve in the last few years about people telling me that certain aspects of baseball "don't matter." I can...
• 8/20 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays-Royals Preview With Kings of Kauffman’s Mike Vamosi: Yesterday I had the opportunity to talk to Mike Vamosi, a staff writer for the esteemed Royals website Kings of Kauffman. I talked...
• 8/17 Kings of Kauffman: Royals-White Sox Series Preview Q&A with Southside Showdown’s Matt Adams: This weekend, the Royals host the White Sox. In the last series between the two teams August 6-8, the Royals took two of three,...
• 8/17 Royally Speaking: If It's Not Broke, Yost It!: Last year Ned Yost made a move so bold and unexpected that it was universally applauded. He inserted one of his best hitters,...
• 8/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jarrod Dyson sitting: Kansas City Royals OF Jarrod Dyson (ankle) is out of the lineup Tuesday, Aug. 14, but he said his sprained left ankle is much...[+] better. He'll be available for pinch-running duties.
• 8/10 i70baseball.com: Rearranging the deck chairs on the S.S. RoyalsThe Royals make a series of cosmetic moves as the 2012 season sinks into oblivion....
• 8/9 Diamond Ring: The Return of Frenchy: Jeff Francoeur made his way back into the lineup this month after being benched for five games to work on his swing. According...
• 8/5 mlbreports.com : The Reds Should Not Call Up Billy Hamilton This Year: Sunday, August 5th, 2012 Sam Evans: Double-A Pensacola shortstop Billy Hamilton is one of the best prospects in baseball. He might...
• 8/4 i70baseball.com: The offense strikes backAfter just a horrendous month of July, the Kansas City Royals start off the month of August on a good note....
• 8/3 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Losing Skid Hits Six as Indians Swept in Extras; Royals 7, Indians 6: By Bob Toth The Cleveland Indians made up a six-run first inning deficit but fell short in extra innings, swept out of Kansas...
• 8/3 WahoosOnFirst: Royals Finish Off Sweep of Tribe 7-6:   Another night, another loss and along with it the Indians playoff aspirations for the 2012 season get that much closer...
• 8/2 WahoosOnFirst: Indians Drop Fifth Straight as Royals Beat Tribe 5-2: Zach McAllister had a rare bad outing and the Tribe’s offense continued to be MIA Wednesday night as the Royals breezed...

• 7/31 WahoosOnFirst: Opposition Research: Michael Engel Talks Kansas City Royals: The Cleveland Indians head to Kansas City tonight to kick off a three-game series with the Royals. This is the first we’ve...
• 7/30 Diamond Ring: Defensive Players, Defensive Fans and Reactionary Demands: People are shredding Ned Yost for continuing to start Jeff Francoeur and Yuniesky Betancourt. Starting Betancourt is unforgivable...
• 7/30 i70baseball.com: Keep ‘em comin back: Since being only 3 games under .500 and sniffing the top of the division the Kansas City Royals have done nothing but struggle....
• 7/23 MLB Dirt: Kansas City Royals Prospect Terrance Gore Speeding His Way Through the Minors: The recent success of Cincinnati Reds’ speed-burning prospect Billy Hamilton has given new life and respect to what players...
• 7/22 Diamond Ring: Backups, Backups, Backups: Yost put together the Royals' actual starting lineup today for the first time this year. We've never seen this lineup....
• 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...
• 7/17 Diamond Ring: The Most Important Lineup Of The Year: This is the Royals lineup for July 17, 2012. You may not be able to tell, but this lineup is the most important lineup you've...
• 7/16 i70baseball.com: Kool Aid Drinker’s Crystal Ball (Part 2): As if this Royals season hasn’t turned depressing enough, I took a look today at the original crystal ball from 1/1/2012. So...
• 7/14 Kings of Kauffman: For Want of a Stat, the Game Was Lost: Last night’s game against the White Sox was a mess. The Royals had a 5-3 lead when Bruce Chen took the mound to start the...
• 7/13 Diamond Ring: What To Expect From the Royals After the Break: Baseball kicks back in today and it's time to figure out what to expect from the Royals.  They will be better in the second...
• 7/11 Kings of Kauffman: It Was All A Dream…: As Royals fans wake up today and try to shake off their post All-Star hangover, I thought I’d share with you this awful...
• 7/9 Baseball Reality Tour: First Half MLB Awards: It's the All-Star Break. Time to see how our MLB Awards ballots would look if voting on performances of the first half.AL Jackie...
• 7/6 House of the Bluebird: Nixing the Narrative: The It's Not All Cordero's Fault Edition: Photo Courtesy of Reuters Pictures via DaylifeIt was a calm, cool Thursday night in Toronto. The air was crisp, but there was...
• 7/4 Kings of Kauffman: Nate Ad**** and Louis Coleman Recalled; Mitch Maier Designated for Assignment: Last night, the Royals optioned Vin Mazzaro back to Omaha after his start in Toronto. To fill his next turn in the rotation, Nate...
• 7/2 Kings of Kauffman: The Monday Rant – Butler Is An All-Star, Gordon Continues To Star, Francoeur Still Struggles: The Royals lost three games over the weekend to the Twins and in all of those losses the glaring deficiencies of the roster shined...
• 7/1 Kings of Kauffman: June In A Nutshell: A steamy June brought the Royals their 2nd winning month in a row.  Unfortunately, it ended in Minneapolis with the same disappointment...

• 6/30 Rays Colored Glasses: New Draft Format Could Give Underdogs a Chance: When the new MLB Draft rules were set into place, the draft was cut down from 50 rounds to 40. The knee-jerk reaction is that...
• 6/28 i70baseball.com: You know, Alcides Escobar is a pretty good shortstopFor a flashy position like shortstop, Alcides Escobar seems to fly under the radar....
• 6/27 Kings of Kauffman: Trade Bait: Jeff Francoeur: After a resurgent 2011 season, the Royals signed Jeff Francoeur to a two year contract at a total value of $13.5 million. Now,...
• 6/27 Kings of Kauffman: Royals DFA Humberto Quintero, Option Francisley Bueno: The Royals calmed some angry voices today by announcing that they have designated catcher Humberto Quintero for assignment. Yes,...
• 6/25 Kings of Kauffman: Luke Hochevar’s Shutout Highlights a Complete Win: After a miserable series against the Cardinals, the Royals bounced back unfazed.   Luke Hochevar continued to build on recent...
• 6/18 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Royals 5, Cardinals 3: What I would’ve tweeted: Happy Father’s Day to all of you dads. I spent the mid-afternoon of my Father’s Day at the local swimming hole with...
• 6/16 FanSided: The Roller Coaster Royals: I don't know what's gotten into the Royals the last few days but I like it. In a season that's seen a complete 0-fer during the...
• 6/15 High Heat Stats: Thursday early games / Late Wednesday notes: @Reds 12, Indians 7: Joey Votto reversed a 2-0 deficit with a 3-run bomb, Brandon Phillips had a second straight big game, and...
• 6/15 i70baseball.com: In the clutch: The Kansas City Royals have accomplished something two nights in a row that they have not done all season long. Winning in walk-off...
• 6/15 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Gio, Phillies, Rangers, Burnett: Brayan Pena's attempt to stretch a single into a double in the 9th inning drew a throw from the outfield and allowed Jarrod ...
• 6/14 Baseball Musings: Walk Off Royals: For the second night in a row, the Royals win in walk-off fashion. Trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth, Mitch Maier leads...
• 6/13 FanSided: Is Ned Yost the Worst Manager in the Major Leagues?: Anytime things don’t go as expected, we all look for a reason.  Why did it happen?  Who is to blame?  The Royals 2012 season...
• 6/11 i70baseball.com: Royals All-Time Draft Team: The Kansas City Royals are on a pretty good run with their first round draft picks, dating back to 2002 and the selection of Zack...
• 6/6 FanSided: 2012 KC Royals vs the 1990 Dallas Cowboys – Tale of the Missing Piece: A changing of the guard had taken place.  The team had a new General Manager, a new Director of Personnel, and a new Coach. ...
• 6/5 i70baseball.com: Zimmer aims to continue Royals’ run of first round success: The Royals took Kyle Zimmer with their first pick in the 2012 draft, and though the team isn’t exactly in the hunt for a pennant,...
• 6/5 Royally Speaking: The Art Of Killing A Rally: Ned Yost and Dayton Moore came of baseball age in a time when batting average and RBI's were king and the sacrifice bunt was...
• 6/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Royals Game 54: Tom Milone takes on the Royals. He hasn’t been sharp on the road but hopes to remedy that against the Royals. Former Athletic...
• 6/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Royals Game 53: Brandon McCarthy takes the hill for Oakland looking to get back on track this 2012 season. For the Royals they send Luke Hochevar...

• 5/31 District Sports Page: Fantasy Baseball: Scouting the Waiver Wire — Week 9: The closer madness seems to be slowing towards your basic madness so this week we have a lot of starting pitching to review. One...
• 5/31 District Sports Page: Fantasy Baseball: Scouting the Waiver Wire — Week 3: Sadly, it looks as though I was correct about Scott Baker’s innings pitched for this year. Let’s take a look at where injuries...
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jarrod Dyson feeling fineKansas City Royals OF Jarrod Dyson (hamstring) was not in the starting lineup Sunday, May 27, but said he is feeling fine....[+] Kansas City Royals OF Jarrod Dyson (hamstring) was not in the starting lineup Sunday, May 27, but said he is feeling fine.
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jarrod Dyson injury update: Updating a previous report, Kansas City Royals OF Jarrod Dyson (hamstring) left the game Saturday, May 26, with a right hamstring...[+] contusion. He is considered day-to-day at this point.
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jarrod Dyson leaves game early: Kansas Royals OF Jarrod Dyson (undisclosed) left the game in the third inning Saturday, May 26, after colliding with OF Alex Gordon...[+] during a play. It is not known why he left the game.
• 5/17 i70baseball.com: The Royals replacements are doing all right (so far)The Royals have lost some key players to injuries, but their replacements are playing well....
• 5/16 FanSided: Jeff Francoeur, the Greatest Outfield Arm of Our Generation: There are thousands of different statistics in baseball.  Some statistics get lots of press – home runs, strike outs, batting...
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jarrod Dyson trying to make most of chance: Kansas City Royals OF Jarrod Dyson started his 13th straight game in center field Saturday, May 12, against the Chicago White...[+] Sox. 'I've got the opportunity in front of me right now, and I'm just trying to take advantage of it,' Dyson said. 'I don't want to go back down. I'm not thinking about going back down. I'm just trying to show everybody that I belong up here.'
• 5/10 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/9: After winning falling last night 6-4, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series tonight in the rubber game of a three-game...
• 5/10 i70baseball.com: Johnny Giavotella joins the Royals, but for how long?Giavotella is called up and LHP Jonathan Sanchez goes on the disabled list....
• 5/10 Fragile Freddy's: Game 29 Recap: BOS – 020 110 000 – 4 – 9 – 0KCR – 030 000 03x – 6 – 7 – 1 The Sox lost a tough one as the combination of Daniel...
• 5/10 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/9: After winning falling last night 6-4, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series tonight in the rubber game of a three-game...
• 5/8 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/7: After being swept at home by the AL East leading Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox head back out on the road for a brief...
• 5/7 Fragile Freddy's: Game 28 Recap: BOS – 401 200 040 – 11 – 16 – 1KCR – 022 000 100 – 5 – 10 – 1 After a soul crushing weekend in which the Sox played...
• 5/7 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Kansas City RoyalsThe Advanced Scout wipes the barbecue sauce from his face and analyzes the Kansas City Royals....
• 5/7 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/7: After being swept at home by the AL East leading Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox head back out on the road for a brief...
• 5/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game 27: The $29 Million Designated Hitter: Alex Rodriguez is getting another start at DH tonight, as Nunez attempts another error-less game. Here are the lineups tonight....
• 5/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 26 – Enough taking it on the Chen: The New York Yankees look to snap their three-game losing streak tonight when they face the Kansas City Royals in Kauffman Stadium....
• 5/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: Hitting Woes Continue In Third Straight Loss: Lets start a terrible day in the Yankees world with a positive outing from David Phelps‘ first major league start. The righty’s...
• 5/3 i70baseball.com: The Royals are playing better, but they still need to improveThe Royals are finally winning games, but they have some issues they need to overcome....

• 4/30 FanSided: Braves C Evan Gattis Gets Noticed, Promoted to Double-A
• 4/30 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: April 30, 2012: Pedro Strop $11. Other bids: $10, $10, $6, $3, $3, $2.I wrote about Strop on Friday. The top two bids here are from...
• 4/25 i70baseball.com: Kansas City Royals Farm Report April 24Naturals stop 4-game slide at home...
• 4/20 i70baseball.com: Turn the seat warmers on: Coming off of an opening weekend trip at an even .500, the Kansas City Royals have not played up to par in the first homestand...
• 4/19 i70baseball.com: Royals fall flat on their face at home A losing streak early in the season makes fans wonder if the 2012 Royals are the same old Royals of the past....
• 4/18 i70baseball.com: Waters remain muddy as Royals search for answersThe Royals hoped going into 2012 that competition for most of their positions had come to an end....
• 4/17 i70baseball.com: Royals Farm Report: April 17Naturals bats begin to wake up...
• 4/15 i70baseball.com: Distaster strikesIt started around 11:30 AM as I pulled into Lot F and checked my phone to see Ned Yost’s Opening Day lineup....
• 4/14 Royally Speaking: Ned Yost's Perfect Lineup: After watching Jarrod Dyson make an out in four of his five plate appearances yesterday Ned Yost decided to give the speedster...
• 4/13 Call to the Pen: Lorenzo Cain Hits Royals DL; Kansas City Recalls Jarrod Dyson: The Kansas City Royals have placed center fielder Lorenzo Cain on their 15-day disabled list with a strained left groin.  In...
• 4/8 i70baseball.com: Royals minor league placements: position playersThe Royals’ minor league clubs moved quickly into action as soon as the big league club broke camp....
• 4/4 i70baseball.com: Spring Stats: Hitters Heat Up in Arizona: With the desert in the rear view mirror and the Cactus League preseason in the books, it’s about time to get things going for...

• 3/22 i70baseball.com: Meet the newest Royals, Humberto Quintero and Jason BourgeoisThe Royals acquire Quintero and Bourgeois to fill some holes....
• 3/21 FanSided: Is Alex Gordon the Royals Best Option to Leadoff?: [caption id="attachment_12513" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Royals will likely ask Gordon to leadoff and aggressively...
• 3/12 22gigantes.com: Giants 2, Royals 1: That’s what dads are for. Tim Lincecum, who entered today’s Cactus League contest with a team-worst 13.80 ERA had...
• 3/7 i70baseball.com: Backup plan?If the Royals were a football team, they would be in a pretty good spot right now....

• 2/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jarrod Dyson being cautious: Kansas City Royals OF Jarrod Dyson (shoulder) is being cautious this spring as he takes good care of his right shoulder, which...[+] he injured in the Venezuelan Winter League. He said the injury hasn't affected his game. 'The legs are ready,' Dyson said. 'My goal is to steal 50 bases this year. I've never done that.'
• 2/15 Roto Think Tank: Sleepers: (Or Why We're Going About It All Wrong): If it's February and it's a fantasy/Rotisserie baseball website that you're reading, then it must be time to start talking about...

• 1/11 Kings of Kauffman: Willie Wilson and the Lost Art of Baserunning: Willie Wilson and George Brett celebrate together Quick – Who is the greatest Royals hitter ever?  That’s easy, the answer...

• 12/21 Royally Speaking: Looking For Backups: As the winter meetings descend upon us Kansas City is in the rare position of their opening day roster almost being set in stone....
• 12/13 Kings of Kauffman: Finding a Utility Infielder: Outside of the consistent quest for starting pitching and a “killer bullpen” this offseason, the Royals have been...

• 11/7 Kings of Kauffman: More Thoughts On Jonathan Sanchez: By now, you’ve heard the news that the Royals have traded Melky Cabrera to the Giants for lefty Jonathan Sanchez. My initial...

• 9/21 i70baseball.com: Columbus Clips Chasers In Triple-A Title GamePCL Champion Omaha can’t capitalize on early 3-0 lead, drops season finale...
• 9/15 i70baseball.com: Chasers On A Roll, Take Game TwoChasers collect 18 hits in 15-4 romp; need one win for first PCL title...
• 9/15 Kings of Kauffman: Omaha One Win From PCL CrownJarrod Dyson hit a three run homer but he wasn’t alone in creating runs as the … [visit site to read more]...
• 9/14 i70baseball.com: Chasers Take Game 1 of Championship SeriesOmaha pitching holds River Cats attack to three hits in series opener...
• 9/6 Kings of Kauffman: Chasing the Jackie Robinson Award: Hosmer has his sights on the JR Award. (Gage Matthews) As fans of a team that has been bringing up new players throughout the...
• 9/1 i70baseball.com: Omaha Reaches Post SeasonThe Royals AAA affiliate finds itself heading to the playoff in the Pacific Coast League....

• 8/19 i70baseball.com: Royals Farm Report: August 18thMaking the rounds of the Royals Minor League affiliates....

• 6/11 Bus League Baseball: Come Along As We Teach You To Spell Jared, The Minor League Baseball Way: On the day my son was born, my wife and I went to the hospital at some ungodly hour, six or seven o’clock in the morning, so...

• 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...
• 5/19 Motor City Bengals: Swapping Speed for Speed: Holland is a Royal once more. (Minda Haas) This morning, the Royals announced that beloved speedster and quote magician* Jarrod...
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jarrod Dyson sent downThe Kansas City Royals optioned OF Jarrod Dyson to Triple-A Omaha and recalled P Greg Holland....[+] The Kansas City Royals optioned OF Jarrod Dyson to Triple-A Omaha and recalled P Greg Holland.
• 5/8 Royally Speaking: Predictable Ned: Billy Butler .847 OPS, Mike Aviles .844 OPS, Wilson Betemit .822 OPS, Chris Getz .592 OPS One of these players is not like...
• 5/8 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Royals Game 35: 2:34PM CDT: And that is not the way to get to the bullpen early as the A’s let Francis get a six-pitch inning in the top...
• 5/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Royals Game 34: 7:08PM CDT: Eric Hosmer gets his first MLB hit (and another standing ovation) and that breaks up Brandon McCarthy‘s perfect...
• 5/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Royals Game 33: 7:24PM CDT: Opposite field home run for Alex Gordon – his third on the campaign – gives the Royals a 1-0 lead. See...
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jarrod Dyson feeling better: Kansas City Royals OF Jarrod Dyson (ankle) is feeling better, according to manager Ned Yost. Dyson received treatment Monday,...[+] May 2, and his soreness has subsided. He was not used Tuesday, May 3, or Wednesday, May 4, but he might be ready soon.
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jarrod Dyson well enough to play against Baltimore: Kansas City Royals OF Jarrod Dyson (hamstring) is available to play against the Baltimore Orioles, even if it is just to pinch-run....[+]
• 5/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jarrod Dyson injured, leaves game: Kansas City Royals OF Jarrod Dyson (ankle) left the team's Sunday, May 1, game in the first inning with a sprained left ankle...[+] but apparently is all right. X-rays were negative and the Royals expected that Dyson might be ready to play by the next game Tuesday, May 3, against the Baltimore Orioles.
• 5/1 Through The Fence Baseball: When the Minnesota Twins lose, they lose ugly: As frustrating as the Minnesota Twins season has been so far, the loss Friday night to the Kansas City Royals was particularly...

• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jarrod Dyson gets a start: Kansas City Royals OF Jarrod Dyson went 1-for-5 with a strikeout out of the leadoff spot for manager Ned Yost Wednesday, April...[+] 27, against the Cleveland Indians. Dyson was given a start, as Yost tries to shake up his flagging offense.
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Two benched: Kansas City Royals 1B Kila Ka'aihue and 2B Chris Getz were benched Wednesday, April 27, with OF Alex Gordon moving to first and...[+] OF Jarrod Dyson starting in center field. 3B Mike Aviles moved to second and 3B Wilson Betemit started at third. Ka'aihue is hitting just .186 with six RBIs in 20 games this year, while Getz is batting .234 with five hits in 39 at-bats in his last 12 games. 'I'm giving Kila a bit of a break,' manager Ned Yost admitted. 'It's always been my experience that when a guy struggles, you give him an opportunity to work through it until he gets to the point where he's really fighting himself mentally. Then you need to take a step back.' Yost insisted that the team is not giving up on Ka'aihue at this juncture.
• 4/18 MLB Fantasy Recon: Waiver Wire Fliers - Deep League Options from FB Express: The Blogscape is beginning to look a little rocky as the experts are starting to breakaway from those commonplace preseason rankings...
• 4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Outfielders to see time off: Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost said all three regular outfielders will see some time off during the series with the Seattle...[+] Mariners this weekend in order to give OFs Mitch Maier and Jarrod Dyson some playing time, according to The Kansas City Star's Bob Dutton.
• 4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Outfielders to get a rest: Kansas City Royals OF Jeff Francoeur will receive the day off Saturday, April 16, and OF Melky Cabrera will sit Sunday, April...[+] 17, The Kansas City Star's Terez A. Paylor reports. OFs Mitch Maier and Jarrod Dyson will see time in their absence.
• 4/12 Royally Speaking: The first week: With the Royals enjoying the day off it seems like the perfect time to reflect on the season's first week, in all its small sample...
• 4/9 MLB Fantasy Recon: Run, Royals, Run! What to Expect of KC's Stolen Base Surge: A rare glimpse of Dyson with a batThe Kansas City Royals of 2011 have stolen 14 bases with only 1 caught stealing (Thank Chris...
• 4/6 Baseball Musings: Last AB Chance: The Royals looked like they might win their game against the White Sox easily. They took a 6-3 lead into the ninth with Joakim...

• 3/30 MLB Fantasy Recon: Player Notes & DL Updates 3/30/11: Jason Bay is headed to the DL - surprise.  So how does that effect your big plans for him this year since you thought you...
• 3/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Two after one bench spot: Kansas City Royals OF Mitch Maier has almost certainly won a spot on the bench, which leaves OFs Gregor Blanco and Jarrod Dyson...[+] battling for the final spot, The Kansas City Star's Bob Dutton reports.
• 3/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jarrod Dyson shows off wheels: Kansas City Royals OF Jarrod Dyson had three hits, including two infield singles, Thursday, March 17, reports Bob Dutton, of The...[+] Kansas City Star. Dyson also stole a couple of bases and he scored twice.

• 2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Five signed: The Kansas City Royals signed C Manny Pina, OF Lorenzo Cain, OF Jarrod Dyson, SS Jeff Bianchi and P Blake Wood to one-year deals,...[+] The Kansas City Star's Bob Dutton reports.
• 2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Like Jarrod Dyson at leadoff: Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost likes OF Jarrod Dyson at leadoff if he makes the team, The Kansas City Star's Bob Dutton reports....[+] Dyson hit .211 in 57 at-bats last September and stole nine bases in 10 attempts. A crowded outfield competition seems likely to force Dyson back to the minors because he has options remaining.
• 2/2 Royally Speaking: The 1978 Royals: Michael Engel has a post up at Kings of Kauffman about one thing the 2011 Royals have going for them, team speed. He references...

• 1/14 Royally Speaking: The most pointless signing of the Moore era: I'm not sure who held this distinction 24 hours ago (HoRam? Ponson? Spork?) but I definitely do now. Melky Cabrera's addition...

• 12/19 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Zack Greinke traded to Milwaukee: Greinke moves to the NL Central and should post very good numbers. (AP) The Winter Meetings are over, but the MLB Hot Stove...
• 12/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | More on Melky Cabrera: Updating a previous item, the Kansas City Royals are close to signing free-agent OF Melky Cabrera (Braves) to a one-year deal...[+] worth $1.25 million plus $250,000 in incentives pending a physical, according to MLB.com's Dick Kaegel. Cabrera could platoon with OF Alex Gordon in left field. He could also figure into the center field battle, which includes OFs Jarrod Dyson, Mitch Maier and Gregor Blanco.
• 12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Corner outfielder needed: The Kansas City Royals are in need of a right-handed-hitting corner outfielder, according to The Kansas City Star's Bob Dutton....[+] “We’ve got Alex Gordon, Gregor Blanco and Mitch Maier in our outfield right now,” general manager Dayton Moore said, “and we have Jarrod Dyson competing. They’re all left-handed hitters. So one could easily identify that we need a right-handed-hitting outfielder.”
• 12/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Omir Santo signsThe Detroit Tigers signed free-agent C Omir Santos (Mets) to a minor league deal Monday, Dec. 6, according to CBSSports.com....[+] The Detroit Tigers signed free-agent C Omir Santos (Mets) to a minor league deal Monday, Dec. 6, according to CBSSports.com.

• 11/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Three struggling in winter ball: Kansas City Royals OF Gregor Blanco, OF Jarrod Dyson and 3B Josh Fields continue to struggle in winter ball this year, according...[+] to The Kansas City Star's Bob Dutton. Blanco is hitting just .200 in 14 games in Venezuela and Dyson is batting .197 in 15 games in Puerto Rico. Fields is hitting .170 in 15 games in Puerto Rico.
• 11/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Vin Mazzaro, Justin Marks acquired: The Kansas City Royals acquired SP Vin Mazzaro and P Justin Marks from the Oakland Athletics Wednesday, Nov. 10, in exchange for...[+] OF David DeJesus, according to The Kansas City Star's Bob Dutton. Mazzaro figures to join the team's rotation next year. With DeJesus leaving, the team's outfield next year figures to be OFs Alex Gordon in right, Gregor Blanco or Jarrod Dyson in center and Mitch Maier in left. Marks is expected to start the season at Single-A Wilmington.

• 9/28 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 27: Home Run of the Day: Brian McCann, Atlanta Braves (Trot Time: 20.11 seconds) [video] The National League playoff teams are...
• 9/28 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 27: Home Run of the Day: Brian McCann, Atlanta Braves (Trot Time: 20.11 seconds) [video] The National League playoff teams are...
• 9/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jarrod Dyson, Lucas May continue to start: Kansas City Royals OF Jarrod Dyson and C Lucas May started their third straight games Thursday, Sept. 23, as the team takes a...[+] look at their younger players, according to The Kansas City Star's Bob Dutton. Manager Ned Yost said C Brayan Pena and OF Gregor Blanco would likely return to the lineup Friday, Sept. 24.
• 9/23 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - AL-Only (Week 26): Dan Johnson is making the most of his cup of coffee. (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under...
• 9/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jarrod Dyson starting Monday: Kansas City Royals OF Jarrod Dyson made his first major league start Monday, Sept. 13, leading off and playing center field, according...[+] to MLB.com's Dick Kaegel.
• 9/10 B-R Blog: Win Probability Added leaders for 2010: We've been talking about WPA on another thread and I just threw together a quick list. Click through for guys whose 2010 WPA total...