Gregory Scott Holland

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 20, 1985 in Asheville, NC
High School: McDowell HS (Marion, NC)
School: Western Carolina University (Cullowhee, NC)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 10th round of the 2007 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 2007. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 2, 2010 (Age 24)   vs. OAK 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER
Team: Royals 2010-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$540k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 2.028, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2017 [*], Agents: Turner Gary Sports [*]
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• 5/23 Baseball Jerks: Week 8 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers Stock Market: Kevin Gausman, Yasiel Puig, Justin Grimm: Entering the season, Kevin Gausman was a fourth-overall pick in 2012 with a grand total of 15 Single-A innings under his belt....
• 5/20 KC Kingdom: AL Central Update – 5/20/13: Cleveland Indians On Fire And In First: The AL Central has spread itself out just a bit in the past week, due mainly to the Cleveland Indians being red hot and a couple...
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• 4/30 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Who is baseball’s next superstar closer?: Just like the guy who picked up 100 Gregg Jefferies rookie cards because he thought they’d be worth something some More......
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• 4/17 The DoubleDay: Wade Davis Blanks the Blank Out of the Braves: TylerDrenonThe Braves were 12-1 coming into their brunch with Kansas City today. They had just crushed three homers off of Kelvin...
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• 4/15 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Royals @ Braves, KC Views:   As we approach Jackie Robinson day on 4/15 we notice the Braves have a day off on the calendar.  Before you get crazy...
• 4/13 TheFantasyFix.com: 2013 Fantasy Baseball: The Week 3 Closer Report: Welcome back to the Closer Report. As always, we have news from the most volatile position in fantasy baseball. On with the show…...
• 4/11 i70baseball.com: Greg Holland and Wade Davis struggle early this seasonThe Royals are playing well, despite Holland and Davis struggling on the mound....
• 4/11 Vigilante Baseball : The Closer Chronicle: Week 2: I don’t remember a year with so much closer controversy this early. Two closers have already lost their job (Carlos Marmol and...
• 4/11 Kings of Kauffman: Closer Catastrophe?: Greg Holland is supposed to be the fireman for this (knock on wood) much improved Royals team…so far it seems he’s...
• 4/10 KC Kingdom: Royals Recap: Alcides Escobar With 3 Hits; Royals in First Place: First place. The Kansas City Royals (5-3) beat the bad weather and the Minnesota Twins(4-4) by a score of 7-4 to reach that perch...
• 4/10 TheLeadoffWalk: Twins vs. Royals: Day Nine Observations: Royals 7, Twins 4 Billy Butler: Continuing his recent trend of knocking-in any and all base-runners, Butler erased...
• 4/9 PaulLebowitz.com: Good News and Bad News: Halladay’s Not Hurt: The Phillies would be better off if Roy Halladay was hurt. At least that would be a viable explanation for this sudden and cliff-diving...
• 4/9 Baseball News Source: Royals Beat Twins Behind Ervin Santana: Ervin Santana pitched eight innings, allowed eight hits and struck out seven.  Alcides Escobar back up the effort when he doubled...
• 4/8 Kings of Kauffman: The Difference A Year Can Make: The Royals home-opener showed every Kansas City fan what difference a year can do for a ball club. A year ago, the excitement...
• 4/8 Kings of Kauffman: Is this team different?: I looked at the comments to this post during the game yesterday, and following the blown save Saturday, and 4 runs given up in...
• 4/8 KC Kingdom: Royals Recap: Billy Butler Drives In 7; Bullpen Almost Implodes Again: Whew! That one was close. The Kansas City Royal bullpen almost blew a 9th inning lead for the second straight day but held on...
• 4/8 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Week in Review #1: Record: 2 wins, 4 losses Standing: 2-4, 4th place in NL East (2.0 GB) Top 3 offensive plays (by Win Probability Added, or WPA)...
• 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...
• 4/8 Kings of Kauffman: This Week In Royaltown: This is the beginning of a weekly post I’ll be doing every Sunday night that will take a look at the week in review, not to...
• 4/7 TheLeadoffWalk: Athletics vs. Astros, Royals vs. Phillies, Pirates vs. Dodgers: Day Seven Observations: Athletics 9, Astros 3 Josh Reddick: While attempting to make a sliding catch in foul territory, Reddick slammed into...
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• 4/7 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Blown Save Brings Back Ugly Memories: On Saturday night, Greg Holland came in to protect a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the ninth. He proceeded to walk three straight...
• 4/7 That Ball's Outta Here: Can Kevin Frandsen Play the Outfield? I’m Seriously Asking.: The surprise and elation of Saturday night’s 4-3, come-from-behind, walk-off win is still resonating in the hearts of most...
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• 4/7 TheLeadoffWalk: Royals vs. Phillies, Cubs vs. Braves: Day Six Observations: Phillies 4, Royals 3 John Lannan: Phillies starter John Lannan entered the fifth inning with a no-hitter in progress....
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• 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...
• 4/4 TheLeadoffWalk: Day Four Quick Hits: Part One: Royals 3, White Sox 1 Kelvin Herrera: While Aaron Crow and Greg Holland both tossed scoreless innings in relief...
• 4/4 Baseball News Source: AL Scores: Davis Powers O’s, Guthrie K’s 9, Twins Pile On Late: Chris Davis went 7 of 11 with three homers, three doubles and a major league-leading 11 RBIs in helping the Orioles win two of...
• 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 Vigilante Baseball : The Closer Chronicle: Week One: Baseball is back, reminding us that just when you think you’ve seen it all, Erik Bedard swoops in and picks up a three-inning...
• 4/2 Vigilante Baseball : The Closer Chronicle: Opening Day: Every week, I’ll rank MLB’s 30 closers – and only closers – and place them into tiers. Any closer with a DL tag won’t...

• 3/28 TheLeadoffWalk: Bullpen Depth and the Kansas City Royals: In October, few things are as important to a baseball team as having a deep and talented bullpen. In recent years, the San...
• 3/28 Kings of Kauffman: J.C. Gutierrez Nabs Final Bullpen Spot: The Royals have finally showed their hand at what will resemble the complete bullpen product come Opening Day. In a very competitive...
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• 3/20 Through The Fence Baseball: Kansas City Royals preview: Playoff dreams not unrealistic: If you’ve been a Kansas City Royals fan for long, as I have, then you’ve been hearing “they’ll be good in a couple...
• 3/18 KC Kingdom: Royals Recap: Mendoza Makes a Case, 16 Singles, Butler & Gordon Knock In 2 Each: After a two game hiatus from the win column, the Kansas City Royals bashed out 18 hits to put a beat down on divisional rival...
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• 1/25 Kings of Kauffman: A Good Problem to Have: When the Royals pack up and leave Surprise at the conclusion of Spring Training, there will be some players left behind who don’t...
• 1/24 Kings of Kauffman: Saying All the Right Things: The countdown to spring training continues, but we’re not there yet, so for now, we’re not sure who’s in the...
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• 12/27 Kings of Kauffman: My Royals Wish List: 2013 Edition: With everyone in the holiday spirit, it gave me an idea to create my wish list for the 2013 Royals.  Obviously, I’d love...
• 12/23 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Christmas Wish List: With Christmas only a few days away why not ask for some Royals gifts or those that hopefully benefit Kansas City in 2013. With...
• 12/15 KC Kingdom: Meet The New Royals: Dan Wheeler: On Tuesday the Kansas City Royals signed three veterans to minor league contracts. Joining the organization are OF Willy Taveras,...
• 12/12 MLBRandomFandom: Kansas City Royals Team Page: KANSAS CITY ROYALSMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Alex Gordon (7.75)2. Billy Butler (7.5)3. James Shields...
• 12/11 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Sign Three to Minor League Deals: While the dust continues to settle on the James Shields acquisition, the Royals went out and signed a few veterans as potential...
• 12/11 60ft6in.com: Rays Take Advantage of Suddenly Impatient Royals: Josh Robbins wrote about the recent Royals/Rays trade on Monday, this is my view of the deal…. What’s the rush in...
• 12/7 Motor City Bengals: The Kansas City Royals are Terrifying: One of the things I disliked the most about not having my laptop for several days was trying to follow Hot Stove news. I generally...
• 12/7 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Shane Victorino Red Sox: Fantasy Baseball Value of The Flyin’ HawaiianA day after landing Mike Napoli, the Red Sox are at it again. Today, Boston signed Shane Victorino to a three-year More......
• 12/7 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Jonathan Broxton Reds: Current Value of Aroldis Chapman, Greg HollandJonathan Broxton cashed in on his last season in a big way, with a 3-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds, More......
• 12/4 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Shane Victorino Red Sox: Fantasy Baseball Value of The Flyin’ Hawaiian: A day after landing Mike Napoli, the Red Sox are at it again. Today, Boston signed Shane Victorino to a three-year More...The...

• 11/29 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Jonathan Broxton Reds: Current Value of Aroldis Chapman, Greg Holland: Jonathan Broxton cashed in on his last season in a big way, with a 3-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds, More...The post Jonathan...
• 11/26 Motor City Bengals: Dayton Moore And His Talent Usage: For those of you who don’t know who Dayton Moore is, he is the GM of the Kansas City Royals. For those of you wondering...
• 11/21 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Royals, Uehara, D'Backs, Span, Catching: Here are the latest hot stove items from FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal.... Teams in search of bullpen help have been looking...
• 11/14 Climbing Tal's Hill: Cy Young Award winners announced today: Although I’m not a big fan of the BBWAA and their voting habits, (especially when it comes to the Hall of Fame) awards week...
• 11/8 i70baseball.com: Should Soria stay, or should he go?After the Royals decline Joakim Soria's 2013 option, the closer may go elsewhere....
• 11/8 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Hand Out Hardware For 2012: The Royals have handed out a few team awards, most notably giving their Player and Pitcher of the Year trophies to Billy Butler...
• 11/6 Kings of Kauffman: Joakim Soria May Not Be Long For Kansas City’s Plans: The assumption, or at least expectation, was that when the Royals bought out Joakim Soria‘s contract, they’d be able...
• 11/6 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Decline Joakim Soria’s 2013 Option: In a move that came as little shock to most, the Royals declined Joakim Soria‘s $8 million option for the 2013 season  after...
• 11/3 The Beanball: The Mets Need to Sign Two Injured Relievers: The Mets took some risks last off-season when they tried to address their broken bullpen. They added Frank Francisco, Jon Rauch,...

• 10/19 Kings of Kauffman: Everybody Loved Kelvin Herrera Today: As a 22-year-old rookie in 2012, Kelvin Herrera made more appearances than any other Royals pitcher and led all relievers with...
• 10/9 The Flagrant Fan: MLB 2012 Post season awards: As a card-carrying member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, one of my favorite duties is to vote in the alliance's post...
• 10/3 Kings of Kauffman: What to Do With Joakim Soria: During spring training, Joakim Soria went down with an elbow injury and later needed a second Tommy John surgery. A two-time All-Star,...

• 9/30 Kings of Kauffman: Revisiting My Bold Predictions for 2012: Before the season started, I made 5 bold predictions that I believed could very well come true.  With only 3 games to go I want...
• 9/29 WahoosOnFirst: Alomar Earns First Victory As Indians Use Winning Script To Defeat The Royals 8-5: A proven winning script in major league baseball is for a teams starting pitcher to deliver a quality start, the offense to score...
• 9/27 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Are Limping to the Finish Line: In Thursday’s game in Detroit, Eric Hosmer dove for a ball and injured his shoulder. Later in the game, Alcides Escobar...
• 9/24 Kings of Kauffman: Series Preview Royals at Tigers September 24-27: The Royals (70-82) head out for their last road trip of 2012 when they play at Detroit and Cleveland this week. First is a four-game...
• 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 Diamond Ring: The Bullpen is Not as Good as You Thought: The Royals bullpen has some padded stats this year. Royals relievers often came into the game with inherited runners and promptly...
• 9/16 i70baseball.com: Projecting the Royals Pitcher and Player of the YearEach year, not matter how dreadful it is, a player and pitcher of the year is named by the Kansas City Royals....
• 9/14 Halo Hangout: Series Preview: Angels Head to KC to Take on the Royals: The Angels head to Kansas City to take on the Royals this weekend. The Angels are 3.5 games out of the second wild card spot....
• 9/14 Kings of Kauffman: Angels-Royals Series Preview Q&A with Halo Hangout’s Jason Evans: Kansas City (65-78) returns home after a successful 4-2 road trip trough division leading Chicago and cellar dweller Minnesota....
• 9/14 Kings of Kauffman: Chaos Ensues As Royals Blow Final Game Against Twins: It started as a nice friendly game. The Royals scored twice in the first inning and added a run in the fifth and it was enough....
• 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...
• 9/4 Kings of Kauffman: Jeremy Guthrie Solid Again in Royals Win Over Rangers: Jeremy Guthrie rattled off another quality start and Alex Gordon and Johnny Giavotella homered to center to help the Royals avenge...
• 9/4 Redlegs Review: Chapman named Delivery Man of the Month for August:   Press release from MLB... Aroldis Chapman of the Cincinnati Reds has been selected as the winner of the Major...

• 8/31 i70baseball.com: Tigers ‘tamed’ in Kansas CityThe sweep of the Detroit Tigers Thursday sealed up a winning month of August for the Kansas City Royals....
• 8/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Greg Holland unlikely to pitchKansas City Royals manager Ned Yost said he is hoping he doesn't have to use RP Greg Holland Thursday, Aug. 30....[+] Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost said he is hoping he doesn't have to use RP Greg Holland Thursday, Aug. 30.
• 8/29 The Baseball Page: Fantasy Baseball Late Season Pickups: Late Season Fantasy Baseball Pickups Fantasy Football has taken over...
• 8/29 Kings of Kauffman: Close Call: Royals Beat Tigers in Wild Slugfest: A close call in the top of the ninth saved the Royals in a back and forth matchup against Detroit.   Greg Holland was trying...
• 8/28 Diamond Ring: The Bullpen is Not as Good as You Thought: The Royals bullpen has some padded stats this year. Royals relievers often came into the game with inherited runners and promptly...
• 8/28 Kings of Kauffman: Electric Feel: Greg Holland: It’s no secret, but Greg Holland is down right filthy.  Just so everyone knows, being called filthy is one of the best...
• 8/26 i70baseball.com: The good, the bad and the ugly of the 2012 Kansas City Royals statistically: As Kansas City Royals fans we’ve grown conditioned to move into “next year” mode by early July, but before I do I’d like...
• 8/21 Kings of Kauffman: Luke Hochevar Shocks Tampa Bay Rays in 1-0 Pitcher’s Duel: Looking at the schedule and seeing that David Price was tonight’s scheduled starter is not a  fun feeling. A night after...
• 8/21 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 122: Rays 2-Hit by Hochevar, Royals in 10 Inning Loss: Luke Hochevar and David Price had a lot in common with David Price at the start. Both pitchers were number one overall picks in...
• 8/15 Roto Think Tank: Ranking the Closers the Rest of the Way - Non-Keeper Edition: I get a lot of questions from people asking me to rank closers. I assume these people are in mixed leagues with a limited number...
• 8/13 Kings of Kauffman: Strikeouts and Walks. What Else Really Matters?: Apparently, it’s important to strike hitters out without walking that many. Can we check to see if the Royals starters have...
• 8/9 Kings of Kauffman: Series Preview Royals at Orioles August 9-12: Kansas City (47-63) took two-of-three on the South Side of Chicago to open their seven game road trip now heads to the inner harbor...
• 8/8 Southside Showdown: Surprise Ace Jeremy Guthrie Hands White Sox Loss: A rubber match with Jeremy Guthrie on the mound for the Royals, who came into the evening toting an ERA+ of 71 had simplicity...
• 8/8 Kings of Kauffman: Sneak Peek: Free Agent Pitchers the Royals Should Consider This Offseason: Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you know the Royals have one glaring need, a shortcoming that...
• 8/8 Kings of Kauffman: Kelvin Herrera’s Nasty Changeup: In Tuesday’s win over the White Sox, Kelvin Herrera came in to finish the seventh inning and stayed in for the eighth. The...
• 8/7 mlbreports.com : Fantasy Baseball: Winning The Waiver Wire: Monday August 6th, 2012 Peter Stein (Fantasy Baseball Analyst): In the majority of fantasy leagues, the trade deadline has already...
• 8/7 Kings of Kauffman: Moving Forward: This is my first post in nearly two months.  A lot of things have come up in the past two months that have taken my attention...
• 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 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed Leagues: Ryan Ludwick will add home run power to any fantasy roster. (US Presswire)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "under...
• 8/2 Full Spectrum Baseball: The Waiver Wire: Travis Snider: Many of the deadline trades made have changed the immediate fortunes of some players and increased their fantasy baseball value....
• 8/2 The Baseball Page: Top waiver wire adds for week 19 of fantasy baseball 2012: As the injuries mount, and playoffs rapidly approach I will provide...
• 8/2 i70baseball.com: Royals get two minor league pitchers for Jonathan BroxtonThe Royals wanted a Major League ready starter. Instead, they got something better for the future....
• 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...
• 8/1 Kings of Kauffman: Replacing Jonathan Broxton: Greg Holland and Jeremy Jeffress: Yesterday, the Royals made the right move and traded reliever Jonathan Broxton to Cincinnati for pitchers J.C. Sulbaran and Donnie...

• 7/31 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Trade Jonathan Broxton to Cincinnati Reds: After the Rangers dropped out of the discussion and the Orioles and Giants ended up being fringe trade candidates, the Reds stepped...
• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Greg Holland to closeKansas City Royals manager Ned Yost said RP Greg Holland will serve as the team's new closer....[+] Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost said RP Greg Holland will serve as the team's new closer.
• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Greg Holland, Kelvin Herrera could close: Kansas City Royals RPs Greg Holland and Kelvin Herrera are the top candidates to close with RP Jonathan Broxton being traded away....[+] RP Aaron Crow is another possibility.
• 7/30 Kings of Kauffman: The Monday Rant: The Trade Deadline Cometh: There isn’t much to say that hasn’t already been said. This season has to rank among the most disappointing of the last two...
• 7/19 Kings of Kauffman: Trade Bait: Jonathan Broxton: It’s the middle of July, which means rumors fly all over the place. Usually, teams are looking for another starter for the...
• 7/18 mlbreports.com : MLB Trade Deadline: Fantasy Baseball Targets: Wednesday July 18th, 2012 Peter Stein (Fantasy Baseball Analyst – MLB reports):   The upcoming trade deadline has the potential...
• 7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Greg Holland rounding into form: Kansas City Royals RP Greg Holland has a 1.75 ERA in 27 games since returning from the disabled list May 11, and he's fanned 36...[+] hitters in 25 2/3 innings. He has three wins, eight holds and a blown save over that time. 'I feel good right now,' Holland said. 'I feel like I'm consistent. I feel my fastball command for the last few weeks has been better than it was last year, but my off-speed (pitches) still need some work. I've still got some timing issues with that.' Holland's rib injury kept him from driving toward home plate during his follow-through, which kept him from getting balls down in the zone. His arm slot was inconsistent, too, making things worse.

• 6/30 Royally Speaking: Saving Broxton: Some Head Coaches in the NFL and college carry a card that describes the ideal situations for attempting a 2 point conversion....
• 6/21 Call to the Pen: The Kansas City Royals Bullpen Will Protect Your Lead: It’s not very often, in recent years at least, that one could say the Kansas City Royals have the best [insert baseball...
• 6/13 Royally Speaking: Greinke Returns To The K: The day I've been dreading since December 2010 arrived last night, and honestly, it went about as well as possible. Zack Greinke...
• 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,...

• 5/12 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Welcome Greg Holland Back SaturdayAfter two strong rehab appearances in Northwest Arkansas, Greg Holland was … [visit site to read more]...
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Greg Holland activated from disabled list: Updating previous reports, the Kansas City Royals have activated RP Greg Holland (rib) from the 15-day disabled list. In a corresponding...[+] move, RP Nathan Adcock was optioned to Triple-A Omaha.
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Greg Holland expected back Saturday: Kansas City Royals RP Greg Holland (rib) is with the team Friday, May 11, and is expected to be activated from the disabled list...[+] Saturday, May 12.
• 5/11 Kings of Kauffman: Northwest Arkansas No-Hitter: Chris Dwyer Leads the WayWhat started as a simple rehab appearance by Greg Holland turned into history … [visit site to read more]...
• 5/10 Roto Think Tank: In Season Free Agents: Pitching Edition: Last time I looked at the best hitting free agents from last season. But what about the pitchers?Top 10 A.L. Free Agent...
• 5/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Greg Holland expected to make two rehab appearances: Kansas City Royals RP Greg Holland (rib cage) left for a minor-league rehab assignment with Double-A Northwest Arkansas, and he...[+] is expected to make two appearances.
• 5/7 James Smyth Broadcast: All-Time Bluefield Team - Sammy Stewart: The next member of the All-Time Bluefield-to-the-Bigs Team is relief pitcher Sammy Stewart. This 6' 3" mustachioed right-hander...
• 5/7 i70baseball.com: More positives than just the Royals recent record: Last week I wrote that I felt the Cleveland Indians series could be the turning point in the Kansas City Royals 2012 season, and...
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Greg Holland to throw BP Saturday: Kansas City Royals RP Greg Holland (rib cage) will throw batting practice Saturday, May 5. Barring any setbacks, he might leave...[+] for a minor-league rehab assignment Tuesday, May 8.
• 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....
• 5/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Greg Holland makes mechanical changes: Kansas City Royals RP Greg Holland (rib) has made some mechanical changes that he thinks will keep him from suffering the same...[+] rib injury that forced him to the disabled list. 'We made a few slight mechanical fixes, and hopefully that's going to keep it from happening again,' Holland said. 'I was just kind of falling off (the mound) too much, and it was getting me in a bind. I was getting too arched, and it was causing me to land on the side of my foot and it was really pinching back here.'
• 5/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Greg Holland to begin rehab assignment next weekKansas City Royals RP Greg Holland (rib) is expected to go on a minor league rehab assignment next week....[+] Kansas City Royals RP Greg Holland (rib) is expected to go on a minor league rehab assignment next week.
• 5/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Greg Holland to throw Wednesday: Kansas City Royals RP Greg Holland (rib) will throw 20-25 pitches off a mound Wednesday, May 2, followed by a batting practice...[+] session Saturday, May 5. He'll likely join Double-A Northwest Arkansas Tuesday, May 8.

• 4/30 Kings of Kauffman: Kings of Kauffman Mailbag – Ep. 5: Well now, this sure has been a month to forget. April hasn’t been so kind to the Royals – again – and all the warm and fuzzies...
• 4/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Greg Holland throwsKansas City Royals RP Greg Holland (rib) threw 18 pitches from a mound Monday, April 30, during a pre-game workout....[+] Kansas City Royals RP Greg Holland (rib) threw 18 pitches from a mound Monday, April 30, during a pre-game workout.
• 4/25 i70baseball.com: Kansas City Royals Farm Report April 24Naturals stop 4-game slide at home...
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Greg Holland out three weeks: Kansas City Royals RP Greg Holland (rib), who has a left rib stress reaction, will be shut down for five days and will likely...[+] miss the next three weeks.
• 4/22 i70baseball.com: Don’t tell me to be patient!Once again the Kansas City Royals are starting the season by solidifying themselves on the Mt Rushmore of baseball futility...
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Greg Holland has forgettable outing: Kansas City Royals RP Greg Holland allowed three runs on three hits while not recording an out against the Toronto Blue Jays Friday,...[+] April 20. He also walked two batters during the game.
• 4/20 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up: American League, April 23-29: Rising Up Jason Marquis (1% owned in CBS leagues last week; 3% owned this week) vs BOS, KCEven in A.L.-only leagues,...
• 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....
• 4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Greg Holland suffers loss Saturday: Kansas City Royals RP Greg Holland (0-1) allowed two runs on three hits over one inning in a loss to the Cleveland Indians Saturday,...[+] April 14, with one walk and one strikeout.
• 4/12 i70baseball.com: The Royals are at .500 and head back to Kansas CityThe Royals have a 3-3 road trip in California and head to KC for an important ten game home stand....
• 4/7 i70baseball.com: 2012 Opening Day: A game of opposites: For the first time since the incredible evening of September 28th, 2011 the Kansas City Royals finally took the field for a game...
• 4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Bullpen fails in opener: Kansas City Royals RP Aaron Crow allowed three earned runs and three hits with three strikeouts over 1 1/3 innings in a relief...[+] loss Friday, April 6, against the Los Angeles Angels. RP Greg Holland followed by allowed two earned runs, three hits and a walk with one strikeout while retiring just two batters.
• 4/6 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed Leagues: Will Joel Peralta get the first crack at saves for the Rays? (US Presswire)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some...
• 4/5 i70baseball.com: Spring stats: starters scuffle in the desert: 2011 saw the Royals’ top hitting prospects take a step forward, while many of their pitching prospects took a step sideways,...
• 4/5 i70baseball.com: It’s about time for the Royals to play ball!The Royals 2012 season is about to begin, but some questions still remain....
• 4/4 FanSided: 2012 MLB Division Preview: AL Central: In 2011, the Tigers won the AL Central handily by 15 games, after a hot start from the Indians made Cleveland look like the team...
• 4/1 Royally Speaking: Spring Training's Highs and Lows: Spring training this year............has been weird. It's been a roller coaster of emotions as something good would seemingly...

• 3/23 i70baseball.com: Closing the door: Many fans were wondering what Kansas City Royals closer, Joakim Soria, would pitch like coming off of a not so Soria-like season...
• 3/22 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Spring Training Watch: Closer Report: Oakland A’s Clave and I have gone back forth over the A’s closer situation during spring and looks like he was right....
• 3/22 i70baseball.com: Royals bullpen: who’s in, who’s out: Other than the mess that Yuniesky Betancourt and the other second basemen are in, the roster could have been filled out prior...
• 3/21 Baseball Analytics: Greg Holland's Slider: With Joakim Soria and his damaged UCL likely headed for Tommy John surgery, the Royals are holding auditions for a new closer....
• 3/21 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Kansas City Royals: The Royals sat out the trade market for top starting pitchers, instead adding a pair of short-term lefties to their rotation,...
• 3/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Greg Holland tough on lefties: Kansas City Royals RP Greg Holland, who is a closer candidate if RP Joakim Soria (elbow) is lost for the season, was extremely...[+] tough on left-handed hitters last year. Holland fanned 38 of the 106 lefties he faced. They were 4-for-60 (.067) with two strikes against him. His slider became his strikeout pitch; he threw 108 of those pitches with two strikes, resulting in 38 strikeouts.
• 3/19 Baseball Press: Clinical Notes: Spring Training Injury News: Chase Utley's knee is a major concern for the Phillies. (Icon SMI)Even though most fans view spring training stats as meaningless...
• 3/19 MLBTradeRumors: AL Central Notes: Soria, Baker, Antonelli: Here's the latest from the AL Central... Royals closer Joakim Soria has suffered "definite damage" in his right elbow's...
• 3/19 Baseball Musings: Soria Sore: Joakim Soria‘s sore elbow has the pitcher worried: “Oh, yeah, I’m worried,” he admitted. “Since I’ve had my Tommy...

• 2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Two sign: The Kansas City Royals signed pre-arbitration RP Greg Holland and P Louis Coleman. Holland signed a one-year, $497,150 deal, and...[+] Coleman's one-year deal is worth $497,750.
• 2/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Ned Yost praises Greg Holland: Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost praised RP Greg Holland after he threw a side session in camp. 'From his side sessions,' Yost...[+] said, 'on a scale from one to 10, he's at 10-plus. If you could film somebody and say this is the perfect side session, you'd film Greg Holland.'
• 2/9 High Heat Stats: Strand Leaders: The best when you’re in a mess: As a followup to this post, I thought I’d run a few tables of leaders at stranding inherited runners in recent years and...
• 2/2 High Heat Stats: Young hurling stars of 2010-11: Following our post on the young position stars, here are the pitchers’ top bWAR values over the past 2 years by those who...

• 1/16 Royally Speaking: Royals Caravan - St. Joseph: The Royals comeback tour rolled into St. Joseph yesterday with Billy Butler, Greg Holland, Danny Duffy and John Mayberry...
• 1/13 i70baseball.com: The Jack Of Any TradeThe Kansas City Royals can and should look at moving their all-star closer Joakim Soria...
• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: The 6 Most Surprising Trades Of The Offseason: Every offseason has a few trades most people didn't see coming.  Here are my picks so far: Reds acquire Mat Latos from...

• 12/29 i70baseball.com: A Royal Blue Island In A Sea of Cardinal RedRoyals fans can be anywhere, but when they are stuck in Cardinal country, it gets a bit tough....
• 12/19 PaulLebowitz.com: The Joakim Soria Trade Rumors: Various rumors have suggested that several teams including the Blue Jays and Red Sox have been pursuing Royals reliever Joakim...
• 12/12 i70baseball.com: Naturals Provide Hot Stove ReportRoyals keep quiet at Dallas Meetings...
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Rumors: Needs, Guillen, Lowe: Yesterday the Royals were linked to Oakland's Gio Gonzalez and free agent Carlos Guillen, and it was also suggested they'd listen...
• 12/5 i70baseball.com: Royals Establishing Subtle Foundation: Talent evaluators believe that the Royals’s system have as much depth as any franchise in baseball, with an impressive collection...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Rumors: Soria, Holland: The Royals are downplaying it, but they would trade closer Joakim Soria for a starting pitcher and would also discuss reliever...
• 12/1 Through The Fence Baseball: Does Broxton bolster bullpen for Kansas City Royals?: We talked about the hitting and we talked about the starting pitching, but the final part in this series focuses on the Kansas...

• 11/30 FanSided: Blue Jays Interested In Royals Reliever Greg Holland?: Image courtesy of SI.com According to The Kansas City Star’s Bob Dutton via Twitter late last night, the Blue Jays aren’t...
• 11/30 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Interested In Royals Reliever Greg Holland?: Image courtesy of SI.com According to The Kansas City Star’s Bob Dutton via Twitter late last night, the Blue Jays aren’t...
• 11/29 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays, Others Interested In Greg Holland: The Blue Jays are in the market for a closer, and they have interest in Greg Holland of the Royals according to Bob Dutton of...
• 11/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Happy Birthday, Vin: You know, a year ago at this time, we spent November 29 and 30 talking about Juan Uribe‘s new contract, checking into reported...
• 11/28 Baseball Musings: Players A to Z, Greg Holland: Greg Holland pitches in relief for the Kansas City Royals. He pitched impressively in his first full season in the majors, striking...
• 11/18 i70baseball.com: Roayls Add Ryan Verdugo To 40-ManRoyals complete 40 man roster as of November 18...
• 11/11 High Heat Stats: Best WAR per inning pitched in 2011: In 2011, there were 19 pitchers who pitched at least 50 innings and earned at least 3.5 WAR per every 100 innings pitched. (This...
• 11/7 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Offseason Swap Series: Kansas City Royals:   By Matt Van Wormer The Kansas City Royals are a team much like the Cleveland Indians.  They rely on their strong farm...
• 11/3 Kings of Kauffman: Should a Royals Reliever be Pitcher of the Year?: It was announced today that Bruce Chen received the Bruce Rice Pitcher of the Year award from the KC Chapter of the BBWAA as the...

• 10/24 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Prospect Review: Louis Coleman: In a season marked by multiple Major League debuts, Louis Coleman was one of the first in town. After a consistent rise through...
• 10/17 i70baseball.com: BBA Selects Kimbrel, Valverde For Goose Gossage AwardCraig Kimbrel takes home his second BBA Award while Jose Valverde gains recognition as well....
• 10/14 Roto Think Tank: 2011 BBA American League Goose Gossage Award: In Rotisserie or fantasy baseball, saves are what determines most of a reliever's value. In real life, this generally isn't...
• 10/14 Motor City Bengals: MCB Ballot for Goose Gossage Award: Motor City Bengals is a proud member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance. Every year, the BBA and its member sites vote on a collection...
• 10/14 The Golden Sombrero: BBA Goose Gossage Award (Reliever of the Year): How the staff voted for the AL Goose Gossage Award: Mike: 1) Robertson 2) Papelbon 3) Rivera 4) Holland 5) Santos Griff: 1) Robertson...
• 10/13 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Kansas City Royals: The Royals' offseason revolves around their search for top-of-the-rotation pitching. Guaranteed Contracts Billy Butler,...
• 10/6 MLB Dirt: Goose Gossage Award – Top Reliever: As a proud member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance I continue my postseason awards ballot with the Goose Gossage Award. I think...
• 10/4 i70baseball.com: 2011 Royals’ AwardsTaking a look at this writer's picks for the best of the Royals 2011....

• 9/29 Roto Think Tank: And It Ended With A Whimper: And so it ended, not with a bang but with a whimper. Fortunately for me, boring was good.For the fifth time in 14 years, I took...
• 9/22 i70baseball.com: Minors Wrap Up: More Pitching Help Needed In 2012Taking a look at the pitchers in the minor league system for the Royals....
• 9/22 Fungoes.net: Freese has biggest hit, game of career: After Tony La Russa perhaps unintentionally showed confidence in his offense by not pinch hitting for his pitcher down by a...
• 9/11 FanSided: Mariners Lose Because They Didn’t Win: AP Photo/Elaine Thompson   Short recap today because: it’s sunny, it’s Sunday, and there was too much bad Seattle...
• 9/11 SoDo Mojo: Mariners Lose Because They Didn’t Win: AP Photo/Elaine Thompson   Short recap today because: it’s sunny, it’s Sunday, and there was too much bad Seattle...
• 9/11 B-R Blog: Random recap for Saturday, 9/10/11: [A couple of playoff races heated up tonight. I'd hoped to post this at 12:13 a.m., but tennis and the Michigan-Notre Dame thriller...
• 9/7 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Jim Thome (again): Top 1: Jim Thome struck out swinging against Luke Hochevar Top 4: called out on strikes against Hochevar Top 6: called out on...

• 8/29 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Adam Lind: Bottom 2: Adam Lind grounded out to second against Jeff Francis Bottom 4: Lind called out on strikes against Francis Bottom...
• 8/24 Crashburn Alley: Update on Shutdowns/Meltdowns: With the recent implosions by Phillies relievers, coupled with the season-ending injury of Jose Contreras and the debut of Michael...
• 8/19 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up: A.L. Week 21 August 22-28: Rising UpRyan Lavarnway (3% owned last week; 7% this week)A sixth round pick out of Yale in 2008, Lavarnway has crushed...
• 8/19 B-R Blog: Tyler Clippard may set the Holds record. (Don’t laugh.): Tyler Clippard earned his 32nd Hold on Thursday with a perfect 8th inning against the Reds, striking out Jay Bruce and Drew Stubbs,...
• 8/18 B-R Blog: Random recap for Wednesday: Stanton a HR champ at 21?: -- Mike Stanton homered for the 4th straight game and is 2nd in the NL with 29 HRs, one behind Albert Pujols. The youngest modern...
• 8/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankee comeback falls short in 5-4 loss to Royals: So close. The Yankees managed to load the bases in the ninth against Royals closer Joakim Soria, making the righty throw 40 pitches...
• 8/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview | Yankees vs. Royals II: Revenge is a dish best served by obliterating the opposition: The Yankees only get the Royals six times all season, and the final three of those games begins tonight at Kaufman Stadium. As...
• 8/9 Kings of Kauffman: Greg Holland – “Dirty South”:   Greg Holland 1983 Topps style from A Hair Off Square One day, when the Royals are playing in late October, I can hear the...
• 8/5 i70baseball.com: Press Release: Giavotella Headed To Kansas CityStorm Chasers’ star second baseman set to join Royals Friday...
• 8/4 Release Points: Moneyball 2.0: The Pitching Edition: As a community, for whatever reason, baseball tends to resist change for as long as possible.  The sport’s mantra, or so it...
• 8/4 B-R Blog: Random Recap: Games of Wednesday, 8/3:  A late bulletin from the corner of First Time for Everything and the Boulevard of Broken Streaks.... -- Jacoby Ellsbury had...

• 7/28 BoSox Injection: Pedroia Builds Drama, Extends Streak to 25: Throughout Dustin Pedroia’s impressive hit-streak, there have been only a few instances where it took until his final at-bat...
• 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...
• 7/4 Royally Speaking: Mile high madness: Yesterday wasn't Alex Gordon's day, first he got snubbed and then he got hurt. He apparently wasn't the All-Star lock that I thought...
• 7/4 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: July 4, 2011: Rich Harden $30. Other bids: $15, $14, $11, $10, $7, $4.I wrote about Harden two Fridays ago. His solid outing on Friday...
• 7/1 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up A.L. Week 14: July 4-10: Rising UpRich Harden (8% last week; 21% this week)I wrote Harden up last week; this is just an FYI that he's slated to make...

• 6/20 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: June 20, 2011: Zach Stewart $8. I don't know if I've ever seen two more divergent opinions on a prospect than John Sickels and Kevin Goldstein's...

• 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 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.

• 3/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Cut three: The Kansas City Royals demoted Ps Greg Holland and Blake Wood and C Manny Pina to Triple-A Omaha Monday, March 21, reports Bob...[+] Dutton of The Kansas City Star.
• 3/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Pitching schedule set for Wednesday: Kansas City Royals SP Jeff Francis will start in the Cactus League game Wednesday, March 2, reports Bob Dutton, of The Kansas...[+] City Star. Ps Sean O'Sullivan, John Lamb, Brandon Sisk, Greg Holland and Blake Wood are scheduled to work in relief.

• 2/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Sign six: The Kansas City Royals signed OF Mitch Maier, OF Gregor Blanco, 2B Chris Getz, P Sean O'Sullivan, P Jeremy Jeffress and P Greg...[+] Holland to one-year deals Friday, Feb. 25, according to The Sports Network. Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.

• 8/26 Call to the Pen: Call-Ups or Hang-Ups: Kansas City Royals (Louis Coleman and More): Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen.  This month’s topic is September call-ups.  To get the...
• 8/14 My Pinstripes: A-Rod Can Hit Home Runs Again: Alex Rodriguez's days of pressing to hit home runs are behind him. With #600 in the rear view mirror, A-Rod exploded tonight...