Brayan Eduardo Pena (twitter: @cuban2727)

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: January 7, 1982 in La Habana, La Habana, Cuba
High School: Espa Julio Trigo (San Jose, CR)
Signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent in 2000. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 23, 2005 (Age 23)   vs. NYM 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Royals/Braves/Tigers 2005-2013
2013 Contract Status: 3rd-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$875k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 5.081, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Wasserman Media Group, previously: Gus Dominguez [*]
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• 5/23 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Rally Falls a Few Drops Short; Tigers 11, Indians 7: In what amounted to a rain-drenched slugfest, the Tigers left town with a two game sweep after an 11-7 win over the Indians Wednesday...
• 5/22 Baseball Jerks: Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup for May 22: Tonight, my daily fantasy lineup at Star Fantasy Leagues features a few players who aren’t even regular starters, but that...
• 5/21 Eye On the Tigers: Brayan Pena Should Not be an Everyday Starter: It's the end of May and just past the ¼ mark of the season, which means there's enough playing time for people to stop using...
• 5/19 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers – Random Ramblings: We all know what they say about excuses – but between coaching Little League, catching up on yardwork, playing rec-league...
• 5/14 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Quick Hits: Last night the Tigers rebounded to take the first game of the series with the new AL whipping boy, Houston Astros. In between...
• 5/13 Eye On the Tigers: Should Jhonny Peralta be batting 5th?: It seems like this discussion was going on last year. An underperforming player is hitting 5th while not a great option, but seemingly ...
• 5/13 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of May 13: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well...
• 5/13 Tribe Daily: Morning Rundown: Tribe Put Tigers On Notice With Series Win: Indians fever...Be a believer...In the Cleveland....INDIANS! Photo - AP via Yahoo! Sports First place say whaaaaat? You...
• 5/13 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Takes Series in Extras With Late Rallies; Indians 4, Tigers 3: The Indians looked to gain a series victory against the Detroit Tigers on Mother’s Day. On the hill for the Tribe was Zach McAllister...
• 5/6 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of May 6: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well...
• 5/1 Motor City Bengals: Kenny Faulk Gets the Short End of the Stick: We heard earlier today that lefty Phil Coke is heading to the DL and righty Jose Ortega is heading to Detroit to take his place....

• 4/29 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of April 29: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well...
• 4/22 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Will Win Despite Jim Leyland: Alternately Titled: David Dombrowski, Please Take Don Kelly Away From Your Manager! Three weeks into a baseball season is not...
• 4/18 Splash Hit Blog: Prince Fielder struck out five times last night against King Felix and his bullpen: The Detroit Tigers have a pretty good set of names on their roster, and amongst those names is Prince Fielder, a pretty good hitter,...
• 4/18 Baseballhotcorner.com: Max Scherzer and Felix Hernandez Duel In 14-inning K-Fest: The Emerald City was put on notice early on Wednesday night that a wind storm could be emanating from Safeco Field. Why? Felix...
• 4/18 Motor City Bengals: Seattle Mariners 1-2 Detroit Tigers: Dreams and Nightmares: Let’s talk about sports as a blanket. You know what I’m talking about. When you’re a kid you know that no matter how scary...
• 4/18 Baseball Musings: High Ks, Low Runs: The Tigers beat the Mariners late Wednesday night 2-1 in fourteen innings. The starters, Max Scherzer and Felix Hernandez both...
• 4/18 Bush League Chronicle: Video: Brayan Pena hangs on to record final out in scary collision at home plate: Your browser does not support iframes.Wednesday was a tough night for Detroit Tigers catcher Brayan Pena.Not only did he have...
• 4/13 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Hit Three Home Runs, Beat A’s 7-3: Tigers 7, Athletics 3 (box score) The Detroit Tigers were looking to bounce back versus the Oakland A’s after dropping a...
• 4/10 Motor City Bengals: Catching Up with Former Detroit Tigers: The 2013 season has entered its second week and we all know the story of the current crop of Detroit Tigers: a so-so 4-3 record...
• 4/7 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Can’t Complete The Sweep, Drop Finale To Yankees 7-0: Yankees 7, Tigers 0 (box score) You always like your chances when Justin Verlander takes the mound, but the offense couldn’t...
• 4/5 Motor City Bengals: Opening Day Series Preview: Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees: After three games on the road – three games about which we absolutely don’t want to talk– the Detroit Tigers will head home...
• 4/3 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers To Use Same Lineup For Game Two: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Actually, we pretty much have know that this will be the lineup versus right-handed...

• 3/30 Motor City Bengals: The View from Lakeland, Part One: This past week I was lucky enough to be able to spend two days in Lakeland to watch the Tigers take on the Braves and the Phillies,...
• 3/28 Puckett's Pond: Previewing the AL Central: Detroit Tigers: As Opening Day gets closer, I’ve been taking a look at the teams in the AL Central. You can see my write up of the White...
• 3/26 Motor City Bengals: Your Very Probable Opening Day Tigers: This morning, the Detroit Tigers made a flurry of announcements concerning their 2013 roster. As of today, we finally have a short-term...
• 3/25 Motor City Bengals: What’s a Tuiasosopo, and Does it Matter?: Two-ee-AH-so-so-poe. See, that was easy, wasn’t it? Even if you aren’t a Tigers fan (or if you are and haven’t...
• 3/24 Motor City Bengals: Angels Finally Get Rid of Vernon Wells: Yes, of course, this is a Tigers site. Not a general baseball site or a Yankees site. We spend most of our time delving into minutiae...
• 3/23 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers To Send Jeff Kobernus Back To Nationals: Jeff Kobernus seemed almost to be a lock to make the Detroit Tigers’ 25-man roster a week ago after Brennaon Boesch was...
• 3/23 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Lou Marson Locks Down the Backup Catcher Role: During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part...
• 3/23 Motor City Bengals: Casper Wells May Come Available For Detroit Tigers To Snag: The more it seems that roster questions are settled, the more it seems that questions arise for the Detroit Tigers. Brennan Boesch‘s...
• 3/18 Kings of Kauffman: The Royals Backup Backstop Battle: For a team that only won 72 games last year, the Royals started spring training with very few real competitions in camp. We’ve...
• 3/14 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Detroit Tigers: The Tigers signed two significant free agents to bolster a roster that already included its share of impact players. Major League...
• 3/12 Motor City Bengals: Don Kelly’s Case To Make Detroit Tigers’ 25-Man Roster Is Not A Good One:   Don Kelly hit a home run today off of Roy Halladay in the Tigers’ exhibition game with the Phillies. The degree to which...
• 3/8 KC Kingdom: Royal Rivals: Detroit Tigers: Even though Major League Baseball has tried to increase the excitement and hope of franchises by adding another playoff team to...
• 3/1 MetsToday.com: Mets Spring Training Game vs. Tigers: Mets 6 Tigers 2 Yeah, it’s only spring training, but it’s nice to say your team beat the 2012 AL Champions and their...

• 2/28 Kings of Kauffman: Luke Hochevar: Enigmas, Adjustments, and a (Not So) Secret Weapon?: Barring some sort of trade or a collapse that makes release unavoidable, the Royals will begin the year with Luke Hochevar likely...
• 2/28 Motor City Bengals: Underappreciated Laird Returns to Lakeland: When the Atlanta Braves came to Lakeland on Wednesday to face the Detroit Tigers for the second time this spring, they brought...
• 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...
• 2/21 Motor City Bengals: Victor Martinez To Start for Detroit Tigers in Friday’s Spring Opener: John Lowe of the Detroit News has provided us with the Detroit Tigers’ starting lineup for Friday’s Grapefruit League opener:...
• 2/17 Motor City Bengals: Brennan Boesch Injures His Oblique, Can’t Afford To Miss Time: According to Chris Iott of MLive, Brennan Boesch was held out of live action today due to soreness in his oblique. Boesch said...
• 2/6 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Bench Revolving Around Kobernus?: With the Tigers star-studded lineup and 6-deep starting rotation, the most compelling Spring Training battles will be for who...

• 1/29 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers’ Bench Remains Uncertain: As Matt Snyder noted here last week, the Detroit Tigers don’t have much this year in the way of headline-grabbing positional...
• 1/23 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers’ Payroll Could Exceed $150 Million: Through the 2007 season, the Detroit Tigers had never spent $100 million on any major league roster. Their trade for Miguel Cabrera...
• 1/22 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Have Too Many Reserve Infielder Options: The Detroit Tigers will begin Spring Training next month with five players who could legitimately make the 25-man roster as reserve...
• 1/21 Kings of Kauffman: Perez: The Royal Lynchpin: Salvador Perez is to the 2013 Royals as procreation is to mankind—necessary for survival. It gets mentioned here and there,...
• 1/18 Kings of Kauffman: Market Fresh: George Kottaras: The Royals seem content with their roster at this point in the offseason, but I’m sure they’re kicking ideas around...
• 1/11 i70baseball.com: At least they have a chanceThe Royals invite 21 players to Major League spring training. Who could make the Opening Day roster?...

• 12/30 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Hibernating After Early Offseason Moves: It seems as though the Royals are done with any offseason moves. By this point, most of the big free agents have signed. The key...
• 12/30 Motor City Bengals: Boston Writer Says Detroit Tigers Have Best Roster In American League: Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe took on the task of ranking the top 10 MLB teams by overall roster quality (as perceived by him)....
• 12/23 Kings of Kauffman: 2012 Royals Moments: The Kansas City Star is taking submissions on Twitter about fans’ best Royals moments of 2012. With that in mind, I started...
• 12/20 Kings of Kauffman: The Importance of Salvador Perez: If all goes according to plan, the rest of the decade will see Salvador Perez behind the plate in Kansas City. The Royals made...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/9/12 - 12/15/12: With yet another crazy week of hot stove madness, let's step away from the action to catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR... For...
• 12/11 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Could Receive Value From Brayan Pena’s Pitch-Framing Ability: After letting Gerald Laird* walk in free agency this off-season it appeared that the Tigers were all set to start the season with...
• 12/10 Call to the Pen: Tigers Strike Back Against Royals, Ink Brayan Pena: The Kansas City Royals have been busy making moves to try to catch the Detroit Tigers in the American League Central. The Royals...
• 12/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Brayan Pena signs: The Detroit Tigers signed free-agent C Brayan Pena (Royals) to a one-year deal Monday, Dec. 10. Financial terms were not disclosed....[+] Pena is the favorite to serve as the backup catcher to C Alex Avila.
• 12/10 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Designate Matt Hoffman For Assignment: The Tigers announced that they designated left-hander Matt Hoffman for assignment. The move creates 40-man roster space for newly...
• 12/10 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers To Sign Brayan Pena: The Tigers announced that they agreed to a one-year contract with catcher Brayan Pena. Pena, a client of the Wasserman Media...
• 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...

• 11/29 Seedlings to Stars: Nationals Give Up Meyer to Acquire Span: With a free agent market for center fielders that was expected to include B.J. Upton, Michael Bourn, and Shane Victorino there...
• 11/29 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Moves: Volstad, Pena, Balester, Solarte, Buck: Here are Wednesday's minor moves... Right-hander Chris Volstad and catcher Brayan Pena have rejected their outright assignments...
• 11/28 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Trade Clint Robinson, Vin Mazzaro to Pittsburgh for Minor Leaguers: After clearing them off the 40 man roster by designating them for assignment, the Royals traded first baseman Clint Robinson and...
• 11/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Two become free agents: Kansas City Royals C Brayan Pena and SP Chris Volstad rejected their minor league assignments Wednesday, Nov. 28, making them...[+] free agents.
• 11/27 Kings of Kauffman: Clock Ticking on Royals Arbitration Decisions: When the clock strikes midnight (eastern time) on November 30, baseball’s arbitration tender deadline will have passed....
• 11/20 Kings of Kauffman: Mike Montgomery, John Lamb Among Additions to Royals 40 Man Roster: It was a big day for Royals transactions today. This morning, the Royals announced the signing of Jeremy Guthrie to a three-year...
• 11/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Make roster moves: The Kansas City Royals added Ps John Lamb, Mike Montgomery, Chris Dwyer, Donnie Joseph, Justin Marks and Juan Gutierrez to their...[+] 40-man roster Tuesday, Nov. 20, in order to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft. As a result, Ps Vin Mazzaro, Chris Volstad and Ryan Verdugo, Cs Brayan Pena and Adam Moore, 1B Clint Robinson and OF Derrick Robinson were designated for assignment. Backup C Brett Hayes reached a one-year, $600,000 deal Tuesday.
• 11/20 Southside Showdown: Adam Moore – Potential Backup Catching Option: What do you mean you don’t want to keep exploring backup catcher options? Last week Nick explored the backup catching options...
• 11/20 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Designate Seven For Assignment: The Royals announced that they designated seven players for assignment to create 40-man roster space for players who would otherwise...
• 11/19 Diamond Ring: All Ex-Royals Team: All throughout the playoffs, I watched ex-Royal after ex-Royal contribute to playoff teams. I watched Coco Crisp make up for...
• 11/9 Kings of Kauffman: Operation Offseason Improvement: The Right 25: In the midst of football season a po**** phrase we’ve heard from our friends on the other side of the Truman Sports Complex...
• 11/6 Kings of Kauffman: Manny Pina Among Royals Minor League Free Agents: When the Royals moved to get the 40 man roster down to that number, they outrighted catcher Manny Pina to Triple A to clear a...

• 10/22 Kings of Kauffman: Kansas City Baseball Vault: Royals Roster Questions: This week, we looked at some of the dates the Royals will have to work around this offseason in setting their rosters for 2013....
• 10/10 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Kansas City Royals: The Royals will pursue pitching in the hopes that a deeper starting staff will result in the club's first winning record in a...
• 10/9 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Kansas City Royals: The Royals are next in our 2013 Arbitration Eligibles series.  Matt Swartz's salary projections are below. First time: Blake...

• 9/27 Motor City Bengals: Fister sets strikeout record, Tigers complete sweep of Royals: Tigers 5, Royals 4 (box score) For the second consecutive day the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals thanks to an RBI...
• 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 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #152: Cleveland Indians (62-89) at Kansas City Royals (69-81): By Mike Brandyberry Last night the Royals scored two runs in the second inning and never looked back against the Tribe. Kansas...
• 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 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Cleveland Falls Back Into American League Cellar; Royals 6, Indians 3: By Bob Toth Kansas City starting pitcher Luis Mendoza allowed just two earned runs and escaped an early Cleveland threat, as...
• 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...
• 9/4 Nolan Writin': Game 134: Rangers Roll, Reach New High-Water Mark: Now that we’re in the final month of the season, it doesn’t take fantastic leaps of hyperbole to create storylines....
• 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...
• 9/1 Baseball Analytics: Bill Chuck's Nine to Know: August: August was pretty ugly for Melky Cabrera, Bartolo Colon, and Red Sox Nation but overall it was a pretty cool month considering...

• 8/24 SOX & Dawgs: Friday Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/24: After being swept by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the Boston Red Sox look to turn the seven-game homestand around tonight...
• 8/24 SOX & Dawgs: Friday Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/24: After being swept by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the Boston Red Sox look to turn the seven-game homestand around tonight...
• 8/13 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: August 13, 2012: Ezequiel Carrera $15. Other bids: $15, $10, $1.I profiled Carrera in Friday's Gearing Up. The top two bids here were...
• 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...

• 7/30 Crown Crazed: Royals Catcher Brayan Pena in a Trade to Tampa Bay Rays?: Could Royals backup catcher Brayan Pena be heading to the Tampa Bay Rays? This is nothing more than my own speculation based on...
• 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....
• 7/10 i70baseball.com: Royals Mid-Term Report Card By Position: As we sit at the All-Star Break, we take some time to reflect on the Kansas City Royals performance by position in the first half...
• 7/3 Kings of Kauffman: Savior Has Arrived: I like to call Salvador Perez “Savior” for a couple reasons. First, his first name translates to “savior.”...

• 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,...
• 6/26 Kings of Kauffman: Pena or Quintero? (It’s Rhetorical the Answer is Pena): So, I’m randomly walking through LAX in March, catching a connecting flight to Las Vegas for a friend’s bachelor party. Yes,...
• 6/22 Crown Crazed: Choosing the Kansas City Royals’ backup catcher: Kansas City Royals fans are excited that the return of stud catcher Salvy Perez to the Royals lineup is imminent.  This creates...
• 6/22 Kings of Kauffman: Brayan Pena On the Royals Clubhouse and Greg Pryor Shares World Series Memories on the Vault: Download the full mp3 here or listen in the embedded player above. We were fortunate to talk with Royals catcher Brayan Pena on...
• 6/21 Kings of Kauffman: Salvador Perez to Return to Royals: Once Salvador Perez was sent to Omaha for rehab, it was only a matter of time, so the news that he’s set to be activated...
• 6/21 Kings of Kauffman: Brayan Pena and 1985 Royal Greg Pryor on Tonight’s Vault on ESPN 1510 AM at 6 p.m. CST: Tonight we continue an exciting new venture for Kings of Kauffman and its podcast, the Royalman Report. Jeff Logan of the Kansas...
• 6/21 Kings of Kauffman: Skeptical Optimism and the Royals: In Pittsburgh, the Royals looked rough at the plate, awful on defense and ended up dropping all three games to the Pirates. They...
• 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 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...
• 6/12 High Heat Stats: Weekend game notes: SUNDAY @Pirates 3, Royals 2: Ladies and gentlemen, your first-place Bucs! Winning 12 of 15 (including 4 of 6 from Cincinnati),...
• 6/10 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 59: Pirates vs. Royals Recap: The brooms were out and the excitement level was high on Sunday afternoon when the Pittsburgh Pirates completed their sweep...
• 6/9 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 58: Pirates vs. Royals Recap: June is usually a time of the year that the Pittsburgh Pirates dread. The reason is because interleague play has haunted their...
• 6/8 Roto Think Tank: A.L. Gearing Up: June 11-17: Rising UpDaisuke Matsuzaka (8% owned last week; 16% this week)Dice-K was so far off of the radar that he wasn't even purchased...
• 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...

• 5/29 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Kipnis and Chisenhall Pace Tribe Past Kansas City; Indians 8, Royals 5: By Mike Brandyberry The Indians may be bruised, but they are not beaten easily. Each time the Royals issued a punch Monday afternoon,...
• 5/23 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Kansas City Royals: The Royals are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (4) Jonathan Sanchez - The Royals...
• 5/21 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: May 21, 2012: Yan Gomes $13. Other bids $11, $10, $9, $8, $3I wrote about Gomes on Friday. I'm wondering how many owners in this...
• 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....
• 5/10 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 Fragile Freddy's: Game Thirty Recap: BOS – 003 000 000 – 3 – 8 – 1KCR – 300 100 00x – 4 – 9 – 0 The Red Sox lost their third consecutive series to...
• 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...
• 5/3 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 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...
• 4/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: KC Bats Around In 5th To Drop Tribe; Royals 4, Indians 2:   This afternoon’s contest at Progressive field showed all the signs of a gloomy day in Cleveland. Even the weather didn’t...
• 4/24 i70baseball.com: OK, So Who Is Responsible For This?The Kansas City Royals are off to a horriffic 3-12 start and fans are demanding some answers....
• 4/23 James Smyth Broadcast: The Wetteland - Giving up Runs in a Save: In Sunday's Blue Jays-Royals game, Toronto led 5-2 in the bottom of the ninth. Jays closer Francisco Cordero gave up a run and...
• 4/16 WahoosOnFirst: Game 8: Indians 13, Royals 7: Cleveland’s offensive outburst continued Sunday as the Indians (4-4) beat down the Royals (3-6) to complete a three-game...
• 4/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Brayan Pena picks up four hitsKansas City Royals C Brayan Pena had his first career four-hit game Sunday, April 15....[+] Kansas City Royals C Brayan Pena had his first career four-hit game Sunday, April 15.
• 4/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Royals @ A’s Game 7: CSNCalifornia is not broadcasting this one so we get the joy that is listening to Rex Hudler call a baseball game for FoxSports...
• 4/6 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Opening Day Royal Predictions: Making predictions before the season starts is kind of a worthless endeavor but as baseball fans, it sure is fun. ...

• 3/22 i70baseball.com: Meet the newest Royals, Humberto Quintero and Jason BourgeoisThe Royals acquire Quintero and Bourgeois to fill some holes....
• 3/20 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Continue Eyeing Catching Help: The Royals completed a trade for Humberto Quintero this afternoon, but the club isn't necessarily done yet. They continue looking...
• 3/20 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Acquire Jason Bourgeois, Humberto Quintero: The Royals announced that they have acquired outfielder Jason Bourgeois and catcher Humberto Quintero from the Astros for minor...
• 3/19 MLBTradeRumors: Catching Options For The Royals: The Royals seek catching depth following Salvador Perez’s left knee operation, and GM Dayton Moore could look for replacements...
• 3/17 Royally Speaking: Contention Hopes Take An Early Hit: Before spring training began if you would have polled everyone in the Royals front office about which player would be the most difficult...
• 3/17 Full Spectrum Baseball: The Roster Report – March 17, 2012: Hey there, hardball fans! Spring Training is in full swing, and unfortunately, that means that it’s time for the injury...
• 3/15 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Looking For Veteran Catching Depth: With Salvador Perez and Manny Pina both sidelined by knee injuries, the Royals are in the market for a veteran catcher, reports...
• 3/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Brayan Pena to start: Kansas City Royals C Brayan Pena will start the year as the team's starting catcher with Cs Salvador Perez (knee) and Manny Pina...[+] (knee) on the shelf.
• 3/7 Kings of Kauffman: Finding Utility, or Irving Falu’s Uphill BattleWhen you take a look at the Royals projected bench, you’ll see a reasonable backup catcher (...
• 3/1 i70baseball.com: Royals Spring is in full swing in ArizonaThe Cactus League games haven't started yet, but there's still a lot going on for the Royals....

• 2/23 i70baseball.com: Leading The Young Royals Into Battle: Royals fans like to talk about the crop of young, exciting players, but how about the men who will lead them into the 2012 Major...
• 2/15 Boys of Summer: Yoenis Cepedes: Why the A's Just Threw Away $36M: The normally frugal Oakland A's this week signed outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, the latest Cuban defector, who is expected to be...well,...

• 1/16 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Agree to Terms with Brayan Pena, Chris Getz: It’s that time of year when arbitration starts to creep up. Teams and players will exchange arbitration figures up to January...
• 1/16 i70baseball.com: Royals Avoid Arbitration With Pena: The Kansas City Royals announced today that the club has agreed to terms on a one-year Major League contract with catcher Brayan...
• 1/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Brayan Pena contract terms: Kansas City Royals C Brayan Pena agreed to a one-year, $875,000 deal to avoid arbitration Monday, Jan. 16. He earned $660,000...[+] last season. Pena is expected to back up C Salvador Perez this year.
• 1/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Brayan Pena avoids arbitration: Kansas City Royals C Brayan Pena signed a one-year deal to avoid arbitration Monday, Jan. 16. Financial terms weren't disclosed....[+]
• 1/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Best blue-collar Hispanics to watch in 2012:   I know most of you would prefer to read about the latest gossip whirling around Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez or David...

• 12/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Brayan Pena offered contractThe Kansas City Royals tendered a contract to C Brayan Pena Monday, Dec. 12....[+] The Kansas City Royals tendered a contract to C Brayan Pena Monday, Dec. 12.

• 10/19 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent And Trade Market For Catchers: The Rays, Angels, Pirates, and Twins may seek help at catcher this winter, and none of the available players will be expensive...
• 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,...

• 9/12 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Kansas City Royals: The Royals are next in our arbitration eligibles series. First time: Mitch Maier, Chris Getz Second time: Luke Hochevar,...
• 9/2 i70baseball.com: Royals DefenseExamining the 2011 defense using both stats and observation....

• 8/18 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - AL/NL Only Leagues: Huff hopes to keep the Indians in the AL Central race. (Icon SMI)Each week, Baseball Press provides some "under the radar" fantasy...
• 8/13 i70baseball.com: Needing To Head Out WestTrips to the East coast have not gone so well this season, perhaps the Royals need the beaches out West to ease their minds....
• 8/10 i70baseball.com: Press Release: Salvador Perez Promoted To KCFormer Natural Salvador Perez has been promoted to Kansas City....
• 8/10 Call to the Pen: Kyle Davies Released; Royals Call Up Salvador Perez: The youth movement in Kansas City continued Wednesday when the Royals called up 21 year old catching prospect Salvador Perez...

• 7/27 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/27: After yet another offensive explosion last night at Historic Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox look to make it two wins in a row...
• 7/27 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/27: After yet another offensive explosion last night at Historic Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox look to make it two wins in a row...
• 7/26 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/25: After sweeping the Seattle Mariners over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox will now play their next 14 games against foes from...
• 7/25 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/25: After sweeping the Seattle Mariners over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox will now play their next 14 games against foes from...
• 7/5 Through The Fence Baseball: The Latin Link: Here’s an All-Star twist, Hispanic style: Last year was a fluke. When it comes to the modern day All-Star Classic, the American League is just flat out better, in my humble...

• 6/21 MLBTradeRumors: Finding Backup Catchers Who Can Hit: Nearly a month after Buster Posey last suited up for them, the Giants are still searching for catching depth. They signed Max...
• 6/19 Motor City Bengals: Jack is Back. Right?: Panic ensued earlier this season when Joakim Soria had seemingly lost all control.  His velocity was down, as was his movement....
• 6/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Royals @ A’s Game 70: 12:53PM PDT: Cliff Pennington caught stealing ends the first. He was out. No argument. Looks like Chris Getz tagged him on the...
• 6/9 Motor City Bengals: A Catching Dilemma: The catching situation of the Royals has been a major source of debate in the past couple years. With the absence of John Buck...

• 5/30 Motor City Bengals: Soria’s Struggles Hurt Royals Again, Royals lose 10-8: So is now a good time to question the health of Joakim Soria? Fresh off an inning in Texas on Friday, an inning in which Royals...
• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Brayan Pena is suddenly potent: Kansas City Royals C Brayan Pena went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer Sunday, May 29, against the Texas Rangers. In his first 26...[+] games, Pena had one homer and nine RBIs in 72 at-bats. In his past two starts, he has two homers and six RBIs in six at-bats.
• 5/26 It's About the Money (Stupid): Brett Gardner is Probably Still Good at Stealing Bases: I've been noting the anxiety amongst Yankee fans regarding Brett Gardner's putrid stolen base efficiency thusfar in 2011....
• 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...

• 4/15 Call to the Pen: Is Wilson Betemit For Real?: Royals third baseman Wilson Betemit has already forced his way from the team's bench into the starting lineup, thanks to a .387/.474/.613...
• 4/5 Cut Four: 2011 Projections: Kansas City Royals: The Kansas City Royals have been so bad for so long that fans are no longer frustrated with the team. They just laugh at the entire...

• 3/28 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Rumors: Pena, Treanor, May, Ad****: The latest on the Royals, who acquired Matt Treanor today... It seems that the Royals will team Brayan Pena and Treanor...
• 3/28 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Acquire Matt Treanor: The Royals acquired catcher Matt Treanor from the Rangers for cash considerations, tweets Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star. ...
• 3/26 Through The Fence Baseball: 2011 Pre-Season Preview: AL Central – Kansas City Royals: Royals Designated Hitter Billy Butler Kansas City Royals (2010 record: 67-95) Kansas City is one more year away from beginning...
• 3/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Catcher up in the air: Kansas City Royals C Brayan Pena or C Lucas May figure to start the season as the starting catcher while C Jason Kendall (shoulder)...[+] recovers from shoulder surgery, The Kansas City Star's Bob Dutton reports. Manager Ned Yost has preferred Kendall in the second spot in the order, but that won't continue this season. Kendall will slide in the eighth spot when he returns.
• 3/5 Royally Speaking: Kendall eying opening day return: Jason Kendall has been cleared for workouts, it's taken a minor miracle but I'm somehow able to contain my enthusiasm. I imagine...

• 2/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Brayan Pena likely to start: Kansas City Royals C Brayan Pena will likely be the starting catcher on Opening Day, according to The Associated Press. C Jason...[+] Kendall (shoulder) is recovering from shoulder surgery.
• 2/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Many playing at lighter weight: Kansas City Royals SP Bruce Chen, P Sean O'Sullivan, C Brayan Pena and OF Jeff Francoeur have all reported to camp in great shape,...[+] according to The Kansas City Star's Bob Dutton.
• 2/15 Royally Speaking: Best Case Scenarios: Part II: In moving on to the second part of this series, it is time to discuss some best case scenarios for the young position players...
• 2/13 Call to the Pen: Breaking Down the Non-Roster Invitees: Kansas City Royals: On this, the first day of pitchers and catchers reporting, there's obviously lots of intrigue around baseball. But few franchises...
• 2/10 Royally Speaking: WAR and Age and Royals: Now that I know the top seasons by age I decided to look at the 2011 roster and their ages this year, basically I just wanted...

• 1/12 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Agree To Terms With Luke Hochevar: The Royals have avoided arbitration with Luke Hochevar, agreeing to a one-year contract with the right-hander, tweets Bob Dutton...

• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 11/28/10 - 12/4/10: It's time to take a look back at the week that was.. After months and months of speculation, the Red Sox and Padres agreed...
• 12/3 The UpperCard Network: Friday Night Signings: Duke, Barajas, Harang: Keeping up with the signings from tonight.. Zach Duke has signed a one-year contract with the Diamondbacks. His contract contains...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Agree To Terms With Wilson Betemit, Brayan Pena: The Royals have agreed to terms with Wilson Betemit and Brayan Pena, according to the club's official blog on MLB.com.  The...
• 12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Two re-sign: The Kansas City Royals re-signed 2B Wilson Betemit and C Brayan Pena to one-year deals Thursday, Dec. 2, according to The Kansas...[+] City Star's Bob Dutton. Betemit will receive $1 million while Pena will make $660,000. The team plans to have Pena and C Lucas May share the catching duties until C Jason Kendall (shoulder) recovers from his injury.

• 11/9 The Process Report: History Versus Leslie Anderson: A rule of thumb concerning mysterious players: reality rarely matches the intrigue. Leslie Anderson is on his way to becoming...

• 10/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Brayan Pena working on defensive skills: Kansas City Royals C Brayan Pena is motivated to improve his defensive skills behind the plate during offseason work, according...[+] to MLB.com's Dick Kaegel. 'I'm going to emphasize my blocking and I want to come to Spring Training 10-15 pounds lighter,' Pena said. 'So I'm going to be working on that, and I'm going to keep working on my throwing and my defense in general. Mostly I'm going to be working on my flexibility and trying to get leaner and report to Spring Training in great shape - not just in good shape, but in great shape.'
• 10/4 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Market For Catchers: It's time to kick off a new series with a look at the free agent market for catchers.  The Red Sox, Blue Jays, White Sox, Angels,...

• 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.
• 9/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Brayan Pena named AL Player of the Week: Kansas City Royals C Brayan Pena was named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, Sept. 12, according...[+] to The Kansas City Star's Daniel Paulling and Bob Dutton.
• 9/12 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - AL-Only (Week 24): Wells is a sleeper to add for the final weeks.  (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the Radar...
• 9/3 Baseball Musings: Zack’s Zeros: Zack Greinke pitched four innings so far without surrendering a hit. He walked Johnny Damon in the fourth, but erased him with...
• 9/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Brayan Pena expected to see majority of time: Kansas City Royals C Brayan Pena is expected to see the majority of time behind the plate over C Lucas May for the rest of the...[+] season, according to MLB.com's Dick Kaegel. 'Pena will probably play four days a week and Lucas May might play three. Brayan may play five and Lucas two,' manager Ned Yost said. 'And there'll be weeks when Lucas will play four and Brayan will play three. We'll kind of just mix it up and get a good look at both of them.' Pena started just 14 games all year prior to Wednesday, Sept. 1. The team could also bring up another catcher from the minors later.
• 9/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jason Kendall's season over: Kansas City Royals C Jason Kendall (shoulder) is out for the season after it was announced he'll undergo right shoulder surgery...[+] on Friday, Sept. 3, according to The Associated Press. C Brayan Pena and C Lucas May will share the catching duties. Kendall could be back anytime between May and July of 2011.

• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Kansas City Royals: A look at the Royals players who will be eligible for arbitration after the season... First time: Luke Hochevar, Billy Butler,...
• 8/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Brayan Pena to see more time: Kansas City Royals C Brayan Pena is in the starting lineup Wednesday, Aug. 11, for the second time in the last seven games, and...[+] manager Ned Yost said the trend will continue for the rest of the year, according to MLB.com's Dick Kaegel. 'My plan is to play Brayan 10 of the 11 day games and another four or five games so we get a better look. I want to give him at least 15 games,' Yost said.
• 8/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Kila Ka'aihue starts Wednesday: Kansas City Royals 1B Kila Ka'aihue received the start at first base Wednesday, Aug. 4, according to MLB.com's Dick Kaegel. C...[+] Jason Kendall and 3B Wilson Betemit took the day off, with C Brayan Pena catching and SS Mike Aviles starting at third base. 1B Billy Butler served as the designated hitter with OF Jose Guillen in right field.

• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Brayan Pena collects three hits Wednesday: Kansas City Royals C Brayan Pena collected a career-high three hits in a winning effort Wednesday, July 21, according to The Associated...[+] Press. It was only Pena's sixth start of the year.
• 7/3 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Crisp, Molina, Fielder, Pena, D-Backs: Some links to check out while we wait for that tantalizing Stephen Strasburg-R.A. **** matchup this afternoon... ESPN's...

• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Brayan Pena to catch Sunday: Kansas City Royals C Brayan Pena will start behind the plate against the Boston Red Sox Sunday, May 30, according to Bob Dutton...[+] of The Kansas City Star. It will be Pena's first start since Ned Yost took over as manager and only his third overall start this season.
• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Jason Kendall out Thursday: Kansas City Royals C Jason Kendall (arm) was out of the lineup Thursday, May 13, after being hit on his left arm by a pitch Wednesday,...[+] May 12, according to MLB.com's Dick Kaegel. C Brayan Pena received the start Thursday. X-rays on Kendall's arm came back negative.
• 5/5 MLBTradeRumors: 2011 Contract Issues: Kansas City Royals: The Royals face four contractual options after the season: Right fielder David DeJesus has a $6MM club option with a $500K...

• 4/20 MLBTradeRumors: First Time Arbitration-Eligibles: More than 80 players project to be eligible for arbitration for the first time after the 2010 season.  It's a big step in a...