William Michael Smith (twitter: @iWillSmith)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 250 lb.

Born: July 10, 1989 in Newnan, GA
High School: Northgate HS (Newnan, GA)
School: Gulf Coast Community College (Panama City, FL)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 7th round of the 2008 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 2008. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 23, 2012 (Age 22)   vs. NYY 3.1 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER, L
Team: Royals 2012-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 0.092, Arb Eligible: 2016, Free Agent: 2019 [*],
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• 5/20 Kings of Kauffman: The Rookie’s Smile [Guest Post]: [The following is a guest post by Chris Kamler, a columnist for the Platte County Landmark and operator of the Rambling Morons...
• 5/18 Mets Chronicle: Mets Minor League Roundup 5/17: Mejia goes three innings in rehab assignment: Mets Minor League Roundup 5/17: Class AAA - LAS VEGAS 7, OMAHA 3: Designated hitter Josh Satin had a three-run homer Will...
• 5/18 Kings of Kauffman: Royals May 17th Minors Recap: It was a tough night in the KC Royals organization, as all four full season minor league affiliates lost. Omaha lost to visiting...
• 5/8 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Enjoying Good Health So Far: One of the factors that I’d pointed out as vital to the Royals having success in 2013 was health. After a 2012 where they...
• 5/4 Kings of Kauffman: Royals May 3rd Minors Recap: Despite all the poor weather in the Midwest, Omaha opened up their home series against Memphis with a 3-1 loss. The Storm Chasers...
• 5/1 Kings of Kauffman: Pitching Deep, Hitting Quick: The new starting rotation is doing exactly what we all hoped for as Royals fans.  They are pitching well, and that leads to longer...
• 5/1 Tribe Daily: Mini Rundown: Indians Ambush Halladay and Phillies, Pile Up Homers: Speechless. Absolutely speechless as to what the heck is going on with this offense right now. Three days in a row now that...

• 4/29 FFLockerRoom: Kansas City Royals Option Pitcher Will Smith: The Kansas City Royals have optioned left handed pitcher Will Smith to Triple-A Omaha after allowing four earned runs, six total,...
• 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 Indians Baseball Insider: Second Thoughts Game #21 & #22: Indians split twin bill: Game 1: Royals 9, Indians 0 Game 2: Indians 10, Royals 3 Player of Game 1: Jeremy Guthrie (6.2 Inn. 6 hits...
• 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,...
• 4/28 FFLockerRoom: Kansas City Royals Recall Will Smith From Triple-A Omaha: The Kansas City Royals have recalled left-handed pitcher Will Smith for today’s double-header. He will serve as bullpen...
• 4/23 Monkey with a Halo: The Toll of Trading Prospects: It’s no surprise the Angels have a farm system that ranks dead last or next to last in all of baseball.  There are...
• 4/23 Kings of Kauffman: Royals April 22nd Minors Recap: Omaha erupted for nine runs in the top of the 6th inning to pull away from host Nashville, 12-3. In the sixth, the Storm Chasers...
• 4/22 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of April 22: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well...
• 4/21 Kings of Kauffman: Ervin Santana Settles Down as Royals Take First Game of Double Header in Boston: After two innings, Ervin Santana had thrown 48 pitches and it looked like a great idea to have brought up a long relief option...
• 4/21 KC Kingdom: Royals Recap: Red Sox Win Emotional Game; Lorenzo Cain Gets 4 Hits: It has been a very harrowing week for the city of Boston in which its citizens have emerged as an example of strength and will...
• 4/20 Kings of Kauffman: Will Smith To Be Recalled for Boston Double Header: Bob Dutton reported that the Royals planned to call up left-handed pitcher Will Smith from Omaha prior to Sunday’s double...
• 4/17 Kings of Kauffman: Royals April 16th Minors Recap: Omaha led 1-0, but lost to Albuquerque in ten innings, 3-1. Dan Wheeler allowed a solo homerun in the top of the 8th inning and...
• 4/11 Kings of Kauffman: Royals April 10th Minors Recap: After last night’s postponement, Omaha played two in Albuquerque in just 46 degree weather to start. The Storm Chasers won...
• 4/5 Kings of Kauffman: Opening Night for Royals Minor League Affiliates: Happy Opening Day, for the minor league season that is. It was not a great start to the minor league season for the four KC Royals...

• 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...
• 3/19 KC Kingdom: Kansas City Royals Recap: Ervin Santana Struggles; Offense Sputters; 12 Cut: It was a big day in camp for the Kansas City Royals and it really had little to do with the game with the Texas Rangers, in which...
• 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: Yordano Ventura, Will Smith Among Latest Royals Cuts: The Royals thinned out their spring training rosters again today, sending seven pitchers to minor league camp. The biggest names...
• 3/18 Kings of Kauffman: Not By The Hair Of My Chenny-Chen-Chen.: Barely five days ago, Luke Hochevar got demoted to the bullpen. Whether he and his “bloated for a reliever” contract...
• 3/15 KC Kingdom: Royals Recap: Getz & Giavotella Double Up, Guthrie’s Rocky Start, Lough Still Hot: The Kansas City Royals are still rolling, winning their 15th Spring Training game out of 18 contests. The Royals beat the Cleveland...
• 3/14 MLB Injury News: Royals rumors: High asking price for Luke Hochevar: The Kansas City Royals announced yesterday that right-hander Luke Hochevar will begin the season pitching out of the bullpen,...
• 3/14 Kings of Kauffman: Battle for the Bump 2.0 – Three minus two equals four?: You’d think the battle for the fifth rotation spot just got a little more clear, but no, not just yet. As we all know, Luke...
• 3/13 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Have High Asking Price On Luke Hochevar: Teams that have asked about trading for Luke Hochevar have been told by the Royals that they want quite a bit in return, according...
• 3/13 Baseball News Source: Royals News: Luke Hochevar Moved To Bullpen: When the Kansas City Royals signed right-hander Luke Hochevar to a new deal worth $4.56 million In January, we questioned which...
• 3/7 Kings of Kauffman: Gordon, Smith, Shields Keep KC Streak Alive: We’re going streaking!  I know…you don’t have to be the one to tell me to calm down. It’s only spring training, but normally,...
• 3/5 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Winning Streak Hits Ten Games, and Other News: A four run first inning, highlighted by a Mike Moustakas double, was enough for the Royals to beat the Oakland Athletics this...
• 3/4 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Spring Training Streak Continues: The Royals are 9-0-1 in spring training so far, with their only “loss” happening in the second intrasquad game. As...

• 2/21 KC Kingdom: Royals Sign Twelve Pre-Arbitration Players: The Kansas City Royals announced yesterday they had signed twelve of their young, pre-arbitration players. Major League Baseball...
• 2/21 i70baseball.com: To Start Or To Relieve: Wade DavisThe Royals project Wade Davis as a starter, but is he a better reliever?...
• 2/21 Kings of Kauffman: Kansas City Royals Spring Training 2/20: Salary Agreements and Ned Yost’s Gall Bladder: On Tuesday, the Royals first intrasquad game of the year ended in a tie. On Wednesday, early rains threatened the second scheduled...
• 2/20 Through The Fence Baseball: Are Kansas City Royals legitimate contenders in AL Central?: For the first time in a decade, the Kansas City Royals have a chance to contend for a playoff spot. Now, it probably won’t be...
• 2/8 KC Kingdom: 10 Intriguing ST Questions For The Royals, Part 2: The Kansas City Royals are excited about all the new faces (and arms) brought in over the long off-season.  There is fresh hope...

• 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...
• 1/14 Kings of Kauffman: Will Smith: Solid Alternative: The assumption is that when the 2013 season opens up, the Royals will plug either of Bruce Chen or Luke Hochevar into the fifth...
• 1/12 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Starting Rotation Projections For 2013: Every year, Dan Szymborski from Baseball Think Factory generates projected stats for the upcoming season for every team’s...
• 1/7 i70baseball.com: 2013: Do or die for the Kansas City RoyalsThe team is going "all in" for the 2013 season....
• 1/4 Kings of Kauffman: Has Marks Opened Enough Eyes?: It was a tough overall year to be a starting pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization. There were only a few that performed...

• 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...
• 12/18 Kings of Kauffman: On the Block: Luke Hochevar: It’s been a busy offseason of overhauling a Royals pitching rotation that has been below average for years. Now, with three...
• 12/17 Kings of Kauffman: Who Gets the 5-Spot?: I responded in pretty much the same manner as the other writers on Kings of Kauffman when the Shields deal broke. Luckily, I had...
• 12/16 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Optimists Club: It feels as if the Royals are done making any big moves for the rest of the offseason. Sure, things could develop out of nowhere...
• 12/9 Kings of Kauffman: Luke Hochevar Returns: It’s been slightly over a week now since the Royals decided to keep Luke Hochevar around and I am still coming to grips...

• 11/29 Diamond Ring: The New Royals Rotation: Tthe Royals starting rotation was clearly in desperate need of repair. After a surprisingly good seven starts for Felipe Paulino,...
• 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 Halo Hangout: Cam Bedrosian, Another Angels Hunter: It looks like Kaleb Cowart isn’t the only Angels farmhand who enjoys waking up too early for his own good just to go sit...
• 11/2 i70baseball.com: Royals acquire Angels starter Ervin SantanaIt may not be the Angels pitcher some fans wanted, but it shows the Royals are going after starting pitching....
• 11/1 Mastersball.com: Royal Gamble: So, things were getting down to the deadline and the Angels had to decide “do we pay Ervin Santana $13 M or buy out his contract...

• 10/16 Kings of Kauffman: Historically Mediocre: Thousands upon thousands words will be written this off-season about the Royals rotation. In fact, it’s already started,...
• 10/15 Kings of Kauffman: A Look Back at the Royals Top 31 Prospects: #22 Will Smith: Left-hander Will Smith came in at number 22 when Baseball America ranked their Kansas City Royals top 31 prospects heading into...
• 10/11 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Rehab Warriors: A key Royals storyline this season was injuries. Joakim Soria, Danny Duffy, Felipe Paulino and Blake Wood all ended up with Tommy...
• 10/4 Diamond Ring: Fixing Pitching With Money: Fans know that the Royals starting rotation is in shambles. They're fed up and want solutions. Still, I don't think they don't...

• 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...
• 9/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Sandy Alomar Wins Managerial Debut; Indians 8, Royals 5: By Ryan Hohman The Cleveland Indians came out swinging in Sandy Alomar‘s managerial debut Friday night against the Kansas...
• 9/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #157: Kansas City Royals (70-86) at Cleveland Indians (65-91): By Mike Brandyberry Two nights ago, the Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 in a tightly contested, back and forth game. The...
• 9/28 WahoosOnFirst: Opposition Research: Mike Vamosi Talks Kansas City Royals: The Indians return to Cleveland tonight for their penultimate series of the season: a three-game set against the Kansas City Royals....
• 9/28 Kings of Kauffman: Royals-Indians Series Preview Q&A with Wahoo’s on First’s Lewie Pollis: This weekend Kansas City concludes their final roadtrip of the 2012 season heading to Cleveland. The Royals (70-86) and Indians...
• 9/28 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Friday: September 28, 2012: The American League East Division got infinitely more interesting last night as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees...
• 9/24 MLBTradeRumors: Royals To Seek Rotation Help: Royals owner David Glass wants his team’s starting rotation to improve in 2013, and he’s prepared to spend if that’s what...
• 9/23 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Starting Pitcher Debuts Through the Years: Pre-Jake Odorizzi Edition: On September 23, 1970 a scowling lefty took the mound for the Kansas City Royals to make his major league debut. After seven innings,...
• 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...
• 9/21 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: Releasing Hochevar is a Bad Idea: Ace or GTFO.That is pretty much the sentiment in Kansas City regarding Royals pitching.  The other four spots in the rotation...
• 9/21 Diamond Ring: Division Needs, Royals: This is an evaluation of the AL Central going to into next year.  Using Cot's Contracts I've figured the amount...
• 9/21 Diamond Ring: The Rotation After Jonathan Sanchez: Ever since the Royals traded Jonathan Sanchez, their starting pitching has improved. One thing that has been very important is...
• 9/20 Kings of Kauffman: Signs Point to Sunday For Jake Odorizzi’s Debut: Jake Odorizzi has made his way from Springdale, Arkansas to Omaha, Nebraska to Kansas City, Missouri this year and is primed to...
• 9/18 Kings of Kauffman: The Royals Road Often Traveled: I-29: Before 2012, the Royals knew they’d be looking for help from their bullpen. With a bevy of arms available and worth using...
• 9/16 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Sunday: September 16, 2012: The week ended on a sour note at the picks finished at one game under .500. Of course the Cardinals were part of the...
• 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....
• 9/12 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,...
• 9/11 Kings of Kauffman: Will Smith Stays Out of Trouble, Royals Offense Pours It On in Win: Will Smith got some help from his offense and Salvador Perez behind the plate and struck out a career high seven batters in throwing...
• 9/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Will Smith to re-enter rotation: The Kansas City Royals plan to move SP Will Smith back into the starting rotation for the game against the Minnesota Twins Tuesday,...[+] Sept. 11. All of the other starters will receive an extra day of rest. Smith will be available for one inning in relief Friday, Sept. 7.
• 9/6 i70baseball.com: The Royals won’t make the playoffs, but three of their Minor League affiliates haveThe Major League Royals are heading towards a losing season, but three of their Minor League affiliates are in the playoffs....
• 9/6 Lasorda's Lair: Blue Bios: Adrián González: Adrián González    23 Born: 5/8/1982 in San Diego, CA Bats: Left Throws: Left      6’2″  225 lbs. Career...
• 9/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Will Smith to have turn skipped: Kansas City Royals SP Will Smith will have his turn in the rotation skipped. It is uncertain if he will be available out of the...[+] bullpen until his next scheduled start next week sometime.
• 9/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Everett Teaford to make startKansas City Royals RP Everett Teaford will make a spot start in place of SP Will Smith Wednesday, Sept. 5....[+] Kansas City Royals RP Everett Teaford will make a spot start in place of SP Will Smith Wednesday, Sept. 5.
• 9/3 Diamond Ring: Releasing Hochevar is a Bad Idea: Ace or GTFO.That is pretty much the sentiment in Kansas City regarding Royals pitching.  The other four spots in the rotation...
• 9/3 Nolan Writin': Series Preview: Texas Rangers (79-54) @ Kansas City Royals (60-73): A lot of people had the Kansas City Royals as a sleeper pick in the American League much like many people had the Washington Nationals...

• 8/30 Kings of Kauffman: The Proof is in the (Lack of) Pitching: Could the Royals be one big-time pitcher away from a winning record? Possibly, but in this case addition should start with subtraction....
• 8/29 Full Spectrum Baseball: Down On The Farm: Kansas City Royals: Wil Myers is one of the most exciting hitting prospects in all of baseball, but is he enough for the Royals' system to overcome...
• 8/27 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: August 27, 2012: 0 0 1 961 5478 Roto Think Tank 45 12 6427 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US...
• 8/27 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/26: After blowing a big lead and falling 10-9 in 12 innings, the new look Boston Red Sox look to get back on track in the third...
• 8/26 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/26: After blowing a big lead and falling 10-9 in 12 innings, the new look Boston Red Sox look to get back on track in the third...
• 8/24 SOX & Dawgs: Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 8/25-8/28: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Friday, August 25 @ 7:10 PM Bruce Chen, LHP (9-10, 5.45) vs Jon Lester, LHP...
• 8/24 Kings of Kauffman: Royals-Red Sox Series Preview Q&A with BoSox Injection’s Derek Stykalo: After losing two-of-three in St. Pete the Royals head up the coast to historic Fenway Park for a four game series against the...
• 8/24 Diamond Ring: Division Needs, Royals: This is an evaluation of the AL Central going to into next year.  Using Cot's Contracts I've figured the amount...
• 8/24 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Kansas City RoyalsThe Advanced Scout tries to glue his pulled-out hair back into his head as he analyzes the Kansas City Royals...
• 8/24 SOX & Dawgs: Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 8/25-8/28: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Friday, August 25 @ 7:10 PM Bruce Chen, LHP (9-10, 5.45) vs Jon Lester, LHP...
• 8/20 Kings of Kauffman: Royals-Rays Series Preview Q&A with Rays Colored Glasses Robbie Knopf: This week, the Royals begin a seven-game roadtrip first up is a trip to St. Pete to face the surging Rays at the Trop. In the...
• 8/19 Diamond Ring: The Rotation After Jonathan Sanchez: Ever since the Royals traded Jonathan Sanchez, their starting pitching has improved. One thing that has been very important is...
• 8/18 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Royals Game 116: The A’s will lose their second straight series in a row with tonight’s 3-2 loss to Kansas City. The 61-55 A’s...
• 8/17 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up: August 20-26: AMERICAN LEAGUERising UpRoberto Hernandez (2% owned last week; 4% this week) @SEASo wait, let me get this straight....
• 8/16 High Heat Stats: Wednesday game notes: Belatedly, and most imperfectly…. @Orioles 5, Red Sox 3: For 5-1/3 innings, all Baltimore could do with Aaron Cook‘s...
• 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 High Heat Stats: Thursday game notes – AL: Rays 7, @Blue Jays 1: Matt Moore turned in Tampa’s third straight strong start (1 R, 2 H in 6 IP), and the Rays moved...
• 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...
• 8/3 Nolan Writin': Series Preview: Texas Rangers (61-43) @ Kansas City Royals (44-60): Following two of the most interesting games of the season, the Rangers go from rival Los Angeles to… Kansas City. The Royals...

• 7/28 Kings of Kauffman: Royals All-Trade Deadline Team: The Departed: The MLB Trade Deadline is all the rage these days and big names have already been on the move. The Royals have found themselves...
• 7/26 Kings of Kauffman: Series Preview Royals at Mariners July 26-29: Kansas City (41-56) heads north following three games in Anaheim which they lost two-of-three against the Angels. The Royals are...
• 7/26 Kings of Kauffman: What To Do The Rest Of The Way: Well, have you stopped watching? Have you stopped paying attention? Or, like me, do you continue to torture yourself with optimism...
• 7/24 i70baseball.com: The Great Giveaway: Royals Past Attempts to Trade for Pitching Net Nada: Dayton Moore needs no one to tell him that he must move to acquire pitching. He knows it. In fact he’s known it, and has been...
• 7/23 Kings of Kauffman: Series Preview: Royals at Angels – July 23-25: After a 3-7 homestand against the likes of the White Sox, Mariners and Twins the Kansas City Royals (40-54) head out west for...
• 7/19 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Sign Jason Kendall (and Other Thoughts): Mild panic and a touch of outrage spread amongst Royals fans when the team announced that they’d signed Jason Kendall to...
• 7/19 i70baseball.com: This just in: The Royals starting rotation is badAs expected, the Royals starting rotation is the weak link of the team....
• 7/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Vin Mazzaro optioned: The Kansas City Royals optioned P Vin Mazzaro to Triple-A Omaha Thursday, July 19, to make room on the roster for SP Will Smith,...[+] who will start against the Seattle Mariners. Mazzaro was 3-3 with a 6.12 ERA in three separate stints with the team.
• 7/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Will Smith to start Thursday: Kansas City Royals SP Will Smith will be recalled from the minors in order to start against the Seattle Mariners Thursday, July...[+] 19.
• 7/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Plan to use Will Smith this weekendThe Kansas City Royals are likely to recall SP Will Smith from Triple-A Omaha sometime this weekend for a start....[+] The Kansas City Royals are likely to recall SP Will Smith from Triple-A Omaha sometime this weekend for a start.
• 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...
• 7/14 Kings of Kauffman: Royals July 13th Minors Recap: Omaha broke their four-game losing streak (all to Iowa) with a 4-3 win at home to the Cubs. Iowa scored two runs in the top of...
• 7/6 Royally Speaking: The Halfway point: With exactly half of the season's 162 games in the books a person can be excused for thinking 2012 is turning out to be a replay...
• 7/2 Kings of Kauffman: Royals July 1st Minors Recap: The month of July began with solid starting pitching across the KC Royals minor league system. Omaha defeated Albuquerque, 6-0....

• 6/27 Kings of Kauffman: Royals June 26th Minors Recap: Two KC Royals minor league pitchers earned Pitcher of the Week honors in their respective leagues. Veteran Doug Davis earned the...
• 6/26 Kings of Kauffman: Time to Stop the Pitching Merry-Go-Round: So far this season, the Royals have used 22 different pitchers (including Mr. Terrific, Mitch Maier). They used 23 in all of 2011,...
• 6/15 FanSided: Royals June 15th Minors RecapOmaha at Nashville was postponed on Friday. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday. ...
• 6/5 High Heat Stats: Catching up on Monday’s games: @Athletics 10, Rangers 1: Oakland cruised after an 8-run 2nd — 3 more than their previous high inning — while rookie Jarrod...
• 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...
• 6/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Will Smith gets knocked around: Kansas City Royals SP Will Smith was bounced around for seven earned runs, eight hits and two walks in just 4 2/3 innings in a...[+] loss Monday, June 4, against the Minnesota Twins. Smith is still trying to perfect his slider which he just started throwing last summer, and it is obviously not a finished product.
• 6/4 Full Spectrum Baseball: AL Pitching Planner: June 4 – June 10: Like their NL counterparts, the AL Week 10 two-start matchups are weak at the top, however, they are also weak in the middle,...

• 5/31 i70baseball.com: Ad**** and Smith highlight failure to develop pitchersThe greatest indictment of “the process” stood center stage on Monday and Tuesday in Cleveland....
• 5/30 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview #50: Kansas City Royals (20-28) at Cleveland Indians (27-22): By Mike Brandyberry Just win the series. That is Manny Acta’s goal in each matchup. Despite last night being what he regarded...
• 5/30 WahoosOnFirst: Royals Light Up Justin Masterson in 8-2 Tribe Loss: Justin Masterson had one of his worst outings of the season for the Tribe and Kansas City starter Will Smith kept Cleveland’s...
• 5/29 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview #49: Kansas City Royals (19-28) at Cleveland Indians (27-21): By Mike Brandyberry Sometimes a little home cooking is all it takes to cure one’s ills. The Indians used some home cooking...
• 5/25 Roto Think Tank: A.L. Gearing Up: May 28-June 3: Rising UpP.J. Walters (2% owned last week/8% this week) @CLEA one-time Cardinals farmhand, Walters was tossed into...
• 5/25 i70baseball.com: “Our Time” to the trash can: The Kansas City Royals failed at their pre-season pitch to their hometown faithful of the fact that this is truly the time the...
• 5/24 Kings of Kauffman: Looking at Will Smith’s DebutI’ll preface this by stating the obvious. Will … [visit site to read more]...
• 5/24 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Lance Berkman, Chris Perez, Will Smith:   The hottest topics for the week of May 20, 2012 … St. Louis blues: The Cardinals’ Lance Berkman tore his ACL, and...
• 5/24 i70baseball.com: Will Smith gets a Royal welcome at Yankee StadiumIt wasn't very welcoming, by the way. Reminds me of another Royals starting pitcher who made their debut at Yankee Stadium....