Last Word On Baseball

With the 2022 season over for the Kansas City Royals, there are many questions regarding their future. One looming question is about 38-year-old Zack Greinke and his future in the majors. 2022 may be the last time that Greinke pitches a major league game, so a look back on his successful career is in order. Greinke the Royal Zack Greinke was a first-round draft pick of the … [Read more...] about Remembering the Legacy of Zack Greinke

Mark Littell, a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals, died on Monday. He was 69 years old. The cause of death is unknown at the time of publication. A Look At Mark Littell’s Career The Royals drafted Littell in 1971 out of high school in Gideon, a small town in the Bootheel of Missouri. He would make his major league debut in June of 1973. Despite … [Read more...] about Mark Littell, Former Reliever, Dead at 69

Inquiring minds would like to know. Can the Kansas City Royals be relevant again? That question has been asked since the first month of the season. This team started off winning seven, and losing twelve. They followed that up by winning only nine of 29 games in May, and quickly fell out of any chances for a playoff spot.   Pitching Has Hurt Them Pitching is what has really hurt … [Read more...] about Can The Kansas City Royals be Relevant Again

Doug DeCinces is not a name that’s on the tip of every baseball fan’s tongue. Indeed, even this writer had barely heard of him until doing research for this piece. However, during the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, DeCinces was relatively well known. During his career, he only made one All-Star appearance. At the same time, it does not reflect his type of player. He … [Read more...] about Doug DeCinces: A Roller Coaster’s Peak

The Toronto Blue Jays trade deadline was productive. Earlier in the day, the Blue Jays added bullpen help. Now, they made two separate trades. Toronto and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to send Mitch White and infield prospect Alex De Jesus to Toronto. Los Angeles will get pitching prospects Nick Frasso and Moises Brito. Meanwhile, the Kansas City Royals have traded Whit … [Read more...] about Blue Jays Trade for Mitch White, Whit Merrifield