Regal Royals

The Kansas City Royals have not sniffed the playoffs since the 1980's. Yet for the past few years, baseball prognosticators have touted them as a possible dark horse in the AL Central Division, only to see them repeatedly crash and burn. The main cause of optimism has been their excellent farm system. With the likes of Christian Colon, Mike Moustakas, Eric Hosmer, Derrick Robinson, Wil Myers, Mike Montgomery, and arguably baseball's best left handed prospect John Lamb, the future indeed is bright. Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus gives a preview of what the Royals possible roster could look like in 2013. For fans of the Twins, Tigers, Indians, and White Sox......watch out.

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Arencibia's Auspicious Debut

J.P. Arencibia’s hit two home runs, doubled, and singled in his major league debut. The 24 year old catcher was just a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. Arencibia was called up this week by the Toronto Blue Jays because of a hand injury to John Buck. In his first ever big league at bat, Arencibia blasted Tampa Bay’s James Shields’ first pitch over the left field wall for a two-run homer. He later hit a solo shot off of Dale Thayer in the sixth inning. Quite an auspicious beginning to the highly regarded young backstop.