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The Dugout: Kansas City Royals Spring Training 2011

The Kansas City Royals no longer have Kyle Farnsworth or Sidney Ponson on their roster, so it takes a while for me to come up with jokes about them. Where do I make them curse? Where do I imply that they are forest creatures? Thankfully, Joakim Soria is trying to get rid of his 'Mexecutioner' because of its negative...

Fantasy Stream Team: Only Three Choices on Monday

Stream Team starter Kris Medlen was cruising through six innings of play on Saturday, but two runs credited to him in the seventh gave Medlen a final line of: 6.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K. The quality start brought our WHIP down and our ERA up, while we weren't able to secure the W in the eventual Atlanta victory....

Baseball Brunch: Under-the-Radar Jackson Deal Pays Huge Dividends

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.The most significant trade of last winter barely caused a ripple at the time.The same day the Mets signed Francisco Rodriguez and traded for J.J. Putz, and the day after the Yankees came to terms with C.C. Sabathia, the Tigers sent outfielder Matt Joyce...

Baseball Brunch: Imbalance, Irregularities Abound in Interleague Play

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch."This concludes our test of the emergency attendance enhancement system. We now return to the regularly scheduled season." Yes, the 13th season of interleague play wraps up Sunday, except for a Cubs-White Sox makeup game. We have survived six San...

Bruce Chen News From the Web

05/23/12 Francoeur leads Royals on jaunt to Fan Cave Source: MLB Tuesday was the second straight day of Fan Cave fun the Royals way, as several of Kansas City's best ballplayers visited MLB's 15,000 square foot social media center in New York. Just after 10 a.m. ET, outfielder Jeff Francoeur, designated hitter Billy Butler, catcher Brayan Pena and pitchers Bruce Chen and Aaron Crow arrived at the Fan Cave to meet and greet the nine Fan Cave Dwellers.
05/22/12 D-backs struggle against soft-throwing lefties Source: KTAR - Phoenix AZ They stink against soft-throwing lefties.
05/20/12 Butler, Moustakas power Royals over D-Backs Source: Three Rivers Publishing - Steelville MO Billy Butler hit his 8th home run, Mike Moustakas hit his sixth and Bruce Chen won his third start in a row working out of jams in the first four innings in the Royals 7-3 win over Arizona.
05/20/12 Arizona Diamondbacks' Ian Kennedy, hitters struggle in... Source: The Arizona Republic - Phoenix AZ The Kansas City Royals came up with a motto for their 2012 season, one in which they host this summer's All-Star Game. They're calling it: "Our Time." It hasn't been their time since 1985.
05/18/12 Pitch or Ditch for Saturday-Monday, May 19-21 Source: MLB.com's Fantasy 411 Smyly â Burnett's last two starts too impressive to ignore.