Ranking The Cardinals' 2020 Opponents Under The Reported MLB Scedule Modifications

The baseball world sits in a holding pattern as the players and team owners work to come to an agreement on a variety of issues that threaten the potential for a season getting underway. The health and safety concerns in firing up a professional sports league amid a global pandemic are substantial; friction between players and ownership over monetary issues have made clearing the health hurdles only part of the battle toward scoring the return of baseball.

KMOV

Mike Matheny: Whit Merrifield Stays Locked In Like Albert Pujols

Royals manager Mike Matheny doesn’t like to make player comparisons.

Kansas City Official Site

Tommy Edman Is Suprising Source Of Value

It seems like it happens almost every season. The Cardinals calling up some mid-tier prospect in the middle of the season and that call-up turning into a key piece of their lineup by season’s end. Matt Carpenter, Jose Martinez, and Paul DeJong to name a few.

Beyond The Boxscore

Zack Greinke Slows Royals For Wins Over All MLB Clubs

Astros right-hander Zack Greinke reached a couple of personal milestones on Saturday night against his former club, the Royals. Asked by reporters how he felt about finally getting a win at Kauffman Stadium as a visitor, while also becoming the second active pitcher to earn wins against every Major League team, Greinke responded like he often does: with few words.

Houston Official Site

Billy Hamilton Scores From Second On Sac Fly

Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi may owe Billy Hamilton dinner.

Kansas City Official Site

Yusei Kikuchi Adjusting To Pitching In The Bigs

It didn’t take long for Yusei Kikuchi to make a good first impression in his first week playing games in the big leagues. In his first Cactus League start Monday, he threw two innings without allowing an earned run and struck out Joey Votto with a curve that prompted the veteran batting champ to label it as one of a small handful of elite curveballs in the Majors.

Seattle Official Site

Alex Gordon Set To Bat Third For Royals In 2019

Royals manager Ned Yost is debating this spring whether to keep Whit Merrifield in the leadoff spot and Adalberto Mondesi hitting second this season or flip them around to take advantage of Mondesi’s switch-hitting power in the top spot.

Kansas City Official Site

30 Under-The-Radar Acquisitions Who Could Pay Off BIg

Fans and analysts spend the entire offseason speculating where the top free agents could go, but sometimes an under-the-radar pickup can end up making a world of difference. As positional competitions begin to heat up at Spring Training camps this month, MLB.com's beat writers were asked to identify one potentially overlooked acquisition for each of the 30 clubs. Here's who they came up with.

St. Louis Official Site

Royals, Yankees, Mets, Giants, & Athletics After Adalberto Mondesi

Aldalberto Mondesi, a shortstop for 16 years son of Raul Mondesi, a former star of the Los Angeles Dodgers, will receive a bonus millionaire when eligible to sign the professionalism in two weeks, according to several sources consulted by ESPNdeportes.com

ESPN Deportes

Shortstops Might Be On The Move

Baseball America

Scouts Corner: Victor Tirado, Miguel Andujar, Luis Reynoso, Adalberto Mondesi

RHP Victor Tirado

3B Miguel Andujar

SS Luis Reynoso

SS Adalberto Mondesi