MLB Standings
Kansas City Results
The Royals have another 18-win month, losing only 9 games – 6 of those coming in sweeps at Toronto and at Tampa Bay.
Kansas City Statistics
The Royals are a phenomenal 24-4 at home but have a losing record on the road, 12-13. They will hope this is still small sample size and not an ongoing issue. Ranking wise, they are returning to the top in the majority.
Transactions & Injuries
It was a month of movement for the Royals. It was mostly positive with A.J. Terry, Arturo Oramas, Juan Anaya, and Bobby Nickelberry all returning. That came at the expense of OF Eric McCabe and Ken Crome, as well as more surprisingly Edgar Noriega whose bat had just been cold to retain.
Tonguar Zimmerman has a day-to-day injury but the Royals decided to take no chances, shutting him down for a couple of weeks.
The disappointing injury, though, saw LHP Cason Willard suffer shoulder inflammation which will rule him out for 4 months, or most of the remainder of the season. T.J. Nooks was finishing up his rehab stint in Omaha and steps into Willard’s place.
Friday, May 1st , 2048
Optioned RF Eric McCabe to Triple A Omaha.
Purchased the contract of LF A.J. Terry from Triple A Omaha.
Optioned SS Edgar Noriega to Triple A Omaha.
Purchased the contract of 2B Arturo Oramas from Triple A Omaha.
Monday, May 11th , 2048
Sent RF Bobby Nickelberry to Triple A Omaha for injury rehab.
Optioned RP Steve Campista to Triple A Omaha.
Purchased the contract of RP Juan Anaya from Triple A Omaha.
Wednesday, May 13th , 2048
Sent SP T.J. Nooks to Triple A Omaha for injury rehab.
Optioned RP Yoichiro Curtsinger to Triple A Omaha.
Wednesday, May 20th , 2048
SS Tonguar Zimmerman was injured in a collision at a base. The Diagnosis: strained oblique. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 2 weeks.
Purchased the contract of SS Joe Hyatt from Triple A Omaha.
Saturday, May 30th , 2048
Optioned LF Ken Crome to Triple A Omaha.
Purchased the contract of RF Bobby Nickelberry from Triple A Omaha.
Friday, May 29th , 2048
SP Cason Willard was injured while pitching. The diagnosis is not yet known.
Sunday, May 31st , 2048
Placed SP Cason Willard on the 60-day injured list.
Purchased the contract of SP T.J. Nooks from Triple A Omaha.
Minor League News
Ken Logan really put his best foot forward in May with 4 wins and no losses and walked off with the Pitcher of the Month honors in the Texas League. When he got the start for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, it was good news for his club, but bad news for the opposition.
In 34.2 innings of work, Logan limited opposing batters to 22 base hits and a .183 batting average. He notched 38 strikeouts, issued 13 walks and had a 2.86 ERA.
So far this year, Logan has a 5-1 record with a 3.60 ERA.
Bernalldino Igrejas may be much younger than other hitters in the Midwest League, but he performed like a seasoned veteran in May to win the Batter of the Month award.
The 20-year-old Quad Cities third baseman hit .354 with 13 home runs, 34 RBIs and 22 runs scored.
This season, Igrejas has 14 home runs and a .331 batting average.
Around the League
Curt Bogans of the Rays is hanging it up. The veteran reliever reportedly told team officials yesterday that he would not return for another season.
"The time has come for me to give up a game I love dearly, but the time is right. Baseball has been good for me and I hope I have been good for baseball."
"While we are disappointed Curt will not be playing for us next year, I have a tremendous amount of respect for him and the way he went about this decision," said the Tampa Bay general manager.
Bogans has a career spanning 376 appearances. He has earned 6 saves and posted 1942 strikeouts in 1922.2 innings. His record is 159-71 and he has a 3.19 ERA.