Miguel Olivo News

Alright, along with being a professional baseball player, and a sportswriter for ESPN, The Mag, a general manager for an MLB team is on my short list of dream jobs.

One question, hundreds of answers: Which Royal had the greatest offensive season at his position? Major League baseball has been asking fans this same question in an effort to choose each team's best-ever collection of stars.

When Royals general manager Dayton Moore looks ahead to the 2010 season, he's obligated to steal a look backwards, too.

Reality check: Greinke's success means the clock is ticking on Dayton Moore and the Royals Pardon this blog if the relief and euphoria and pride of seeing Zack Greinke win baseball's highest pitching honor hasn't yet faded, but there is a fast-approaching reality that the Royals will have to face.

Around here, among Royals fans in Kansas City, theres been a persistent buzz about whether Zack Greinke would win the Cy Young Award as the American Leagues best pitcher.Out there, in Zack Greinkes offseason in Orlando, not so much.Not really, he says.

Some weeks back I had a spare hour on my hands, and wanting to not get swallowed up by fond nostalgia for the 1995 Mariners , I put together a starting lineup and roster of the best ex-Mariners. These are guys who played however briefly at the Kingdome or Safeco, were traded, signed with other teams, or were simply released, and went on to star ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. a ' With the chance of possibly losing Miguel Olivo to free agency, the Royals on Friday added a catcher.

News, notes and rumors from Major League Baseball's General Manager Meetings at the Chicago O'Hare Airport.

The Royals created an additional space on their 40-man roster Monday afternoon by sending right-handed pitcher John Bannister to Class AAA Omaha on an outright assignment after he cleared waivers.Bannister, 25, chose to stay with the organization by agreeing to a minor-league contract.

Royals reliever Jamey Wright was one of 79 players who filed Thursday for free agency.

Two overriding factors surfaced Friday in explaining the Royals decision to send third baseman/outfielder Mark Teahen to division-rival Chicago with cash for second baseman Chris Getz and third baseman/outfielder Josh Fields.Increasing inventory while gaining financial flexibility.Our motivation behind this deal and any deal that we make this ...

Happily for him, he's got his old position back. The Kansas City Royals sent Teahen to the White Sox on Friday and Chicago will find a home for him at third base.

The end of the World Series puts the Royals on the clock in terms of picking up the 2010 options on catcher Miguel Olivo, outfielder Coco Crisp and reliever Yasuhiko Yabuta.

Today, we begin a series of columns in whichA I will examine the Royals versus their Central Division comrades on a position by position basis in an attempt to determine just how close this team is from truly contending in the division.A A A We will start with the catchers and examine the offensive production each team enjoyed in 2009:A A ...

Maybe the Royals were right: All third baseman Mike Moustakas needed to do to unlock his swing was get away from the cavernous ballpark at Class A Wilmington.Moustakas had two doubles, a homer and seven RBIs Thursday in leading the Surprise Rafters to a 12-5 victory over Mesa in the Arizona Fall League.

Left fielder David DeJesus, still weak and seven pounds lighter, was back with the Royals on Friday after a week-long absence due to a virus.

A fair return, all in all, and besides, gratitude is free. But with the customers in a magnanimous mood during the Giants ' 7-3 win over Arizona to end their home season, must have slipped their minds.

Kansas City Royals catcher Miguel Olivo, left, confers with pitcher Zack Greinke in the sixth inning during which Greinke gave up four runs to the Minnesota Twins in a baseball game Saturday, Oct.

The season isnt quite over yet for the Royals. Three more games this weekend against the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome, including Zack Greinkes final showcase start Saturday afternoon in pursuit of the Cy Young Award.

Sparky Anderson says the reunion of the Detroit Tigers' 1984 championship team is special because the whole squad will never be together again.