Royals minor league rosters....A (Adv.) Wilmington

The players are linked to their Bio's. Feel free to click on their names and check them out.

An interesting note: Mike Moustakas is listed again as a shortstop, rather than third baseman. Maybe it's a technicality, but it could be worth watching to see which position he works at for most of this season.

Coaches
Brian Rupp (Manager)
Justin Gemoll (Batting Coach)
Steve Luebber (Pitching Coach)

Pitchers
Alexander Caldera
Chris Chavez
Daniel Duffy
Jason Godin
Aaron Hartsock
Ray Liotta
Eduardo Paulino
Craig Rodriguez
Mario Santiago
Brandon Sisk
Ben Swaggerty
Everett Teaford
Kelvin Villa

Catchers
Joe Billick
Ryan Eigsti
Matthew Morizio

Infielders
Jeff Bianchi 2B
Johnny Giavotella 2B
Mike Moustakas SS
Clint Robinson 1B
Anthony Seratelli 1B

Outfielders
Jarrod Dyson LF
David Lough OF
Paulo Orlando RF
Adrian Ortiz LF
Derrick Robinson CF
Jamar Walton OF

Royals minor league rosters....AA NW Arkansas

Each player is linked to his Bio so you guys can read up on them if you'd like.

Coaches
Brian Poldberg (Manager)
Terry Bradshaw (Batting Coach)
Larry Carter (Pitching Coach)

Pitchers
Dan Cevette
Dan Cortes
Kyle Crist
Gilbert De La Vara
Chris Hayes
Greg Holland
Blake Johnson
Matthew Kniginyzky
Anthony Lerew
Victor Marte
Chris Nicoll
Carlos Sencion
Blake Wood

Catchers
Jeff Howell
John Suomi
Vance Wilson

Infielders
Josh Johnson 3B
Mario Lisson 3B
Ed Lucas 3B
Chris McConnell SS
Brian McFall 1B
Kurt Mertins 2B

Outfielders
Joe Dickerson
Jose Duarte
Jordan Parraz
Cody Strait

Royals minor league rosters...AAA Omaha

As you can see, there are way too many guys listed on this roster. I've added Luke Hochevar to the roster even though he was not "officially" listed there yet. There are too many players currently listed on the roster, so there are still some finishing touches that need to be made to round it out. But it's close enough to being accurate, so here it is.

Oh, and each player is linked to his Bio so you guys can read up on them if you'd like.

Coaches
23-Mike Jirschele (Manager)
00-Tommy Gregg (Batting Coach)
14-Tom Burgmeier (Pitching Coach)

Pitchers
Carlos Arias
Brian Bannister
Bruce Chen
Jairo Cuevas
Brandon Duckworth
Luke Hochevar
Dusty Hughes
Devon Lowery
Josh Newman
Luis Ortega
Brett Richardson
Carlos Rosa
Matt Wright
Yasuhiko Yabuta
Luke Hochevar

Catchers
Todd Balduf
Matt Tupman

Infielders
Cory Aldridge DH
Brian Buchanan DH
Jorge Gutierrez SS
Tug Hulett 2B
Kila Ka'aihue 1B
Ryan Shealy 1B
Mike Stodolka 1B

Outfielders
Brett Bigler RF
Chris Lubanski LF
Mitch Maier CF

I'm miserable today...

Well, this Opening Day sure hasn't gone the way I'd planned. First of all, I go to bed last night sick as a dog, woke up sick, and then I get the word that the Royals game has been postponed due to inclement weather.

I'm the kid of guy who has patience for everything EXCEPT when baseball games are involved. I absolutely hate postponements. Looks like the one thing that could have made me feel better today is not gonna happen. I'll get my medicine tomorrow I guess.

ESPN is lovin' on the Boys in Blue

Bored and flipping through channels the past couple of days, I came across a couple of things that sort of made me realize just how the baseball world is starting to notice the improvements the Royals have made lately.

I came across ESPN on a couple of separate occasions, and, surprisingly, they weren't talking about Boston or New York, but rather the Royals. First, Buster Olney - a well respected baseball guy in this business, pegged Royals No. 3 starter Kyle Davies as the guy most likely to affect his teams success/failure this season. I kind of found it hard to believe (I mean, he's gonna make an impact, albeit a good or bad one, in their success - but really?) that Davies is THE MAN to decide the Royals fate - let alone have more of an impact on his team than anyone else in the league. It's a bold prediction.

Then, on Saturday, I saw Tim Kurkjian say that Alex Gordon is the junior most likely to have the most success this year. Rather than instill the sophomore slump tag on anyone (I hope Mike Aviles is immune to that disease) they picked the third year player (junior, get it?) that is most likely going to put it all together in a big way this year.

Kurkjian and Olney both are warning clubs to look out for the Royals this year. It's finally nice to see the rest of the world seeing better days ahead for a change.

Shealy clears waivers, sent to Omaha

The Royals sent first baseman Ryan Shealy to Triple-A Omaha this morning after the slugger cleared waivers. It was a bit of a surprise Shealy, who has shown flashes of power in his short major league career, actually cleared waivers. The Royals now have 31 players remaining in camp. They will need to cut that number down to 25 by 2 p.m. Sunday.

Gload traded, Peralta cut

Some Royals fans are rejoicing today after the club cut reliever Joel Peralta and traded veteran utility man Ross Gload to the Florida Marlins.

Gload, who many Royals fans respected but hated when he was in the starting lineup, was sent to the fish along with cash for a player to be named later at an unspecified date. In an expected move, the club also sent starter Brian Bannister to Triple-A Omaha to begin the season.

Pitchers Sidney Ponson and Horacio Ramirez will fill the final two slots of the starting rotation, though Ramirez will start the season in the bullpen until the team incorporates the fifth starter into the rotation a few weeks into the season.

Gload figured to be the odd man out anyways this season, with Billy Butler, Ryan Shealy and Mike Jacobs all vying for the starting job at first base. The Royals, with 32 men remaining on their spring roster, will need to trim seven players from the roster within the next couple of days to meet the leagues 25-man requirement by April 6th.