Via Dutton's Twitter account: Royals believed near major-league agreement with Cuban defector LHP Noel Arguelles for $7 million over five years. Thoughts?

  I can still remember the first time I saw the name Chone Figgins.   It was 2002, and I was living in a weird apartment that was on the second floor of an auxiliary building across the parking lot from a Catholic church. The building...

Royals sign Lerud to Minor League Deal Dutton tweeted about this last night too. Not really a big deal, but I'm getting antsy for a bigger move (please let it be Guillen!).

Once the major free agents sign, the Royals expect left fielder David DeJesus and possibly right-hander Gil Meche to draw significant trade interest.... For the Royals, the idea of trading either or both players would be to reduce payroll and...

Here are prospects #12-7.  This is where things get really fun as we get to players who you can dream on some.  The next installment will, of course, cover #6-1.  Unfortunately, it won't happen next week because I will be out of the country all week.  ...