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<item><title><![CDATA[Royals head to camp ready to take next step]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120208&amp;content_id=26612044&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120208&amp;content_id=26612044&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[Royals head to camp ready to take next step]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The prize picks of the crop arrived in Kansas City last season, the team clicked and had a winning final month, the fans got revved up and that excitement and momentum should carry into camp at Surprise, Ariz.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Dick Kaegel</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Royals agree on contracts with 12 players]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120210&amp;content_id=26647792&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:31:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120210&amp;content_id=26647792&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[Royals agree on contracts with 12 players]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Royals have agreed to terms on 2012 contracts with 12 players, including right-handed pitchers Nate Adcock, Kelvin Herrera, Jeremy Jeffress, Sean O&#39;Sullivan and Blake Wood, and lefties Everett Teaford and Ryan Verdugo.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Dick Kaegel</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Royals, Cards team up for Joplin Challenge]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120210&amp;content_id=26647542&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:58:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120210&amp;content_id=26647542&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[Royals, Cards team up for Joplin Challenge]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Royals and Cardinals are aligned with five other sports organizations in Missouri to help with the 2012 Governor&#39;s Joplin Habitat Challenge, a project to build 35 homes in Joplin, Mo., which was ravaged by a tornado last May.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Dick Kaegel</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[&#39;Wonder Dog,&#39; Physioc join KC broadcast crew]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120210&amp;content_id=26646948&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:51:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120210&amp;content_id=26646948&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[&#39;Wonder Dog,&#39; Physioc join KC broadcast crew]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Rex Hudler and Steve Physioc are joining the Royals&#39; TV broadcasting team, Fox Sports Kansas City announced on Friday.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Dick Kaegel</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Royals crew packs for warmer weather]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120210&amp;content_id=26641766&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:20:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120210&amp;content_id=26641766&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[Royals crew packs for warmer weather]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[There&#39;s no surer sign of spring in Kansas City than when the Royals&#39; truck is packed and headed for Spring Training. And the crew loading the moving van on Friday could have used some spring weather.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Dick Kaegel</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Royals&#39; bumper crop of talent ready to ripen]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120209&amp;content_id=26637586&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:45:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120209&amp;content_id=26637586&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[Royals&#39; bumper crop of talent ready to ripen]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[For a few weeks last summer, the Kansas City Royals could see a future that was bright, clear and exciting. These Royals were young, talented and filled with enthusiasm -- and it wasn&#39;t just that they finished 33-33, or that attendance at Kauffman Stadium increased by 39 percent in the final weeks. It&#39;s a situation they hope carries over into 2012.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Richard Justice</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Gordon gets an early gift from Royals]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120209&amp;content_id=26632792&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:30:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120209&amp;content_id=26632792&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[Gordon gets an early gift from Royals]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Now Alex Gordon has something extra to celebrate Friday on his 28th birthday, a $4.775 million contract with the Royals for 2012.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Dick Kaegel</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Royals agree to deal with Dominican prospect]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120209&amp;content_id=26629082&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:08:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120209&amp;content_id=26629082&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[Royals agree to deal with Dominican prospect]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Royals have agreed to contract terms with pitcher Branly Crisotomo, a right-hander from the Dominican Prospect League.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Dick Kaegel</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Royals organization preview, Top 20 Prospects]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120204&amp;content_id=26577210&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120204&amp;content_id=26577210&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[Royals organization preview, Top 20 Prospects]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The years of building in Kansas City really began to pay off when Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas arrived in the Majors last season. The next step will be when some of the pitchers make it to the top.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Evan Drellich</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Free agent Francis signs with Reds]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120208&amp;content_id=26613084&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:50:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120208&amp;content_id=26613084&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[Free agent Francis signs with Reds]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Following one season with the Royals, left-hander Jeff Francis is back with a National League team. A free agent, Francis finalized a Minor League contract with the Cincinnati Reds that included an invitation to Major League Spring Training. He agreed to the deal on Jan. 25.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Dick Kaegel</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Prospect Q&amp;amp;A: Starling narrows field]]></title><link>http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120206&amp;content_id=26594840&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;vkey=news_milb&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:42:52 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120206&amp;content_id=26594840&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;vkey=news_milb&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[Prospect Q&amp;amp;A: Starling narrows field]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[McRae a pioneer at designated hitter in KC]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120207&amp;content_id=26597724&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:20:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120207&amp;content_id=26597724&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[McRae a pioneer at designated hitter in KC]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hal McRae refined the job of designated hitter, and became a prototype for the position. There was really no one to pattern himself after, so he improvised.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Dick Kaegel</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Royals agree to terms with Hernandez Jorrin]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120203&amp;content_id=26574556&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:15:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120203&amp;content_id=26574556&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[Royals agree to terms with Hernandez Jorrin]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Royals have agreed to contract terms with Ramon Hernandez Jorrin, a right-handed-hitting outfielder from Cuba, after evaluating him in the Dominican Republic.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Dick Kaegel</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Hudler, Frazier finalists for TV analyst role]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120203&amp;content_id=26562622&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120203&amp;content_id=26562622&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[Hudler, Frazier finalists for TV analyst role]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Two former players with long broadcasting backgrounds, Rex Hudler and George Frazier, are the two candidates to replace Frank White as the Royals&#39; television analyst on FOX Sports Kansas City.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Dick Kaegel</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[O&#39;Neil&#39;s hire progressive, but not far enough]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120128&amp;content_id=26502180&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:16:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120128&amp;content_id=26502180&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[O&#39;Neil&#39;s hire progressive, but not far enough]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Cubs took a progressive step in 1962, when they named Buck O&#39;Neil to the coaching staff to become the Majors&#39; first black coach.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Carrie Muskat</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Sisk Royals&#39; latest non-roster invitee]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120202&amp;content_id=26556156&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:30:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120202&amp;content_id=26556156&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[Sisk Royals&#39; latest non-roster invitee]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Make it 17 non-roster players headed for Royals camp, with the addition of left-handed pitcher Brandon Sisk on Thursday.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Dick Kaegel</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[With much to offer, Seratelli awaits chance]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120202&amp;content_id=26551248&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:45:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120202&amp;content_id=26551248&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[With much to offer, Seratelli awaits chance]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Anthony Seratelli, a switch-hitting infielder and outfielder in the Royals&#39; farm system, is a realist. He got a late start in pro ball, he hasn&#39;t set the world on fire, he&#39;s changed positions as often as his socks. So, yeah, he&#39;s got Major League dreams, but he&#39;s practical about it.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Dick Kaegel</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Butler humbled, thankful for Hutch Award]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120201&amp;content_id=26545498&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:59:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120201&amp;content_id=26545498&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[Butler humbled, thankful for Hutch Award]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Billy Butler was the first to admit that he isn&#39;t very experienced as a public speaker. So when the Kansas City Royals slugger strode to the podium at Safeco Field on Wednesday to accept the 47th annual Hutch Award for outstanding community service, he helped himself out with a prop.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Doug Miller</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Solar panels to help power Kauffman Stadium]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120131&amp;content_id=26525142&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:23:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120131&amp;content_id=26525142&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[Solar panels to help power Kauffman Stadium]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[It might not make a difference in their home-run totals or the speed of their pitches, but the Royals are going to be powered by the sun this year at Kauffman Stadium.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Dick Kaegel</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[NLBM&#39;s Legacy Awards link present to past]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120128&amp;content_id=26498622&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:10:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120128&amp;content_id=26498622&amp;vkey=news_kc&amp;c_id=kc&amp;partnerId=rss_kc</guid><description><![CDATA[NLBM&#39;s Legacy Awards link present to past]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Following a one-year hiatus, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum&#39;s Legacy Awards gala was held on Saturday in Kansas City to honor some of today&#39;s stars and reflect on the contributions of those who made it all possible.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Dick Kaegel</dc:creator>
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