Kansas City Star — SURPRISE, Ariz. | Hitting coach Kevin Seitzer wants to rein in the false promise of Arizona. The best way to do that, he believes, is with a net. So this spring, when the Royals take batting practice on their two primary practice fields, they will do so with just such a net hanging down several feet from the front of the backstop.
3 hours agoKansas City Star — PHOENIX | The sore right ankle bothering outfielder Rick Ankiel is now sufficiently troubling to the Royals that he isn’t expected to play for a week. “It was better (Saturday),” manager Trey Hillman said, “but it was minimally better. It was better to the point where we felt like there wasn’t anything major going on.
3 hours agoKansas City Star — The muddled competition for the final slot in the Royals' rotation crystallized somewhat Sunday afternoon when Robinson Tejeda delivered 2 1/3 shutout innings after another rough outing by Kyle Davies.
7 hours agoKansas City Star — PHOENIX | The sore right ankle bothering outfielder Rick Ankiel is now sufficiently troubling to the Royals that he isn't expected to play for a week.
10 hours agoKansas City Star — Joakim Soria is the other sure thing who needs to be a sure thing if the Royals are to climb back toward relevancy this season in the American League Central Division.
March 13, 2010Kansas City Star — SURPRISE, Ariz. | Mitch Maier and Chris Getz hit two-run homers in the fifth inning this afternoon that ignited the Royals to a 12-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels at Surprise Stadium.
March 13, 2010Kansas City Star — PEORIA, Ariz. | The strained right forearm that forced right-hander Blake Wood into the bullpen at the end of last season is looking more and more like a blessing in disguise as the Royals reach the mid-point of spring training.
March 12, 2010Kansas City Star — The numbers say otherwise, but the general consensus is Royals right-hander Gil Meche took a step forward Thursday in a 6-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Surprise Stadium. “The line doesn’t look good,” manager Trey Hillman said, “and I don’t like the line, but I liked the way the ball got out of his hand, and I liked the way he was pitching to both sides of the plate.”
March 11, 2010Opponent news and rumors snapshot:

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| Wed 3/10 | at Colorado | W 5 - 0 | |
| Thu 3/11 | vs Los Angeles | L 4 - 6 | |
| Fri 3/12 | at Seattle | T 6 - 6 | |
| Sat 3/13 | vs Los Angeles | W 12 - 3 | |
| Sun 3/14 | at Oakland | L 3 - 10 | |
| Mon 3/15 | at Chicago | 10:05 pm EDT | |
| Tue 3/16 | vs Milwaukee | 4:05 pm EDT | |
| Wed 3/17 | vs San Diego | 4:05 pm EDT |
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