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2013 NOTES Kansas City Royals (11-1-1) @ (4-6-3) Saturday, March 9, 2013

DOUBLE DIP WASHED AWAY--The Royals were victimized by a pair of truncated games yesterday for the first time in franchise history, according to the “Voice of the Royals”, , who has seen more Royals games than anyone so we’ll take his word for it...the sky opened up with two outs in the top of the third inning during the scheduled day game in Surprise against the Indians...the game was officially called after an hour and nine minute delay with KC leading 3-2...the nightcap made it through four frames at Salt River Fields with the Rockies in the lead 3-1 before the rain came...the delay was markedly shorter in Scottsdale, as the umpires called the game just two minutes after asking for the tarp. DEFICITS STILL SCARCE THROUGH FIRST TWO WEEKS--To say the first two weeks of the spring season have gone well for the Royals would be a vast understatement, as Kansas City has barely faced a deficit...the Royals trailed for the first time entering an inning in the fifth Thursday, snapping a stretch of 37 consecutive innings the club either lead or was tied...the Royals, overall, have been behind for only 13 of the 117 innings the club has played to this point. VS. GIANTS--Today is the second and final meeting of the spring between the Upcoming Probables Royals and the defending champs...KC earned a 9-5 win exactly a week ago across the valley in Surprise...the clubs haven’t met in the regular season since 2008. Today vs. San Francisco Giants @ Scottsdale Stadium (1:05) Yordano Ventura, Greg Holland, J.C. Gutierrez, HAPPY BIRTHDAY EJ!--The newest Royal, infielder Elliot Johnson, turns 29 Donnie Joseph (L), Louis Coleman, Nate Adcock, Dan Wheeler today...EJ shares his day with rapper Bow Wow (26), who apparently is old vs. enough to drop the “Little” and actor Emmanuel Lewis (42) of Webster fame.. Yusmeiro Petit, Michael Kickham (L), Chris Heston, March 9 birthdays include Daniel Hudson (26) and Jesse Litsch (28) and Shane Loux, Jake Dunning Hall of Famers Arky Vaughn and . Sunday vs. Angels @ (1:05) OFFENSE CONTINUES TO PACE MLB--The Royals continue to lead all 30 MLB , (L), Aaron Crow, clubs with a .332 average, 16 points higher than the next closest club, Oakland, Francisley Bueno (L), Michael Mariot at .316...KC has recorded double-digit hits in 9 of its 13 games on the spring... vs. (.481) leads the Cactus League in batting...Moose is also tied for Tommy Hanson, Brad Mills (L), David Carpenter, Michael Kohn league-lead in hits (13) and is second in on-base pct. (.481). Monday: Off Day in Major League camp PITCHING REMAINS ON TOP AS WELL--Kansas City’s pitching staff enters today with the best team spring ERA among all 30 big league clubs with a 3.46 mark Tuesday vs. @ Phoenix Muni Stadium (1:05) through the first 13 games...the White Sox sit in second at 3.66 thru 11 games...KC’s James Shields, Greg Holland, J.C. Gutierrez, Donnie Joseph (L), starters, in very abbreviated work as they continue to build up their endurance, (L), Louis Coleman have a 2.67 ERA (30.1 IP, 9 ER), third in MLB. vs. Tommy Milone (L) WBC ROYALS UPDATES--The WBC began in earnest on Thursday in the Western Hemisphere...yesterday, Puerto Rico shut out Spain, 3-0, with starting second baseman Irving Falu going 1-for-3 with a double from the second spot...Luis Mendoza, who tossed 2.0 shutout innings on 3 hits, 2 walks and 3 K’s, helped Mexico to a 5-2 win over , Tim Collins and USA...Hosmer was 1-for-4 with an RBI while Collins allowed a and a walk with a in 0.1 inning. ROYALS ON WBC ROSTERS--The Royals have nine members of their organization playing for their respective countries after Wednesday’s announcement that Eric Hosmer was added to Team USA...Hos joins lefty Tim Collins on the Stars and Stripes... and Atahualpa Severino is joined by infielder and PR dinosaur Mike Swanson on the Dominican Republic squad, Salvador Perez plays for Venezuela, Luis Mendoza is representing Mexico, infielder Irving Falu plays for Puerto Rico and minor league Paulo Orlando hit .167 (2-for-12) for Brazil, who was eliminated in the first round. FIRST CUT IN THE BOOKS--The Royals moved six players to minor league camp on Friday with the option of Noel Arguelles (lhp) to Northwest Arkansas...Kansas City also assigned the following to minor league camp: Sugar Ray Marimon (rhp), Ryan Verdugo (lhp), Manuel Pina (L), Julio Rodriguez (c) and Luis Durango (of)...the moves put the Royals at 55 active players in camp, not counting righthander Felipe Paulino who is on the 60-day D.L. as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. ON THE HORIZON--Kansas City will host the tomorrow in Surprise...following the club’s second of three off days of the spring on Monday, the Royals will hit the road to Phoenix Muni for an afternoon affair with the Athletics...the Mariners come calling on Wednesday before KC takes a trip down 303 (assuming construction cooperates) to play the Tribe on Thursday...the “workweek” is wrapped up with a day-night split-squad Friday as KC hosts the Padres at 1:05 and then travels to Glendale for a 7:05 contest against the Dodgers. SPRING WORK--Kansas City is 11-1-1 in the early going this year...the Royals have an all-time exhibition record of 603-557 with 34 ties for a .520 winning pct...since coming to Arizona in 2003, Kansas City has posted a 173-134 mark with 14 ties for a .564 mark...the Royals spent their first 34 seasons training in Florida, starting in Fort Myers (1969-87), followed by a 15-year stint in Baseball City (1988-2002). NEW LOOK SCHEDULE IN 2013--With the joining the West this season, the 2013 slate has taken on a new look...the most obvious change is that with 15 teams in each league, an interleague game must take place every day of the season...for the Royals interleague work will commence early when Kansas City visits Philadelphia on the opening weekend of the season for a 3-game set at on April 5-7...it will be Philly’s home opener for 2013...the Royals, and the rest of baseball, will play 20 interleague games this year, up from the 18 that had taken place in previous seasons...Kansas City’s concentration this year will be on the , with the Braves, Nationals and Marlins visiting Kauffman Stadium this summer, which for Atlanta will be the first time ever since began in 1997...the Royals will also travel to Atlanta as well as in New York to face the Mets and the prevoiusly mentioned stop in Philly...Kansas City will also continue its natural rivalry with the St. Louis Cardinals, playing a 4-game home and home vs. the Redbirds on May 27-30, with the first two games slated for Kauffman Stadium and the last two for Busch. ROSTER BREAKDOWN--The Royals open the 2013 spring season with an average age of 27 years, 151 days on the 40-man roster, currently ranking 14th among Major League clubs...Kansas City actually has 41 players in camp on the 40-man roster, with Felipe Paulino currently on the 60-day disabled list as he recovers from Tommy John surgery...overall, there are 62 players in camp as the exhibition season opens...the breakdown includes 34 pitchers (9 non-roster), 7 (4 non-roster), 12 infielders (4 non-roster) and 9 (4 non-roster)...among the 34 pitchers in camp, 14 are lefthanded. LITTLE HELP PLEASE--The Royals have brought over six players from minor league camp to assist with today’s tilt: lefthander Jose Jimenez (#93), righthander Sam Runion (#96); infielders Alex McClure (#84) and Rey Navarro (#83); and outfielders Brian Fletcher (#80) and Whit Merrifield (#85). NED’S THIRD FULL SEASON BEGINS--The 16th full-time in franchise history, , was named to his post on May 13, 2010 and recorded a 198-253 ledger since taking the reins...included was a 72-90 mark a year ago...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...Yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox’s big league staff (1991-2002). ON THE RADIO--There are 20 games slated for KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network...Denny Matthews, , Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart will be mikeside this spring...the next broadcast is slated for tomorrow from Surprise vs. the Angels. ROYALS NOTES (Page 2) LAST TIME OUT Player Date IP H R ER BB SO HR W/L/S TODAY’S PITCHERS: Nate Adcock 3/6 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - YORDANO VENTURA, the youngest player in camp at 21, is a non-roster invitee...he has made Noel Arguelles 3/2 1.0 3 2 2 2 2 1 - Blaine Boyer 3/3 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - three appearances, last tossing 2.0 perfect innings against Cincinnati last Sunday in Goodyear...signed as Francisley Bueno 3/7 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 - a non-drafted free agent on October 8, 2008 out of Samana, DR, he was the 2012 Wilmington Pitcher of the Bruce Chen 3/5 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 W Louis Coleman 3/7 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - Year and also started for the World team in the SiriusXM Futures Game in July at Kauffman Stadium...the Tim Collins 3/2 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 5-foot-11 Ventura split last year between Wilmington and Northwest Arkansas (AA) and has been rated Aaron Crow 3/5 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - the past three seasons by as having the best fastball in the system. 3/3 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 W Chris Dwyer 2/25 1.2 1 3 2 3 1 0 W Jeremy Guthrie 3/2 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 - GREG HOLLAND is scheduled to take the mound for the third time...he closed out a Royals win J.C. Gutierrez 3/6 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 - Kelvin Herrera 3/2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - last Tuesday against the A’s, striking out 2 and allowing a hit in an inning of work...was named the 2012 Luke Hochevar 3/5 3.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 - Royals Pitcher of the Year after going 7-4 with a 2.96 ERA, including 16 saves for the club...the Asheville, Greg Holland 3/5 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 - Donnie Joseph 3/7 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - N.C., resident converted his first 13 saves after taking over the ’s role on July 31 and posted a 2.08 John Lamb 3/1 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 W ERA after returning from the D.L. on May 11...the 27-year-old averages 12.22 per nine innings, Sugar Ray Marimon 2/28 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - the second-best mark among all A.L. relievers and the best in franchise history...his 91 strikeouts were the Michael Mariot 3/7 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 1 - Justin Marks 3/3 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 - third-best total among A.L. relievers. Luis Mendoza 3/2 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 W Guillermo Moscoso 3/7 1.0 4 5 5 2 1 1 L Brian Sanches 3/6 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - J.C. GUTIERREZ, 29, is in his first big league camp with the Royals after spending the 2012 spring Ervin Santana 3/7 3.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 - rehabbing from September 2011 Tommy John surgery...through 4 outings, he has allowed just 1 run on 3 Atahualpa Severino 2/28 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - hits in 4.0 innings, last pitching at Talking Stick against the D’Backs on Wednesday...the former Arizona James Shields 3/6 3.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 W Will Smith 3/6 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - closer made 19 appearances at three stops of the Royals system last year before being named Venezuela Yordano Ventura 3/3 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Winter League Reliever of the Year this past offseason, posting a 0.81 ERA in 24 appearances for Caracas... Ryan Verdugo 2/28 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 0 - Dan Wheeler 3/6 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - the Barcelona, Venezuela, resident is 5-10 with a 4.79 ERA in 150 career big league outings. SPRING TRANSACTIONS DONNIE JOSEPH (L) has faced 12 hitters over three outings this spring, striking out 9...he last pitched Thursday against , striking out 2 in an inning...is in his first camp as a Royal after being Date Player Transaction 2/15 LHP-Chris Dwyer Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 acquired in the July 31, 2012 trade that sent Johnathan Broxton to the Reds...the 25-year-old pitched at the LHP-Donnie Joseph Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 Double- and Triple-A levels last year, finishing the campaign going 1-0 with a 4.15 ERA and two saves in LHP-Justin Marks Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 11 appearances for Omaha...the hard-throwing southpaw has accrued 298 strikeouts in 225.1 innings in LHP-Everett Teaford Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 RHP-Nate Adcock Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 his minor league career following his third-round selection by the Reds in 2009 out of the University of INF-Irving Falu Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 Houston. OF-Jarrod Dyson Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 2/20 LHP-Tim Collins Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 LHP- Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 LOUIS COLEMAN worked around a walk to post a scoreless stanza on Thursday against the LHP-John Lamb Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 Mariners...spends his third spring in Major League camp...the 26-year-old opened the 2012 season in LHP-Will Smith Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 Omaha, but as he did in 2011, proved to be a valuable commodity in the KC pen...he was 0-0 with a 3.71 RHP-Kelvin Herrera Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 RHP-Greg Holland Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 ERA in 42 outings in 2012, striking out 65 in 51.0 innings, an 11.47 strikeouts per nine ratio which was the 2B-Johnny Giavotella Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 seventh-best in the league...Coleman, the club’s fifth-round pick in 2009, lives in Schlater, Miss. 1B-Eric Hosmer Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 INF-Elliot Johnson Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 3B-Mike Moustakas Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 NATE ADCOCK who recently celebrated his 25th birthday, struck out two in a perfect inning in OF-David Lough Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 Scottsdale vs. the Snakes on Wednesday...this is his third straight Royals camp appearance in 2013...the 3/2 RHP-Aaron Crow Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 club’s 2010 Rule 5 selection from the Pirates organization was on the I-29 shuttle for most of 2012, making RHP-Louis Coleman Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 appearances for both Omaha (AAA) and Kansas City...the Vine Grove, Ky., resident was 0-3 with a 2.34 RHP-Luis Mendoza Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 RHP-Guillermo Moscoso Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 ERA in 12 outings for the Royals, including two starts. LHP-Francisley Bueno Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013

DAN WHEELER makes his fifth spring appearance...he closed out a win Wednesday in Scottsdale vs. Arizona, allowing a hit with a strikeout...spends his first season in Royals camp, signing as a minor league free agent on December 16, 2012...the 35-year-old is 25-43 with a 3.98 ERA in 589 career big league appearances for the Rays, Mets, Astros, Red Sox and Indians...he spent a majority of last season with the Indians’ Triple-A club, Columbus, posting a 3-3 record with a 2.32 ERA in 36 outings...Wheeler was 1 of just 3 relievers in baseball to post at least 60 appearances in each of the seasons from 2005-2010. 2013 SPRING SCHEDULE (all times local) Date Day Opponent Site Time/Result Record WP LP ATT #*February 22 Friday at Texas Surprise T, 5-5 0-0-1 - - - 7,985 February 23 Saturday TEXAS SURPRISE W, 4-2 1-0-1 Verdugo (1-0) Brigham - 3,428 *February 24 Sunday at Texas Surprise W, 7-5 2-0-1 Coleman (1-0) Lindblom Mariot (1) 3,302 *February 25 Monday ARIZONA SURPRISE W, 16-4 3-0-1 Dwyer (1-0) Delgado - 2,617 February 26 Tuesday at Cleveland Goodyear W, 4-1 4-0-1 Davis (1-0) Albers Wheeler (1) 1,577 February 27 Wednesday MILWAUKEE SURPRISE W, 3-2 5-0-1 Collins (1-0) Manzanillo Mariot (2) 3,049 *February 28 Thursday at San Diego Peoria W, 5-4 6-0-1 Smith (1-0) Ross Adcock (1) 1,648 March 1 Friday CINCINNATI SURPRISE W, 3-2 7-0-1 Lamb (1-0) Stevens Wheeler (2) 3,141 March 2 Saturday SAN FRANCISCO (SS) SURPRISE W, 9-5 8-0-1 Mendoza (1-0) Heston - 5,362 *March 3 Sunday at Cincinnati Goodyear W, 8-1 9-0-1 Davis (2-0) Cingrani - 2,691 March 4 Monday OFF DAY *March 5 Tuesday OAKLAND (SS) SURPRISE W, 8-2 10-0-1 Chen (1-0) Colon - 2,647 March 6 Wednesday at Arizona Scottsdale W, 8-1 11-0-1 Shields (1-0) Cahill - 8,115 *March 7 Thursday SEATTLE (SS) SURPRISE L, 2-12 11-1-1 Iwakuma Moscoso (0-1) - 4,026 March 8 Friday CLEVELAND SURPRISE 1:05 (Rained Out) *at Colorado Scottsdale 7:10 (Rained Out) March 9 Saturday at San Francisco Scottsdale 1:05 *March 10 Sunday LOS ANGELES ANGELS SURPRISE 1:05 March 11 Monday OFF DAY *March 12 Tuesday at Oakland Phoenix 1:05 March 13 Wednesday SEATTLE SURPRISE 1:05 March 14 Thursday at Cleveland Goodyear 1:05 March 15 Friday SAN DIEGO (SS) SURPRISE 1:05 at (SS) Glendale 7:05 MLBMarch 16 Saturday at Mesa 1:05 *March 17 Sunday SURPRISE 1:05 MLBMarch 18 Monday at Texas Surprise 6:05 *March 19 Tuesday COLORADO SURPRISE 1:05 *March 20 Wednesday LOS ANGELES DODGERS SURPRISE 1:05 March 21 Thursday OFF DAY MLBMarch 22 Friday at Los Angeles Angels Tempe 1:05 March 23 Saturday ARIZONA SURPRISE 1:05 MLBMarch 24 Sunday at Chicago White Sox Glendale 1:05 *TVMLBMarch 25 Monday LOS ANGELES DODGERS SURPRISE 6:10 *March 26 Tuesday at Seattle Peoria 1:05 *March 27 Wednesday at Milwaukee Maryvale 1:05 TVMLB CHICAGO CUBS SURPRISE 6:10 March 28 Thursday at Cincinnati Goodyear 1:05 March 29 Friday CLEVELAND SURPRISE 12:05 Record Attendance # Denotes Charity Game (game and stats will count in Cactus League) Home: 6-1 Home: 24,270 * Game broadcast on KCSP-610 AM in Kansas City (4 more radio broadcasts will be added in mid-March) Road: 5-0-1 Home avg.: 3,467 TV Broadcast on FOX Sports Kansas City MLB Broadcast on MLB Network (3/16, 3/18, 3/24 and 3/27 reaired) vs. A.L.: 4-1-1 Road: 25,318 NOTE: All games webcast on royals.com vs. N.L.: 7-0 Road avg.: 4,220