2013 NOTES (3-9-2) @ Kansas City Royals (12-1-1) Sunday, March 10, 2013

ROYALS GET GROOVE BACK IN SCOTTSDALE--The Royals, after their first loss of the spring Thursday and a pair of truncated washouts on Friday, put together perhaps their best all-around effort of the spring thus far at Scottsdale Stadium yesterday, pounding the defending champion Giants, 13-2...even before impressive 21-year-old righty Yordano Ventura took the mound, he had a 6-run cushion to work with as KC sent 10 men to the plate in the top of the first...the Boys in Blue bats continued to add on, plating two in the second, three more in the fourth and then one each in the fifth and sixth...Johnny Giavotella (3-for-4) and Brett Hayes (2-for-4) each drove in 4 runs while Billy Butler added 3 safeties to the Royals’ 20-hit attack...the aforementioned Ventura did not allow a hit thru 3.0 dominant innings and the Giants didn’t record their first hit until the sixth. DEFICITS STILL SCARCE THROUGH FIRST TWO-PLUS WEEKS--To say the first two-plus 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 saw a stretch of 37 consecutive innings that the club either lead or was tied snapped on Thursday in the loss to Seattle...the Royals, overall, have been behind for only 13 of the 126 innings the club has played to this point. Upcoming Probables VS. HALOS--Today is the first of two spring meetings between these two old A.L. West rivals...the Royals will make a return trip to Diablo Stadium on March 22. Today vs. Los Angeles Angels @ Surprise Stadium (1:05) Luke Hochevar, (L), Aaron Crow, OFFENSE CONTINUES TO HUM--The Royals continue to lead all 30 MLB clubs (L), Michael Mariot with a .341 average, 28 points higher than the next closest club, Oakland, at .313... vs. KC is fourth in with 95 runs scored and third in runs/game at 6.79... Tommy Hanson, Brad Mills (L), David Carpenter, Michael Kohn individually, Mike Moustakas (.481) is tied for second in the Cactus League in batting...David Lough (.565, 13-for-23) and Moose are tied fourth in hits with 13. Monday: Off Day in Major League camp

PITCHING REMAINS ON TOP AS WELL--Kansas City’s pitching staff enters Tuesday vs. @ Phoenix Muni Stadium (1:05) today with the best team spring ERA among all 30 big league clubs with a 3.36 mark James Shields, Greg Holland, J.C. Gutierrez, (L), through the first 14 games...the Rays sit in second at 3.85...KC’s starters, invery (L), abbreviated work as they continue to build up their endurance, have a 2.43 ERA vs. (33.1 IP, 9 ER), second in MLB, while the relievers have an MLB-best 3.69 mark (92.2 Tommy Milone (L), Jerry Blevins (L), Ryan Cook, Chris Resop, IP, 38 ER)...yesterday’s starter Yordano Ventura is third among qualified Cactus Pat Neshek, Jordan Norberto (L) League hurlers with a 2.08 ERA. Wednesday vs. @ Surprise Stadium (1:05) WBC ROYALS UPDATES--The WBC began in earnest on Thursday in the Western Ervin Santana, Guillermo Moscoso, Aaron Crow, , Hemisphere...yesterday, Miguel Tejada (1-for-4, BB), started at third and hit second Dan Wheeler, Brian Sanches, Blaine Boyer in the Dominicans 6-3 win over Spain, clinching a spot in Miami for the second vs. round...Irving Falu was 0-for-5 with a run as Puerto Rico also advanced with a 6-3 TBA win over Salvy Perez’ (1-for-4, 2B, run) Venezuelan side, who was eliminated... Eric Hosmer went 0-for-4 at USA defeated Italy, 6-2...Perez is expected back in Royals camp on Tuesday. 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... Kelvin Herrera and Atahualpa Severino is joined by infielder Miguel Tejada 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), (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 enjoy its second of three off days of the spring tomorrow before hitting the road to Phoenix Muni for an afternoon affair with the Athletics on Tuesday...the Mariners come calling on Wednesday before KC takes a trip down 303 (assuming construction cooperates) to play the Tribe on Thursday...the “work week” 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...the Royals will then travel to Mesa for a meeting with the Cubs Saturday before hosting the White Sox a week from today in Surprise. SPRING WORK--Kansas City is 12-1-1 in the early going this year...the Royals have an all-time exhibition record of 604-557 with 34 ties for a .520 winning pct...since coming to Arizona in 2003, Kansas City has posted a 174-134 mark with 14 ties for a .565 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 American League 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 Citizens Bank Park 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 National League East, with the Braves, Nationals and Marlins visiting Kauffman Stadium this summer, which for Atlanta will be the first time ever since interleague play began in 1997...the Royals will also travel to Atlanta as well as Citi Field 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 56 players in camp, counting Paulino...the breakdown includes 31 pitchers (7 non-roster), 5 (2 non-roster), 12 infielders (4 non-roster) and 8 (3 non-roster)...among the 31 pitchers in camp, 12 are lefthanded. LITTLE HELP PLEASE--The Royals have brought over a trio of players from minor league camp to assist with today’s tilt: lefthander Jose Jimenez (#93), righthander Anthony Ortega (#95) and infielder Angel Franco (#82). NED’S THIRD FULL SEASON BEGINS--The 16th full-time manager in franchise history, Ned Yost, 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, Ryan Lefebvre, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart will be mikeside this spring...the next broadcast is slated for today from Surprise vs. the Angels. WEBCASTS AVAILABLE--When the Royals are not on 610 Sports this spring, Royals fans can get every exhibition game on the web by purchasing a subscription to Gameday Audio at royals.com...for a fee of $14.95, fans have the opportunity to hear live coverage of every Royals exhibition game, as well as all 162 regular season games and ’s post-season games...Steve Stewart anchors the Kansas City exhibition webcasts. ROYALS NOTES (Page 2) LAST TIME OUT Player Date IP H R ER BB SO HR W/L/S TODAY’S PITCHERS: Nate Adcock 3/9 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - LUKE HOCHEVAR makes his third outing of the spring and second start...pitched in relief last Blaine Boyer 3/3 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - Francisley Bueno 3/7 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 - Tuesday against the A’s, tossing 3.0 shutout on 3 hits and 1 walk with 3 K’s...Hochevar, 29, is looking Bruce Chen 3/5 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 W to bounce back from a tough 2012 season that saw him post an 8-16 record with a 5.73 ERA in 32 starts Louis Coleman 3/9 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - Tim Collins 3/2 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - despite career highs in with 144 and strikeouts per nine at 7.0...the 16 losses were the second- Aaron Crow 3/5 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - most in the Majors...the 6-foot-5 right-hander was the club’s first-ever first-overall pick after his selection 3/3 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 W Chris Dwyer 2/25 1.2 1 3 2 3 1 0 W in 2006. Jeremy Guthrie 3/2 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 - J.C. Gutierrez 3/9 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 - Kelvin Herrera 3/2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - BRUCE CHEN (L) makes his third spring appearance...started last Tuesday at home against Oakland, Luke Hochevar 3/5 3.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 - giving up a run on 2 hits in 3.0 innings with no walks and 2 strikeouts...made 34 starts for the Royals in Greg Holland 3/9 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - Donnie Joseph 3/9 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 - 2012, posting an 11-14 mark with a 5.07 ERA...the 35-year-old won 12 games in back-to-back seasons for John Lamb 3/1 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 W KC in 2010 and 2011, being named the club’s Pitcher of the Year in the latter season...the Surprise, Ariz., Michael Mariot 3/7 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 1 - Justin Marks 3/3 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 - resident signed a two-year contract through 2013 with the Royals on November 29, 2011...Chen leads all Luis Mendoza 3/2 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 W Pananamian-born pitcher in starts (203) and innings (1,356.1), is second in wins (71) and strikeouts (1022), 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 - and third in games (351). Ervin Santana 3/7 3.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 - Atahualpa Severino 2/28 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - James Shields 3/6 3.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 W AARON CROW, a mainstay in the Royals bullpen, officially makes his third Cactus League Will Smith 3/6 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - appearance...he did toss a 1-2-3 inning with a on Friday night against the Rockies, but the contest Yordano Ventura 3/9 3.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 W was washed out by rain...since allowing a to the first man he faced this spring, Aaron has Dan Wheeler 3/9 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 - retired 9 straight with 4 K’s...Crow enters his third season with the big league club...he spent his entire SPRING TRANSACTIONS rookie season of 2011 in the Royals bullpen, representing the Royals at the All-Star Game in Phoenix... Date Player Transaction the 26-year-old ended the 2012 campaign with a 3-1 record and a 3.48 ERA in 73 outings...the club’s first- 2/15 LHP-Chris Dwyer Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 round selection (12th overall) in 2009 began his Major League career in 2011 with 13 consecutive scoreless LHP-Donnie Joseph Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 outings, equaling a franchise record...born and raised in Topeka, Kan., Crow attended the University of LHP-Justin Marks Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 LHP-Everett Teaford Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 Missouri and now resides in Kansas City, Mo. RHP-Nate Adcock Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 INF-Irving Falu Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 FRANCISLEY BUENO (L), who turned 32 last Tuesday, is in his second season with the Royals and 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 his first on the 40-man roster after coming to camp in 2012 as a non-roster invitee...Bueno worked around LHP-Danny Duffy Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 a hit and a walk to record a scoreless stanza on Thursday against the M’s...he opened the 2012 season with LHP-John Lamb Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 LHP-Will Smith Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 Omaha, but ended up making 18 relief appearances for Kansas City and posting a 1-1 record with a 1.56 RHP-Kelvin Herrera Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 ERA...Bueno, who was born in Havana, Cuba, now resides in Santo Domingo, DR. RHP-Greg Holland Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 2B-Johnny Giavotella Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 1B-Eric Hosmer Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 MICHAEL MARIOT, 24, is a non-roster invitee to the Royals camp this spring...snapped a 4-outing INF-Elliot Johnson Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 scoreless stretch Thursday, allowing 3 runs on 2 hits including a home run to the M’s...a Nebraska alum, 3B-Mike Moustakas Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 the Texas resident was the 2012 Northwest Arkansas Pitcher of the Year after compiling a 6-3 record and OF-David Lough Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 3/2 RHP-Aaron Crow Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 3.40 ERA in 31 games, including 14 starts...the club’s eighth round pick in 2010 made a pair of relief RHP-Louis Coleman Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 outings to cap 2012 with Omaha (AAA). RHP-Luis Mendoza Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 RHP-Guillermo Moscoso Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 LHP-Francisley Bueno Agree to terms on 1-year deal for 2013 3/8 LHP-Noel Arguelles Optioned to Northwest Arkansas LHP-Ryan Verdugo Assigned to minor league camp RHP-Sugar Ray Marimon Assigned to minor league camp C-Manuel Pina Assigned to minor league camp C-Julio Rodriguez Assigned to minor league camp OF-Luis Durango Assigned to minor league camp

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 W, 13-2 12-1-1 Ventura (1-0) Petit - 11,647 *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: 6-0-1 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: 36,965 NOTE: All games webcast on royals.com vs. N.L.: 8-0 Road avg.: 5,281