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Should the Royals trade Zack Greinke?

06:47 PM ET 06.02

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Ken Rosenthal in his latest Full Count video blog thinks that the Royals might entertain offers for Zack Greinke. That might come as a shock to most Royals fans who are anxiously waiting for Moore and Glass to sign Greinke to a long-term extension, but Rosenthal does make some sense.The Royals, while not exactly out of the race, find themselves struggling to play .400 ball. The good news, I suppose, is that the division is really down this year and despite the horrid play of late the Royals are still only 7.5 games behind the White Sox. The problem is this team lacks offense in a big way and…

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Royals minor league report

11:19 AM ET 05.07

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Omaha Royals (AAA)Record: 15-14Streak: L-2Standings: 1st in the NorthWho's Hot:Mike Aviles: .344/.371/.680 with 6 HR and 26 RBIMitch Maier: .360/.373/.560 with 2 HR and 6 RBIShane Costa: .331/.367/.585 with 6 HR and 22 RBIKyle Davies: 3-2, 2.61 ERA with 1.19 WHIP 22/13 (K/BB)Who's Cold:Rhan Shealy: .196/.277/.458 with 8 HR and 15 RBIChris Lubanski: .236/.310/.438 with 4 HR and 15 RBIMike Stodolka: .237/.348/.339 with 1 HR and 5 RBITyler Lumsden: 1-3, 7.39 ERA with 2.04 WHIP 10/16Matt Wright: 0-1, 5.16 ERA with 1.90 WHIP 14/12NW Arkansas Naturals (AA)Record: 16-16Streak: W-3Standings:…

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Angels @ Royals series preview

10:18 PM ET 05.05

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The Royals return home to kick off their longest homestand of the year against the Anaheim Angels;The two teams split their last meeting. The Royals stand at 14-16 and the Angels are 20-13.

Game 1: Ervin Santana (5-0, 2.47 ERA) against Brett Tomko (1-3, 6.26 ERA)

The Royals have avoided Santana thus far this season and that is a good thing as he is off to the best start of his career. Santana is 1-2 in 4 starts against KC with an ERA of 6.04. German has hit Santana the best going 5-8 with a HR and 3 RBI.

Tomko has been giving up a ton of runs lately, 16 in his last 14.1 innings to…

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