KANSAS CITY ROYALS 2009

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*Players on the 40-man roster are indicated in BOLD
*Baseball America pre-season ranking indicated in BLUE
*Baseball Prospectus pre-season ranking indicated in GREEN

*40-man roster total: (40)

Starting Lineup
1. LF David DeJesus
2. CF Mitch Maier: UPDATE 4/16 - will be recalled from AAA to replace Alex Gordon UPDATE 7/16 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 7/23 - recalled from AAA
3. 1B Billy Butler
4. DH Mike Jacobs
5. 2B Alberto Callaspo
6. RF Mark Teahen
7. C Miguel Olivo
8. 3B Alex Gordon: UPDATE 4/16 - placed on the DL with a cartilage tear in his right hip UPDATE 7/16 - will be activated from DL before Friday' game UPDATE 8/18 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 9/8 - recalled from AAA
9. SS Yuniesky Betancourt: UPDATE 7/10 - acquired from Seattle for two minor leaguers

Bench
C John Buck: UPDATE 5/31 - placed on the DL with a back injury UPDATE 7/5 - will be activated from DL before Monday's game
C Brayan Peña: UPDATE 4/25- designated for assignment UPDATE 5/5 - cleared waivers and assigned to AAA UPDATE 5/31 - contract purchased from AAA
IF/OF Willie Bloomquist
IF Luis Hernandez: UPDATE 5/3 - contract was purchased from AAA UPDATE 7/7 - designated for assignment UPDATE 7/16 - cleared waivers and accepted an assignment to AAA UPDATE 9/6 - contract purchased from AAA
IF Tug Hulett : UPDATE 5/24 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 6/4 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 6/14 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 7/5 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 9/29 - recalled from AAA
CF Josh Anderson: UPDATE 7/30 - acquired from Detroit for cash considerations

Starting Rotation
1. RHP Zack Greinke
2. RHP Gil Meche: UPDATE 7/18 - placed on DL with a lower back injury UPDATE 8/13 - activated from DL
3. LHP Lenny DiNardo: UPDATE 9/8 - contract purchased from AAA
4. RHP Luke Hochevar: UPDATE 5/10 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 5/24 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 6/6 - recalled from AAA
5. RHP Robinson Tejeda: UPDATE 5/24 - placed on DL with tendinitis in his right rotator cuff UPDATE 6/20 - activated from DL
6. RHP Anthony Lerew: UPDATE 9/23 - contract purchased from AAA

RHP Brian Bannister: UPDATE 4/21 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 9/13 - shut down for rest of season

Bullpen
CL - RHP Joakim Soria: UPDATE 5/10 - placed on the DL with soreness in his right shoulder UPDATE 6/2 - activated from DL
SU - RHP Roman Colon : UPDATE 5/24 - recalled from AAA
MID-LHP John Bale: UPDATE 5/24 - activated from DL
MID- RHP Kyle Farnsworth: UPDATE 6/26 - placed on DL with a right groin injury UPDATE 8/18 - activated from DL
MID-RHP Juan Cruz: UPDATE 8/6 - placed on DL due to shoulder strain UPDATE 9/23 - activated from DL
MID-RHP Yasuhiko Yabuta: UPDATE 8/24 - contract purchased from AAA
MID-RHP Jamey Wright
MID-RHP Carlos Rosa (BA #8), (BP #9): UPDATE 9/5 - recalled from AAA
MID-RHP Kyle Davies: UPDATE 6/20 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 8/2 - recalled from AAA
MID-LHP Dusty Hughes: UPDATE 9/5 - contract purchased from AAA
LR-RHP Victor Marte: UPDATE 9/5 - contract purchased from AAA

15-Day Disabled List
None

60-Day Disabled List
SS Mike Aviles: UPDATE 5/24 - placed on DL with strained right forearm UPDATE 7/1 - will undergo season-ending elbow surgery
CF Coco Crisp: UPDATE 6/1 - placed on the bereavement list UPDATE 6/4 - activated from bereavement list UPDATE 6/14 - placed on DL with sore right shoulder UPDATE 6/23 - will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery
RHP Doug Waechter: UPDATE 4/21 - placed on the DL with lateral strain in his right elbow UPDATE 8/6 - activated from the DL UPDATE 8/13 - placed on DL with a right shoulder strain UPDATE 9/8 - transferred to 60-Day DL
OF Jose Guillen: UPDATE 4/10 - out two weeks with a tear of his right hip flexor UPDATE 4/25- activated from DL UPDATE 7/23 - placed on DL with sprained right knee UPDATE 9/1 - activated from DL UPDATE 9/5 - out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury UPDATE 9/18 - transferred to 60-day DL
LHP Bruce Chen: UPDATE 6/26 - contract purchased from AAA UPDATE 9/23 - placed on 60-Day DL with a torn oblique muscle
*Players on the 60-Day DL do not have to be protected on the 40-man roster

Designated for Assignment
LHP Horacio Ramirez: UPDATE 6/6 - designated for assignment

Released
RHP Sidney Ponson: UPDATE 6/2 - placed on the DL with an elbow strain UPDATE 7/18 - activated from DL UPDATE 8/2 - designated for assignment UPDATE 8/12 - released
IF/OF Ryan Freel: UPDATE 7/6 - acquired from Cubs UPDATE 8/5 - designated for assignment UPDATE 8/13 - released
3B Travis Metcalf: UPDATE 4/8 - claimed off waivers from the Rangers UPDATE 8/20 - released
LHP Ron Mahay: UPDATE 8/24 - designated for assignment

Traded
RHP Daniel Cortes (BA #3), (BP #3): UPDATE 7/10 - traded to KC for Betancourt
RHP Danny Gutierrez (BA #7), (BP #6): UPDATE 9/3 - traded to Texas

Next in Line
C Cody Clark
C J.R. House
C John Suomi
1B Kila Ka'aihue (BA #9), (BP #4)
1B Ryan Shealy
OF Cory Aldridge
OF Shane Costa
OF Chris Lubanski
RHP Chris Chavez
RHP Brandon Duckworth
RHP Devon Lowery
LHP Tim Hamulack
LHP Heath Phillips

On the Fast Track
3B Mike Moustakas (BA #1), (BP #2)
1B Eric Hosmer (BA #2), (BP #1)
LHP Mike Montgomery (BA #4), (BP #8)
RHP Tim Melville (BA #5), (BP #5)
LHP Danny Duffy (BA #6), (BP #7)
RHP Blake Wood (BA #10), (BP #10)
3B Mario Lisson
RHP Henry Barrera
RHP Aaron Crow
RHP Julio Cesar Pimentel
RHP Tyler Sample (BP #11)
RHP John Bannister: UPDATE 8/11 - claimed off waivers from Texas

Under the Radar
C Manuel Pina: UPDATE 9/3 - acquired from Texas
1B Clint Robinson
SS Jeff Bianchi
IF Deivy Batista
OF Nicholas Francis: UPDATE 8/27 - suspended 50 games after a second violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program for drug abuse
OF David Lough
OF Jordan Parraz
OF Hilton Richardson
OF Tim Smith: UPDATE 9/3 - acquired from Texas
OF Carlo Testa
OF Nick Van Stratten
RHP Eric Basurto
RHP Gregory Billo
RHP Barry Bowden
RHP Patrick Keating
RHP Scott Kelley
RHP Jonathan Rodriguez
LHP Ryan Dennick
LHP Blaine Hardy
LHP Jon Lamb
LHP Brandon Sisk

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