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D. DeJesus
J. Anderson

M. Maier
J. Anderson
C. Crisp

M. Teahen
M. Maier
J. Guillen

A. Gordon
M. Teahen
W. Bloomquist

Y. Betancourt
L. A. Hernandez
M. Aviles

Rotation
1. Z. Greinke
2. R. Tejeda
3. K. Davies
4. L. Hochevar
5. A. Lerew
6. L. DiNardo
7. G. Meche
8. B. Bannister

A. Callaspo
L. A. Hernandez
T. Hulett

B. Butler
M. Jacobs

DH
M. Jacobs
B. Butler

M. Olivo
B. Pena
J. Buck

	Bullpen
	J. Soria (CL) J. Cruz K. Farnsworth J. Wright Y. Yabuta D. Hughes V. M. Marte C. Rosa R. Colon J. Bale D. Waechter B. Chen

Last Updated: 10/2/2009

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Last Five Games

10/4 vs. MIN
Bloomquist	LF
Maier	CF
Butler	1B
Jacobs	DH
Callaspo	2B
Teahen	RF
Buck	C
Gordon	3B
Hernandez	SS

10/3 vs. MIN
Bloomquist	LF
Maier	CF
Butler	1B
Jacobs	DH
Callaspo	2B
Teahen	RF
Olivo	C
Gordon	3B
Hernandez	SS

10/2 vs. MIN
Bloomquist	LF
Maier	CF
Butler	1B
Pena	DH
Callaspo	2B
Teahen	RF
Olivo	C
Gordon	3B
Betancourt	SS

9/30 vs. NYY
Maier	LF
Hulett	2B
Butler	1B
Pena	DH
Callaspo	3B
Teahen	RF
Buck	C
Betancourt	SS
Anderson	CF

9/29 vs. NYY
Maier	LF
Betancourt	SS
Butler	1B
Jacobs	DH
Callaspo	2B
Teahen	RF
Buck	C
Gordon	3B
Anderson	CF

Most Frequent Lineup
		Avg	HR	RBI
DeJesus	LF	.281	13	71
Maier	CF	.243	3	31
Butler	1B	.301	21	93
Jacobs	DH	.228	19	61
Callaspo	2B	.300	11	73
Teahen	RF	.271	12	50
Olivo	C	.249	23	65
Gordon	3B	.232	6	22
Betancourt	SS	.245	6	49

Notes

141 different lineups used this season.

Most frequent lineup used in 3 games.

Other Frequent Lineups

3 Game(s)
Crisp	CF
DeJesus	LF
Teahen	3B
Guillen	RF
Butler	1B
Jacobs	DH
Callaspo	2B
Buck	C
Aviles	SS

3 Game(s)
DeJesus	LF
Maier	RF
Butler	1B
Jacobs	DH
Callaspo	2B
Teahen	3B
Pena	C
Betancourt	SS
Anderson	CF

3 Game(s)
Crisp	CF
Aviles	SS
DeJesus	LF
Butler	1B
Teahen	3B
Jacobs	DH
Callaspo	2B
Olivo	C
Bloomquist	RF

3 Game(s)
DeJesus	LF
Bloomquist	SS
Butler	1B
Jacobs	DH
Guillen	RF
Teahen	3B
Callaspo	2B
Olivo	C
Maier	CF

2 Game(s)
Crisp	CF
DeJesus	LF
Teahen	2B
Guillen	RF
Jacobs	1B
Butler	DH
Gordon	3B
Olivo	C
Aviles	SS

	Brayan Pena, #27
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	64	.273	17	6	18	0

Position Breakdown
C - 30, DH - 20

Luke Hochevar, #44
Year-to-date Stats
W	L	IP	ERA	BB	K
7	13	143.0	6.55	46	106

	Billy Butler, #16
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	159	.301	78	21	93	1

Position Breakdown
1B - 145, DH - 11

Juan Cruz, #37

Year-to-date Stats

	Tug Hulett, #7
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	15	.111	4	0	1	0

Position Breakdown
2B - 5, SS - 1, 3B - 1, OF - 3, DH - 2

	Yasuhiko Yabuta, #57
	Year-to-date Stats
	W	L	IP	ERA	SV	K
	2	1	14.0	13.50	0	9

News
The Royals have declined options for OF Coco Crisp ($8 million), C Miguel Olivo ($3.3 million) and RP Yasuhiko Yabuta ($4 million). Crisp and Olivo became eligible for free agency. Crisp and Yabuta each get $500,000 buyouts, and Olivo receives $100,000.

	Alberto Callaspo, #13
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	155	.300	79	11	73	2

Position Breakdown
2B - 146, SS - 1, 3B - 14

	Mitch Maier, #35
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	127	.243	42	3	31	9

Position Breakdown
OF - 123, DH - 1

	Mike Jacobs, #17
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	128	.228	46	19	61	0

Position Breakdown
1B - 15, DH - 106

	Gil Meche, #55
	Year-to-date Stats
	W	L	IP	ERA	BB	K
	6	10	129.0	5.09	58	95

Injuries
Shoulder - Out for the season (Updated - 9/10/09)

	Coco Crisp, #2
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	49	.228	30	3	14	13

Position Breakdown
OF - 49
Injuries
Shoulder - 60-day DL. Out for the season (Updated - 9/8/09)
News
The Royals have declined options for OF Coco Crisp ($8 million), C Miguel Olivo ($3.3 million) and RP Yasuhiko Yabuta ($4 million). Crisp and Olivo became eligible for free agency. Crisp and Yabuta each get $500,000 buyouts, and Olivo receives $100,000.

	Jose Guillen, #11
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	81	.242	30	9	40	1

Position Breakdown
OF - 69, DH - 12
Injuries
Hamstring - 60-day DL. Out for the season (Updated - 9/21/09)

	Miguel Olivo, #21
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	114	.249	51	23	65	5

Position Breakdown
C - 103, DH - 11
News
The Royals have declined options for OF Coco Crisp ($8 million), C Miguel Olivo ($3.3 million) and RP Yasuhiko Yabuta ($4 million). Crisp and Olivo became eligible for free agency. Crisp and Yabuta each get $500,000 buyouts, and Olivo receives $100,000.

	Doug Waechter, #45
	Year-to-date Stats
	W	L	IP	ERA	SV	K
	0	0	5.1	8.44	0	3

Injuries
Shoulder - 60-day DL. Out for the season (Updated - 9/8/09)

Zack Greinke, #23
Year-to-date Stats
W	L	IP	ERA	BB	K
16	8	229.1	2.16	51	242

	John Buck, #14
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	59	.247	16	8	36	1

Position Breakdown
C - 46, DH - 12

	Bruce Chen, #52
	Year-to-date Stats
	W	L	IP	ERA	SV	K
	1	6	62.1	5.78	0	45

Injuries
Oblique - 60-day DL. Out for the season (Updated - 9/23/09)

	Josh Anderson, #1
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	118	.240	42	1	24	25

Position Breakdown
OF - 107, DH - 6

	Brian Bannister, #19
	Year-to-date Stats
	W	L	IP	ERA	BB	K
	7	12	154.0	4.73	50	98

Injuries
Shoulder - Out for the season (Updated - 9/10/09)

	Alex Gordon, #4
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	49	.232	28	6	22	5

Position Breakdown
3B - 49

	Kyle Davies, #28
	Year-to-date Stats
	W	L	IP	ERA	BB	K
	8	9	123.0	5.27	66	86

Injuries
Oblique - Out for the season (Updated - 10/2/09)

	Luis A. Hernandez, #46
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	37	.205	4	0	4	1

Position Breakdown
2B - 8, SS - 23, 3B - 5

	David DeJesus, #9
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	144	.281	74	13	71	4

Position Breakdown
OF - 144

	Mike Aviles, #30
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	36	.183	10	1	8	1

Position Breakdown
SS - 34, 3B - 2, DH - 1
Injuries
Elbow - 60-day DL. Out for the season (Updated - 7/8/09)

	Willie Bloomquist, #8
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	125	.265	52	4	29	25

Position Breakdown
1B - 3, 2B - 14, SS - 38, 3B - 3, OF - 84, DH - 1