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Wednesday, May 8th , 2041
Signed SP Dan Carrig to a 10-year contract extension worth a total of $97,000,000.
Thursday, May 9th , 2041
Optioned 2B Andres Raygoza to Triple A Omaha.
Activated 2B Edgar Mir from the injured list.
Saturday, May 11th , 2041
RP Eric Jones was injured while pitching. The diagnosis is not yet known.
Monday, May 13th , 2041
Sent 1B Bob Crimi to Triple A Omaha for injury rehab.
Tuesday, May 14th , 2041
RP Eric Jones diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 12 months.
Placed RP Flossy Giordano on the secondary (42-man) roster.
Purchased the contract of RP Flossy Giordano from Triple A Omaha.
Saturday, May 18th , 2041
CF Natalino Villa was injured on a defensive play. The diagnosis is not yet known.
Sunday, May 19th , 2041
CF Natalino Villa diagnosed with an oblique strain, will miss 8 weeks.
Purchased the contract of 1B Bob Crimi from Triple A Omaha.
RP Jon Hall was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: forearm tendinitis. He's expected to miss about one week.
The month opened with exciting news for Royals fan as Dan Carrig signed a 10-year contract to lock him up until after his 34th birthday although the final two years are Team Options.
The news wasn’t so positive for the rest of the month as the Royals lost RP Eric Jones for the year and then CF Natalino Villa for two months.
Bob Crimi will cover 1B and 5th OF for the month but Bobby Nickelberry is ready for promotion so pressure is one Jamie Edwards and Jorge Calvo with one likely facing demotion.
Minor League News
Omaha Storm Chasers hurler Joe Davis was rewarded today with the International League Pitcher of the Month honors. Davis, 24, realizes that pitching isn't all about how hard you can throw, it's about accuracy and about picking yourself up even when you've had a run of bad luck.
"I'd like to say I don't give them anything to hit," said the Omaha starter, "but that's not true. Every pitcher gives up a long ball now and then. Usually there's at least one mistake in each at-bat, but you've got to battle through your mistakes and build some positive momentum. The rest will fall into place."
Things did fall into place for Davis. In May he took the ball for 42 innings while notching 53 strikeouts, a 1.71 ERA and a 4-0 record.
His record for the year is 5-0 in 11 starts and Davis has a 2.03 ERA.
A hot-hitting Ismael Leyva punished TL pitchers in May, hitting .356 in 25 games while racking up 10 home runs, 31 RBIs and 20 runs scored.
With those numbers it came as no surprise that Northwest Arkansas's 22-year-old second baseman earned Texas League Batter of the Month honors.
For the season, Leyva is batting .388 with 45 hits and 13 home runs. He has scored 25 times and batted in 40.
Jesus Soto is the latest Texas League Pitcher of the Month award winner. The Northwest Arkansas starter stood out on the hill time and again last month and finished May with a sparkling 4-0 record.
In 5 starts last month, he fanned 42, walked 9 in 34.1 innings and posted a 2.36 ERA. Soto held opposing teams to a .210 batting average when he was on the mound.
This year, Soto has a 7-2 record and a 2.85 ERA.