Category: Storm Chasin’

By: Zach Reger A storm is brewing in the Royals organization, and his name is Beck Way. Or should I say, a storm should be brewing? Way, a 23-year-old, right-handed pitcher was traded to the Royals organization before the trade deadline from the New York Yankees. He was one of three players to come over… Continue reading The Case for Beck Way

By: Zach Reger After a close 4-3 loss to the Mud Hens last night, Omaha lost their third game in a row. All three of these losses have come by one run. In a six-game series with Toledo, Omaha dug themselves an 0-3 hole to start. They lost on Tuesday 5-4, on Wednesday 8-7, and… Continue reading Storm Chasers Drop Third In A Row

By: Zach Reger On July 11, the Royals made a trade with the Atlanta Braves for the 35th overall pick. In exchange, the Royals received right-handed pitcher Andrew Hoffmann, third baseman CJ Alexander, and last but certainly not least, outfielder Drew Waters. Now almost exactly a month later, Drew Waters has stolen the show in… Continue reading Drew Waters and His Immediate Impact

By: Zach Reger Recently sent down shortstop Maikel Garcia got his first Triple-A hit last night. The Storm Chasers fell 5-0 to the St. Paul Saints, the Twins Triple-A affiliate, yesterday. In the sixth inning, however, Garcia made his presence felt in his first game in an Omaha uniform. Garcia finished the game going 1-4… Continue reading Maikel Garcia Records His First Hit as a Storm Chaser

By: Zach Reger Being a Royal for his entire career, the Whit Merrifield trade affected a lot of people in the Kansas City area. He was called up to the Royals in 2016 and has not looked back. Now 33 years old and on a team that is rebuilding, rumors began to fly around that… Continue reading How the Whit Merrifield Trade Affects the Storm Chasers

By: Zach Reger Just one day after writing about Emmanuel Rivera and his success with both the Storm Chasers and the Royals this year, he was traded. Anything can happen around the trade deadline, and earlier today, Rivera was traded to the Diamondbacks organization in exchange for RHP Luke Weaver. Weaver appears to be heading… Continue reading The Life of a Minor-Leaguer Continued… Rivera Traded to Diamondbacks.

By: Zach Reger Oh to be a minor-league player. You bounce back and forth from AAA to getting a little time in the Majors to back to AAA. No one in the Royals organization has lived that more than third-baseman Emmanuel Rivera. Over the weekend, Rivera got optioned to AAA to make room for 7x… Continue reading Emmanuel Rivera: The Life of a Minor-Leaguer

By: Zach Reger SYRACUSE, Ny – The two-time Cy Young winner, Jacob deGrom took the mound for the Syracuse Mets (42-53) in a rehab start yesterday. This was hopeful to be his last rehab start before returning to the majors. The Storm Chasers (48-46) did their best to ensure that deGrom’s stint in AAA had… Continue reading Storm Chasers Hit Two Home Runs off Jacob deGrom

PAPILLION, Neb. – The Omaha Storm Chasers earned their name today as tonight’s game against the Iowa Cubs has been postponed due to pending inclement weather. Tonight would have been the series finale. Omaha was looking to even this four-game series tonight, as the Storm Chasers dropped two of the three games so far. The… Continue reading Tonight’s Storm Chasers Game Postponed Due to Inclement Weather