We all remember the magical 2003 season in which the Royals held a seven game lead in the AL central at the all-star break and kept fans in the stands all year by finishing at an 83-79 clip. Two key components of that team were the AL manager of the year, Tony Pena, and AL ROY Angel Berroa.
It's 2007 and Tony Pena Sr. is a coach for the East Coast Assholes in pinstripes and Angel Berroa has been demoted to Triple A Omaha,
take a peak. Side Note: How excited are Omaha residents that get to see Professor Booted Ball instead of Alexander the Great this year? The Royals have now signed Tony Pena once again, but this time it is the junior version and he will start at short stop a week from today. You can look at the article and Pena's stats in forty major league games with the braves
here.

The 2007 Baseball Prospectus claims that putting anyone in Berroa's spot is almost guaranteed for 3 more wins for the club. Is Tony Pena, Jr. the answer? the future? who knows. His stats as you can see are not that impressive and has committed an awful lot of errors for a player known for superb defense, but it is almost impossible to play any worse than Angel last year who was the worst regular in baseball with a .259 on base percentage. In my opinion, fans with their Blue and White goggles on will be happy to see anything on the field besides the Angel in the Infield. The Royals have what appears to be a pretty nice young core of position players with David Dejesus, Ryan Shealy, Mark Teahen, Alex Gordon, John Buck, Soon to be Royal Billy Butler, and now the 26 year old Pena Jr. I think what Royals fans should look for out of the young Pena is the ability to draw walks and the ability to consistently convert the easy play in the field. I think Kansas City has seen the last of the team goat for the last two years, so I'd recommend that Reggie Sanders gets some ear plugs.