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In Appreciation of Dick Lovelady, Pitcher

Dick Lovelady, a Royals pitcher, has been reported to throw "hard."
Screen capture via Dick Lovelady's profile at MiLB.com

It's Friday, January 5th, 2018, so you know what time it is: Extremely Minor Baseball Transactions, Dealing Primarily With the Kansas City Royals time. This week in EMBT,DPWTKCR, we've got big news courtesy of Rustin Dodd of the Kansas City Star. It's Dick Lovelady. The big news is Dick Lovelady. Lovelady, Dick. It's his name; Dick Lovelady.

Dick Lovelady is a 22-year-old lefthander from Hinesville, Georgia. Dick Lovelady was drafted by the Royals in 2016, in the tenth round. Dick Lovelady appeared in 21 games for Northwest Arkansas Naturals in AA, going 4-2 with a 2.16 ERA. Dick Lovelady pitched for the AA Naturals.

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Dick Lovelady's name is Dick, short for Richard.

Here is a brief scouting report on Dick Lovelady:

“He’s left-handed and he throws hard,” said Royals assistant general manager J.J. Picollo said. “And the delivery has a lot of deception to it.”

Dick Lovelady.

In another minor Royals transaction of note from the preceding four months, Rusty Kuntz has transitioned from first base to another role in the organization.