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The Cactus League game Thursday with the Mariners Sidney Ponson will be judged by the Royals watching him play against the big boys, Triple-A team, Seattle Mariners.  Ponson already gave the Mariners a run for their money zipping through five innings with just 49 pitches. He gave up one run, on a homer.

Manager Trey Hillman said,  “He’s already stretched out to 75, 80 pitches, and he’s going to compete for a starting job the same way four or five other guys are, and we’ll see where that falls.  Those others include Brandon Duckworth, Robinson Tejeda and Heath Phillips.

The Aruban right-hander reported to camp on a MLB deal,  ready for a new chance.  “Yeah, I signed a Minor League contract,” he said. “They told me straight up, nothing is for sure.” Ponson on The Netherlands team surprised the baseball world by twice defeating a loaded Dominican Republic team in the Classic.

Pitching last season for the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees he had faced the Royals before and came away impressed stating: “I pitched against this team last year, and it’s not easy,” Ponson said. “It’s not like in the past when you come to KC, and you say, ‘Oh, it’s KC, you can take it easy.’

He is a competitive player both in the present and the past, so what might he add to the Kansas Royals?  Maybe some more scrapes and controversies to heat things up.