The Royals made the Adam Frazier signing official on Monday afternoon, announcing that they signed him to a one-year deal with a mutual option for 2025. Frazier spoke to the media for the first time on Tuesday and it seems clear that he will have to compete for playing time in 2024 with the Royals.… Read More Samad Taylor And the Challenges of His Roster Situation With the Royals
In some surprising news on Saturday morning (like 7 a.m. early), Jon Heyman announced that the Royals had inked Adam Frazier to a one-year deal. Later that morning, MLB.com Royals beat writer Anne Rogers confirmed the deal with some updated financial information regarding Frazier’s contract. The deal initially came off as a head-scratcher, especially since… Read More Three Questions Regarding the Royals’ Signing of Adam Frazier
After two interview-focused episodes with Chandler Champlain and Javier Vaz, Cristian and I got back to just talking between the two of us. In this almost hour-long episode, we broke down a variety of different topics. That includes our review of the Champlain and Vaz interviews; the Royals’ International Signing Class; Spring Training non-roster invitees… Read More “KC Chase to the Pennant”: Breakdown of Royals News Items from the Past Week
One of the things that has been pretty awesome to see since starting “KC Chase to the Pennant” and beginning our partnership with “Farm to Fountains” is that we have been able to conduct some interviews with some important prospects in the Royals farm system. Last week, Cristian and Preston Farr talked with Chandler Champlain,… Read More “KC Chase to the Pennant” Royals Prospect Interview: Javier Vaz
Regarding second-base production in 2023, the Royals ranked at the lower end of the league in most categories, which was unsurprising for a team with a 56-106 record a season ago. Kansas City’s second basemen ranked 26th in wRC+ with a 74 mark, which was better than just the Brewers, Pirates, White Sox, and Rockies.… Read More Will Michael Massey Be the Royals’ Solution at Second Base?
I have released my Top-30 Royals Prospects to watch out for in the upcoming 2024 Minor League season. As with any prospect list, there are always some intriguing players in the Minor Leagues who just missed the cut. In this post, I am going to look at four prospects in the Royals’ farm system who… Read More Four “Under-the-Radar” Royals Position Prospects to Watch This Season
Today on this cold, chilly, post-Chiefs victory Sunday, Farm to Fountains’ Jared Perkins’ posted this poll to get a gauge of who Royals fans were thinking would be a breakout player in 2024. As of 4 p.m. on Sunday, Velazquez leads the bunch with 35.2% of the vote while Michael Massey is currently in 2nd… Read More Nelson Velazquez Has Serious Potential (But the Royals Still Need to Be Cautious)
After being rumored as a possible trade candidate to the Marlins and White Sox last Trade Deadline and early this offseason, it seems like JJ Picollo and the Royals are set on keeping Salvy for at least one more Opening Day. That also seemed to be confirmed back in December at the Winter Meetings in… Read More What Can the Royals Expect from Salvador Perez in 2024?
With the end of the week, I decided to post a quick “Jottings” post as I analyze a few Royals-based moves as well as share an important episode of the “KC Chase the Pennant” podcast that was hosted by Cristian and Preston Farr of “Farm to Fountains”. Royals Avoid Arbitration With Remaining Eligible Players Last… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Royals Avoid Arbitration; Yankees Sign Stroman; Chat with Chandler Champlain
In some unexpected news, the Royals on X today announced their 23 non-roster invitees to Spring Training in Surprise. Every year the Royals compile a NRI list that includes some intriguing prospects as well as veterans who are looking to earn a spot on the Royals’ Opening Day roster in Spring Training. Last year, Franmil… Read More Four Royals Non-Roster Invitee Storylines to Pay Attention to in Spring Training