Month: January 2025

Last Chance in KC? Three Royals Outfielders Who Need to Bounce Back in 2025

Going into the offseason, it seemed like the Royals had three primary goals: acquire a leadoff hitter, improve the bullpen, and acquire a middle-of-the-order hitter. Early in the offseason, GM JJ Picollo accomplished goal number one by trading pitcher Brady Singer to Cincinnati for second baseman and projected leadoff hitter Jonathan India. On Wednesday, he… Read More Last Chance in KC? Three Royals Outfielders Who Need to Bounce Back in 2025

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Can Harold Castro Be a Sleeper for the Royals in Spring Training?

On January 18th, JJ Picollo and the Royals made a surprising move, announcing another non-roster invitee to their Spring Training roster in Surprise. If Harold Castro sounds like a familiar name to Royals fans, he should. Castro played five seasons with the Detroit Tigers from 2018 to 2022 before playing one season with the Rockies… Read More Can Harold Castro Be a Sleeper for the Royals in Spring Training?

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The Royals’ Top-30 Prospects to Watch for 2025: 20-11

Yesterday was the start of the International Signing Period for MLB Teams. That meant many MLB teams on January 15th announced the signings of their young and promising international prospects, many hailing from Latin America (especially the Dominican Republic and Venezuela). Ben Badler and Baseball America have kept a running tracker of all prospects who… Read More The Royals’ Top-30 Prospects to Watch for 2025: 20-11

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The Royals’ Top-30 Prospects to Watch for 2025: 30-21

Yesterday, I wrote about ten prospects who were “honorable mentions” but didn’t quite make the Top 30 list. Today, I break down the 30th through 21st-ranked prospects in the Royals system. As stated before, these are my rankings and are ordered more in terms of how “interesting they will be to follow” this year rather… Read More The Royals’ Top-30 Prospects to Watch for 2025: 30-21

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The Royals’ Top-30 Prospects to Watch for 2025: Honorable Mentions

As mentioned in my introductory post, I will start by looking at ten Royals prospects who missed my Top-30 cut. In some ways, I could have made a “Top 40 Prospects” watch list for the 2025 season, which would have included these ten I omitted from the Top 30. However, I didn’t want to go… Read More The Royals’ Top-30 Prospects to Watch for 2025: Honorable Mentions

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Should the Royals Explore An Extension for Cole Ragans?

We are 75 days away from Opening Day, so it’s probably time for me to shift from hockey “mode” to baseball “mode” regarding my fan and writing focus. With pitchers and catchers reporting next month, I wanted to focus on one Royals starting pitcher who’s mainly stuck out from the past two seasons: Cole Ragans.… Read More Should the Royals Explore An Extension for Cole Ragans?

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“Reporter Jottings”: Royals Claim Shewmake; No Arbitration Cases; And Arenado to KC Back On?

There’s been a lot of minor Royals news over the past week. However, I didn’t think they were worth a full expansive article. Thus, I will break many of the Royals stories down this week via a “Reporter Jottings” post to end this snowy week in Kansas City. Let’s examine some key Royals news this… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Royals Claim Shewmake; No Arbitration Cases; And Arenado to KC Back On?

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