The Royals had an off day on Monday as they traveled to Tampa for this week’s three-game series against the Rays, marking the start of their road trip, which also includes a visit to Baltimore this weekend. With no Royals game on TV (no Minor League affiliates either), Jared and I recorded on Monday night… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: April 25th-27th (Houston)
We will be rescheduling our Crown Talk podcast recording date for Monday evening, which means the episode will be released on Tuesday instead of Monday. We may make this a permanent thing based on our availability. Sunday has typically been a better recording date for our work schedules, but Tuesday is a more ideal release… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Hunter Brown, Royals Reliever Comparisons, and Underdog “Sunday Slider” Picks
The Royals have continued their hot play in this homestand, as they won their fourth-straight game at Kauffman and fifth in a row to improve their record to 13-14. Kansas City only scored two runs against the visiting Astros on a chilly Friday night. Nonetheless, that was more than enough for Seth Lugo, who threw… Read More Are the Royals Having a Baserunning Problem This Season?
After losing six of seven on the road last week, the Royals have won four straight games, including three straight at home against the Colorado Rockies. On Thursday, the Royals completed a doubleheader sweep of the Rockies, winning 7-4 in game one and 6-2 in game two. That completed a series sweep of Colorado. The… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: April 22nd-24th (Colorado)
Our latest episode of the Crown Talk podcast came out this morning, as we pushed back our release this week by a day due to both of us having conflicts on Easter Sunday. In episode four, we talked about MJ Melendez and his demotion to Omaha, once again grumbled about the state of the Royals’… Read More Crown Talk Podcast: Episode Four (A Brutal Week for the Royals)
There’s no question that manager Matt Quatraro has been a key part in turning around the Royals’ fortunes since taking over as manager in 2023. After a 56-106 debut season, he led the Royals to an 86-76 season in 2024. That included not just making the postseason, but also a Wild Card series victory over… Read More Do Managers Affect An Umpire’s Strike Zone? (And How Does Matt Quatraro Rank?)
The Royals snapped a six-game losing streak on Easter Sunday, beating the Tigers 4-3 in extra innings in the series finale. The win improved their overall record to 9-14 for the season. It was a “gutty” win in every sense, something Royals fans didn’t see much in the Yankees series or the three previous games… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: April 17th-20th (Detroit)
On Saturday morning, before the Royals’ contest against the Tigers (whom they lost to 3-1, marking their sixth-straight loss on this road trip), Kansas City announced via social media that they would be sending down MJ Melendez to Omaha and activating Mark Canha off the injured list. The move to send down Melendez to Triple-A… Read More Can a Stint in Omaha Help MJ Melendez Turn Things Around?
The Royals lost again on Thursday, a 6-1 defeat to the Detroit Tigers. The game had a similar tone to the losses in their previous series against the Yankees, with hitting not being good again. It is their fourth straight loss on this road trip, bringing their record to 8-12. Currently, the Royals sit in… Read More Four Hitters Standing Out at Each Level of Royals System
It’s safe to say that the Royals’ hitting stats have not been impressive through 19 games this season, which explains their 8-11 record entering Thursday’s game against Detroit. As Joel Penfield of One Royals Way shared on Twitter, Kansas City ranks near the bottom of the league in most major offensive categories. Nothing is going… Read More Do Royals Hitters Have a Fastball Problem?