The Royals lost the first game of their weekend series against the Detroit Tigers 7-5 on Friday. It was a deflating loss in front of 28,875 Royals faithful, many who came out early for the Big Slick Celebrity Softball game before Friday’s contest. On a positive note, the Royals’ offense came out of their shell… Read More Can Exit Velocity and Expected Data Give Insight to Royals’ Hitting Struggles?
We’ve nearly finished the month of May, and so far, it’s been a solid, though unspectacular, season for Royals Minor League affiliates. Here’s how their records are looking through May 29th, according to Baseball Reference. As Royals fans can see, three of the Royals’ five affiliates have winning records, with Omaha being the lone full-season… Read More Royals MiLB Musings: Hoffmann Promoted; Nelly Released; Hill to Omaha; Ricardo Rising in Arizona
After losing the first two games of the series, the Royals bounced back on Wednesday to beat the Reds 3-2, thus avoiding a sweep to start this week’s homestand. It was a classic 2025 Royals victory on Wednesday night. The Royals’ pitching staff carried the weight in this one, and opportunistic hitting ended up sealing… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: May 26th-28th (Cincinnati)
The Royals are experiencing another cold spell on the offensive end, a common theme in 2025. According to Fangraphs, Kansas City ranks 26th in OBP and OPS, 27th in runs scored, and 30th in home runs hit. They are 1-4 in their last five games and will be looking to avoid a third-straight loss against… Read More Should Bobby Witt Jr’s Recent Slump Be A Cause for Concern for the Royals?
The Royals lost the opening game of their homestand on a rainy Monday. I was one of 18,002 in attendance at Kauffman Stadium on Memorial Day, which felt even less crowded with so many huddled in the concourse or sitting in sections that were fortunate to have overhangs (which was the case for me and… Read More The Salvy Dilemma (And Other Royals Thoughts From Monday Against the Reds)
The Royals lost the series against the Twins this weekend, as the offense failed to muster much against the Twins’ starting pitching staff. That said, Kansas City did just enough on Sunday to win 2-1, thus salvaging at least one game in the series and avoiding the sweep in Minneapolis. The Royals have made plenty… Read More Royals Are Making Moves; Are More On the Way? (And Three-Star Awards)
After three straight series losses to the Red Sox (home), Astros (road), and Cardinals, the Royals took the series against the Giants in San Francisco this week. Not only did the series win help stop the bleeding after a rough nine-game stretch, but it was also nice payback after the Giants swept the Royals at… Read More Three Questions Regarding the Royals’ Upcoming Series Against the Twins
After losing three straight series (Boston, Houston, and St. Louis), the Royals got back on the winning track in the Bay Area. On Wednesday afternoon, Kansas City beat Giants ace Logan Webb 8-4, which helped the Royals earn their first series win since the White Sox series at Kauffman Stadium in early May. With the… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: May 19th-21st (San Francisco)
The Royals begin a six-game road trip this week, kicking off with a three-game series against the Giants in San Francisco. As someone who grew up in Northern California (Sacramento) and with most of my family (including parents) being Giants fans, I always get up for this series. However, the Giants took it to us… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Crown Talk Episode 7; Cags (And Mozz) Promotion; MLB Roster Moves
I have missed the past two series in my “Three-Star” awards posts. Part of it was due to timing, as graduation weekend made things quite busy last week. Part of it was due to deflating series losses against Boston (at home) and Houston (on the road). Add that to a missed week of the podcast… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: May 16th-18th (St. Louis)