Even though they have won three games in a row, the Royals’ 47-101 record is still tough to stomach. KC Star Royals beat writer Jaylon Thompson penned an excellent piece the other day about how the Royals are responding to this difficult season. Even the players themselves shared how frustrating it has been, even in… Read More What Are the Royals’ Plans With Michael Massey and Maikel Garcia?
The Royals pitching staff has been an adventure this season, and that’s putting it lightly. While we know about the Royals’ starting pitching struggles this season beyond Cole Ragans, the bullpen has arguably been just as bad if not worse in 2023. This is disappointing considering the flashes of promise Dylan Coleman and Taylor Clarke… Read More Three Royals Pitchers (And Their Pitches) To Be Optimistic About
In my first post back in a while, I looked at Alec Marsh and his outlook on the mound for next season (and beyond) in Kansas City. In this second post in September, I wanted to take a look at the position player portion of things, with a specific focus on the outfield. Similar to… Read More Categorizing the Royals Outfielders (And How They Can Boost Their Stock Down the Stretch)
At 44-99 going into Sunday’s series finale against the Blue Jays, the Royals have clearly been in evaluation mode since the All-Star Break, trying to figure out who will be a part of this club in 2024 and beyond. Wins unfortunately are not a priority for this Royals club at this time, which is tough… Read More What Kind of Role Could Alec Marsh Have With Royals in 2024?
As you may have seen, I have not been able to write much in the past month. My last post was on July 27th, and I talked primarily about the Royals’ performance on the basepaths via Statcast data. Since then, I missed out on covering the Trade Deadline, Bobby’s rise to stardom, and Cole Ragans… Read More Some Updates on the Royals Reporter (It’s Not Going Away!)
At 29-73 going into Tuesday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians, the Royals are expected to be a “seller” by the August 1st Trade Deadline. It makes sense, as the Royals need to re-stock their farm system and find talent who can contribute at the Major League level in the long term, even if they may… Read More Carlos Hernandez May Be the Royals’ Most Difficult Deadline Dilemma
The Royals lost 5-4 to the Yankees in their first game in the Bronx on Friday, which gave Kansas City their 71st loss of the season. While the losses continue to pile up, there were some positives to be gleaned from the one-run loss against one of the biggest clubs in baseball. First off, it… Read More Gauging the Progress of Alec Marsh and His Long-Term Outlook With the Royals
We’re less than two weeks away from the MLB Trade Deadline, which is August 1st at 6 p.m. Last season, the Royals made a splash roster-wise leading up to the Trade Deadline. They not only traded away Andrew Benintendi and Whit Merrifield for a cadre of prospects from the Yankees and Blue Jays, respectively, but… Read More Three Reasons Why This Trade Deadline May Be a Tame One for the Royals
Going into 2023, there was hope that the Royals’ pitching staff would see some improvement under new manager Matt Quatraro and the pitching team of Brian Sweeney, Zach Bove, and Mitch Stetter. While many of the actual pitchers remained the same from the 2022 squad, there was hope that the new analytical approach of the… Read More Taylor Clarke and the Collective Struggles of the Royals Bullpen in 2023
Will have a more in-depth piece either tomorrow or Thursday, but wanted to get out a quick edition of the “Jottings” today before heading out to Kauffman Stadium for game two of this Tigers series. In this edition, I talk about the Tigers and Guardians bullpens as ideal models for the Royals; look at the… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Looking at Detroit and Cleveland’s Bullpens; Royals Promote Zobac and Fleming; Profile on UDFA Barber