The Royals took three of four from the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians this weekend at Kauffman Stadium. It was a nice finish to a month that was frustrating for Royals fans. Initially, it looked like the Royals would have their hands complete with the Guardians, especially after a lackluster series against the Marlins to begin… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Are the Royals and Guardians Becoming Rivals?
Safe to say, this was one of the roughest weeks of Royals baseball this season. The Royals lost three of four on the road against the Minnesota Twins, including blowing a 4-0 lead in Thursday’s series finale. (On a positive note, I saw their lone win on Wednesday night in my wife and I’s first… Read More Royals End Rough Week on a Positive Note (Will That Help Against Cleveland?)
Today, the Kansas City Royals completed the sweep of the Detroit Tigers with an 8-3 win on Wednesday afternoon at the K. The win highlighted many benchmarks for a Royals team that has been one of the most surprising clubs in baseball in 2024. First, the Royals swept the series against Detroit and the homestand,… Read More The Royals “Are Playing Some Ball” (And It Seems to Be For Real)
The Royals completed the weekend sweep of the Oakland Athletics, winning Sunday’s game 8-4. The Sunday victory improved the Royals’ record to 29-19, the first time they have been 10 games over .500 in a season since 2015. Royals fans are riding high after the team took care of business during a weekend celebrating the… Read More Three Things for Royals Fans to Focus On In This Series With the Tigers
After a 56-106 season in 2023, it was hard to figure out what kind of club the Royals would be in 2024. Granted, 2023 was supposed to be an “evaluation” year, during which GM JJ Picollo and manager Matt Quatraro would decide who would be part of the Royals’ long-term plans and who could be… Read More With 20 Wins Already, the Royals Are Capturing Kansas City Again
Oof. It’s been a rough couple of weeks of work, which explains why I have not posted here in nearly 14 days. Hopefully, things will die soon, allowing me to post more frequently, starting in April. I am certainly paying attention to the Royals’ upcoming season. Still, my lack of Tweets has also demonstrated that… Read More Five Bold Royals Predictions for the 2024 Season
My first volume of AL Central Predictions came back in December. Back then, the Royals hadn’t signed Bobby Witt, Jr. to a massive extension, but they had just signed Seth Lugo, Michael Wacha, and Hunter Renfroe. Furthermore, not a lot of projections had come out yet, so it was difficult to tell what the computers… Read More Pre-Spring Training AL Central Predictions (Volume 2)
Almost all the major projections are out, with ZiPS and PECOTA being the primary ones that have captured the most attention of baseball fans looking forward to pitchers and catchers reporting next week. Regarding the Royals, it seems like most major projection systems foresee a more positive season for Kansas City in the win column… Read More Are the Projections Underestimating New Royals Starter Michael Wacha?
I am leaving for California to spend Christmas time with my family. Thus, I won’t be as active on the blog or on X until the 26th or so. Thus, I wanted to get a quick post before I began my long journey west. In this post, based on the offseason moves thus far, I… Read More Way Too Early AL Central Predictions (Volume 1)
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