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“Reporter Jottings”: Ragans Opening Day Starter; Jac Optioned; Gordo in Royals Hall of Fame

It’s been a busy week for Royals news, which makes sense with Opening Day only ten days away. The roster continues to get trimmed, and JJ Picollo will need to make tough roster decisions soon that could result in some Royals players leaving Kansas City in some capacity. Granted, we still have roughly a week… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Ragans Opening Day Starter; Jac Optioned; Gordo in Royals Hall of Fame

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Bobby Witt, Jr.’s Extension And Why the Future of the Royals Feels Different

After an overall solid Royals Rally event on Saturday, the Royals made sure to continue to be in the news on Monday, even with the Chiefs settling in Las Vegas for the Super Bowl week festivities. Around noon on Monday, Jeff Passan of ESPN dropped an enormous bomb that captured the attention of not just… Read More Bobby Witt, Jr.’s Extension And Why the Future of the Royals Feels Different

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Bobby Witt, Jr. Makes Royals History…And He Needs to Be Their Priority This Offseason

On Friday night, Bobby Witt, Jr. made Royals history, as he hit his 30th home run of the season, a 423-foot bomb off of the Yankees’ Kenyan Middleton. The home run made Witt the first 30 HR-30 SB player in Royals franchise history (and consequently the first 30 HR-40 SB player and possibly 30 HR-50… Read More Bobby Witt, Jr. Makes Royals History…And He Needs to Be Their Priority This Offseason

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The best item at Kauffman is something you can’t get anywhere else in KC (“Royalty Awards” Best Concession)

One of the benefits of baseball returning for fans at Kauffman Stadium in 2021 was the fact that Kansas City sports fans could get their hands on concessions once again at a MLB ballpark. Now, I know, Kansas City Royals fans typically are “tailgate” people. Even during a weekday game, it’s about either grilling out… Read More The best item at Kauffman is something you can’t get anywhere else in KC (“Royalty Awards” Best Concession)

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Three Statcast metrics to pay attention to from Franchy Cordero in 2021

Without a doubt, Franchy Cordero is a key player to the Royals’ chances in the AL Central in 2021. Projected to be Kansas City’s starting left fielder in 2021 (barring another move from GM Dayton Moore), Cordero was acquired in the Tim Hill trade last Summer (along with Ronald Bolanos), and is a tantalizing combination… Read More Three Statcast metrics to pay attention to from Franchy Cordero in 2021

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What Royals fans should take away from Gordon’s tenure in Kansas City

I was hoping to post this a couple of days earlier, but it was difficult to do so with mid-quarter grades being due this week (yay hybrid teaching). Thus, it feels appropriate with the Royals heading into their final game of the 2020 season that this post focuses on Alex Gordon and his retirement, which… Read More What Royals fans should take away from Gordon’s tenure in Kansas City

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