The Royals have split their last two Cactus League contests in Surprise. On Sunday, it was all smiles for Royals fans as Kansas City beat the Brewers 5-2, and fans saw Jac Caglianone smash the ball at the plate. It was tougher on Monday afternoon as the rival Guardians kept the Royals bats in check… Read More Royals Three-Star Pitch Plots: March 9-10
Even though a blizzard was engulfing Kansas City on Sunday, that didn’t stop the Royals from making some hot stove news on Sunday afternoon during the Chiefs season finale in Denver. Biggio is a big name, the son of Hall of Famer Craig Biggio and a former top prospect in the Blue Jays system. He… Read More Cavan Biggio and Understanding the Royals’ Minor League Signings So Far
On Friday afternoon, the Royals selected the contract of Minor League reliever Evan Sisk. Sisk has pitched the last two seasons in Omaha and was acquired from the Twins, along with Steven Cruz, in the Michael A. Taylor trade after the 2022 season. Sisk had a solid season last year in Omaha after a subpar… Read More Royals Select Sisk; What Other Arms Could Be Added?
Friday evening was Major League Baseball’s non-tender deadline, and it was certainly a busy one across the league, as 63 players were non-tendered by their respective clubs. Some big names of the group included Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers, Austin Meadows of the Tigers, Dakota Hudson of the Cardinals, and Daniel Vogelbach of the Mets.… Read More Royals Continue to Add to Pitching Depth On Friday’s Non-Tender Deadline
The MLB draft concluded today, and I am going to share my thoughts about the second and third rounds in tomorrow’s post. As a whole, I think the Royals did okay, though, like any draft year, we won’t know the results of this draft for another 2-3 years at the soonest. Instead, I am going… Read More Royals Midseason Report: Five First-Half Pitches to Pay Attention to Based on PLV (Part 2)
The Royals’ pitching staff has been an adventure this season, and not in a promising way. The pitching as a whole ranks 28th in ERA and 26th in fWAR, according to Fangraphs, as of June 27th. While some growing pains were to be expected under new manager Matt Quatraro and pitching coach Brian Sweeney, the… Read More What Should Austin Cox’s Role Be On This Royals Pitching Staff?
I am going to the game today, so I hope to have a more in-depth piece tomorrow. However, just wanted to share some quick thoughts through a short “Jottings” post before I headed out to the K this afternoon for game two of this series against the Colorado Rockies. Trade Rumors Already Starting for Scott… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Barlow Trade Rumors; AG Hurt; Analysis on Guardians Offense
It hasn’t been an easy year for new pitching coach Brian Sweeney and his team so far in 2023. After a solid, though unspectacular first couple of weeks of the season, things have gone south quickly for the Royals’ pitching staff. Not only did Kris Bubic go down with an injury that required Tommy John,… Read More What Can the Royals Expect from Jackson Kowar (and the Group of Arms in Omaha)?
The Royals are on fire, as they are currently 3-0-1 so far in Cactus League play after a 5-3 win over the Oakland Athletics. Even for Royals standards, who traditionally “overperform” in Arizona, this start to the Spring Training season has definitely generated some good buzz from Royals and baseball fans alike. Let’s just hope… Read More “Royals 3 Stars” March 22nd: Bobby Witt, Jr. Steals the Day (Again)
I have done Tier One and Tier Two prospects already on this blog, as I slowly reveal my “Top 50 Royals Prospects” rankings for the upcoming 2022 season. In this post, I take a look at the Tier Three prospects, which consists of Royals prospects ranked No. 12 through No. 17. What is a “Tier… Read More Looking at the Tier Three Prospects (The “Top 50 Royals Prospects” Rankings)