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Three Pitches to Watch This Spring From Royals Pitchers Trying to Make the Opening Day Roster

The full Royals Spring Training roster has officially reported to Surprise, Arizona. Thanks to the work of the Royals beat reporters and team media folks, we’re seeing a lot of early content of pitchers and position players working out at the Royals Spring Training complex over the past week. It’s exciting to see the new… Read More Three Pitches to Watch This Spring From Royals Pitchers Trying to Make the Opening Day Roster

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Looking at the Primary Pitchtype Cards of Three Royals Closer Candidates

The Royals roster construction is close to being done, especially with pitchers and catchers reporting to camp in Surprise, Arizona on Valentine’s Day. While there still are plenty of free agents remaining on the market, including relievers, it doesn’t feel likely that the Royals will go much over their projected $113 million payroll by that… Read More Looking at the Primary Pitchtype Cards of Three Royals Closer Candidates

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Steven Cruz Could Be a Sneaky Reliever for the Royals in 2024 (And Beyond)

The Royals bullpen has seen a big upgrade this offseason, much to the relief of frustrated Royals fans. After struggling down the stretch in 2023 following the trades of Scott Barlow and Ryan Yarbrough at the Trade Deadline, general manager JJ Picollo made sure to not just upgrade the bullpen via free agency, but also… Read More Steven Cruz Could Be a Sneaky Reliever for the Royals in 2024 (And Beyond)

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Three Questions Regarding the Royals Roster Leading Up to Friday’s Non-Tender Deadline

Tuesday was the deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 Draft in December by adding them to the 40-man roster. Here are the moves the Royals made, according to their official X account. I didn’t get a chance to write a post on pitchers, but in my post on hitters, Gentry was a guy… Read More Three Questions Regarding the Royals Roster Leading Up to Friday’s Non-Tender Deadline

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Predicting the Royals’ Arbitration-Eligible Cases This Winter

MLB Trade Rumors published their annual “projected arbitration salaries” this week, a much-anticipated projection each year for hardcore baseball fans. The Royals currently have eight players who will be arbitration-eligible this offseason. According to MLB Trade Rumors, that is down from the 11 they had last October. Below is the list of Royals players who… Read More Predicting the Royals’ Arbitration-Eligible Cases This Winter

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How Should Royals Fans View Carlos Hernandez’s Rough Second Half?

Back in July, it seemed like reliever Carlos Hernandez and his outlook was a difficult dilemma for JJ Picollo and the Royals front office. At the end of July, Hernandez was posting a 3.57 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, and looking like the heir-apparent for the Royals’ closer position once Scott Barlow was traded away (he ended… Read More How Should Royals Fans View Carlos Hernandez’s Rough Second Half?

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James McArthur May Be a Key Piece to This Royals Bullpen

When the Royals acquired James McArthur from the Phillies back in early May, some Royals fans were wondering what JJ Picollo and the Royals front office were doing. To acquire McArthur, the Royals gave up Junior Marin, a promising young outfield prospect who still had years of projection to go (though he had yet to… Read More James McArthur May Be a Key Piece to This Royals Bullpen

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Three Royals Pitchers (And Their Pitches) To Be Optimistic About

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

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Carlos Hernandez May Be the Royals’ Most Difficult Deadline Dilemma

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

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Three Reasons Why This Trade Deadline May Be a Tame One for 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

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