It was more of the same for the Royals on Wednesday night in Seattle, as they lost 3-2 and were pretty much shut down by Logan Gilbert and the Mariners’ pitching staff after a promising first inning in which they scored a run. Going into Thursday’s series finale in the Pacific Northwest, the Royals are… Read More It’s Time for the Royals to Think Long-Term With Jac Caglianone
Going into tonight’s game against Seattle, the Royals are 39-45, sitting 13.5 games behind the AL Central division-leading Tigers, and 4.5 games behind the last AL Wild Card spot (which belongs to the Mariners/Astros). It’s been a disappointing 2025 for Kansas City, especially after they went 86-76 in 2024 and made it to the ALDS… Read More ‘June Swoon’: Three Takeaways From the Royals’ Difficult Month
The Royals avoided the sweep against the White Sox in Chicago this weekend and now have an off day on Monday before they begin a six-game homestand. This stretch at Kauffman starts on Tuesday against the New York Yankees, who are in first place in the AL East division with a 39-25 record. Although the… Read More Four Royals Questions Leading Up to This Week’s Yankees Series at Kauffman
It’s been a few days since my last Top-30 Prospects post, but I’ll finally be finishing up my rankings in this article. I will probably put up a page tomorrow that will contain not just all of the individual posts I wrote relating to my Top-30 Prospects list for 2025 but also a complete list… Read More The Royals’ Top-30 Prospects to Watch for 2025: 10-1
After previously analyzing the Steamer projections for Royals starting and relief pitchers, I am transitioning to analysis of Royals position players. I will divide the Royals position player Steamer projection analysis posts into three categories: catchers, infielders, and outfielders. This post will focus primarily on Royals catchers and their outlooks for the upcoming 2025 season.… Read More Analyzing the Royals’ 2025 Steamer Projections: Catchers
I wrote about some Royals becoming free agents this offseason this past week, with Tommy Pham and Michael Lorenzen being the focus. I hope to write about the Royals’ 40-man roster this week in a couple of posts, at the very least. The main focus will be on players who must be added to the… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Salvy Wins Roberto Clemente Award; Jensen’s Strong AFL; World Series Thoughts
Just when Royals fans think that JJ Picollo and the Royals front office are done building the roster for the offseason, they got out and made a surprising move the evening before their first Cactus League game of the 2024 season. Nola originally signed a Minor League deal with the Brewers back in January. However,… Read More How Does Austin Nola Fit Into the Royals’ Roster Equation?
With the beginning of the new year, I figured it would be a good opportunity to begin the “Top 50 Prospects to Watch” writeups, starting with our Tier One prospects. Remember, just as a disclaimer, my rankings are a bit different than most “prospect rankings” from prospect experts or Royals fans. Instead of just ranking… Read More Looking at the Tier One Prospects (Royals 2023 “Top 50 Prospects to Watch” Rankings)
After revealing the first five “Tier One” prospects in my previous post, I am going to move forward to my “Tier Two” prospects, which consists of prospects on my list ranked No. 6-No. 11. What is a “Tier Two” Prospect, according to your rankings? I listed the “Tier Two” prospects as players I envisioned becoming… Read More Looking at the Tier Two Prospects (The “Top 50 Royals Prospects” Rankings)
Dayton Moore and the Royals front office is known for “zigging” when others “zag”, and that has often been the case in the MLB Draft under Moore’s tenure. After going pretty safe and traditional in the early rounds in 2018, 2019, and 2020, Moore and the Royals went down a different path in this year’s… Read More The Royals went for a different approach in the draft…but will it pay off?