It’s been a quiet December for the Royals, which explains the lack of posts this month, especially over the past week. Furthermore, the end of the semester is always a busy one for me professionally, but now that I am officially on Winter Break, I will try to do some smaller posts over the next… Read More Way-Too-Early AL Central Predictions for 2025 (Version 1.0)
I have been delaying this post for a few days, hoping the Royals would make some noise during the MLB Winter Meetings. Unfortunately, Kansas City has stood pat, even with other AL Central teams making significant moves during the Winter Meetings. On Tuesday, the Cleveland Guardians made a slew of moves. First, they traded away… Read More Analyzing the Royals’ 2025 Steamer Projections: Infielders
The Royals avoided the sweep on Wednesday afternoon, beating the Twins 4-1 in the series finale. Cole Ragans was sensational as he went seven innings, struck out eight, and only allowed one walk and one run. Ragans was the Royals’ star performer on the pitching end of things. When it came to hitting, Paul DeJong… Read More Should Paul DeJong Get Everyday At Bats With the Royals?
After acquiring Michael Lorenzen on Monday, the Royals were active on the Trade Deadline day, pulling off two trades before the 5 p.m. deadline. The first was a trade for Oakland reliever Lucas Erceg, who’s been the Athletics’ primary setup man. Lately, he’s been the emergency closer with Mason Miller on the IL. The Royals… Read More Royals Upgrade at Trade Deadline But Don’t Make That “Major” Splash
It’s been a big news day for the Royals, which is nice to see after a rough end to the homestand over the weekend. They lost two of three against the Cubs at Kauffman and only hold a one-game lead over Boston for the last AL Wild Card spot. Let’s review today’s big news in… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Royals Acquire Lorenzen For Pennington; DeGroat and Cousin Sign
The Royals have been rumored to be active players in the position player trade market leading up to the July 30th trade deadline. JJ Picollo has already made a significant move in the relief market, trading for Hunter Harvey from Washington in exchange for Cayden Wallace and the 39th overall pick in the 2024 MLB… Read More Lane Thomas is a Peculiar Trade Option for the Royals
The Royals have been on fire since coming out of the All-Star Break. They are 4-0 as of Tuesday, which boosts their record to 56-45 for the year. They took three from the White Sox over the weekend in convincing fashion. They also won 10-4 on Monday against the Diamondbacks in an emotional contest where… Read More Three Royals Player Questions Leading Up to the Trade Deadline
For the first couple of months of play, no Royals position player was more maligned by fans than Hunter Renfroe. One of the most significant free-agent acquisitions this offseason by Royals GM JJ Picollo, Renfroe got off to a brutal start in April and for the first half of May. On May 19th, after an… Read More Hunter Renfroe Is Mashing (But What Should His Future Be With the Royals?)
The Royals are coming off an underwhelming series in Oakland (their last series with the Athletics in Oakland Alameda County Stadium) as they lost two of three games. A big issue for the Royals in their past series was the hitting, as they only produced nine runs in their three-game set against the A’s. The… Read More Is Tommy Pham a Fit for this Royals Squad?
Some intriguing “hot stove” news broke today, as MLB Trade Rumors reported that the Royals have been one of the many teams inquiring about Chicago White Sox reliever Michael Kopech. Here’s what MLB Trade Rumors said about Kopech and the interest he’s generating on the trade market already, even though we’re a couple of months… Read More Is Michael Kopech an Answer to the Royals’ Bullpen Woes?