One of the first signs of the offseason for any hardcore baseball fan is when MLB Trade Rumors publishes its projected salary amounts for arbitration-eligible players this offseason. That benchmark was met today, as MLBTR published their league-wide list and projections this afternoon. According to MLB Trade Rumors, the Royals have 15 players who are… Read More Categorizing the Royals’ Projected Arbitration Salaries for 2026
I went to the Royals game today, hoping to see a Sunday sweep of Minnesota. Unfortunately, the Kansas City offense was unable to come through, as they lost 5-1 to Bailey Ober and the Twins. The Royals have a big series this week in Cleveland, as they face the 72-70 Guardians, who won their third… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Batter’s Box on Pitcher List; Three Key Royals on Just Baseball; Looking at Lynch IV
The Royals start their second half in Miami this weekend with a three-game series against the Marlins. The Marlins are currently 44-51, but they’ve been one of the hottest teams in baseball recently, despite their 0.2% playoff odds, according to Fangraphs. They are led primarily on offense by Kyle Stowers, a former Orioles prospect (acquired… Read More The Royals Bullpen Could Affect Their Postseason Chances (And Deadline Plan)
The Royals’ pitching staff has been a strength of this team in 2025. According to Fangraphs, the Royals rank 8th in pitching fWAR with an 8.3 mark, 6th in team ERA at 3.44, and 11th in FIP at 3.82. The solid pitching results have been a big reason why the Royals’ record isn’t worse than… Read More Three Royals Relievers to Pay Attention To In June
The Royals need offense in a big way if they want to stay in the AL Wild Card race. That much is clear, especially with the Royals now 34-34, the first time they have been .500 since they were 15-15 on April 29th. Furthermore, they will need more hitting to make up for the loss… Read More Four Hitters Who Could Be Interesting Trade Targets for the Royals
The Royals have lost six straight games to the Yankees since the 2024 postseason. Their last win against the Yankees was on October 7th in the ALDS when they beat New York in the Bronx 4-2 to even their series 1-1. Since that game two victory, the Royals lost two straight at home in the… Read More Royals Struggles Against Yankees Continue But In A Different Fashion
The Royals have five Cactus League games remaining, including split-squad contests today against the Mariners and Athletics. At this point, GM JJ Picollo and manager Matt Quatraro seem to be in the final days of roster deliberation. It wouldn’t be surprising to see Opening Day roster announcements either Sunday or Monday, even though two Spring… Read More Predicting the Royals’ 2025 Opening Day Roster (Final Edition)
At the start of Spring Training at the end of February, I shared my initial predictions for the Royals’ Opening Day roster. Now that we are a couple of weeks into the Cactus League season (with 19 games of Spring Training game data), I figured it would be time to re-examine the roster and determine… Read More Predicting the Royals’ 2025 Opening Day Roster (Version 2.0)
On Friday, the Royals will have played a week of Cactus League games. Thus, Royals fans are getting an idea of who will be on this roster on Opening Day and non-roster invitees who will likely provide Minor League depth in Omaha or elsewhere in the Minors (Northwest Arkansas or Quad Cities). As of Thursday,… Read More Predicting the Royals’ 2025 Opening Day Roster (Version 1.0)
The Royals will officially kick off their 2025 campaign with their first Spring Training game on Friday against the Texas Rangers (whose complex is also based out of Surprise). While Royals fans are certainly pumped for the game (and the start of this season), the team and players are also ready for live games to… Read More Five Royals Pitchers at a Crossroads This Spring