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Three Things to Look Forward to in Anticipation of Jonathan Bowlan’s Debut With the Royals

Before Sunday’s series finale against the Tigers, Jaylon Thompson, the Royals beat writer for the KC Star, shared this news regarding the Royals replacement for Alec Marsh, who was recently put on the IL. With Jordan Lyles on the inactive list, it seemed likely that the Royals were contemplating Bowlan or Daniel Lynch, also pitching… Read More Three Things to Look Forward to in Anticipation of Jonathan Bowlan’s Debut With the Royals

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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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Exploring the Royals’ No. 5 Starting Pitcher Options by PLV

After the acquisitions of free-agent starting pitchers Michael Wacha and Seth Lugo, the Royals rotation for 2024 looks pretty set in terms of the No. 1 to No. 4 spots. In addition to Wacha and Lugo, the Royals will have Cole Ragans, the Royals’ 2023 Pitcher of the Year, and Brady Singer, the Royals’ 2022… Read More Exploring the Royals’ No. 5 Starting Pitcher Options by PLV

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Royals Midseason Report: Five First-Half Pitches to Pay Attention to Based on PLV (Part 2)

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)

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“Reporter Prospect Corner”: Jonathan Bowlan, RHP, Omaha (Triple-A)

After covering Gavin Cross in my last edition of the “Reporter Prospect Corner“, I move onto the pitching end of the Royals farm system, as I look at right-hander Jonathan Bowlan, who was part of a slew of promotions today, according to the Royals Player Development Twitter. The four other arms promoted today are also… Read More “Reporter Prospect Corner”: Jonathan Bowlan, RHP, Omaha (Triple-A)

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Are Things (Finally) Looking Up for Royals Starting Pitchers?

On Monday, Nick Kappel, the Royals’ Director of Media Relations, posted this interesting Tweet regarding the performance of the Royal’s starting pitchers over the past 10 days. Of course, this is a small sample size, and figuring out which pitchers are lumped into this group is hard. Do “openers” like Carlos Hernandez and Josh Staumont… Read More Are Things (Finally) Looking Up for Royals Starting Pitchers?

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