There’s no question that MJ Melendez has been one of the Royals’ most disappointing players this season. After hitting 17 home runs and slashing .206/.273/.400 with an 86 wRC+ in 451 plate appearances last season, the 26-year-old outfielder, trying out a new swing in Spring Training, got off to a brutal start. In only 17… Read More The Royals Should Let MJ Melendez Prove Himself For Remainder of 2025
I am currently attending an educational conference, so I don’t have a lot of time to blog or post on social media. However, with today’s off day and a new homestand beginning on Tuesday (starting with the Rays), I wanted to share some thoughts on the Royals’ hitting performance over the past month. In June,… Read More Three Royals Hitters Worth Paying Attention To (Based On June Splits)
As you all know, I am an optimistic Royals fan and try to be hopeful in my coverage of the Kansas City Royals. That isn’t easy to do, especially after the Royals lost 3-2 on Sunday afternoon, completing an Athletics sweep at Kauffman Stadium this weekend. I didn’t start this blog a year ago, when… Read More After a Brutal Homestand, Changes Are Needed for the Royals
We’ve nearly finished the month of May, and so far, it’s been a solid, though unspectacular, season for Royals Minor League affiliates. Here’s how their records are looking through May 29th, according to Baseball Reference. As Royals fans can see, three of the Royals’ five affiliates have winning records, with Omaha being the lone full-season… Read More Royals MiLB Musings: Hoffmann Promoted; Nelly Released; Hill to Omaha; Ricardo Rising in Arizona
The Royals seem back on track after two weeks of good baseball. They are currently 21-16 (good for third in the AL Central) and have won 13 of their last 15 games. After a 5-1 road trip, the Royals have won the first two games of a four-game set against the White Sox at Kauffman… Read More What Is the Outlook for Drew Waters (And the Royals’ Outfield Situation)?
After losing six of seven on the road last week, the Royals have won four straight games, including three straight at home against the Colorado Rockies. On Thursday, the Royals completed a doubleheader sweep of the Rockies, winning 7-4 in game one and 6-2 in game two. That completed a series sweep of Colorado. The… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: April 22nd-24th (Colorado)
On Saturday morning, before the Royals’ contest against the Tigers (whom they lost to 3-1, marking their sixth-straight loss on this road trip), Kansas City announced via social media that they would be sending down MJ Melendez to Omaha and activating Mark Canha off the injured list. The move to send down Melendez to Triple-A… Read More Can a Stint in Omaha Help MJ Melendez Turn Things Around?
Royals fans are a bit on edge after Monday’s 4-1 loss to the Yankees, especially regarding the hitting. According to Fangraphs, entering Tuesday’s game (which won’t be easy against Max Fried), the Royals rank 24th in batting average, 26th in OBP, 28th in OPS, 27th in runs scored, and 29th in home runs. Bobby Witt… Read More Three Moves the Royals Could (Realistically) Do To Turn the Hitting Around
Regarding the top of the Royals lineup, it seems things should be pretty easy to predict. Jonathan India should be the Royals’ regular leadoff hitter. Bobby Witt Jr., Vinnie Pasquantino, and Salvador Perez will be the batting order’s No. 2-4 hitters. However, after that, there are plenty of question marks, as it is likely that… Read More What is the Royals’ Plan With Hunter Renfroe?
This will be the last Friday without Royals baseball for quite a while. Next Friday, the Royals kick off their Cactus League campaign against the Texas Rangers, beginning a stretch of roughly 30 games in Arizona leading up to Opening Day on March 27th. Every Spring Training, position battles become the most amplified stories, especially… Read More Five Royals Hitters At a Crossroads This Spring