I hope to get a more thorough post out on Wednesday before I leave for California for the holidays. However, I wanted to get in a quick “Jottings” post today, as there are a few things I wanted to highlight going on in the Royals and AL Central world. Here’s a look at this edition… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Royals Trade Heasley; New Podcast; and White Sox Fantasy Sleepers
One clear message from JJ Picollo and manager Matt Quatraro this offseason has been the desire to improve the Royals’ pitching in 2024. After ranking 28th in ERA, 25th in FIP, and 27th in staff fWAR last season, it makes sense that the Royals want to upgrade in all pitching areas this winter to improve… Read More Royals Add Pitching During Winter Meetings…Is There More to Come?
The Royals are desperate to find anyone who can make an impact out of the bullpen in 2024. While it’s expected that the Royals will certainly look outside the organization to fill the bullpen next spring, this club will also need some pitchers internally in the system who will need to take a step forward… Read More Collin Snider Could Make An Impact in the Royals Bullpen
The Royals pitching staff has been an adventure this season, and that’s putting it lightly. While we know about the Royals’ starting pitching struggles this season beyond Cole Ragans, the bullpen has arguably been just as bad if not worse in 2023. This is disappointing considering the flashes of promise Dylan Coleman and Taylor Clarke… Read More Three Royals Pitchers (And Their Pitches) To Be Optimistic About
With Aroldis Chapman officially a Texas Ranger now (the baseball team; not the Texas law enforcement agency), the Royals bullpen has gotten a little thinner in the late innings. While Chapman didn’t close out many games in his short tenure in Kansas City (only two saves in 33 appearances), he was utilized by manager Matt… Read More Three Questions Regarding the Royals Bullpen as the First Half of the Season Comes to a Close
The Royals fell to 3-8 for the season last night after a historic night by Andrew Heaney that resulted in the Rangers starter striking out nine batters in a row at Globe Life Field. Safe to say, it wasn’t exactly a night to remember for Royals fans, with the exception of a position pitcher performance… Read More Three Players in Omaha Whom the Royals Could Call On Soon
To be honest, my expectations aren’t really all that high, to begin with when it comes to this 2023 Royals squad. I basically have projected them to win about 74 to 75 games, but that is coming from a rose-colored lens of knowing this group of Royals players way too well. If one looks at… Read More Diving Into Three Concerns After the Royals’ Rough Opening Series Against the Twins
This is a little late, but I didn’t have the most energy after a long day and night of celebrating this big moment, which occurred before the Royals’ Opening Day contest at Kauffman. It was a beautiful day for baseball, and there definitely was a different energy at Kauffman compared to the past couple of… Read More Three Things Royals Fans Can Take Away from the Opening Day Loss
If you are a Royals fan, and you haven’t subscribed to David Lesky’s “Inside the Crown” substack, that needs to change pronto. Because today, Lesky wrote a great piece about the starting pitching being a real concern of this squad for the upcoming 2023 season, even with the positive moves being implemented by the new… Read More Three Pitchers Royals Fans Should Be Concerned About This Season
The Royals have played two Cactus League games so far, and are currently 2-0 under new manager Matt Quatraro this Spring. Granted, it’s Spring Training contests, and they’ve played both games against the Texas Rangers, who share the Surprise Stadium complex with the Royals. Nonetheless, it’s nice not just to have baseball back (especially on… Read More Three Early Royals Spring Training Stories to Watch