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The Royals Bullpen Could Affect Their Postseason Chances (And Deadline Plan)

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)

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“Reporter Jottings”: Hunter Brown, Royals Reliever Comparisons, and Underdog “Sunday Slider” Picks

We will be rescheduling our Crown Talk podcast recording date for Monday evening, which means the episode will be released on Tuesday instead of Monday. We may make this a permanent thing based on our availability. Sunday has typically been a better recording date for our work schedules, but Tuesday is a more ideal release… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Hunter Brown, Royals Reliever Comparisons, and Underdog “Sunday Slider” Picks

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Five Royals Pitchers to Watch, Based on PECOTA Projections

It’s PECOTA week, meaning that Baseball Prospectus has released its hitter, pitcher, and team projections for the upcoming 2025 MLB season. PECOTA is the primary projection set for the Baseball Prospectus annual, which the BP team produces every offseason. PECOTA projects the Royals to win around 81 games this season. That is good for second… Read More Five Royals Pitchers to Watch, Based on PECOTA Projections

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The Royals’ Top-30 Prospects to Watch for 2025: 30-21

Yesterday, I wrote about ten prospects who were “honorable mentions” but didn’t quite make the Top 30 list. Today, I break down the 30th through 21st-ranked prospects in the Royals system. As stated before, these are my rankings and are ordered more in terms of how “interesting they will be to follow” this year rather… Read More The Royals’ Top-30 Prospects to Watch for 2025: 30-21

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Reviewing the Triple-A Statcast Cards of Six Royals Pitchers (And One No Longer With KC)

On December 26th, I shared and analyzed the TJ Stats Triple-A Statcast cards of eight Royals hitters who primarily played in Triple-A in 2024. The article gave Royals fans some food for thought for what the Kansas City roster could look like when Spring Training starts in late February. Furthermore, it gave more detailed metrics… Read More Reviewing the Triple-A Statcast Cards of Six Royals Pitchers (And One No Longer With KC)

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Analyzing the Royals’ 2025 Steamer Projections: Relief Pitchers

I looked at Royals starting pitchers in my last post on Royals Steamer projections for the 2025 seasons. Even though there is some drop-off with the loss of Brady Singer, there’s enough depth in the system to possibly make up for Singer’s departure, especially if Kris Bubic returns to starting (which sounds like the case).… Read More Analyzing the Royals’ 2025 Steamer Projections: Relief Pitchers

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“Reporter Jottings”: Is Time Running Out for Will Smith? (And Royals Call Up Tyler Gentry)

The Royals’ series against the Phillies ended with a thud on Sunday. Kansas City lost by a score of 11-3 in the series finale, which is not precisely the momentum they wanted, especially with a vital road series looming on Monday in Cleveland. Many factors contributed to the Royals’ series loss to Philadelphia over the… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Is Time Running Out for Will Smith? (And Royals Call Up Tyler Gentry)

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