It’s been a heck of a week for me at work, which explains the lack of posts in the past few days, despite it being a crucial series against the rival Guardians. In fact, I wasn’t able to watch one game in this four-game series, which is pretty rare for me, even when school is… Read More That’s All for the Royals’ Playoff Hopes, Folks
The Royals are coming off a brutal loss on Monday to begin their seven-game road trip. Against the rival Guardians, the Royals lost 10-2, which included the Royals getting no-hit for seven innings by Cleveland starter Slade Cecconi, shutout for eight, and utilizing a position player in the bottom of the eighth inning (Luke Maile).… Read More Three Questions Regarding the Royals For This Current Road Trip
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
Going into the 2025 season, it was initially imagined that starting pitching would be a strength of this club due to its impressive depth. After all, the Royals returned two starting pitchers who finished second (Seth Lugo) and fourth (Cole Ragans) in the AL Cy Young race last season. They also inked a crafty and… Read More Amidst Injuries to Key Arms, Michael Wacha Has Provided Stability to Royals Rotation
I am about as optimistic a Royals fan as one can be, especially when it comes to millennial Royals fans, who can be a jaded bunch after the lean years from the post-Kauffman era to 2013. I always try to look at the positive end of things when it comes to my analysis and fandom… Read More To Make the Postseason, the Royals Need to Be Better
The Royals finished August with a 16-12 record. Not only does that improve their overall record to 70-67 as we hit the final month of play, but it also improves their second-half record to 23-17, according to Baseball-Reference. Kansas City has legitimately been playing better baseball after the All-Star Break. After posting a 47-50 record… Read More Five Royals Players Who Excelled in August
It was a frustrating series finale for Royals fans on Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. After evening up the series on Saturday night with a 3-1 victory, the Royals’ bats couldn’t solve the reigning AL Cy Young winner, Tarik Skubal, in a 5-0 loss. In seven innings of work, Skubal didn’t allow a run and… Read More After Disappointing Sunday Against Tigers, Royals Make Waves With Moves
The Royals won a big series over the White Sox in Chicago this week, improving their record to 69-65 and Fangraphs playoff odds to 13.2%, as of Thursday. While the postseason is still a bit of an uphill battle for Kansas City, they are just three games behind Seattle in the Wild Card race and… Read More Four Important Royals Roster Questions For September
The Royals avoided the sweep on Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park in Detroit, beating the Tigers 10-8 in a surprising Sunday slugfest. It was definitely a rollercoaster of a game, emotions-wise, for Royals fans. Things didn’t look good early on for Kansas City. In the second inning, Riley Greene launched his 31st home run of… Read More Maikel Garcia and the Royals Keep the Line Moving
The Royals dropped the first game against the Tigers 7-5 in Detroit on Friday night. After getting off to a 3-0 lead, the Royals allowed seven unanswered runs, including two in the sixth inning and four in the seventh. This was despite another sterling outing from Ryan Bergert, who hasn’t gotten a win yet this… Read More The Royals’ Dilemma With Bailey Falter