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Royals Continue to Add to Pitching Depth On Friday’s Non-Tender Deadline

Friday evening was Major League Baseball’s non-tender deadline, and it was certainly a busy one across the league, as 63 players were non-tendered by their respective clubs. Some big names of the group included Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers, Austin Meadows of the Tigers, Dakota Hudson of the Cardinals, and Daniel Vogelbach of the Mets.… Read More Royals Continue to Add to Pitching Depth On Friday’s Non-Tender Deadline

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Royals Avoid Arbitration With Taylor Clarke and What It Means for the Bullpen

It appears like the Royals roster, at least leading up to the Winter Meetings in December, is starting to form a bit. After releasing Taylor Hearn, Tucker Davidson, Bubba Thompson, and Nate Eaton from the roster since the conclusion of the World Series, the Royals came to an agreement with reliever Taylor Clarke, one of… Read More Royals Avoid Arbitration With Taylor Clarke and What It Means for the Bullpen

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Five Players Whose Spot on the Royals Roster Looks Hazier for Next Season

Like many Major League teams, we are seeing the Royals make a lot of purges to their 40-man roster. Over the last week, the following Royals players have been released from the 40-man roster. Honestly, none of the losses are major ones for the Royals and in fact, they were to be expected. Davidson and… Read More Five Players Whose Spot on the Royals Roster Looks Hazier for Next Season

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Three Royals Pitchers (And Their Pitches) To Be Optimistic About

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

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Looking at Brady Singer and His Issues With the Changeup

It hasn’t been a promising June for the Royals or Royals fans and that was particularly amplified in last week’s road trip where the Royals went 0-6 against the Marlins and Orioles, combined. While the Royals’ punchless offense stuck out (once again), a glaring story of the road trip perhaps was Brady Singer and his… Read More Looking at Brady Singer and His Issues With the Changeup

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What Can the Royals Expect from Jackson Kowar (and the Group of Arms in Omaha)?

It hasn’t been an easy year for new pitching coach Brian Sweeney and his team so far in 2023. After a solid, though unspectacular first couple of weeks of the season, things have gone south quickly for the Royals’ pitching staff. Not only did Kris Bubic go down with an injury that required Tommy John,… Read More What Can the Royals Expect from Jackson Kowar (and the Group of Arms in Omaha)?

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Three Takeaways From the Royals’ Latest String of Roster Moves

We are starting to see a bit of regression from the Royals as Opening Day nears. The Royals have lost three straight games after starting 14-2 in Cactus League play, which includes back-to-back walk-off losses against the Reds and Rangers, respectively. Furthermore, Royals fans are starting to see the final Opening Day roster shape up,… Read More Three Takeaways From the Royals’ Latest String of Roster Moves

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Zack Greinke Is Back; How Does That Affect the Royals’ Rotation?

Early this morning, Bob Fescoe of 610 AM Radio reported that Royals pitcher Zack Greinke would indeed come back to Kansas City for at least one more year, per Twitter: Later in the morning, nearly every major reporter, including Ken Rosenthal and MLB.com Royals beat writer Anne Rogers, confirmed Fescoe’s report. In addition, Mark Feinsand… Read More Zack Greinke Is Back; How Does That Affect the Royals’ Rotation?

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Can Jackson Kowar Salvage His Royals Career in 2023?

The Kansas City Royals, as of Monday night, still have not hired a pitching coach for the upcoming season, and safe to say Royals fans are getting a bit impatient. And that impatience was particularly amplified after the Chicago White Sox signed Mike Clevinger to a one-year, $12 million deal over the Thanksgiving weekend. Clevinger… Read More Can Jackson Kowar Salvage His Royals Career in 2023?

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