The Royals avoided the sweep against the White Sox in Chicago this weekend and now have an off day on Monday before they begin a six-game homestand. This stretch at Kauffman starts on Tuesday against the New York Yankees, who are in first place in the AL East division with a 39-25 record. Although the… Read More Four Royals Questions Leading Up to This Week’s Yankees Series at Kauffman
The weekend started pretty poorly for the Royals as they lost two of three to the last-place White Sox. However, on Sunday, the Royals avoided the sweep, beating Chicago 7-5 (though relievers Trevor Richards and Carlos Estevez gave up three runs in the bottom of the ninth). Kansas City is 34-32 and is 8.5 games… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: June 6th-8th (White Sox) (Plus Underdog Fantasy Picks)
The Royals have been rumored to be active players in the position player trade market leading up to the July 30th trade deadline. JJ Picollo has already made a significant move in the relief market, trading for Hunter Harvey from Washington in exchange for Cayden Wallace and the 39th overall pick in the 2024 MLB… Read More Lane Thomas is a Peculiar Trade Option for the Royals
The Royals had Monday off as they headed toward the eastern side of Missouri for the I-70 Series (hopefully to get some Gioia’s Deli on the Hill). However, that didn’t stop a wave of trade news from touching the Kansas City organization. A position player whose name has been more circulated in trade talks recently… Read More Could Jazz Chisholm Jr. Be the Answer to the Royals’ Leadoff Woes?
To be honest, this isn’t an easy post to write, especially since so much has been written and shared about the Royals’ leadoff spot in the batting order. Today, Matthew Lamar wrote a piece on why Witt needs to come off the leadoff spot, and why Edward Olivares should be a candidate to replace him… Read More Bobby Witt, Jr. and His Batting Order Conundrum With the Royals