The Royals’ hot play continues. On Thursday afternoon, Kansas City beat the White Sox 10-0, completing a four-game sweep of their division rival. The Royals are now 23-16, putting them 2.5 games behind the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central division. Kansas City is 9-1 in its last 10 games, an impressive feat. However, the… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: May 5th-9th (White Sox)
The Royals clinched the weekend and season series against the Orioles on Sunday, winning an 11-6 slugfest in Baltimore. Both teams combined to hit 11 home runs (10 solo shots), with the Royals hitting seven, a single-game club record. The victory gave the Royals a 5-1 record on the road trip and improved their record… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: May 2nd-4th (Baltimore)
The Royals have continued their hot play in this homestand, as they won their fourth-straight game at Kauffman and fifth in a row to improve their record to 13-14. Kansas City only scored two runs against the visiting Astros on a chilly Friday night. Nonetheless, that was more than enough for Seth Lugo, who threw… Read More Are the Royals Having a Baserunning Problem This Season?
The Royals snapped a six-game losing streak on Easter Sunday, beating the Tigers 4-3 in extra innings in the series finale. The win improved their overall record to 9-14 for the season. It was a “gutty” win in every sense, something Royals fans didn’t see much in the Yankees series or the three previous games… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: April 17th-20th (Detroit)
The Royals salvaged the final game of their weekend series against the Guardians. On Sunday, Kansas City won 4-2 thanks to Salvador Perez‘s second home run of the year. The Royals are back at .500 with an 8-8 record entering Monday’s game against the Yankees, with whom they begin a three-game set. It will arguably… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: April 11th-13th (Cleveland)
As I did during Spring Training, I will continue to award “Three Stars” to the Royals after each series. This will allow me to share some quick thoughts and highlight key players and/or storylines after each 3-4 game stand. This Opening Weekend was tough for Royals fans, even with the immaculate weather on Thursday and… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three Star Awards: March 27th-30th (Cleveland)
One of the more intriguing stories this Spring Training has been the Royals’ decision to work Michael Massey and Maikel Garcia in the outfield. It appears that the Royals want to maximize the athleticism and ability of their two young infielders, and they are at a stage in their development where they are still open… Read More Can Massey and Garcia Make the Shift to the Outfield?
Spring Training is less about individual or team success and more about observing players’ adjustments at the plate or on the mound before Opening Day. Cactus or Grapefruit League games are often the initial test ground for changes that players had been working on in the offseason, hoping that those differences will translate to success… Read More Early Adjustments From Royals Players to Pay Attention to This Spring
After writing about the pitchers on Friday, I wanted to examine the PECOTA projections for Royals hitters in this post. I have waited to write this post, hoping that the Royals would make a move to improve their lineup this week. The Royals lineup is the same, and free-agent hitters are starting to find their… Read More Five Royals Hitters to Watch, Based on PECOTA Projections
There’s been a lot of minor Royals news over the past week. However, I didn’t think they were worth a full expansive article. Thus, I will break many of the Royals stories down this week via a “Reporter Jottings” post to end this snowy week in Kansas City. Let’s examine some key Royals news this… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Royals Claim Shewmake; No Arbitration Cases; And Arenado to KC Back On?