The Royals seem back on track after two weeks of good baseball. They are currently 21-16 (good for third in the AL Central) and have won 13 of their last 15 games. After a 5-1 road trip, the Royals have won the first two games of a four-game set against the White Sox at Kauffman… Read More What Is the Outlook for Drew Waters (And the Royals’ Outfield Situation)?
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)
One of the more disappointing players this season has been Michael Massey, who was expected to take a step forward in 2025 after a promising 2024 campaign. In 356 plate appearances last season, the 27-year-old produced a slash of .259/.294/.449 with 14 home runs, 45 RBI, and a 102 wRC+. A lingering back injury limited… Read More Examining Michael Massey’s Struggles This Season (And What Should the Royals Do?)
Our latest episode of the Crown Talk podcast came out this morning, as we pushed back our release this week by a day due to both of us having conflicts on Easter Sunday. In episode four, we talked about MJ Melendez and his demotion to Omaha, once again grumbled about the state of the Royals’… Read More Crown Talk Podcast: Episode Four (A Brutal Week for the Royals)
On Saturday morning, before the Royals’ contest against the Tigers (whom they lost to 3-1, marking their sixth-straight loss on this road trip), Kansas City announced via social media that they would be sending down MJ Melendez to Omaha and activating Mark Canha off the injured list. The move to send down Melendez to Triple-A… Read More Can a Stint in Omaha Help MJ Melendez Turn Things Around?
It’s safe to say that the Royals’ hitting stats have not been impressive through 19 games this season, which explains their 8-11 record entering Thursday’s game against Detroit. As Joel Penfield of One Royals Way shared on Twitter, Kansas City ranks near the bottom of the league in most major offensive categories. Nothing is going… Read More Do Royals Hitters Have a Fastball Problem?
Royals fans are a bit on edge after Monday’s 4-1 loss to the Yankees, especially regarding the hitting. According to Fangraphs, entering Tuesday’s game (which won’t be easy against Max Fried), the Royals rank 24th in batting average, 26th in OBP, 28th in OPS, 27th in runs scored, and 29th in home runs. Bobby Witt… Read More Three Moves the Royals Could (Realistically) Do To Turn the Hitting Around
It’s been a rollercoaster of a season thus far for the Kansas City Royals. On one hand, the Royals are 7-7, 1.5 games behind the first-place Detroit Tigers in the AL Central. Conversely, they have a -7 run differential and an xW-L of 6-8. That said, they have been shut out three times this year,… Read More Patience or Panic? Looking at Five Royals Hitters Off to Cold Starts Through Process+
No Royals position player is more polarizing now than MJ Melendez, Kansas City’s 26-year-old outfielder. A second-round pick in the 2017 draft and a former Top-5 prospect in the Royals system, it’s been an up-and-down career for Melendez at the Major League level. In 418 games and 1,606 plate appearances, Melendez has a career slash… Read More Can the Royals Help Get MJ Melendez Back to Who He Was?
Opening Day at Kauffman Stadium is just two days away, and it seems like the Royals are ready to go for Thursday’s 2025 kickoff against the Cleveland Guardians. On Tuesday, before their final spring exhibition game, the Royals announced another slew of roster moves. Although the Royals have yet to announce an official 26-man roster,… Read More Five Bold Royals Predictions for 2025