Safe to say, this was one of the roughest weeks of Royals baseball this season. The Royals lost three of four on the road against the Minnesota Twins, including blowing a 4-0 lead in Thursday’s series finale. (On a positive note, I saw their lone win on Wednesday night in my wife and I’s first… Read More Royals End Rough Week on a Positive Note (Will That Help Against Cleveland?)
The Royals are 27-19 going into Saturday’s evening game against the Athletics (the game is tied 2-2 at the start of this post). While the starting pitching staff has carried the Royals through the first two months of play, it has been a different story for the Royals offense. As of Saturday, the Royals hitters… Read More Breaking Down Three Struggling Royals Hitters By Their PLV Heatmaps
The Royals lost the series finale to the Texas Rangers on Sunday by a 3-2 score. Kansas City held a 2-0 lead in the 8th inning. Still, the combination of not coming through with runners in scoring position (1-for-10) and relievers John Schreiber and James McArthur giving up big hits in the final few innings… Read More When Do the Royals Make a Change in the Outfield? (And What Does It Look Like?)
The Royals begin a six-game road trip this evening. They will start with a three-game slate against the New York Mets over the weekend and then follow that up with a three-game set against the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on the South Side. Most experts picked the Royals to finish fourth in the… Read More What Could the Outlook Be For Hunter Renfroe After a Slow Start With the Royals?
I have a busy day today, but I wanted to write a quick post recapping the Royals’ opening homestand against the Minnesota Twins. The Royals lost the series two games to one over the Easter weekend. The Royals did outscore the Twins 13-9 over the three-game set. So, if one is looking at the aggregate,… Read More Three Royals Players Who Stuck Out from the Twins Series
On Thursday, I attended my fourth-straight Opening Day at Kauffman Stadium. It was a beautiful day at the Truman Sports Complex, packed to capacity. (The image above was the parking lot just over three hours before the first pitch.) Despite all the hoopla about the stadium vote on April 2nd and the tension between KC… Read More Royals Fall on Opening Day…What Are Some Takeaways We Can Have?
Sorry for the lack of posts and Tweets over the past two days. I am on Spring Break, and I spent the last two days watching Big 12 basketball all day at the T-Mobile Center (and fared pretty unsuccessfully betting-wise, too). Now that I am no longer in conference tournament basketball mode, I can focus… Read More Royals Opening Day Lineup and Bench Predictions (Volume 1)
In my post yesterday, I looked at four Royals non-roster invitees who have gotten off to encouraging starts in Spring Training. In today’s post, I will look at four Royals players on the 40-man roster who have started off slow in the Cactus League as of Sunday, March 3rd. Granted, Cactus League performance must always… Read More Four Royals Players Off to Slow Starts in Cactus League Play (Should We Be Worried?)
Earlier last week, I looked at the pitch quality of three pitches from three Royals pitchers trying to earn spots on the Opening Day roster this spring. In this post, I wanted to switch the focus to a hitting end, this time focusing on the batted ball profile of three Royals hitters trying to earn… Read More Three Batted Ball Profiles to Watch From Royals Hitters this Spring
In some surprising news on Saturday morning (like 7 a.m. early), Jon Heyman announced that the Royals had inked Adam Frazier to a one-year deal. Later that morning, MLB.com Royals beat writer Anne Rogers confirmed the deal with some updated financial information regarding Frazier’s contract. The deal initially came off as a head-scratcher, especially since… Read More Three Questions Regarding the Royals’ Signing of Adam Frazier