I have missed the past two series in my “Three-Star” awards posts. Part of it was due to timing, as graduation weekend made things quite busy last week. Part of it was due to deflating series losses against Boston (at home) and Houston (on the road). Add that to a missed week of the podcast… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: May 16th-18th (St. Louis)
There was a different anticipation for this weekend’s 2025 edition of the I-70 Series at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals were celebrating the anniversaries of the 1985 and 2015 World Series, with major ceremonies taking place before first pitch on Friday and Saturday. Furthermore, they were going into this weekend’s series against the Cardinals with a… Read More Three Questions After the Royals’ Loss to the Cardinals in Game 1 of the I-70 Series
At the start of Spring Training at the end of February, I shared my initial predictions for the Royals’ Opening Day roster. Now that we are a couple of weeks into the Cactus League season (with 19 games of Spring Training game data), I figured it would be time to re-examine the roster and determine… Read More Predicting the Royals’ 2025 Opening Day Roster (Version 2.0)
On Friday, the Royals will have played a week of Cactus League games. Thus, Royals fans are getting an idea of who will be on this roster on Opening Day and non-roster invitees who will likely provide Minor League depth in Omaha or elsewhere in the Minors (Northwest Arkansas or Quad Cities). As of Thursday,… Read More Predicting the Royals’ 2025 Opening Day Roster (Version 1.0)
After a brutal week weather-wise in Kansas City, things are finally looking rosier when transitioning to Spring. February will be over by this time next week; the weather will hit the 60s next week in Kansas City (yes, I know), and the Royals kicked off Cactus League play on Friday. For those who look forward… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: First Cactus League Win; Royals Sign Stripling; Arenado Spurns KC
Royals pitchers and catchers participated in their first throwing workouts in Surprise yesterday, an exciting sign that the MLB season is nearly upon us. The Royals will have their first team workout on Monday, February 17th, and participate in their first Cactus League game on February 21st against the Texas Rangers, their fellow Surprise complex… Read More Four Royals Stories to Pay Attention to in Spring Training
It’s been a few days since my last Top-30 Prospects post, but I’ll finally be finishing up my rankings in this article. I will probably put up a page tomorrow that will contain not just all of the individual posts I wrote relating to my Top-30 Prospects list for 2025 but also a complete list… Read More The Royals’ Top-30 Prospects to Watch for 2025: 10-1
On December 26th, I shared and analyzed the TJ Stats Triple-A Statcast cards of eight Royals hitters who primarily played in Triple-A in 2024. The article gave Royals fans some food for thought for what the Kansas City roster could look like when Spring Training starts in late February. Furthermore, it gave more detailed metrics… Read More Reviewing the Triple-A Statcast Cards of Six Royals Pitchers (And One No Longer With KC)
The Steamer Projections for 2025 just dropped on Fangraphs, and that’s usually a sign that baseball “projection season” is upon us. Typically, Steamer drops their projections the earliest, with PECOTA dropping the latest. Dan Szymborski’s ZiPS comes out after Steamer, but they do it on a team-by-team basis on Fangraphs, so it takes longer to… Read More Analyzing the Royals’ 2025 Steamer Projections: Starting Pitchers
On Tuesday, the Royals added three arms to the 40-man roster. MLB teams had until 6 p.m. to protect eligible prospects from the Rule 5 Draft. With the addition of Evan Sisk earlier in November, the Royals have added four new arms to the 40-man roster this offseason, bringing their 40-man roster total to 37.… Read More Three Takeaways From the Royals’ Latest 40-Man Roster Moves