As you all know, I am an optimistic Royals fan and try to be hopeful in my coverage of the Kansas City Royals. That isn’t easy to do, especially after the Royals lost 3-2 on Sunday afternoon, completing an Athletics sweep at Kauffman Stadium this weekend. I didn’t start this blog a year ago, when… Read More After a Brutal Homestand, Changes Are Needed for the Royals
The Royals need offense in a big way if they want to stay in the AL Wild Card race. That much is clear, especially with the Royals now 34-34, the first time they have been .500 since they were 15-15 on April 29th. Furthermore, they will need more hitting to make up for the loss… Read More Four Hitters Who Could Be Interesting Trade Targets for the Royals
On Sunday night, the Royals made national headlines with ESPN’s Jeff Passan reporting that Kansas City would be calling up their No. 1 prospect, Jac Caglianone, to the Major Leagues. On Monday morning, the Royals made the news official, not only calling up Caglianone but optioning outfielder Dairon Blanco to Omaha to make room on the roster.… Read More Jac Caglianone Doesn’t Need to Be a Royals Savior (Just Be Good Enough)
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 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
After acquiring Michael Lorenzen on Monday, the Royals were active on the Trade Deadline day, pulling off two trades before the 5 p.m. deadline. The first was a trade for Oakland reliever Lucas Erceg, who’s been the Athletics’ primary setup man. Lately, he’s been the emergency closer with Mason Miller on the IL. The Royals… Read More Royals Upgrade at Trade Deadline But Don’t Make That “Major” Splash
It was a road trip the Kansas City Royals would like to forget, as Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City highlighted on Twitter today after the Royals’ 4-0 loss to the Rangers on Sunday. Starting off the road slate in Los Angeles with the Dodgers would be challenging to overcome. However, losing five of… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: The Royals’ June Swoon (And Maikel Garcia’s Launch Angle Issue)
Last night was a prime example of what the Royals’ pitching has been like overall this season. Brady Singer pitched well (but not great, in my opinion, as he only had a 24% CSW). He went five innings, allowed one run on three hits and two walks, and struck out four. While it wasn’t Singer’s… Read More How Should the Royals Remake Their Bullpen?
The Royals are coming off an underwhelming series in Oakland (their last series with the Athletics in Oakland Alameda County Stadium) as they lost two of three games. A big issue for the Royals in their past series was the hitting, as they only produced nine runs in their three-game set against the A’s. The… Read More Is Tommy Pham a Fit for this Royals Squad?
The Royals completed the weekend sweep of the Oakland Athletics, winning Sunday’s game 8-4. The Sunday victory improved the Royals’ record to 29-19, the first time they have been 10 games over .500 in a season since 2015. Royals fans are riding high after the team took care of business during a weekend celebrating the… Read More Three Things for Royals Fans to Focus On In This Series With the Tigers