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Analyzing the Royals’ 2025 Steamer Projections: Catchers

After previously analyzing the Steamer projections for Royals starting and relief pitchers, I am transitioning to analysis of Royals position players. I will divide the Royals position player Steamer projection analysis posts into three categories: catchers, infielders, and outfielders. This post will focus primarily on Royals catchers and their outlooks for the upcoming 2025 season.… Read More Analyzing the Royals’ 2025 Steamer Projections: Catchers

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“KC Chase to the Pennant”: Interview With Royals Pitching Prospect Noah Cameron

On Monday, my co-host Cristian Martinez and I were joined by Farm to Fountains founder and Royals prospect expert Preston Farr and Royals pitching prospect Noah Cameron on a special episode of “KC Chase to the Pennant”. Cameron finished the 2023 season as the Royals’ 18th-best prospect according to MLB Pipeline and is currently considered… Read More “KC Chase to the Pennant”: Interview With Royals Pitching Prospect Noah Cameron

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Four “Under-the-Radar” Royals Position Prospects to Watch This Season

I have released my Top-30 Royals Prospects to watch out for in the upcoming 2024 Minor League season. As with any prospect list, there are always some intriguing players in the Minor Leagues who just missed the cut. In this post, I am going to look at four prospects in the Royals’ farm system who… Read More Four “Under-the-Radar” Royals Position Prospects to Watch This Season

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Royals Draft Review: Will the Riskiness of Their Day-One Selections Pay Off? (Part 1)

The MLB Draft can be polarizing, especially among casual baseball fans. The MLB Draft is a much different beast from its NFL, NBA, and even NHL counterparts. Due to the signing bonus system, and the option for high school and college underclassmen to not sign and elect to go/return to school, the draft order rarely… Read More Royals Draft Review: Will the Riskiness of Their Day-One Selections Pay Off? (Part 1)

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“Reporter Jottings:” Omaha Calls Up Young Trio; Royals Bring Back Beaty; Mozzicato Returns to Stellar Fireflies Staff

The Royals officially have the worst record in baseball today, as the Oakland Athletics officially passed them in the win column after their win on their “reverse boycott” night, which honestly was pretty cool and heart-warming for someone who still has lots of family in the East Bay Area. I am going to the series… Read More “Reporter Jottings:” Omaha Calls Up Young Trio; Royals Bring Back Beaty; Mozzicato Returns to Stellar Fireflies Staff

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“Reporter Prospect Corner”: Gavin Cross, OF, Quad Cities (High-A)

With the Royals 18-42 after Monday’s 9-6 loss to the Marlins, it has been hard to stay positive about the Royals’ direction for the remainder of 2023. That negative feeling is especially amplified when one looks at the worst Royals teams in franchise history and how this season’s Royals compare to other Royals teams at… Read More “Reporter Prospect Corner”: Gavin Cross, OF, Quad Cities (High-A)

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Five Fearless Royals Predictions for the Upcoming Season

It’s been a while since I posted here, which isn’t by choice. If there’s one difficult thing about working in educational administration, it is this: when it rains it pours. Well for the last week, it’s been an absolute torrential downpour professionally, which has left me with either no time or no energy left to… Read More Five Fearless Royals Predictions for the Upcoming Season

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Examining the Tier Five Prospects (Royals 2023 “Top 50 Prospects to Watch” Rankings)

I have gotten behind on these posts with the start of Spring Training, as I haven’t written a “Top 50” Tier post since early February. Thus, I am going to abbreviate these posts a little bit in order to ensure that they get done before the start of the Minor League season in April. Here’s… Read More Examining the Tier Five Prospects (Royals 2023 “Top 50 Prospects to Watch” Rankings)

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