The Royals system has seen impressive improvement after taking some lumps over the past two years. Going into Sunday’s games, this is how the Royals affiliates are faring record-wise so far in 2024. Three of the Royals affiliates have winning records this season. That is an impressive turnaround from last year, where three of the… Read More Four Intriguing (And Maybe Tradeable) Royals Prospects to Watch in July
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
After two interview-focused episodes with Chandler Champlain and Javier Vaz, Cristian and I got back to just talking between the two of us. In this almost hour-long episode, we broke down a variety of different topics. That includes our review of the Champlain and Vaz interviews; the Royals’ International Signing Class; Spring Training non-roster invitees… Read More “KC Chase to the Pennant”: Breakdown of Royals News Items from the Past Week
One of the things that has been pretty awesome to see since starting “KC Chase to the Pennant” and beginning our partnership with “Farm to Fountains” is that we have been able to conduct some interviews with some important prospects in the Royals farm system. Last week, Cristian and Preston Farr talked with Chandler Champlain,… Read More “KC Chase to the Pennant” Royals Prospect Interview: Javier Vaz
With it now being 2024, it seems like a good time to release my “Top 30 Prospects to Watch” in the Royals system for the upcoming 2024 season. To be frank, I am not a Minor League or prospect expert by any means. There are a lot of other Royals content creators on the web… Read More The Royals Reporter’s “Top 30 Prospects to Watch” For 2024
Will have a more in-depth piece either tomorrow or Thursday, but wanted to get out a quick edition of the “Jottings” today before heading out to Kauffman Stadium for game two of this Tigers series. In this edition, I talk about the Tigers and Guardians bullpens as ideal models for the Royals; look at the… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Looking at Detroit and Cleveland’s Bullpens; Royals Promote Zobac and Fleming; Profile on UDFA Barber
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)
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)
It’s been a while since I’ve touched base on the Top 50 Royals’ “Prospects to Watch” for the upcoming 2023 season. With Spring Training games starting soon, I figured it would be good to catch up on these prospect posts, especially since it appears that the Royals’ “hot stove” season may be done after Kansas… Read More Examining the Tier Four Prospects (Royals 2023 “Top 50 Prospects to Watch” Rankings)
We have covered the Top 12 Royals prospects to watch in 2023 in my Tier One (1st through 6th) and Tier Two (7th through 12th) posts. I figured with the slow Royals news day*, it would be a good time to look at the Tier Three prospects, which include the 13th through 17th-ranked prospects in… Read More Examining the Tier Three Prospects (Royals 2023 “Top 50 Prospects to Watch” Rankings)
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