The Kansas City Royals’ playoff hopes are pretty much shot at this point. According to Fangraphs, their playoff odds are 0.2%, the lowest they’ve been this season. This road trip in Cleveland and Philadelphia was an opportunity for the Royals to build some much-needed ground and momentum in the Wild Card race. Unfortunately, they did… Read More Royals End Tough Road Trip On Positive Note
Going into the 2025 season, it was initially imagined that starting pitching would be a strength of this club due to its impressive depth. After all, the Royals returned two starting pitchers who finished second (Seth Lugo) and fourth (Cole Ragans) in the AL Cy Young race last season. They also inked a crafty and… Read More Amidst Injuries to Key Arms, Michael Wacha Has Provided Stability to Royals Rotation
The Royals avoided the sweep on Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park in Detroit, beating the Tigers 10-8 in a surprising Sunday slugfest. It was definitely a rollercoaster of a game, emotions-wise, for Royals fans. Things didn’t look good early on for Kansas City. In the second inning, Riley Greene launched his 31st home run of… Read More Maikel Garcia and the Royals Keep the Line Moving
The Royals had an off day on Thursday after winning two of three against the Nationals to begin their homestand. However, while winning a series is important, it felt like the Royals let one slip away against a Washington team that sits in the cellar of the NL East. Kansas City lost 8-7 to the… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Lugo and Estevez’s Struggles; Salvy Affected By Catching Workload?
The Royals disappointingly finished their road trip on Sunday, losing 5-3 to the Minnesota Twins in walkoff fashion in the 11th inning. Kansas City was unable to score a run in either the 10th or 11th, despite the “Manfred Rules” allowing them a runner at second base to start each inning. The series loss was… Read More Four Royals Metrics That Stand Out From The Twins Series in Minnesota
The Royals clinched a key series win over the Cleveland Guardians at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday, beating their division rival 4-1 on a hot KC Summer afternoon. It was a similar-feeling but not a typical Royals win in the rubber game of the series. In terms of similar, Noah Cameron and the Royals bullpen shut… Read More The Royals Lock Down Seth Lugo; So What Happens Next?
The Royals salvaged a game in Miami on Sunday, beating the Marlins 7-4 in the series finale. That said, Kansas City certainly made it more tense than needed in the bottom of the ninth. Control issues from reliever Andrew Hoffmann (making his second MLB appearance) and an error from Jonathan India led to four runs… Read More Three Players the Royals Should Look to Deal At the Trade Deadline
I wasn’t planning to post a recap of any sort after yesterday’s loss (crashed early due to time difference adjustment and jet lag). However, this morning, I woke up a little more even-keeled and was about to share a thread on some thoughts about the game on Bluesky. The thread got long, and I decided… Read More Positive and Negative Takeaways From the Royals’ Walk-Off Loss to the Marlins
I am traveling back from Ireland today, which explains my lack of posts and coverage on Bluesky and Twitter beyond the occasional retweet here and there. I have some time to wait in the airport for my flight, so I figured I would write a quick post before getting back to Kansas City. There’s been… Read More Three Royals Players Who Could Be Key in the Second Half
The Royals split their series against the Mariners on Thursday, beating Seattle 3-2. Kansas City did just enough offensively, as no one had more than one hit in the game (they only had five hits total, five fewer than the Mariners). However, big hits from Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino in the later innings… Read More Seth Lugo Has Gotten Back Into Form (Which Makes It Tough for the Royals)