The Royals have stayed pat on the hot stove since the conclusion of the Winter Meetings. For some Royals fans, that may be infuriating, especially since the club should capitalize on the positive momentum built in 2024 after an 86-76 season and appearance in the ALDS. On the other hand, the Royals won in 2024… Read More Analyzing the Royals’ 2025 Steamer Projections: Outfielders
I have been delaying this post for a few days, hoping the Royals would make some noise during the MLB Winter Meetings. Unfortunately, Kansas City has stood pat, even with other AL Central teams making significant moves during the Winter Meetings. On Tuesday, the Cleveland Guardians made a slew of moves. First, they traded away… Read More Analyzing the Royals’ 2025 Steamer Projections: Infielders
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
I looked at Royals starting pitchers in my last post on Royals Steamer projections for the 2025 seasons. Even though there is some drop-off with the loss of Brady Singer, there’s enough depth in the system to possibly make up for Singer’s departure, especially if Kris Bubic returns to starting (which sounds like the case).… Read More Analyzing the Royals’ 2025 Steamer Projections: Relief Pitchers
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
In my last post, I wrote about four Royals hitters to be optimistic about, based on their 2024 Steamer projections. On the pitching end, I wanted to highlight a few starting pitchers individually whose projections stood out, and then look at some relievers as a group who also could be intriguing according to Steamer. Here’s… Read More Can Brady Singer Live Up To (Or Surpass) His Steamer Projections?
It’s been a nice Thanksgiving break, as I was able to get out of the country a bit to rest and recharge. I was worried for a second about missing some moves, but thankfully, the Royals seemed to take care of all their pre-Thanksgiving moves before I left for vacation in the Caribbean. Usually, the… Read More Four Royals Hitters to Remain Optimistic About, Based on Early Steamer Projections