The Royals bullpen has seen a big upgrade this offseason, much to the relief of frustrated Royals fans. After struggling down the stretch in 2023 following the trades of Scott Barlow and Ryan Yarbrough at the Trade Deadline, general manager JJ Picollo made sure to not just upgrade the bullpen via free agency, but also… Read More Steven Cruz Could Be a Sneaky Reliever for the Royals in 2024 (And Beyond)
The Royals pitching staff has been an adventure this season, and that’s putting it lightly. While we know about the Royals’ starting pitching struggles this season beyond Cole Ragans, the bullpen has arguably been just as bad if not worse in 2023. This is disappointing considering the flashes of promise Dylan Coleman and Taylor Clarke… Read More Three Royals Pitchers (And Their Pitches) To Be Optimistic About
Not much has gone right for the Royals in 2023 as they sit with a 26-65 record as of Friday morning. While it was expected to be an “evaluation” season for the Royals, not many fans expected the Royals to be on pace for what could be a record-setting season in terms of losses. The… Read More Five Bold Royals Predictions for the Second Half
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)
I wasn’t able to get in a post yesterday due to a crazy day at work, but it was probably for the best, as the Royals pulled off another trade yesterday, this time including talented, but oft-injured infielder Adalberto Mondesi. Let’s not waste any time and get right into this edition of the “Jottings” as… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: MAT and Mondesi Traded; What the Royals Got in Return; What’s Next From Picollo?