One of the first signs of the offseason for any hardcore baseball fan is when MLB Trade Rumors publishes its projected salary amounts for arbitration-eligible players this offseason. That benchmark was met today, as MLBTR published their league-wide list and projections this afternoon. According to MLB Trade Rumors, the Royals have 15 players who are… Read More Categorizing the Royals’ Projected Arbitration Salaries for 2026
The Royals not only took the series from the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday afternoon at the K (take that obnoxious Braves fans), but they also made history in their 1-0 victory in extra innings. Despite it being a bullpen game, the Royals utilized nine relievers to produce a 10-inning shutout. According to Ian Kraft, assistant… Read More Examining the TJ Stats Summaries of the Nine Royals Pitchers From Wednesday’s Shutout
The Royals start their second half in Miami this weekend with a three-game series against the Marlins. The Marlins are currently 44-51, but they’ve been one of the hottest teams in baseball recently, despite their 0.2% playoff odds, according to Fangraphs. They are led primarily on offense by Kyle Stowers, a former Orioles prospect (acquired… Read More The Royals Bullpen Could Affect Their Postseason Chances (And Deadline Plan)
The Royals have lost six straight games to the Yankees since the 2024 postseason. Their last win against the Yankees was on October 7th in the ALDS when they beat New York in the Bronx 4-2 to even their series 1-1. Since that game two victory, the Royals lost two straight at home in the… Read More Royals Struggles Against Yankees Continue But In A Different Fashion
After three straight series losses to the Red Sox (home), Astros (road), and Cardinals, the Royals took the series against the Giants in San Francisco this week. Not only did the series win help stop the bleeding after a rough nine-game stretch, but it was also nice payback after the Giants swept the Royals at… Read More Three Questions Regarding the Royals’ Upcoming Series Against the Twins
The Royals begin a six-game road trip this week, kicking off with a three-game series against the Giants in San Francisco. As someone who grew up in Northern California (Sacramento) and with most of my family (including parents) being Giants fans, I always get up for this series. However, the Giants took it to us… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Crown Talk Episode 7; Cags (And Mozz) Promotion; MLB Roster Moves
Spring Training is near its conclusion, and we’re beginning to see the Royals roster take shape. As I wrote in my last post, the Royals made another series of cuts on Monday, whittling the camp roster to 40 players. Even though big names like Jac Caglianone and Gavin Cross will start the season in the… Read More Five Royals Non-Roster Invitees Who Have Stuck Out This Spring
Even though a blizzard was engulfing Kansas City on Sunday, that didn’t stop the Royals from making some hot stove news on Sunday afternoon during the Chiefs season finale in Denver. Biggio is a big name, the son of Hall of Famer Craig Biggio and a former top prospect in the Blue Jays system. He… Read More Cavan Biggio and Understanding the Royals’ Minor League Signings So Far
Even though it was New Year’s Day, Cristian and I hopped on for our second episode of “KC Chase the Pennant” (or “Kev and Cristian Chase the Pennant” for the full title). In this first episode of 2024, we talk about the following items: Here is this week’s episode, which can also be found on… Read More “KC Chase to the Pennant” Episode 2: Transaction Analysis Part 2; Lottery Thoughts; Royals Building a Long-Term Winner?
Tuesday was the deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 Draft in December by adding them to the 40-man roster. Here are the moves the Royals made, according to their official X account. I didn’t get a chance to write a post on pitchers, but in my post on hitters, Gentry was a guy… Read More Three Questions Regarding the Royals Roster Leading Up to Friday’s Non-Tender Deadline