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 play their final series of the year in Sacramento against the Athletics this weekend, starting tonight. As someone who grew up in Sacramento, it’s weird not just to see the A’s in a different city (I always associated them with Oakland), but playing in Sutter Health Park, a park I got to play… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Five Royals Extension Candidates at Just Baseball; Kolek and Lorenzen Finish Seasons
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
This will be a brief post, but I wanted to share a couple of items I’ve produced, including my latest post on Just Baseball and my Sleeper MLB picks for tonight’s games. Just Baseball: Breaking Down Vinnie’s Hot Second Half and Future in Kansas City Today, my second post for Just Baseball dropped this morning,… Read More Just Baseball: Do the Royals Think Extension With Vinnie? (Plus: Sleeper MLB Picks)
The Royals finished off the Rangers on Thursday afternoon, beating Texas 6-4 in the series finale. With the win, the Royals won three of four in the series and improved their record to 66-62 for the season. A Bobby Witt Jr. error erased a three-run Royals lead in the fifth. However, a Vinnie Pasquantino home… Read More Three Metrics That Stand Out From the Royals’ Successful Homestand
The Royals are trying to clinch the series on Wednesday evening against the Texas Rangers, as they are tied 3-3 going into the eighth inning. Even though they have five hits and drawn three walks, they have cooled off a bit since Vinnie Pasquantino hit a three-run blast off of Rangers starter Caleb Boushley in… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Bobby Hits 100; Kurdna’s Omaha Debut; First Article at ‘Just Baseball’
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 odds were certainly against the Royals on Saturday as they faced Detroit ace Tarik Skubal. Unsurprisingly, the reigning AL Cy Young award winner was masterful at Kaffuman yesterday afternoon. One would think that with that kind of line, the Royals lost. Thankfully, Michael Wacha was just as masterful, carrying a no-hitter into the seventh… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Moose Retirement Ceremony; Loftin Surging; Lopez Hits for Cycle in ACL
The Royals clinched the weekend and season series against the Orioles on Sunday, winning an 11-6 slugfest in Baltimore. Both teams combined to hit 11 home runs (10 solo shots), with the Royals hitting seven, a single-game club record. The victory gave the Royals a 5-1 record on the road trip and improved their record… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: May 2nd-4th (Baltimore)
The Royals salvaged the final game of their weekend series against the Guardians. On Sunday, Kansas City won 4-2 thanks to Salvador Perez‘s second home run of the year. The Royals are back at .500 with an 8-8 record entering Monday’s game against the Yankees, with whom they begin a three-game set. It will arguably… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: April 11th-13th (Cleveland)