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• Nitpicking the Royals

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Will Smith (31) throws the ball in the sixth inning during game one of a double header against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. | Melissa Tamez-USA TODAY Sports The team isn’t perfect. Let’s examine the flaws. The Royals made it as high as sixth on the MLB Power Rankings this week. They’re still projected to 32.5% playoff odds per FanGraphs ...2024
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• Game 18 Thread: Royals vs. Pale Hose

Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals catcher Freddy Fermin (34) talks with pitcher Nick Anderson (63) at the mound against the Houston Astros after Anderson walks in a run in the sixth inning at Kauffman Stadium. | Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports The White Sox are bad! Gosh heckin’ darn tootin’ the Chicago White Sox are bad. To win two of your first 15 games? That’s the kind of sta...2024
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• Ragans again sharp, but Royals lose 2-1 on some questionable umpiring

Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images Salvy exits the game with an injury. The Royals managed just three hits in a pitcher’s duel, but it was some questionable ball/strike calls that led to four Chris Stratton walks in a 2-1 loss to the Mets Sunday afternoon. After a pre-game ceremony honoring Mets great Dwight Gooden, starter José Buttó pitched like Doc, mowing down Royals hitters over six sh...2024
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• Royals win slugfest 11-7

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals is doused with water by MJ Melendez #1 of the Kansas City Royals after a 13-3 win over the Houston Astros at Kauffman Stadium on April 11, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. won’t stop scoring runs Despite the lopsided score, this game had a lot of ups and downs in it. Things started off well for Kansas...2024
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• Spencer shelled, Seth stymies ‘Stros, series secured 11-2

William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports A complete victory to win the series. The Kansas City Royals took a big lead early on over the Houston Astros tonight and did not let up as they secured a series victory with an 11-2 win. I was unable to watch most of this game as I was recording a podcast on my primary computer and my backup computer was being absurdly slow, but I tried my best to follow a...2024
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• Royals 5, White Sox 3: We may never win again

Garrett Crochet went five innings today, giving up two runs. | William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports If it’s not one thing, it’s another Go figure, on a day where the offense finally decided to (barely) wake up, the pitching and defense was the problem. The Chicago White Sox blew their second three-run lead of the season, this one contributing to a four-game sweep by the Kansas City Royals. I...2024
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• Nick Pratto, Drew Waters, Austin Nola assigned to minors

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Despite a hot spring, Nick Pratto will start in Omaha. The Royals announced they have assigned first baseman Nick Pratto, outfielder Drew Waters, and catcher Austin Nola to minor league camp. That seems to leave two spots left for Nelson Velazquez, Dairon Blanco, and Nick Loftin, although all three could make it if Michael Massey begins...2024
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• Spring Training Mailbag

Sean Manaea #55 of the Oakland Athletics answers fan mail in the clubhouse before the game against the Seattle Mariners at RingCentral Coliseum on August 24, 2021 in Oakland, California. The Mariners defeated the Athletics 5-1. | Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images Answers to your burning questions Spring Training continues to drag on and rather than do another roster p...2024
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• Royals Roster prediction take two: missing in action

Where’s Hunter? A week of Spring Training games have been played and some things that haven’t happened may matter more than some things that have It’s been a whole week of Spring Training. By the time you’re reading this, it’s March and Opening Day happens later this month. I can almost smell the fresh cut grass and hear the pop of leather and the infielders whip the ball around following ...2024
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• Royals spring training battles: The bench

Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Will the Royals have more depth this year? The Royals began camp with a pretty good idea of who the starters were this year. Eight-time All-Star Salvador Perez will be behind the plate most days. The outfield will likely feature Hunter Renfroe in right, Kyle Isbel in center, and MJ Melendez and Nelson Velázquez splitting time between ...2024
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• The 2024 spring training Royals roster prediction thread

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Will you make the team? The Royals will begin playing exhibition baseball games on Friday to prepare for the 2024 season. They have over 50 players in camp, but unlike the past few years, many roles are already set. Still, there may be some roster battles this spring. Here is my stab at what the roster will look like for the March 28 season opener against...2024
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• What to know about 2024 Royals spring training

Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images Play ball! Baseball players have congregated in the warm climates of Arizona and Florida to begin preparations for the 2024 season. The Royals have had all players report to spring training and will begin games this week. Here’s what you need to know about spring training. Where is spring training? The Royals train in the Phoenix area, in Surprise whe...2024
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• Maikel García, Dairon Blanco, and other Royals star in winter leagues

Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images The games have continued overseas. Winter is not a time of year that Americans associate with baseball. Most of the country is hunkered down, watching football or basketball and waiting for the snow to melt and the weather to warm up so we can all get outside again. I’m doing the same. As I type this the temperature outside is in the ...2024
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• Projecting the Royals’ 26-man roster

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals dives into second as he tries to steal in the third inning against the New York Yankeesat Kauffman Stadium on September 30, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals seem like they might be done making moves. What is the roster going to look like come Opening Day? Pitchers and catchers report in less than a month....2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for January 27, 2024

Photo by: Edwin Remsberg/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images One downtown stadium site may have an issue. Anne Rogers writes about the Royals’ depth at shortstop. The only question is how far Witt can go. In his second season in the Majors, the 23-year-old hit 30 home runs and stole 49 bases, becoming the first Royal in franchise history to notch a 30-30 season. He hit 28 doubl...2024
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"The Royals emptied their bench with Nick Loftin, Freddy Fermin, Dairon Blanco, and Garrett Hampson all getting a plate appearance in this game."

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"Freddy Fermin doubled home a run, and Dairon Blanco singled home two more run in a three-run outburst to make it 6-4 Royals."

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"Their roster spots will go to right-hander Alec Marsh, catcher Freddy Fermin and outfielder Diego Hernandez, each of whom has been selected to the 40-man roster in advance of tonight’s deadline to protect players from…"

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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 1, 2024

I got 5 images when I put in “Probably Sucking”, my new motto for the 2024 Royals. This is my favorite image | Photo by CHOO YOUN-KONG/AFP via Getty Images I hope everyone survived Leap Day If you didn’t see yesterday, a former Royal passed away: Hector Ortiz, who spent the past 18 years as a manager and coach in the Texas Rangers organization, has died after a long cancer battle.https:...2024
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• The best pictures from 2024 Spring Training photo day

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals poses for a portrait during photo day at Surprise Stadium on February 22, 2024 in Surprise, Arizona. | Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Our $200 million man - and more Ah yes, spring: that time of year when it gets warmer just to trick you before dipping below freezing again for a week or two. That time of every year just after the Chiefs...2024
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• The 2024 spring training Royals roster prediction thread
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• On exaggerated rumors of a farm system’s demise

Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images Is it really as bad as so many will have you believe? Zero top 100 prospects, failed first-round picks, failed development throughout the minor leagues — the list goes on for the Kansas City Royals. At least, so some would have you believe. The farm system has been quickly on the decline ever since the system graduated a handful of top p...2024
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• Royals Roster prediction take two: missing in action
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• The best pictures from 2024 Spring Training photo day
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• On exaggerated rumors of a farm system’s demise
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• Maikel García, Dairon Blanco, and other Royals star in winter leagues
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 25, 2024

Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images Maikel is raking. It’s championship season in the Caribbean! Let’s get started with LIDOM: Dairon Blanco played in five games this week with innings at each outfield position, going 5-21 at the plate with four stolen bases. He hit .345/.406/.517 in semifinal play. Estrellas are locked in a finals battle with Licey as the series is tied 2-2. Moving over to t...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 17, 2024

We have once again arrived at Wednesday. On the team site, Anne Rogers talked to Daniel Lynch IV about what he got out of playing the Dominican Winter League: Lynch made five starts and threw 20 1/3 innings, recording a 2.66 ERA with 23 strikeouts and 13 walks. There wasn’t any specific plan for working on his pitches; his goal was simply to get outs. A different schedule and lack of routine put ...2024
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• Royals Review Roundtable: We evaluate the evaluation season

Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How did the kids do? The season is over, and while the Royals didn’t expect to contend, they also probably didn’t expect to tie the club record of 106 losses. It was supposed to be an evaluation season, so with the season complete we brought together our writers to evaluate the team. J.J. Picollo said he didn’t feel like this was a 10...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 1, 2024
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• Maikel García, Dairon Blanco, and other Royals star in winter leagues
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 18, 2024

Photo By Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images This is one of the only photos from LIDOM I can use, and it’s from 2005. David Lesky at Inside the Crown evaluates the other teams in the AL Central: As I said at the top, this exercise is not to show that the Royals are great, but that the AL Central is mediocre and winnable. It’s a high-level view of the other te...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 4, 2024

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports Apparently today is the 11th of the 12 days of Christmas. Craig Brown at Into the Fountains projects the 2024 roster: Yeah, Lyles is still in the rotation at the moment. Don’t forget, he started the second game of the year for the Royals last year, so you could say he opened the season as their number two starter. Real improvement would be pushing him out of ...2024
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• 2023 Season in Review: The best Royals games

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images There were a few games worth reliving. It was a pretty dreadful season for the Royals, but playing youngsters brought energy to some games with some memorable moments. Here are the top Royals games of 2023. May 29 vs. Cardinals - Mike Mayers near perfecto Mike Mayers was brought in as a non-roster invitee to sop up some innings if needed, and he gave the R...2023
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• The Royals who never got to appear in a MLB game

SURPRISE, AZ - FEBRUARY 22: Tyler Cropley #79 of the Kansas City Royals poses for a photo during the Kansas City Royals Photo Day at Surprise Stadium on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 in Surprise, Arizona. | Photo by Barry Gossage/MLB Photos via Getty Images Tyler Cropley isn’t the only one to don a Royals uniform but never get in a game. Many kids dream of one day playing in the big leagues...2023
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• Freddy Fermin and 28 year-old rookies

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports What can we expect from Fermin going forward? Freddy Fermin has been way, way better than I think anyone other than maybe his mom expected this season. He is a bit unusual though, so I am not sure what we should expect from him going forward. To try and figure that out, I have combed through some history and his advanced metrics to see what it is the Royals ha...2023
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• Royals leave Bronx winless, lose 8-4
John Jones-USA TODAY Sports The Royals are 3-13 against the Yankees this decade. Salvador Perez ended his home run drought and Bobby Witt Jr. recorded another multi-hit game, but the Yankees scored more off Jordan Lyles, giving the Kansas City Royals a 8-3 loss. Lyles dug a deep hole for the Royals. Across five innings, Lyles allowed nine hits, five earned runs, two home runs, walking one ...2023
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• Seven in a row! Royals top Phillies 7-5

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Another Bobby blast puts him in the 20/30 club again. Bobby Witt Jr. and Michael Massey each homered to lead the Royals to their seventh win in a row, a 7-5 victory over the Phillies Friday evening. Bobby’s blast was his 20th of the year, making him the first player in MLB history to hit at least 20 home runs and steal at least 30 bases in each of his fi...2023
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• Royals pummel Mets 9-2 for 6th straight win
Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Two straight sweeps! We’re the hottest team in baseball! For the first time in over two years, the Royals have won six consecutive games. Brady Singer logged one of his best starts of the season and a Drew Waters three-run homer in the 7th broke open the 9-2 sweep-clinching win. The Royals improve to 35-75 while the Mets drop to 50-58. Kansas City didn’t hit ...2023
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• Royals almost lose on a straight steal, but walk it off instead, winning 4-3 over Cleveland
Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Freddy Fermin, our hero Entering today’s game, the Royals boasted the 3rd worst 80-game start in MLB history and with a loss, would secure the 3rd worst half-season start in history. Lowest winning% in a team's first 80 games in the expansion era. Royals tied for third worst (squeaking out an additional win more than the A's this y...2023
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• It’s the first day of the rest of the season, Royals win 2-1
Starting pitcher Ryan Yarbrough #48 of the Kansas City Royals pitches during the 1st inning of the game against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium on July 30, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images It’s a sweep!!! I wrote in the game thread that Ryan Yarbrough has been quite good for the Royals, especially since his return from injury. Today he was even be...2023
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• Bobby Witt Jr. powers the Royals past the Twins, 8-5 to take series opener
Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images First-place, smirst-place. These Twins ain’t Royal. Pull out the participation trophy, the Kansas City Royals avoided the losing streak this time! After dropping two of three to the Guardians earlier this week, they showed up with a strong showing tonight against the first-place Minnesota Twins. On a Friday night, heading into the final weekend before the...2023
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• Royals balk-off the Mets in extras 7-6
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports “We’re where you want to be!” Following their three-game sweep over the first-place Twins, the Royals kept the train moving with walk-off-win in extras, 7-6. Without a win in his last 13 starts, Zack Greinke toed the slab with the hopes of snapping a brutal skid. Though his offense didn’t provide much, the right-hander did more than enough to keep them in the...2023
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• Spencer shelled, Seth stymies ‘Stros, series secured 11-2
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• Royals destroy Twins 11-0 for first win of the year

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The offense has risen! The Royals jumped on the Twins with nine runs in the first two frames on their way to an 11-0 laugher for their first win of the year. The Royals rapped out 14 hits and Bobby Witt Jr. fell just a double short of hitting for the cycle, while Brady Singer was excellent over seven shutout innings. The Royals jumped on Twins starter Bailey ...2024
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• Royals 5, White Sox 3: We may never win again
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• Royals defeat White Sox 5-3, complete first four-game sweep since 2021

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep! The Royals came back late against the White Sox to win 5-3 and complete the sweep of the White Sox. It was their first sweep of a four-game series since they beat the Tigers on April 23-26, 2021. Garrett Crochet has been one of the best starting pitchers in baseball over the first week and a half, and he continued his great star...2024
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• Royals roster prediction 3.0: triple digits from the Opening Day starter

Pitcher Cole Ragans (55) poses for a portrait during Kansas City Royals photo day on February 22, 2024 at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, AZ. | Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Spring Training iswrapping up, and the roster situation is becoming clearer. Opening Day is a week (or less!) away as you’re reading this. That means it's time for one last roster projection. Let’s ...2024
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• Spring Training Game XIX

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Michael Wacha is on the bump The Royals’ bats are hot. Six Royals enter today’s game with OPS’ over 1.000, led by Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr, who both have three homers so far. Salvy gets the day off today with Freddy Fermin behind the plate. Here are the lineups for today’s game against the defending National League champion Arizo...2024
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• It’s okay to believe once again

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Maybe this year is different. Blind optimism isn’t easy to find for fans of the Kansas City Royals. The team hasn’t finished above .500 since 2015 when they won the World Series. Although the losses have far outweighed the win total, there has still been some reason for hope to close out nearly every season in that span. Just as the Royals have an uncanny a...2023
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