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• Gamethread XXVIII - Royals at Tigers

Brady Singer #51 of the Kansas City Royals throws during the first inning of their game against the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium on April 5, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Reed Hoffmann/Getty Images Can they start a series winning streak, too? Last week about this time I was telling you that we might be in for a pitcher’s duel. Presumptive aces Cole Ragans and Corbin Bu...2024
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• Are the Royals starting pitchers good or lucky?

Starting pitcher Brady Singer #51 of the Kansas City Royals throws in the first inning during Game One of a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 17, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. | Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The results have been really good, but can it continue? Prior to yesterday’s action, the Royals’ starting rotation had combined to pitch th...2024
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• Who Owned Baseball (WOB) – Updated for April 26, 2024

Who Owned Baseball for April 26, 2024? Earning 1 WOB Seth Lugo fanned 9 over 7 innings of 3 hit ball as the Royals blanked the Tigers, 8-0. Martin Maldonado drove in 3 with 2 hits, including a homer, to give the White Sox a rare victory, 9-4 over the Rays. Chris Sale continued his […]...2024
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• Mason Miller is the Man - April 27, 2024
Mason Miller, RP OAK He's the reddest of the red on StatCast and the baddest of the bad on the hill, Miller's one bad mutha---shut your mouth---I'm taking about Mason Miller! Seriously, five 100th percentiles in pitching metrics, including K%, Whiff % xERA and xOBA, he's slinging cheese like 1990 Dennis Eckersley(look him up). It was Miller time on Friday during an Oakland win over the Orioles. Mi...2024
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• Big inning turns pitcher’s duel into 8-0 Royals laugher

The Royals put up a crooked number in the ninth inning. The Royals and Tigers were engaged in a tense pitcher’s duel for eight innings before Kansas City broke the game wide open in the ninth inning leading to an 8-0 win in the series opener on Friday afternoon. The Royals got seven shutout innings from Seth Lugo, who lowered his season ERA to 1.66, allowing just three hits and recording a season-...2024
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• Royals vs. Tigers Friday game thread

Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images Let’s play early! The Royals are taking on the Tigers in a rare Friday afternoon game (rare outside Wrigley Field) to avoid conflicting with the NFL draft in Detroit tonight. Seth Lugo goes for the Royals, coming off his first loss of the year. Seth Lugo takes the bump as we open up our road trip with a day game in Detroit. pic.twitt...2024
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• Royals refuse to surrender, still lose 9-7

Salvador Perez #13 of the Kansas City Royals reacts after hitting a home run during the sixth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Kauffman Stadium on April 20, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Anyone who turned the game off after the second inning missed a heck of a contest. Well, when I wrote in the game thread that we should all expect a good game ton...2024
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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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• Vinnie homers, Lugo dominates, and the Royals beat the White Sox again 2-0

Vinnie Pasquantino #9 of the Kansas City Royals tosses his bat after hitting a home run in the fourth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 15, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. | Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images Vinnie! Vinnie! Man, the Chicago White Sox are so bad. Oh, yes, the Kansas City Royals have been very good this year. I’m just glad that they probably w...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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• Five things that stick out over the Royals’ first ten games

Apr 3, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro watches action in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. | Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports They’re way better! It takes a long time for just about anything to stabilize in baseball, and just about anything can happen in one game. So while it certainly is fun to react (or ...2024
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• Gamethread: White Sox at Royals

Michael Soroka gets his second start. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images An extra day of rest in hand, the Sox begin the sisyphean climb to two wins While the weather is still not cooperating with my personal tastes, it’s at least possible to play baseball in it today, which is what’s going to happen in Kansas City at Lame Duck Kauffman Stadium at 6:40 p.m. CT today, provided you consider a ma...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 2, 2024

Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Yes? Or No? Jaylon Thompson writes about the tough loss in the series opener in Baltimore. “It was a really good ballgame throughout,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “It was exciting to get back and tie it off (Orioles closer Craig) Kimbrel. He is one of the best closers in recent history. “Obviously, to lose in that fashion is heartbreaking....2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 1, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Hey, how bout more of those wins? Anne Rogers profiles Maikel Garcia. “Watching Maikel the last few days of Spring Training, the exhibition game, batting practice during the workout, you could tell he was ready for the season,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “He was getting bored of Spring Training. He plays at such a competitive level all winter in a super com...2024
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• Opening Day: Royals v. Twins

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Cole Ragans gets his first Opening Day start 2023 was miserable for Royals fans. Sandwiched between back-to-back championships across the parking lot, the other tenant of Truman Sports Complex lost 106 games, tying a franchise record. It was the third 100-loss season in five seasons, not including 2020. General Manager J.J. Picollo responded by being as acti...2024
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• Royals Review Roundtable: The 2024 season

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Our writers discuss the off-season and expectations for this year. After one of the busier off-seasons in recent Royals history, the 2024 regular season is finally here! The Royals spent over $100 million on free agents, adding infielder Adam Frazier and Garrett Hampson, outfielder Hunter Renfroe, starting pitchers Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, and relie...2024
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"On the pitching side of things, Seth Lugo was pristine, sharp, and every bit of he quintessential veteran rotation anchor the Royals wanted him to be."

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"Wacha joins a rotation that includes former Padres teammate Seth Lugo, Cole Ragans, Brady Singer, and Jordan Lyles."

2022
"Right-hander Seth Lugo has been drawing interest as a starting pitcher and Jon Heyman of The New York Post reports that working as a starter is Lugo’s preference as well, with the Padres one of several teams interested in him."

2021
"Syndergaard and Seth Lugo will begin minor-league rehab assignments this week"

2020
"The Mets have moved left-hander Steven Matz to the bullpen and will shift setup man Seth Lugo back into a starting role, manager Luis Rojas revealed after last night’s game (Twitter link via Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News)."

2019
"It’s unclear who else would be in the trade, but Andy Martino of SNY tweets that it wouldn’t feature Mets right-hander Seth Lugo, whom the Astros have shown interest in this offseason."

2018
"Seth Lugo allowed five runs in five innings as the Mets fell to the D-backs 7-3 on Friday for their fourth straight loss."

2017
"Gavin Cecchini and Michael Conforto homered for the Mets, while Seth Lugo and two other New York pitchers held Boston hitless for six innings of Friday's 3-2 win over the Red Sox at JetBlue Park."

2016
"Mets pitcher Seth Lugo and Twins outfielder Eddie Rosario have committed to play for Puerto Rico in the 2017 tournament, sources told MLB."

2015
"The Mets added Nimmo as well as right-handers Seth Lugo, Jeff Walters and Robert Gsellman before Friday's 8 p."

• Gamethread XXVIII - Royals at Tigers
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• Mason Miller is the Man - April 27, 2024
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• Royals vs. Tigers Friday game thread
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• Game XIII: Royals v. Astros

Photo by Reed Hoffmann/Getty Images Kansas City goes for its 2nd consecutive sweep and 7th straight win Between 2018 and 2023, the Kansas City Royals had just one winning streak of at least seven games after having at least one such streak every season from 2013-2017. The Royals added to that list last night with its 11-2 blowout win against the Astros. A lot of great things happened last...2024
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• Royals 10, White Sox 1: Smart Baseball

Despite getting hit with a screaming meemie in the first inning, Michael Soroka opted to stay in the game. He later regretted not taking an early shower and leaving the ballpark entirely. | Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images Siri, what’s the definition of milquetoast? I kind of miss when more TV shows gave us 24 or more episodes every year, instead of eight hour-long episodes every three years....2024
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• Eight-run 7th powers Royals past White Sox in 10-1 win

Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images Seth Lugo looked pretty good again, too With two outs in the 6th, Royals starter Seth Lugo gave up a double to Korey Lee, putting the tying run on 2nd. Matt Quatraro ended his night, turning to a struggling Royals bullpen. This was a similar script to Kansas City’s series in Baltimore. One White Sox out and two Royals outs later, a nervous 2-1 game ha...2024
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• Gamethread: White Sox at Royals
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 2, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 1, 2024
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• Are the Royals starting pitchers good or lucky?
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 19, 2024

I believe this is my first Nick Loftin picture | Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Early season winning makes for a busy off day No game yesterday, but there was a roster move: INF Nick Loftin has been optioned to Omaha (AAA). A corresponding move will be announced tomorrow.— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) April 18, 2024 This clears the way for Michael Massey to return from his reha...2024
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• Five things that stick out over the Royals’ first ten games
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• Gamethread: White Sox at Royals
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 2, 2024
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• Game thread II: Twins at Royals

Seth Lugo #67 of the Kansas City Royals delivers a pitch against the Chicago Cubs during a spring training game at Surprise Stadium on February 26, 2024 in Surprise, Arizona. | Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images So begins the Seth Lugo era of the Kansas City Royals Good afternoon and welcome back to your regularly scheduled baseball. The Royals got off to a bit of a rough start Thursday, drop...2024
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• Opening Day: Royals v. Twins
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• Royals Review Roundtable: The 2024 season
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• 2024 Royals season preview: It’s time to win

Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images The Royals want to win on the field and at the ballot box Royals fans have seen their fair share of rebuild movements. Sometimes they pan out, like when they “flipped the switch” in 2011 with Salvador Perez, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Alcides Escobar, and Lorenzo Cain, the group that went on to win two pennants and a championship. But more often than n...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 19, 2024
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• Royals 2, White Sox 0: This team might not be any good

Pedro Grifol: The scapegoat, or the real problem? | Jason Miller/Getty Images I’m struggling to find anything witty to say these days The White Sox had a team meeting this afternoon, however, Pedro Grifol didn’t feel the need to elaborate on what was said. I’m sure it’s exactly what the team needed to get pumped up, though, right? Wrong! What?? A loss after the big team meeting? I’m st...2024
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• Game XIII: Royals v. Astros
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 22, 2024

Sure, it’s not the KBO, but it’s in Korea | Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images I tried to write as much as I could of this ahead of time, but if it descends into madness by the end, I blame basketball Max and Jeremy already covered the big stories yesterday. I guess I’ll just link to other stories below that cover the same ground. First, Max: Alec Marsh makes the rotation, Jordan Lyles to th...2024
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• 2024 AL Central preview: The search for signs of life beyond Minnesota

Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Twins needed only 87 wins to take the division title in 2023. The ceiling probably won’t be much higher. In 2023, the AL Central was easily the worst division in baseball. It wasn’t in danger of going full 1994 AL West or anything, but at the All-Star break, the Cleveland Guardians were in first place at a dead-even 45-45. All four...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 15, 2024

Salvy Splashes are not just for MLB | Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Asia Baseball Previews start today! Max was, of course, all over the notable news that last couple of days. On Wednesday, the big story was that Bo Jackson would be inducted into the Royals HOF. Yesterday, it was announced that former GMs Cedric Tallis and John Schuerholz would join him. Just wanting to link to some st...2024
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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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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: Kansas City Royals

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images It’s the Bobby Witt Jr. show in Kansas City and we’re all invited for years and years to come. Can you believe that it’s been ten years since the Kansas City Royals won their first of two consecutive American League Pennants? For the Royals and their fans, that two-year period was an oasis in what’s been an extended period of languishing in the wilderness. S...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 20, 2024

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images We will have baseball games this week! Anne Rogers writes about Daniel Lynch’s efforts to make the rotation. “I’m trying to strike guys out,” Lynch said. “Get guys out. I’m trying to go out there and show what I can do. That’s all you can do.” Lynch is building up as a starter this spring and competing for a spot in the rotation. It’s far from guaranteed ...2024
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• Cecchini, Conforto homer; Mets 2-hit Red Sox
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• Hanley has 1 of Sox's 2 hits, Owens scuffles vs. Mets
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• Cecchini, Conforto HRs back sharp Lugo, Mets
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• Reyes homers twice to back solid Lugo in win
Seth Lugo may not have completely quieted criticisms of his ability to pitch deep into games, but he took a notable step forward Friday in the Mets' 5-1 win over the Reds at Citi Field....2017
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• Reyes homers twice to back solid Lugo in win
Seth Lugo may not have completely quieted criticisms of his ability to pitch deep into games, but he took a notable step forward Friday in the Mets' 5-1 win over the Reds at Citi Field....2017
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• Lugo hurts cause, allows 3 homers against Nats
Max Scherzer struck out seven in five scoreless innings and was backed by a pair of Bryce Harper home runs (his seventh and eighth of the spring) and two solo shots by Trea Turner in the Nationals' 6-0 win over Seth Lugo and the Mets on Monday....2017
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• Harper, Turner homer twice; Scherzer stifles Mets
Max Scherzer struck out seven in five scoreless innings and was backed by a pair of Bryce Harper home runs (his seventh and eighth of the spring) and two solo shots by Trea Turner in the Nationals' 6-0 win over Seth Lugo and the Mets on Monday....2017
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• Lugo spins stellar debut as Mets edge Braves
Michael Conforto provided the early spark and Seth Lugo showed no rust on the mound or at the plate as his successful season debut helped the Mets claim a four-game series victory with Sunday afternoon's 2-1 win over the Braves at SunTrust Park....2017
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• Mason Miller is the Man - April 27, 2024
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• Early Season Up and Downs...Where do we go?
Tanner Bibee-Guardians-SP Tanner Bibee went 5.1 IP and gave up 1 ER on 5 H, 0 BB, and 9 K's against the Twins. Bibee struggled his first time out this year (4 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 5 BB, and 4 K) but was dominant in this one. He is coming off a strong rookie season (2.98 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 24% K, 7 % BB, and 4.19 SIERA). There were signs of regression (4.19 SIERA, 80% LOB, and AVG FB). He lives off the su...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 20, 2024

Did you wake up early for the Seoul Series? By the time this post goes up, there will be MLB action that counts well underway in Seoul. What do you think of the pre-season regular season games? If you are in a fantasy league, are you allowed to put Dodgers and Padres in lineups now, or is your league waiting til the rest of MLB gets underway? Reliever Jake Brentz has a left hamstring strain that w...2024
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• Are the Royals starting pitchers good or lucky?
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• Big inning turns pitcher’s duel into 8-0 Royals laugher
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• Royals vs. Tigers Friday game thread
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• Royals refuse to surrender, still lose 9-7
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 19, 2024
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• Royals 2, White Sox 0: This team might not be any good
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• Gamethread: Royals at White Sox

The 2024 WNBA Draft Class | (Illustration by Henry Russell/Yahoo Sports) The pesky AL Central foes are in town Happy Jackie Robinson Day! No number is as sacred as 42 pic.twitter.com/pvfZEnnLqc— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) April 15, 2024 The very pitiful White Sox are back in Chicago to take on the surprisingly good Kansas City Royals. Between the nice weather and the WBNA Draf...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
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• Brady Singer As A Royals X-Factor

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals brought in a lot of pitching help, but a Singer rebound might be the best help they have The Royals were as active this offseason as any offseason in recent memory, specifically with their pitching rotation. In 2023, Kansas City starters finished with a 7.6 fWAR and a 5.17 ERA, both the second-worst mark in the American League. They responded by si...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 2, 2024
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• 2024 NL West Preview: The Dodgers have loaded up for October

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Just like with Atlanta in the NL East, it’s all about what Los Angeles can do in October instead of the regular season. While the NL Central may be wide open, there are no such delusions of grandeur to be had in the NL West. That means that it’s probably going to be another long season in Denver for the Colorado Rockies, who are very likely going to spend a...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 22, 2024
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• Cubs vs. Royals at Surprise preview, Monday 2/26, 2:05 CT

Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports Another away game for the boys in blue. There have been a few questions raised about when Cody Bellinger might play in a spring game. First, we only know about the signing through Jeff Passan and some Cubs reporters who confirmed it via a source. The team has not officially announced the signing, though it was reported that Bellinger was in Cubs camp Sunday tak...2024
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: San Diego Padres

Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports After a supremely disappointing 2023 and an offseason full of cutting salary, the Padres will look to compete in 2024 with a pared-back roster The San Diego Padres entered the 2023 season with championship aspirations and a star-studded roster, but pulled off an epic faceplant and missed the postseason entirely. The offseason has been a sea change both on an...2024
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• This may be the best Royals rotation in a long, long time

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports The bar has not been high in a while either, but this rotation looks like the best of this century if things break right. The Royals starting rotation has not been very good recently, although that has been true of the whole team so I am not really picking on them in particular. With the addition of Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, they have a different look than...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 10, 2024

Sing to us the song of your people | Minda Haas Kuhlmann How about another snow day? In the latest Royals Beat newsletter, Anne Rogers looks ahead to what Bobby Witt, Jr. may have up his sleeve for 2024: So what type of numbers can we expect from Witt in 2024? “I feel like if you set a goal, then there’s no way you can keep going,” Witt said last season. “So whatever happens, happens. Jus...2024
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• The 2024 Royals roster looks immensely better, but what about beyond?

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images After 2024, many of the recent free agent deals include opt-outs. Let’s get it out of the way early: the 2024 Kansas City Royals — as the roster stands right now — aren’t likely to make the playoffs. The recent flurry of free-agent additions has sparked the fanbase in ways we haven’t seen in quite some time. Fans are optimistic and whisper...2023
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