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Seth Lugo was bad and Aaron Bummer’s Royals debut was worse as the Royals fell to the Rockies 8-1. It was just a couple of weeks ago that Brian Henry wrote that the Royals needed to learn from not trading Seth Lugo last year. Lugo put an exclamation point on that point today with just […]
The Colorado Rockies’ bats are as hot as the temperatures in Denver this afternoon, as they lead the Kansas City Royals 8-1 in the seventh inning behind a Kyle Freeland gem. There’s still a lot of baseball left, so it’s OVERFLOW THREAD time! Here are the lineups: Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when […]
As the trade deadline finally shakes up the rosters around baseball, the Royals continue their battle for second-worst team in MLB after the Angels this afternoon. The reason this is a battle is because the Rockies won the first two games of this series and caught back up to KC. It’s that kind of season. […]
Who would have thought a meeting between two of baseball’s worst teams this season would result in a pretty fun series? On Friday we saw Tomoyuki Sugano deal in his best start of the season–and what might have been his last start in a Rockies uniform with the deadline fast approaching–while last night we watched […]
The Royals announced this afternoon that they’ve placed right-hander Luinder Avila on the 15-day injured list with right forearm tightness. They’ve also selected the contract of left-hander Aaron Bummer from Triple-A Omaha. Meanwhile, outfielder Kyle Isbel has concluded his rehab assignment, and the team has reinstated him from the injured list. Avila’s IL placement and yesterday’s […]
The Braves swung their first trade of deadline season last night, acquiring Lane Thomas and Bailey Falter from the Royals. Trade news: The Atlanta Braves are acquiring outfielder Lane Thomas and left-hander Bailey Falter from the Kansas City Royals, sources tell ESPN. — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 2, 2026 Thomas is the significant addition here, […]
The Braves bolstered their outfield mix by acquiring Lane Thomas from the Royals yesterday, though injuries to their starting pitchers may warrant further upgrades on that front before tomorrow’s 5pm Central deadline. The team announced this morning that right-hander Reynaldo López has been placed on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation, retroactive to […]
If you are just waking up, where have you been? The Braves kicked off their postseason by adding righty outfielder Lane Thomas from the Royals. If you had been reading us all this time, you may have had an inkling. From Lane Thomas’s Fangraphs profile, he appears to have peaked in 2023. He hit 28 […]
The Royals honed in on 6-foot-5 high school righthander Jack Slightom, one of the more prominent pop-up prospects in the 2026 draft. The post Royals Make Prep Righty Jack Slightom A Priority In 2026 Draft appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
Well the Braves made their first of likely a handful of notable trades this trade deadline, trading two fringey pitching prospects for Lane Thomas and Bailey Falter from the Royals. Thomas will fit the role of a platoon outfielder and pinch hitter who can hit lefty pitching well and be a plus baserunner as needed. […]
The Colorado Rockies snagged victory number 43 on Friday night with a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals, already matching their win total from the entirety of the 2025 season. As he’s done time and again, Tomoyuki Sugano (菅野 智之) pitched a gem and stymied the opposing team to kick off a series. That […]
The first few innings of this game were pretty fun. Still, the Royals ultimately lost 12-6 thanks to some bad pitching and the bats cooling off. The Royals got a leadoff walk from Carter Jensen and a single from Lane Thomas to put runners on at first and second with no outs. Jac Caglianone hit […]
9:41pm: Both sides have officially announced the trade. 8:34pm: The Braves are adding outfielder Lane Thomas and left-hander Bailey Falter in a trade with the Royals, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. It’ll be minor league pitchers Carter Holton and Lucas Braun heading back to Kansas City, per Robert Murray of FanSided. Atlanta picks up a veteran […]
It’s been a busy night at Coors Field! The Rockies lead 8-4 after being down 4-0, and being held without a baserunner, at the top of the third inning. They scored six in the bottom of the third, and Lane Thomas was traded to the Atlanta Braves in the fourth. There’s still a lot of […]
The Atlanta Braves rearranged their roster before facing the Washington Nationals Saturday. But then took a big swing at adding offensive firepower ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline. Lane Thomas and Bailey Falter are now on board via the Kansas City Royals. ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan delivered the trade update via the social media […] The post Braves acquire Lane Thomas, Bailey Falter in trade with Royals appeared first on ClutchPoints .
At the bottom of the fourth inning of tonight’s game, Lane Thomas went out to center field but then was summoned back to the dugout where he smiled and hugged teammates before exiting up the tunnel. A few minutes later, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that he and left-handed pitcher Bailey Falter had been traded to […]
The Braves acquired two players with a combined 14 seasons of experience at the MLB level
I spent some time this morning remembering the Royals’ last series in Colorado. That was two years ago; the Rockies are in roughly the same place now as they were then, on pace for about 100 losses. The Royals, obviously, are in a very different place. Back then, they were competing for a playoff spot […]
Happy August and Happy 150th Birthday to Colorado! The Colorado Rockies (43-67) ended July with a win to finish the month with a 10-14 record. They look to start the new month off with a series win as they face off against the Kansas City Royals (46-65) for game two of the three-game set. The […]
David Lesky performs an autopsy of the Thursday “ultimate grand slam” the Royals gave up to lose to the Twins. This is the real moment that I believe the “anyone but him” answer is arguably the right one. I said it before. You can’t bring Strahm in to that spot. See if you can blow […]
The closer carousel was quite busy this past week as the Arizona Diamondbacks demoted veteran Paul Sewald from the role, and several shakeups occurred in Kansas City and Pittsburgh as the "primary" options have begun to struggle. Below, we will look at six high-leverage relief pitchers who have begun to see their fantasy value increase […]
After a one-hour rain delay, the Royals were quickly beaten by the Colorado Rockies on Friday night, 3-1. Michael Wacha surrendered a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the first, which put the Royals down 1-0. The Royals were completely stumped against Tomoyuki Sugano, the Japanese righty was efficient and effective, going 6.2 innings, […]
The Colorado Rockies have announced that tonight’s game Between the Kansas City Royals and the Colorado Rockies will start in a delay rather than at the 6:40 pm start time. Follow Purple Row for updates. UPDATE: 7:06 pm Current state of Coors Field: UPDATE: 6:50 pm UPDATE: 6:51 pm It appears the grounds crew is […]
The Kansas City Royals hit the Mile High city, after two disappointing walk-off losses in the Twin Cities. Two improbable losses cost the Royals a road sweep. As they wrap up their longest road trip of the season, they look to do it in winning fashion against the Colorado Rockies. All-Star Michael Wacha takes the […]
The Colorado Rockies (42-67) return to Coors Field tonight to open a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals (46-64). Colorado has not won since beating the Milwaukee Brewers last Friday. The Rockies lost the final two games of that series, had Monday off, were swept in a two-game set against the San Diego Padres […]