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Chase Meidroth spent the 2026 season taking hits away. Now, he has a chance to take home some hardware. The White Sox second baseman is one of three finalists for the 2026 Rawlings American League Gold Glove Award at his position, joining Kansas City’s Michael Massey and Seattle’s Cole Young. It’s the first nomination for […]
While the Royals may have struggled on offense at times this year, defense does not slump. The Royals flashed some leather in the infield this year, and today all four defenders were named finalists for Gold Glove Awards. Vinnie Pasquantino, Michael Massey, and Nick Loftin are all up for the first award, while two-time winner […]
The 2026 season was a frustrating one for the Royals, who fell short of the playoffs after back-to-back winning seasons. But there were still some games that gave fans a thrill, from dramatic late-inning rallies to dominant pitching performances and walk-off wins. Here are the best Royals games of the year, the ones that made […]
Sports Illustrated’s Trey Donovan looks at an “odd season” from Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.. 2026 was a season that saw BWJ’s overall profile change very little as he was still elite in most categories. The biggest change for him came in his walk rate as he put together a career best 10.6% […]
Every year during the Winter Meetings, teams hold the Rule 5 draft, which allows them to select eligible minor leaguers who have not been added to their organizations’ 40-man rosters. With the current labor deal set to expire on December 1 and a work stoppage looming, it is unclear whether the draft will take place […]
The Royals are watching October from the couch, which turns out to be a pretty good vantage point. Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco use the postseason bracket as a case study in what actually wins in baseball, and the answer is less about payroll than the cap debate wants it to be. MLB’s latest labor […]
The Royals’ High-A affiliate Quad Cities River Bandits had an awesome season. They went 70-57 in the regular season and won the Midwest League West Division in the second half of the season. They went a perfect 4-0 in the playoffs to win the 2026 Midwest League Championship. There was plenty of good stuff that […]
It’s a slow news day. Jaylon Thompson wondered if Carson Roccaforte will push onto the 2027 roster after a 30 HR-30 SB season across AA and AAA. Roccaforte will have a chance to push Kyle Isbel in center field. Isbel is entering his final year of team control in 2027. He will also enter his […]
Martin is under huge pressure at the King Power Stadium
What is there to say about the Royals’ 23-year-old slugger? First, let’s let him do the talking. You can take your pick of which of those videos you find the most impressive. If I could choose between them, I would have included just one, but all three are a lot of fun. Cullen Jekel wrote […]
The Royals have made the playoffs once in the last decade, and their disappointing seasons in 2025 and 2026 have raised questions about whether the front office can build a contender. One way to get a better sense of how the Royals are doing is to compare their decisions with those of another franchise. In […]
Jaylon Thompson writes about how the Royals can aggressively upgrade their bullpen. The Royals still must try to be prudent in fixing their relief unit. And there are big names set to become available after the World Series. All-Star left-hander Adrian Morejon is one of the best available free agents. Morejon, 28, formed a top-tier […]
Like I promised you, posts at unexpected times! Let’s kick off the week with the news of last week, extended: The Kansas City council has approved plans to use sales tax money for a new Royals stadium that would normally be set aside for public safety expenses, which could end up cutting into avaible public […]
White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas has been a major part of the club’s turnaround this season. The former top prospect, along with newcomer Munetaka Murakami, fueled an offense that ranked fifth in scoring during the regular season. Vargas has set career highs in virtually every offensive category. The breakthrough season almost didn’t happen. Vargas […]
Brendan Gawlowski of FanGraphs has a scouting report on Angeibel Gomez and other Royals prospects in Arizona. We’ll start with the guy people will ask about first. Gomez is a tapered 6-foot-2. While he isn’t a freaky athlete in the Elly De La Cruz mold, he’s limber and has a fast bat for a kid […]
The Royals made plenty of spectacular plays in the field in 2026, even as the season didn’t go the way they hoped. They finished tied for seventh in baseball in Outs Above Average with +19, with Bobby Witt Jr. standing out as a likely Gold Glove candidate, with Michael Massey, Maikel Garcia, and Kyle Isbel […]
Dylan Larsen writes the city approved the tax increment financing for the proposed downtown ballpark project. Kansas City is officially set to help fund a new Royals ballpark in Crown Center through a financing plan projected to cost the city nearly $1.4 billion over the next three decades. The City Council on Thursday approved plans […]
Notes from the Arizona backfields on notable prospects from the Royals, Giants, and Padres. Source
What a wild season Noah Cameron had. He went from fifth starter to team ace to nearly demoted and back to team ace. While last year saw him be incredibly consistent, this year was a year of very high highs and very low lows. The end result was a significantly higher ERA than his rookie […]
Angeibel Gomez and Kendry Chourio were named the Royals Prospects of the Year, by MLB.com. It’s not common for a player to earn organizational hitter of the year honors after a Dominican Summer League campaign, but Gomez’s season (.361/.467/.653, 156 wRC+) was too impressive to look past, and the Royals thought enough of him to […]
The Royals hit 170 home runs in 2026, tied for the second-most in club history and eleven more than last year. There were plenty of impressive and memorable blasts along the way, from towering shots to clutch home runs in big moments. Here are the best of the bunch. April 26 vs. the Angels – […]
During their history, the Royals have had several players who were overlooked, especially on a national level. David DeJesus comes to mind, as does Kevin Appier, who was criminally underrated. Another player whose excellence slipped past us was shortstop Rey Sanchez, who unfortunately toiled for the Royals through some of their bleakest seasons. And for […]
Kansas City committee recommends passing three measures related to a new Kansas City Royals Stadium at Crown Center. The committee recommended rezoning of an area of about 68 acres located south of Pershing Road, west of Gillham Road, north of E. 27th Street and east of Main Street. It also recommended recommendations of the Tax […]
We examine the top performers from the Royals' 2026 draft class, sleeper names to know and plenty more. The post Kansas City Royals 2026 MLB Draft Report Card appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
Once a team comes up with its projected salary for all of its arbitration-eligible players, it will begin a tender analysis to simply determine: “Are we comfortable guaranteeing Player X this much money?” If the answer is yes, the player will be tendered a contract prior to the mid-November Tender Deadline. Tendering a contract means […] The post Kansas City Royals Arbitration Projections and Tender Decisions appeared first on Just Baseball .