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Entering May, it looked like Vinnie Pasquantino’s unfortunate and untimely thumb injury of 2024 lingered. Before that game, which was the finale of a three-game series in Tampa, Pasquatch owned one ugly slash line: .177/.242/.327. It’s pretty amazing, then, that he ended the season with an OPS of .798, 20% above league average, while setting […]
From Royals Review | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Royals brass is not concerned about Jac Caglianone’s poor rookie showing ($): “It didn’t go as we may have liked it to have gone,” Picollo said. “But we’ve got to remind ourselves that he is one of the best players in baseball. He was probably on his way to being Minor League Player of the […]
From Royals Review | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The World Series is set. It will be the Los Angeles Dodgers going for a repeat […]
From Royals Review | about 1 month ago | 1 read
MLB.com’s Anne Rogers dives into the Kansas City Royals’ baserunning woes. “As a team, we’ve got to have the confidence to run,” said Bobby Witt Jr., who swiped seven more bags than last year with a team-leading 38. “We’ve got to get back to Royals baseball. We’ve got to be the gritty team. We’re not […]
From Royals Review | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The St Louis Cardinals 2025 outfield produced more WAR than only 4 other teams. That is a glaring weakness. When your outfield is only better than the Rockies, Royals, Pirates, …and Guardians? outfields, you know there’s a problem that needs to be solved. I cannot say that I was excited by our outfield in couple […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Here’s an arm to keep in the back of your mind this offseason as the Chicago Cubs consider multiple additions to the pitching staff. Foster Griffin, 30, is a former Royals prospect and long-time minor leaguer who had to head to Japan in his late-20s to get a real shot at playing at the highest level. There, he dominated over the last three seasons, and is now looking to come back to MLB as a free agent, per Jon Heyman . Although I can’t speak to how well Griffin’s stuff will translat...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Royals have typically treated Double-A as the extended last stop for top prospects. This year, Carter Jensen played 68 games for the Naturals, Ben Kudrna pitched in 20 games, but Jac Caglianone spent just over a month in Northwest Arkansas. Other former first round picks like outfielder Gavin Cross and left-hander Frank Mozzicato also […]
From Royals Review | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson expects a proposal for a Royals ballpark in the state at the next Legislative Coordinating Council meeting. Masterson chairs the LCC. It has set an end of the year calendar date for the team on whether they’re planning to move to the Sunflower State. “I am anticipating being presented with a proposal […]
From Royals Review | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Most years – like most Royals fans, I expect – I haven’t paid a ton of attention to the MLB playoffs. Even when I have, it’s been only to follow the Royals when they’re participating. This year, however, I decided I wasn’t ready to be done watching baseball. So I picked an AL team (the […]
From Royals Review | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
In this episode of the Royals Rundown podcast, hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco deliver a wide-ranging and heartfelt conversation that bridges football fever with a deep love for baseball. As the Kansas City Chiefs dominate the NFL, the guys aren’t quite ready to let go of baseball season—especially with the Royals entering a […]
From Royals Review | about 2 months ago | 1 read
North Kansas City Mayor Jesse Smith discusses what the city is negotiating with the teams on. North Kansas City Mayor Jesse Smith said in a statement that the city is working on a deal framework that would then involve the state and the county. The city is now entering a “brief period” where talks will […]
From Royals Review | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Left-hander Foster Griffin’s Major League resume consists of seven games and eight innings of 6.75 ERA ball with the Royals and Blue Jays during the 2020 and 2022 seasons. Looking for a change of scenery, Griffin signed with the Yomiuri Giants prior to the 2023 season, and the New York Post’s Jon Heyman reports that…
From RotoFeed | about 2 months ago | 1 read
We’re not too far from awards season, which means the usual worthy nominees, head-scratching selections, and outright upsets have started to populate the Gold Glove discussion for 2025 . Dillon Dingler is one of the catching finalists for the Detroit Tigers; Carlos Santana earns another nom for the Cleveland Guardians after winning the 1B award last season. Bobby Witt, Jr. represents shortstop, with division foes Maikel Garcia (Royals) and Jose Ramirez (Guardians) both nominated at third base....
From Twinkie Town | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Anne Rogers writes about Royals prospects that could contribute in 2026, such as Luinder Avila. He did not allow a hit on any of the 64 four-seam fastballs he threw and just four hits on his sinker, with both of those pitches averaging 95.8 mph. But the standout pitch was his curveball, which completely missed […]
From Royals Review | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Giants interviewed Royals third base coach Vance Wilson as part of their managerial search earlier this month, reports Anne Rogers of MLB.com. Wilson is also a candidate to interview for the Twins’ position, Rogers adds. The 52-year-old has worked as K.C.’s third base coach for the past six seasons. He’d spent the preceding two…
From RotoFeed | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Fresh off a playoff appearance last fall, the Royals went into the offseason with high hopes that they were a few moves away from having a team that could make a serious run. The offense had struggled in September following the injury to Vinnie Pasquantino, exposing a lack of depth in the lineup. Last year’s […]
From Royals Review | about 2 months ago | 1 read
In this episode of the Royals Rundown podcast, hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco dive headfirst into Kansas City Royals free agency chatter, highlighting big-name targets like Alex Bregman and what his pending free agency could mean for the infield. The duo breaks down how the Royals stack up against other small-market teams like […]
From Royals Review | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Royals assistant GM Scott Sharp has interviewed with the Rockies about leading baseball operations, according to the Athletic. [$] When longtime Colorado Rockies executive Bill Schmidt stepped down as general manager earlier this month, the team stated in a press release that the search for his replacement would be focused outside of the organization. Thus far, the […]
From Royals Review | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Long discussed as a fun “what if” scenario in bars and around water coolers throughout the Kansas City metro area, the idea of a Kansas City Royals downtown stadium is slowly becoming a reality. Over the last few years, there’s been so much information doled out piecemeal as an immense amount of work gets done […]
From Royals Review | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Kansas City Royals missed the playoffs in 2025, finishing with a record of 82-80 on the season. They finished third in the division, six games behind the Guardians, and the second team out in the Wild Card race, finishing five games out. After an 86-76 campaign in 2024, snagging a Wild Card spot and […]
From Royals Review | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Anne Rogers details the impressive first pro season for David Shields: With young pitchers, the Royals like to focus first on their delivery and attacking the zone. Shields’ maturity with all of that already allowed the club to move on to the pitch grips and execution in his first season. “He’s a kid beyond his […]
From Royals Review | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images Each week we’ll look at how former South Carolina baseball players are doing in the major and minor leagues It’s time for our weekly look at how former South Carolina baseball players are doing in the pros. First, the guys playing for MLB teams: Jackie Bradley Jr. - Kansas City Royals In 43 games, has a batting average of .133, with 14 hits, 1 home run, and 6 RBI Batting average ⬇️ since last week Jonah Bride - Oakland Athletics In 8 games, has a bat...
From Garnet And Black Attack | over 2 years ago | 1 read
Eloy Jimenez | Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports Updated Top 20 Prospects Lists for all MLB systems Here is an index for the Minor League Ball Top 20 prospects lists for each of the 30 Major League teams. AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox (published November 16, 2018) New York Yankees Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals (published November 6, 2018) Minnesota Twins (published Oc...
From Minor League Ball | about 7 years ago | 2 reads