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World Series Game 2 discussion
The Brewers managed to hang on for a thrilling Game 1 victory, but now they will ask Logan Henderson to match up with the Rays’ ace, Drew Rasmussen. The Brewers haven’t lost a home start with Henderson on the mound in a long while, but the Rays have got to be heavily incentivized to make […]
Kansas City Royals news: Alex Lange is outrighted off the roster
Jaylon Thompson writes about what the Royals can learn from the two World Series teams. So what does this mean for the current Royals? KC can learn a lot from both the Brewers and the Rays. Essentially, the Royals are trying to replicate what those franchises do so well these days. The Royals plucked manager […]
World Series Game 1 discussion
It’s Game 1 of the final series of the season, the World Series. At the end of it, possibly on Halloween Night, one of these teams will hoist the World Series Championship Trophy for the first time in Franchise history. This is the first time since 1980 that that could be said at the start […]
A 2026 World Series preview for Royals fans
The World Series begins tonight with the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays each looking for their first championship. The Rays have gotten close with two pennants before – they fell to the Phillies in five games in 2008 and in six games to the Dodgers in 2020. Because of their roster churn, the only […]
2026 Royals season in review: Nate Pearson
Baseball is a game about second chances. And third chances. And fourth chances. Back in the 2017 MLB Draft, with the 28th pick of the first round, the Toronto Blue Jays selected right-handed pitcher Nate Pearson. It was easy to see why. After leaving Florida International for the College of Central Florida, Pearson burst into […]
Royals Must Move First, AFL Update, What Makes World Series Pair Different
Somewhere in the Kansas City Royals’ offseason plan, there should be a line that says “move first.” Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco make the case that the teams who win the winter are the ones willing to take the swing, and that a looming lockout is about to shrink the window for everyone else. The […]
What can the Royals learn from the playoffs?
I don’t know about y’all, but I’m incredibly excited for this World Series. The Rays and Brewers are both really fun teams, and while neither was the one I was rooting for when the postseason began, they’ve both won my heart to some degree with the way they handled their business so far this October. […]
Kansas City Royals news: The World Series begins tonight!
At The Star, Jaylon Thompson helps outline Royals priorities for the offseason: “The bullpen, I think, is clearly the one we have the most work to do,” Royals general manager J.J. Picollo said recently. “(It’s) followed by starting pitchers, getting the depth we need to get through a season.” The Royals will also pursue adding […]
2026 Royals season in review: Carter Jensen
In the midst of a most disappointing season, the Royals received some hope in the form of catcher Carter Jensen. Jensen, the 23-year-old local kid out of Park Hill, emerged as the team’s primary catcher in 2026 and looks to play even more games behind the plate going forward. This year, he started 97 games […]
Kansas City Royals News: What’s next for Jac Caglianone?
Jac Caglianone had an impressive offensive season in 2026, but the focus is, what’s the next step? Jac Caglianone spent much of the 2026 season making his mark at the plate for the Royals. But after establishing himself as one of Kansas City’s most productive hitters, his defensive future presents an interesting consideration heading into […]
Playing Picollo Part 2: Painful trades
Last time, we reset the roster for the offseason. That was the easy part: cutting a bunch of guys we didn’t need anymore and bringing home our 60-day-IL journeymen. J.J. Picollo mentioned in the postseason presser that the team was prepared to make some painful trades, and while they wanted to be aggressive in adding […]
The Roger Nelson Comeback
I’ve written about former Royal pitcher Roger Nelson on several occasions. For some reason, I’ve been fascinated with his career arc. He was originally signed by the Chicago White Sox in 1963. His minor league career with the Sox gave no clue to the magic hidden in his right arm. After five seasons moving through […]
Kansas City Royals: How about those Saguaros?
Royals Keep’s Kevin O’Brien looks at the Royals’ prospects performing in the Arizona Fall League, but with some red flags for lefty prospect Justin Lamkin. On a positive note, Lamkin bounced back with a nice performance on October 15th against the Glendale Desert Dogs. After giving up five runs in three innings in his AFL […]
This Week in the Minors: Northwest Arkansas season in review
The Royals’ Double-A affiliate the Northwest Arkansas Naturals had a tough year. They went 57-79 on the season. Overall, it was a very rough season in Arkansas, but who carved out a good year? The good from the position players: Luke Pelzer is a fast-moving guy and a name to keep an eye on. The […]
The Royals Trade Game: Jeremy Plays GM, Jacob Plays Hardball
Jeremy Greco wants to trade for Reid Detmers. Jacob Milham is going to make him pay for it. Playing opposing GMs, the two run a full trade simulation to find out what it would really take to push the Kansas City Royals over the top, and how much of the farm system Kansas City can […]
2026 Royals season in review: Jonathan India
To help keep us Kevins organized, fearless leader Max has us use Slack. We were getting organized on offseason writing, divvying up who wants to write about whom during our “Season in Review” series, and I added my own write-in candidate to review. My candidate drew this response from the esteemed and talented Jeremy Greco: […]
Kansas City Royals News: JJ Picollo has work to do
The KC Star and MLB mothership had no new articles on the Royals today. The top of the Rumblings today is a blog roundup. Brian Burrows at Kings of Kauffman criticized JJ Picollo’s approach to the 25-26 offseason. One area Picollo failed to address last winter was the rotation, and that can’t happen again this […]
Guardians vs. Rays Monday ALCS game discussion
The Rays can win their third pennant in club history if they win at home tonight. The Guardians will need a win to force a Game 7. Rays slugger Yandy Diaz has declared his team will win. Bold prediction? Hubris? More evidence that baseball is rigged? Reliever Shawn Armstrong (2-1, 4.58 ERA) will start for […]
Royals batters were homebodies in 2026
The Kansas City Royals cited two big reasons why they chose to change the dimensions at Kauffman Stadium for the 2026 season. First, the front office hoped that the dimensions would play more fairly, particularly on home runs. Second, the staff hoped that hitters would be able to have a more consistent approach at home […]
Kansas City Royals news: Carter Jensen beats the drum
Chris Higgins at the Star writes about the biggest unanswered questions from the downtown ballpark presentation. Brooks Sherman, president of real estate and development for the Royals, said on Thursday that master planning for the ballpark district is getting started now as the team looks to hire a master planner. “Right now our focus is […]
ALCS Game 5 discussion 10/18
It’s a pivotal game 5 in Cleveland. Here are the Rays starters. Here are the Guardians starters. Who are you rooting for to take on the Brewers?
ALCS Game Four discussion 10/17
Let’s try this again. Two nights ago the NLCS ended, but we’ve still got plenty of action left on the AL side. In a series that features a pair of top-half teams in terms of Starting Pitcher fWAR and despite an extra day of rest with the rainout, Game Four will feature one team using […]
Kansas City Royals news: The Savannah Bananas will return to the K
Vahe Gregorian writes that it is okay to be cautious and excited about a downtown ballpark. Power & Light, in fact, never has generated the revenue to meet debt obligations. As the Kansas City Business Journal put it in April, annual “bond gaps have required about $10.5 million a year from the city’s general fund […]
ALCS Game Four discussion
Last night the NLCS ended, but we’ve still got plenty of action left on the AL side. In a series that features a pair of top-half teams in terms of Starting Pitcher fWAR, Game Four will feature one team using a starting pitcher who barely struck out one every two innings during the regular season […]
These playoffs might have single-handedly prevented a salary cap
The Milwaukee Brewers are the 2026 National League champions. That’s objectively a neat and fun thing for sports fans. The Brewers only went to the playoffs twice in their first 39 years of existence, and while they have been a playoff staple since 2018, they’ve never made it to the Fall Classic. They’ve never won […]
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