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Royals vs Phillies, July 5 game discussion
The Royals have lost 4 in a row and 8 of their last 9, they are the worst team in all of the Major Leagues. If you told me that on March 25th, I thought you were crazy. Yes, they have a lot of key players hurt currently, but they weren’t that good when they […]
Phillies bring all the fireworks to Royals’ fourth straight loss
The Royals fell to the Phillies 6-1 after Michael Wacha allowed four runs on three homers in six innings. This was Wacha’s first start after being named a 2026 American League All-Star. While it was among his worst starts of the season, it wasn’t a terrible start overall. He even struck out 7! But the […]
Bobby Witt Jr., Michael Wacha named All-Stars
It’s about dang time, but MLB announced today that Bobby Witt Jr. will finally start an All-Star Game. This will be Bobby’s first All-Star start, but third All-Star appearance. He was the runner-up at shortstop in each of the past two seasons. He was first prevented from starting by Gunnar Henderson in 2024 because he […]
Royals vs Phillies, July 4 game discussion
I don’t know about you, but whenever I think of Independence Day, I think about Independence Day, the 1996 film. And I always first remember President Whitmore’s grand speech ahead of the climactic battle against the aliens. What a speech. We used to be a gorram country with gorram movies. Anyway. The other thing I […]
Phillies series preview: Rebounding from a bad start
As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, players representing the city where much of it began will arrive in Kansas City to play a three-game set. Of note to many fans will be the fact that the Phillies started the season 9-19. At that point, they fired their manager, Rob Thomson. They then hired […]
Independence Day discussion thread
It’s the Fourth of July. Independence Day. America’s birthday. The country turns 250, if you assert that the birth of the nation happened specifically on July 4, 1776—which a lot of people do. It’s as good a day as any, I suppose, though those days and months and years leading up to that point are […]
Royals Reacts Results: Blame the roster construction
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week, we asked who bore the most blame for the Royals becoming the “proud” owners of […]
The injuries just keep coming, plus Rapsodo’s Brian Page joins the show!
The Royals just can’t beat the AL East. They also can’t stop getting hurt. And they can’t stop giving up home runs to Junior Caminero, either. Or, well, they can now that they’re done playing the Rays for the year. I hope. Later, Jeremy is joined by Brian Page of Rapsodo to talk about all […]
Better know a draft prospect: Gio Rojas
Every MLB draft seems to feature one high school pitcher who separates himself from the rest of the prep class. In 2026, that pitcher appears to be Gio Rojas. The Florida prep left-hander has been one of the premier amateur arms in the country for several years, and evaluators from every major outlet view him […]
Kansas City Royals news: Tied for worst in baseball
Royals captain Salvador Perez was out of Thursday night’s lineup with elbow soreness, causing a flurry of roster moves Catcher Luke Maile was selected to the 40-man roster and called up from Triple-A Omaha, offering a reinforcement behind the plate if something were to happen to Carter Jensen and the Royals needed another catcher during […]
Rays roll Royals in rerun
There must be a glitch in the Matrix because for the second time this week, Carter Jensen hit a leadoff home run to get his team up early, only for the Royals to fall to the Rays. This time Tampa won 5-2. Let’s take a look at that Carter jack, though, shall we? That was […]
Royals vs Rays game discussion, July 2
Despite having been a fan for nearly 30 years, this is quite possibly the most painful season I’ve ever watched. I think I was shielded a bit during the aughts by my childish belief that the Royals could go on a 15-game winning streak at any moment. I used to believe that pitcher ERAs entering […]
Luke Maile and Stephen Kolek return to Royals, plus more bad injury news for Cole Ragans
The Royals have made a lot of transactions today, which could be exciting for fans hoping for a shakeup, but they’re mostly internal to the team. The first announced move was to reinstate Stephen Kolek to the 26-man roster from the Family Medical Emergency List. In a corresponding move, Jose Cuas was optioned back to […]
The Royals need to hold themselves to a higher standard
Pick a negative adjective and you can apply it to the 2026 Kansas City Royals. They’re awful. Terrible. Boring. Gutless. Embarrassing. They fail to do the big things, like scoring runs and preventing the other team from doing the same. They also fail to do the small things, like running the bases without making outs […]
The 2026 mid-season Royals prospects list
With the first half of the minor league season over, I thought it would be a good time to evaluate the state of the Royals’ farm system. While the organization has developed a few stars like Bobby Witt Jr., and Jac Caglianone and Carter Jensen are off to good starts, they have struggled to develop […]
Kansas City Royals news: Where’s Kris Bubic?
Surprise! I know it’s not Friday. But big thanks to Trenton! I’m going to be out tomorrow, so he graciously switched with me, and you get him tomorrow. I have even more good news for those who dislike my Friday Rumblings: I’ll be out of town the next two weeks. I believe Cullen and Max […]
Royals get blanked by Rays
Junior Caminero is really good at hitting home runs. At the moment he does it every night. Seth Lugo got a strikeout to start the game before Jonathan Aranda singled in front of Caminero. Junior then smashed the first pitch deep to left and gone to get Tampa Bay an immediate two run lead. That […]
Royals vs. Rays July 1 game discussion
After a 13-14 June, it looks like the Royals main focus is now moving to 2027. But for today, we can still enjoy watching some baseball. Old friend Jose Cuas is back pitching for KC for the first time since 2023 and Randy Dobnak has arrived with him. Jac Caglianone will be back in right […]
José Cuas, Randy Dobnak called up
The Royals are having a hard time keeping pitchers on the roster in the dog days of summer. The team had a 5.60 ERA during the month of June, third-worst in baseball. Today the continued the roster churn, calling up veteran relievers José Cuas and Randy Dobnak from Triple-A Omaha. The team optioned Eric Cerantola […]
Kendry Chourio, Blake Mitchell named to MLB Futures Game
The Royals’ farm system may lack depth, but the higher-end talent is gaining notice on prospect lists. And during MLB’s All-Star weekend, you can get a look at the future! Pitcher Kendry Chourio and catcher Blake Mitchell were both named to the MLB Future Game to be played at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia on […]
Royals Reacts Survey: Who is to blame for this mess?
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 2026 Royals are bad. This fact is inescapable. Some will argue that they’ve had some […]
Better know a draft prospect: Drew Burress
Scouts love a guy who looks like a ballplayer – six-foot-tall, lean build, broad shoulders. Moneyball famously lampooned traditional scouts for obsessing over a prospect’s physical appearance, illustrated by Billy Beane’s memorable line, “We’re not selling jeans here.” Drew Burress doesn’t sell jeans. But the kid can ball. Standing at just 5’9”, the Georgia Tech […]
Kansas City Royals news: Rays cleats made for walking
MLB.com Anne Rogers looks at the looming trade deadline after the Kansas City Royals’ latest blowout loss. On Tuesday, they welcomed the Rays to Kauffman Stadium, only for a 10-4 loss to mark the Royals’ fifth loss in their last six games. The series opener also marked the end of June, a month in which […]
The sky is blue, the grass is green, the Royals lose
The Kansas City Royals are a temple: ancient, crumbling, slowly succumbing to time, brick by brick tumbling off the ledge as the season marches forward. Tonight, in their return to Kauffman Stadium, another brick fell off the ol’ block as the Royals lost 10-4 to the Tampa Bay Rays. I guess the game started well […]
Royals vs. Rays June 30 game discussion
Jac Caglianone is back in the lineup, but he’s only at DH, so Salvador Perez is batting sixth at first base. Nick Loftin is back, too, so at least the Royals have their second-string 3B in there again. The Royals already lost to this starter last week, and after a brilliant stretch where Noah Cameron […]
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