Royals Review Oct 9, 2021
2021 Royals Season in Review - Kris Bubic
Photo by Ed Zurga/ The left-handed rookie had a very up-and-down sophomore campaign. Many had high hopes for Kris Bubic coming into this season. He had debuted for the big league club in 2020 and made ten starts, averaging five innings an outing and putting up a workable if not particularly good 4.32 ERA. He was worth approximately 0.5 fWAR and had an ERA- of 95 with a FIP- of 109 (both stats are set to a league average of 100 and lower is better.) It was a weird year, he was making the leap from A-ball all the way to the MLB level, and he had some success. His 2021 did...
Royals Review Oct 8, 2021
Royals Rumblings - News for October 8, 2021
The Postseason is more fun with the Royals in it, but it was also more exhausting Andrew Benintendi and Kris Bubic were named Royals Player and Pitcher of the Month for September/October. Bubic, 24, pitched to a 2.20 ERA (8 ER in 32.2 IP) and .193 opponents’ average (22-for-114) in six appearances (5 starts) from Sept. 1 through season’s end, which ranked third and sixth, respectively in the American League. He pitched into the sixth inning in all five of his starts and allowed no more than two earned runs in any of them MLB Network talked about Salvy’s season and MVP...
Royals Review Oct 2, 2021
2021 Penultimate Gamethread: Twins at Royals
Photo by Jamie Squire/ It’s been a blast For the past several years I have written the Saturday gamethreads. I fully intend to continue into next year, but for now, this is where we will say, “See you later!” The Royals only have one more game to play after this one, and it will not be on a Saturday so if you want to see any more of my writing about the Royals you’ll be forced to check out the Hok Talk articles. Kris Bubic gets his final start of the year for the Royals which is fitting because he’s probably my favorite of the young Royals pitchers. He’s so...
Kings of Kauffman Sep 29, 2021
KC Royals: Will Kris Bubic be another Jason Vargas?
Eleven days ago, Kris Bubic pitched well for the KC Royals when he allowed just one run on two hits in 6.1 innings against Seattle. Eight days later, Bubic built off that performance with a stellar gem against Detroit, blanking the Tigers on two hits and striking out six in seven innings. His Royals won […] KC Royals: Will Kris Bubic be another Jason Vargas? - Kings of Kauffman - Kings of Kauffman - KC Royals News, Rumors, and Fan Community
Royals Review Sep 29, 2021
Do the Royals need to make a big splash this off-season?
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports Is it time to pull the trigger on a big move? The Royals wrap up the season this week, and while it will be their fifth consecutive losing season, their winning percentage has improved in each of the last four seasons. The team has begun to see the draft class of 2018 bear fruit in the pitching staff, with Brady Singer, Kris Bubic, Daniel Lynch, and Jackson Kowar all in the big leagues with mixed early results. Carlos Hernández has emerged as another intriguing young arm, and more pitchers could join him next year. The minor league system...
Royals Review Sep 27, 2021
Royals Rumblings - News for September 27, 2021
Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via It’s the last week of Royals baseball this year. Royals Rumblings - News for September 27, 2021 Kris Bubic had his best career start on Sunday, and he attributed it to his fastball, according to Lynn Worthy. “It all starts with the fastball,” Bubic said. “It’s a lot harder to pitch a game where you don’t have your fastball. You can try to nibble with your off-speed, but as long as my fastball is there and I have at least one of my off-speed going that day, then for the most part I should be fine. “(The key today...
Royals Review Sep 26, 2021
Kris Bubic shoves in 2-1 Royals win over Tigers
Photo by Leon Halip/ The lefty had his best start as a Royal. Kris Bubic made his 29th Major League start on Sunday and it was the best of his young career. The 24-year old lefty tossed seven shutout innings in a 2-1 win over the Tigers to take the series. It was the first time in his MLB career he had tossed as many as seven shutout innings in a start. Whit Merrifield got the game started with a double off Tigers starter Wily Peralta, one of his three hits on the day. Nicky Lopez reached on a bunt single that moved Whit to third, and after a Salvador Perez strikeout,...
Royals Review Sep 26, 2021
Royals vs. Tigers Sunday open thread
Photo by Patrick Smith/ The early bird gets the worm. Why didn’t y’all tell me it was an early start? Kris Bubic goes to the hill in the rubber match. Here's how we will line up behind Kris Bubic for the finale of our series vs. the Tigers.#TogetherRoyal pic.twitter.com/RpdzIdudgL— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) September 26, 2021 Wily Peralta has been good enough to get contract extension rumors about him. What a time to be alive. Ready for the rubber match!Make sure you arrive early for today’s 12:10 ET game. pic.twitter.com/NAVly0KgG4— Detroit Tigers...
