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Royals Review Mar 19, 2024
Royals Rumblings - News for March 19, 2024

Royals Rumblings - News for March 19, 2024

Photo by Michael Reaves/ How do the Royals rank at catcher depth? David Lesky writes about the competition for fifth starter in the rotation. The thing about Lynch is the upside is there but I don’t see what I once saw. As I said before, maybe I never should have seen it, but I did and so did many others. My concern for him so far this spring is that the velocity simply hasn’t bounced back, which limits the upside even more. When I saw him live, he was 90-92 with a few 89s mixed in. Since then, it’s been more of the same, so his last appearance or two will be big...
Royals Review Mar 18, 2024
Royals Rundown: The Royals Hall of Fame grows, setting 2024 straight

Royals Rundown: The Royals Hall of Fame grows, setting 2024 straight

Plus this stadium stuff has to stop. Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco are counting down the days until MLB Opening Day, so let’s talk some Kansas City Royals! Read Jeremy’s mailbag here: https://www.royalsreview.com/2024/3/16/24102507/spring-training-mailbag Read the KCUR article here: https://www.kcur.org/sports/2024-03-15/kansas-city-royals-stadium-community-benefits-agreement-housing You can follow the team on X with Jeremy Greco at...
Royals Review Mar 18, 2024
Royals Rumblings - News for March 18, 2024

Royals Rumblings - News for March 18, 2024

Photo by Aaron Doster/ Alec Marsh makes his case. Jaylon Thompson writes about improved confidence from Alec Marsh. “He went from a guy that was in Double-A to making his debut and making adjustments at the major-league level,” Sweeney said. “Then, (he’s been) totally confident in every situation. … I’m completely impressed with what he has done.” Marsh pitched four innings against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. He threw 59 pitches (38 strikes) and allowed two earned runs in relief. This spring, Marsh has a 1.93 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 14 innings...
Royals Review Mar 17, 2024
Cole Ragans named Royals Opening Day starter

Cole Ragans named Royals Opening Day starter

Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via The Royals name their ace. On Opening Day of 2023, Cole Ragans was not in the Royals organization, nor in a Major League rotation. This year, he’ll be an Opening Day starter for the Royals. The Royals officially tabbed Ragans as their starter for the March 28 opener against the Twins, according to MLB.com reporter Anne Rogers. He’ll be the first left-handed Opening Day starter for the Royals since Danny Duffy in 2020. Cole Ragans: “The hard work I’ve put in throughout the years, through the Tommy Johns, through the...
Brew Crew Ball Mar 17, 2024
Spring Breakout Game Thread: Milwaukee Brewers at Kansas City Royals

Spring Breakout Game Thread: Milwaukee Brewers at Kansas City Royals

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Jacob Misiorowski starts on the mound in the final Spring Breakout game this spring The top Brewers prospects are slated to take on the top Royals prospects this afternoon in the final MLB Spring Breakout game. Milwaukee’s No. 2 prospect (MLB No. 33) Jacob Misiorowski is slated to start for the Brewers, while Kansas City’s No. 6 prospect Mason Barnett starts for the Royals. In the lineup, the Brewers feature team No. 4 (MLB No. 46) Tyler Black, No. 1 (MLB No. 2) Jackson Chourio, No. 7 Brock Wilken, No. 3 (MLB No. 35) Jeferson Quero,...
Royals Review Mar 15, 2024
Split squad Royals vs. Ohio teams Friday game thread

Split squad Royals vs. Ohio teams Friday game thread

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via The Royals vs. The Buckeye State The Royals will split the squad up to take on both Ohio teams - the Reds and Guardians. Brady Singer takes on Cleveland, and the lineup will feature former first-round picks Gavin Cross and Blake Mitchell with veterans Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez. Alec Marsh is making a bid to make the bullpen, but he’ll start against the Reds this afternoon. Maikel Garcia and Vinnie Pasquantino will start, Nick Loftin will continue to make his push to make the roster, and 2023 draft pick Trevor Werner will...
Royals Review Mar 15, 2024
How many wins would it take for the Royals to make the playoffs?

How many wins would it take for the Royals to make the playoffs?

Dairon Blanco #44 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates with teammates after his walk-off bunt in the ninth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Kauffman Stadium on August 14, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals won 7-6. | Photo by Ed Zurga/ Let’s dream. When the Kansas City Royals went out and signed Bobby Witt Jr. to the largest contract in club history, they ended up making a few statements. First, it was a statement that the team was willing to open their wallet for great talent. Second, it was a specific vote of confidence in Witt himself. And, third, the...
Royals Review Mar 15, 2024
The Athletic ranks Royals as second-worst team in baseball since 1995

The Athletic ranks Royals as second-worst team in baseball since 1995

Photo by Jim Rogash/ There have been some lean years. Flags fly forever, but do they cover up a lot of losing? Stephen J. Nesbitt of The Athletic wanted to evaluate how each team has fared in the Wild Card era (since 1995), using metrics like championships, pennants, playoff appearances, and 90+ loss seasons as metrics. What he found was that despite their 2014-15 stretch where they won two pennants and a championship, the Royals are the second-worst team in baseball over the last 29 years, with only the Pittsburgh Pirates faring worse. Here is his formula: Winning the...
Royals Review Mar 15, 2024
Royals Rumblings - News for March 15, 2024

Royals Rumblings - News for March 15, 2024

Salvy Splashes are not just for MLB | Photo by Gene Wang/ Asia Baseball Previews start today! Max was, of course, all over the notable news that last couple of days. On Wednesday, the big story was that Bo Jackson would be inducted into the Royals HOF. Yesterday, it was announced that former GMs Cedric Tallis and John Schuerholz would join him. Just wanting to link to some stories about this that we haven’t yet from The Star. Jaylon Thompson wrote the Bo Jackson profile while Vahe Gregorian wrote about his larger-than-life persona while tying it back to his...
Royals Review Mar 14, 2024
Spring Training Game XIX

Spring Training Game XIX

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/ Michael Wacha is on the bump The Royals’ bats are hot. Six Royals enter today’s game with OPS’ over 1.000, led by Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr, who both have three homers so far. Salvy gets the day off today with Freddy Fermin behind the plate. Here are the lineups for today’s game against the defending National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks. Michael Wacha heads to the mound in Scottsdale as we take on the Diamondbacks. pic.twitter.com/Z5EpAUFDr1— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) March 14, 2024 Today's...
Royals Review Mar 14, 2024
Former Royals GMs Cedric Tallis and John Schuerholz elected to Royals Hall of Fame

Former Royals GMs Cedric Tallis and John Schuerholz elected to Royals Hall of Fame

The two men helped build the Royals franchise Two of the men that helped build the Royals from the ground up into an eventual world champion will be honored by the organization this year. The Royals announced that former general managers Cedric Tallis and John Schuerholz have been elected into the team’s Hall of Fame. They will both be honored at a private luncheon on June 28, followed by a pre-game ceremony that evening before the game against the Cleveland Guardians. The Royals announced yesterday that former Royals outfielder Bo Jackson will also be inducted into the...
Royals Review Mar 14, 2024
Royals Rundown: Stock up, stock down on Kansas City players

Royals Rundown: Stock up, stock down on Kansas City players

Bo knows the Hall of Fame now too. Jacob Milham And Jeremy Greco bring you up to speed on the Kansas City Royals down in Suprise, Arizona. Hear about the team’s probable pitchers for this split-squad weekend and Kansas City’s newest Hall of Fame member. Also, we run through some important Royals and see if their stock has risen or fallen this spring training. If you have a mailbag question for Jeremy, comment below or hit him up on X! You can follow the team on X with Jeremy Greco at...
Royals Review Mar 14, 2024
Royals Rumblings - News for March 14, 2024

Royals Rumblings - News for March 14, 2024

Photo by Ezra Shaw/ Happy Pi Day! Despite being optioned, the Royals are optimistic about the future of John McMillon: “He made a lot of progress this spring from where he came in,” Quatraro said. “He was a little slowed in the offseason, and he came in here and the velo wasn’t there. His arm strength wasn’t there. He made some mechanical adjustments with the pitching guys and really came on quite a bit, especially those last two outings. His velo was there, his breaking ball was coming back. I was happy with the progress he made, he just needs to continue...
Royals Review Mar 13, 2024
Spring Training Game Nineteen: Los Angeles Angels at Kansas City Royals

Spring Training Game Nineteen: Los Angeles Angels at Kansas City Royals

Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via You can watch this one. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, California will travel to Surprise today to take on the Kansas City Royals. With both teams at 11-7, they’ll be looking for a victory today to keep up with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies in the Cactus League race. Daniel Lynch IV will make his fifth appearance of the spring to start today’s game. Ahead of what figures to be a make-or-break year for the lefty, he will almost certainly claim the team lead in spring innings today. This game will be...
Royals Review Mar 13, 2024
Storylines to watch for the Royals at the Spring Breakout

Storylines to watch for the Royals at the Spring Breakout

Photo by Aaron Doster/ The Royals prospects face the Brewers prospects on March 17. This year, MLB will unveil the Spring Breakout Series, pitting prospects of all 30 MLB teams against one another in exhibition games. Last week, the rosters for the game were released, including those for the Royals. Among those will play for the Royals in this year’s Breakout game on March 17 against the Brewers include pitchers Frank Mozzicato and Ben Kudrna, catchers Blake Mitchell and Ramon Ramirez, and position players Javier Vaz and Tyler Gentry. No matter what happens or how...

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