10:19 AM EDT, Fri March 29, 2024
Royals Review 19 mins ago
Who is John Sherman?

Who is John Sherman?

Photo by Ed Zurga/ Like the guy next door, except richer In the past, I’ve written stories critical of how the Royals organization has handled their downtown stadium negotiations. And while I don’t back away from the ham-handed way that process has been going, I did start to wonder if perhaps I have gotten the wrong idea about Royals owner John Sherman. After all, I’ve never met Sherman, so it’s impossible to know someone without meeting them. This got me wondering, have I formed the wrong opinion about John Sherman? Has my opinion of him been unfairly...
Royals Review 2 hours ago
Royals Rumblings - News for March 29, 2024

Royals Rumblings - News for March 29, 2024

Good news! There’s more Royals baseball tomorrow! | Photo by Jamie Squire/ The quest for 161-1 begins tomorrow! Ed note: I mentioned this in the comments yesterday - I could probably just write “Hey, yesterday was Opening Day - What do you think?” and we’d get 200 comments here today. I’d like to think I do a marginally better job than that, so you get 2000 characters instead. However, since Opening Day provided more than enough to talk about today, I’m going to push off the NPB preview for another week. Both of my Asia baseball readers will be...
Royals Review 15 hours ago
Royals offense struggles against Lopez in 4-1 Opening Day loss to Twins

Royals offense struggles against Lopez in 4-1 Opening Day loss to Twins

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Positively, Cole Ragans struck out nine, a Royals Opening Day record Kansas City’s excitement levels headed into today’s Opening Day festivities were as high as they had been since 2017. The roster featured several newcomers, including much-needed help in the starting rotation and bullpen, as well as the return of Vinnie Pasquantino. Facing a Twins team favored to win a weak AL Central, though, we got a little taste of what we all knew. Minnesota might not be the strongest division favorite, but they are were a division winner last...
Royals Review 20 hours ago
Twins series preview: Let’s get it started

Twins series preview: Let’s get it started

Photo by LG Patterson/MLB Photos via The road to a Central Division title goes through the Twins. The Twins are the defending Central Division title champs and the odds-on favorite to win this year, but as of today they are tied with the Royals with a 0-0 record. The Twins won 87 games and their first post-season series in over 30 years last year, but made no significant upgrades to the club other than adding former Royals first baseman Carlos Santana. instead, they will rely on improvement from young players like Royce Lewis, Edouard Julien, and Matt Wallner, with...
Royals Review 21 hours ago
Storm Chasers release Opening Day roster

Storm Chasers release Opening Day roster

Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via The first game of the season is Friday, March 29 With the start of the Major League season, much of the attention on Thursday will surround the Kansas City Royals. They’ll take on the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium this afternoon behind pitcher Cole Ragans. Beyond Kansas City, this week also marks the start of the 2024 Triple-A season. The Omaha Storm Chasers will kick off their 2024 season on Friday, March 29 against the Iowa Cubs at Werner Park. On Thursday, the team released their official Opening Day...