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• Padres Reacts Survey Results: Fans aren’t unanimous on who’s the MVP so far

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Some good candidates to pick from. Who did you choose? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in San Diego Padres fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Gaslamp Ball community was asked earlier this week...2024
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• Nelly Nukes leads the way in 4-2 win over Seattle

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports Snap outta that power slump! Despite a lackluster performance in the first six innings, Nelson Velázquez and the Royals ambushed the Mariners in the later innings with a 4-2 win. The victory secures a winning road trip. Coming off of a poor performance on Monday night, the Royals offense didn’t look much better against Logan Gilbert in Game 2. Through the firs...2024
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• Royals vs. Mariners

Stephen Brashear-USA TODAY Sports Still no Isbel… Kansas City Royals (25-18) @ Seattle Mariners (23-19) RHP Michael Wacha (2-4, 5.15 ERA) vs. RHP Logan Gilbert (3-1, 2.94 ERA) First Pitch — 8:40 p.m. CT T-Mobile Park, Seattle, USA Tonight’s Lineup: Here's how we're lining up behind Michael Wacha as we look to even the series against the Mariners. pic.twitter.com/XHgsivtLF8— Kansas City R...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 13, 2024

Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images Thanks mom! Seth Lugo turned in an outstanding performance on Sunday, setting a single-game career-high in strikeouts. “When one pitch ain’t working, or I see a certain swing or approach from the other team, then I have other options to go to,” Lugo said. “I never feel cornered like I have to be too fine on the corners. I can stay in the zone and at...2024
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• This game defies witty headlines, Royals lose 9-3

Cole Ragans #55 of the Kansas City Royals walks back to the mound after giving up a two-run home run to Gary Sánchez #99 of the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth inning at Kauffman Stadium on May 06, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Matt Quatraro made his worst choice of the season so far. I said before the game that I was excited to see what Cole Ragans could ...2024
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• Royals offense cooks Troutless Angels, wins series opener 10-4

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Michael Wacha looked great through six, and then struggled Few teams are more dependent on one player than the Kansas City Royals are on Bobby Witt Jr. Junior entered tonight’s contest with the highest fWAR in the American League and the 2nd highest overall on a team featuring just three above league average hitters according to OPS+. So, it’s a little extra...2024
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• Game XXVI: Royals v. Blue Jays

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports Kansas City goes for the series win Back-to-back 3-2 wins put the Royals back in the win column after their first losing streak of the season and this afternoon, they look for their 4th series win. Alec Marsh cruised through four innings before an injury forced him out of the game after giving up just four hits and no runs in 4.1 innings. The Royals announced ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 25, 2024

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Revamped Royals relievers refined. The Royals bullpen seems to have found its footing after a tough start to the season ($): Tuesday’s game encapsulated why the Royals trust their bullpen. Royals starter Michael Wacha didn’t have his best stuff. So, the Royals turned it over to Stratton in the middle frames. He worked a shut down sixth inning after KC had s...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 24, 2024

It’s Paul Skenes Day in Omaha, if anyone is free at 11 Omaha readers: are you free later this morning? Paul Skenes is scheduled to start for Indianapolis against the Storm Chasers at 11:05 a.m. Omaha will try to be the first Triple-A lineup to score any runs off the prospect. Anne Rogers on last night’s good break that cleared the way for a win: The Royals had been outscored 19-10 over their thre...2024
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• Nitpicking the Royals

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Will Smith (31) throws the ball in the sixth inning during game one of a double header against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. | Melissa Tamez-USA TODAY Sports The team isn’t perfect. Let’s examine the flaws. The Royals made it as high as sixth on the MLB Power Rankings this week. They’re still projected to 32.5% playoff odds per FanGraphs ...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for April 13, 2024

Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images Time for a new win streak. Michael Wacha talks to Anne Rogers about his first loss of the year. “I was making some quality pitches, but the [Mets] came out swinging. They were ready to rock. They were able to find holes whenever they put it in play,” Wacha said. “I felt I was close to getting out of those innings. The [RBI] hits all came on two outs. Those...2024
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• Remembering the Life of Jerry Grote

Photo by Jerry Grote/Newsday via Getty Images Once a Royal, always a Royal This story was originally published in January and is being republished with some updates in the wake of the death of Jerry Grote. In the classic movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Butch tells Sundance that yes, he might be able to beat some guy in a gunfight, but maybe not since every year we get older, an...2024
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• Five things that stick out over the Royals’ first ten games

Apr 3, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro watches action in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. | Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports They’re way better! It takes a long time for just about anything to stabilize in baseball, and just about anything can happen in one game. So while it certainly is fun to react (or ...2024
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• Gamethread IX: White sox at Royals

Michael Wacha #52 of the Kansas City Royals pitches in the first inning during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 1, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. | Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images In only the third series of the year, the Royals can’t lose. Can they get their first series win tonight? The Royals are 4-4 and third in the AL Central a ...2024
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• Opening Day: Royals v. Twins

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Cole Ragans gets his first Opening Day start 2023 was miserable for Royals fans. Sandwiched between back-to-back championships across the parking lot, the other tenant of Truman Sports Complex lost 106 games, tying a franchise record. It was the third 100-loss season in five seasons, not including 2020. General Manager J.J. Picollo responded by being as acti...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 26, 2024

Photo by Brian Davidson/Getty Images Two more days! The Royals get some good news on Michael Wacha after he was hit in the finger by a comebacker. “We are really lucky, he is really lucky,” Quatraro said of Wacha, whose X-rays came back negative on Monday morning. “We feel fortunate that it wasn’t anything worse.” “It was a little bit of a bruise probably, but in terms of pain, we anticip...2024
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"Michael Wacha is scheduled to face Dean Kremer at 5:35 CT on Monday."

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"In corresponding moves, right-hander Domingo Tapia was optioned to Triple-A El Paso, righty Michael Wacha was placed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to July 2) with right shoulder inflammation and designated hitter Nelson Cruz…"

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"The New York Yankees might’ve posted their sleepiest loss of the season on Sunday night at Fenway Park, getting blanked 3-0 by Michael Wacha, Ryan Brasier and Garrett Whitlock before packing up their bats — just kidding, they didn’t bring those."

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"5MM Mike Zunino, C: One year, $3MM (includes $1MM buyout of $4MM club option for 2022) Michael Wacha, SP: One year, $3MM Rich Hill, SP: One year, $2."

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"It’s possible that neither Steven Matz nor Michael Wacha will simply win the job in camp."

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"3:09pm: The Mets are “working hard to finalize” a contract with righty Michael Wacha,…"

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"The Cardinals may have few reliable righties besides Carlos Martinez next season — Adam Wainwright is aging, Michael Wacha is always an injury risk, and Lance Lynn is a free agent."

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"San Francisco scored six times over the final three innings to nab a 6-5 win over the Cardinals, whose bullpen wasted six scoreless innings from starter Michael Wacha."

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"Ross Stripling got his first career victory on Friday night at Dodger Stadium, and it couldn't have come against a more familiar opponent, as the Dodgers rookie outlasted former Texas A&M roommate Michael Wacha in an 8-4 win over the Cardinals."

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"After dropping the first two games of an astonishingly well-pitched series in extra-inning walk-offs, the Pirates on Sunday could only hope to find Michael Wacha off."

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"Then he singled against Michael Wacha, was removed for a pinch runner, returned to the dugout and found Peavy."

• Padres Reacts Survey Results: Fans aren’t unanimous on who’s the MVP so far
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 13, 2024
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• This game defies witty headlines, Royals lose 9-3
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 6, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Catch the Royals! Jaylon Thompson writes about a promising start from Daniel Lynch IV. Lynch indeed settled in. He displayed the renewed slider that was a point of emphasis in Triple-A. The pitch registered six swings and four whiffs, per Baseball Savant. “I thought it was way better than it has been in the past,” Lynch said of his slider. “I still have so...2024
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• The Royals have a hitting problem

Hunter Renfroe #16 of the Kansas City Royals in action against the New York Mets during the eighth inning at Citi Field on April 14, 2024 in New York City. The Mets won 2-1. | Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images The pitching scouting has resulted in a number of terrific wins over the past couple of years, but the offense still lags behind. Before last night’s game, the Royals were 19-13, sec...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 3, 2024

I don’t think we’ve used this James McArthur picture before | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood Anne Rogers profiled how James McArthur got to where he is now as the Royals closer: “There’s a reason he’s on the waiver wire, but is there something we can do to help?” pitching coach Brian Sweeney said. “We saw some reliever mentality. Seeing his breakin...2024
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• Game XXVI: Royals v. Blue Jays
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 25, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 24, 2024
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• Royals offense cooks Troutless Angels, wins series opener 10-4
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• Are the Royals starting pitchers good or lucky?

Starting pitcher Brady Singer #51 of the Kansas City Royals throws in the first inning during Game One of a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 17, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. | Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The results have been really good, but can it continue? Prior to yesterday’s action, the Royals’ starting rotation had combined to pitch th...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 25, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 19, 2024

I believe this is my first Nick Loftin picture | Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Early season winning makes for a busy off day No game yesterday, but there was a roster move: INF Nick Loftin has been optioned to Omaha (AAA). A corresponding move will be announced tomorrow.— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) April 18, 2024 This clears the way for Michael Massey to return from his reha...2024
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• Opening Day: Royals v. Twins
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• Royals use Guerrero gaffe to beat Blue Jays

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports You take what you can get! In the middle of their offensive tailspin, the Royals used a timely error in the field to come from behind and defeat the Blue Jays 3-2. The victory snaps a three-game losing streak that began back on Saturday. It wasn’t an easy night, by any means, for veteran right-hander Michael Wacha. From the get-go, Toronto’s lineup made hi...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 19, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 22, 2024

Sure, it’s not the KBO, but it’s in Korea | Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images I tried to write as much as I could of this ahead of time, but if it descends into madness by the end, I blame basketball Max and Jeremy already covered the big stories yesterday. I guess I’ll just link to other stories below that cover the same ground. First, Max: Alec Marsh makes the rotation, Jordan Lyles to th...2024
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• 2024 AL Central preview: The search for signs of life beyond Minnesota

Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Twins needed only 87 wins to take the division title in 2023. The ceiling probably won’t be much higher. In 2023, the AL Central was easily the worst division in baseball. It wasn’t in danger of going full 1994 AL West or anything, but at the All-Star break, the Cleveland Guardians were in first place at a dead-even 45-45. All four...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 15, 2024

Salvy Splashes are not just for MLB | Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images 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 st...2024
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• Cards walk off, sweep Bucs with Wong's homer
After dropping the first two games of an astonishingly well-pitched series in extra-inning walk-offs, the Pirates on Sunday could only hope to find Michael Wacha off. The young right-hander was definitely on, so the Cardinals instead laid another walk-off on the Bucs, as Kolten Wong's 14th-inning homer gave them a 3-2 win and a sweep of the series of nearly identical extra-inning games....2015
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• Wacha, Cardinals cruise past Rockies
Behind blasts from Matt Carpenter and Jhonny Peralta, as well as a bounceback start by Michael Wacha, the Cardinals cruised to a 7-0 win over the Rockies at Busch Stadium on Friday....2015
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• Wacha, Cards power past Rockies
Behind blasts from Matt Carpenter and Jhonny Peralta, as well as a bounceback start by Michael Wacha, the Cardinals cruised to a 7-0 win over the Rockies at Busch Stadium on Friday....2015
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• Offense can't get on track vs. Wacha in opener
Jhonny Peralta reached base four times and Michael Wacha pitched seven innings as the Cardinals beat the Dodgers, 7-1, on Thursday at Dodger Stadium....2015
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• Wacha bounces back, holds Dodgers at bay
Jhonny Peralta reached base four times and Michael Wacha pitched seven innings as the Cardinals beat the Dodgers, 7-1, on Thursday at Dodger Stadium....2015
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• Wacha bounces back, holds Dodgers at bay
Jhonny Peralta reached base four times and Michael Wacha pitched seven innings as the Cardinals beat the Dodgers, 7-1, on Thursday at Dodger Stadium....2015
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• Wacha moves to 7-0 with gem in KC
Michael Wacha allowed just one run on five hits in seven innings and Matt Carpenter delivered a two-run homer to lead the Cardinals to a 6-1 victory over the Royals on Sunday, preventing Kansas City from sweeping the three-game I-70 Series....2015
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• Stripling gets first win courtesy of 4 Cards errors
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 20, 2024

Did you wake up early for the Seoul Series? By the time this post goes up, there will be MLB action that counts well underway in Seoul. What do you think of the pre-season regular season games? If you are in a fantasy league, are you allowed to put Dodgers and Padres in lineups now, or is your league waiting til the rest of MLB gets underway? Reliever Jake Brentz has a left hamstring strain that w...2024
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• Jason Heyward-Shelby Miller Blockbuster Trade a Win-Win Move Each Had to Make
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• What Do NLCS Mistakes Mean for Mike Matheny's Future as Cardinals Manager?
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• Game XXXIX: Royals at Angels

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images It’s gonna be a late night This Royals squad is a weird bunch. And by weird I mean that over 1⁄3 of their runs have come in the 6th and 7th innings. This team can be looking lost at the plate for six innings and then hit you with an eight spot. It’s one of the reasons they are 13/15 in wRC+ in the American League while being 5th in runs scored. They are we...2024
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• Gamethread XXXIX - Rangers at Royals

Daniel Lynch IV #41 of the Kansas City Royals poses for a portrait during photo day at Surprise Stadium on February 22, 2024 in Surprise, Arizona. | Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Daniel Lynch IV gets a shot at leading the Royals to their second rubber match victory of the season Fresh off of beating the Toronto Blue Jays to win their first previously split series of the season, ...2024
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• Royals have a no-good, very-bad game, lose 15-4

Salvador Perez #13 of the Kansas City Royals throws to first base during the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers at Kauffman Stadium on May 4, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images This was not a good night for Royals pitchers Well, the Royals couldn’t go the entire season without being blown out. It still only counts as one loss and they still have a ch...2024
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• Game thread XXXIV - Rangers at Royals

Michael Wacha #52 of the Kansas City Royals delivers a pitch against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on April 28, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. | Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Royals are in the midst of another winning streak. Can they keep it going? One of the most fun things about covering the Royals this year has been discussing the milestones they’re hitting as compared to when...2024
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• Another big inning gives Royals 7-1 win over Rangers

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Keep. The. Line. Moving. The Royals have been the masters of the big inning this year, and they kept that going with a six-run seventh inning, capped off by a huge home run by Salvador Perez to defeat the Rangers 7-1 on Friday evening. The Rangers struck first off starter Brady Singer with an RBI single by Corey Seager in the third. Texas starter Michael Lore...2024
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• Brady Singer As A Royals X-Factor

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals brought in a lot of pitching help, but a Singer rebound might be the best help they have The Royals were as active this offseason as any offseason in recent memory, specifically with their pitching rotation. In 2023, Kansas City starters finished with a 7.6 fWAR and a 5.17 ERA, both the second-worst mark in the American League. They responded by si...2024
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• 2024 NL West Preview: The Dodgers have loaded up for October

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Just like with Atlanta in the NL East, it’s all about what Los Angeles can do in October instead of the regular season. While the NL Central may be wide open, there are no such delusions of grandeur to be had in the NL West. That means that it’s probably going to be another long season in Denver for the Colorado Rockies, who are very likely going to spend a...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 25, 2024

Photo by LG Patterson/MLB Photos via Getty Images It is baseball week. Anne Rogers previews the season and makes a bold prediction - that the Royals win the division. If the Royals manage a 20-win swing in 2024, they will still finish 10 games under .500. The Twins won 87 games last year. The AL Central is a weak division that has only gotten weaker with injuries and departures, but the Ro...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 29, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Happy leap day! Michael Wacha reigned the zone in his spring debut: His own criticism aside, Wacha looked the part in the small sample Tuesday, pounding the strike zone and using all his pitches to get ahead of the three batters he faced. The velocity was there, with his fastball in the low-to-mid 90s, and his changeup continued to throw hitters’ timing off....2024
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: San Diego Padres

Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports After a supremely disappointing 2023 and an offseason full of cutting salary, the Padres will look to compete in 2024 with a pared-back roster The San Diego Padres entered the 2023 season with championship aspirations and a star-studded roster, but pulled off an epic faceplant and missed the postseason entirely. The offseason has been a sea change both on an...2024
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• This may be the best Royals rotation in a long, long time

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports The bar has not been high in a while either, but this rotation looks like the best of this century if things break right. The Royals starting rotation has not been very good recently, although that has been true of the whole team so I am not really picking on them in particular. With the addition of Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, they have a different look than...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 10, 2024

Sing to us the song of your people | Minda Haas Kuhlmann How about another snow day? In the latest Royals Beat newsletter, Anne Rogers looks ahead to what Bobby Witt, Jr. may have up his sleeve for 2024: So what type of numbers can we expect from Witt in 2024? “I feel like if you set a goal, then there’s no way you can keep going,” Witt said last season. “So whatever happens, happens. Jus...2024
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