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• The curious case of Michael Lorenzen

Michael Lorenzen is having a good time | Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The Royals have seen three different versions of their number five starter in 2025 When the Royals signed Michael Lorenzen during the offseason, there wasn’t nearly as much celebrating in Kansas City as there was when they signed Seth Lugo, Michael Wacha, or Michael Wacha the second time. But there were some quiet nods of a...2025
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• Royals Place Michael Lorenzen On Injured List
The Royals have placed right-hander Michael Lorenzen on the 15-day injured list due to a left oblique strain, per a team announcement. The move is retroactive to July 11, so he’ll be eligible to return no sooner than July 26. He joins fellow starters Cole Ragans (rotator cuff strain) and Alec Marsh (shoulder impingement) on…...2025
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• Royals sign Dallas Keuchel to a minor league deal

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Former Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel will add some more starting pitching depth to the Kansas City Royals organization. The Royals have signed Dallas Keuchel to a minor league deal according to Jeff Passan. Keuchel’s Cy Young season is now a decade ago, though Royals fans remember 2015 for a very different reason. Former Cy Young winner Dallas Keu...2025
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• Frank Mozzicato, Carter Jensen to represent Royals at Futures Game at All-Star week

Photo by Braeden Botts/Minor League Baseball Go Future! Royals fans will get a glimpse of the future during All-Star week as Catcher Carter Jensen and pitcher Frank Mozzicato were named to the Futures Game in Atlanta next month. Jensen was just promoted to Triple-A after hitting .292/.360/.420 with six home runs in 68 games at Double-A. Mozzicato earned a promotion to Double-A after postin...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 30, 2025

Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images More losses at home. The Royals lose another home series. “We’re in a rut,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “Every team goes through something like this. “This is prolonged for us, and we are not hiding from that. We need ... to stack wins together. And that’s why it’s disappointing today that we didn’t.” Anne Rogers writes about the struggles pla...2025
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• Royals Notes: Marsh, Wright, Harvey
Royals fans received some tough news today regarding their rotation depth. As noted by Anne Rogers of MLB.com, right-hander Alec Marsh has been shut down from throwing after the shoulder injury he’s been nursing all season did not respond well to his throwing progression. Meanwhile, Kyle Wright was scratched from his start for Triple-A Omaha…...2025
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• The curious case of Michael Lorenzen
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 30, 2025
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• Royals Notes: Marsh, Wright, Harvey
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 22, 2025

Photo by Emma Bronsteader/MLB Photos via Getty Images Salvador Perez hadn’t homered in a while. Salvador Perez is climbing the all-time AL catcher home run leaderboard: The list of names ahead of him include Hall of Famers Carlton Fisk (376), Yogi Berra (358) and Ivan Rodriguez (281). Eight-time All-Star Lance Parrish (289) is also on the charts. It’s conceivable, and reasonable, to expec...2025
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• Royals sign free agent pitcher John Gant

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Can the former Cardinals pitcher provide some much-needed depth? After the Royals came away with a much-needed day game win in Kansas City against the Cardinals to end the I-70 series, they made a surprising move to add some pitching depth. Kansas City purchased the contract of former Twins starting pitcher John Gant from the independent Atlantic League w...2025
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• Royals lose Ragans, Lugo - a pair of Cy Young finalists - to the Injured List

Cole Ragans fails to tag Willson Contreras after a wild pitch. Seth Lugo and Cole Ragans have both been dealing with injuries, both are worse than initially thought. The Royals announced today that both Seth Lugo and Cole Ragans had been added to the 15-day Injured List. Lugo’s addition is retroactive to May 14th, the last day he pitched. Left-handed pitchers Noah Cameron and Evan Sisk wil...2025
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• Player of the Week: Michael Lorenzen

Michael Lorenzen #24 of the Kansas City Royals delivers a pitch against the Houston Astros during the first inning at Daikin Park on May 14, 2025 in Houston, Texas. | Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images The best depth you could ask for The Royals have often struggled with the quality and depth of their starting pitching. But last year and this year, that hasn’t been the case. Michael Lorenze...2025
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• Kansas City Royals: Now Accepting Home Run Derby Applications

The road trip takes a turn back to the AL Central after another Royals series victory. The Kansas City Royals are on a power surge, and Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco are here for every homer, heater, and hot take on this week’s Royals Rundown! The duo recaps a thrilling series against the Baltimore Orioles, where the Royals blasted their way to a team home run record and climbed higher a...2025
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• Bullpens are not as simple as you think they are

Manager Matt Quatraro #33 poses for a portrait | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images There’s a lot going on under the surface that you aren’t aware of There’s a constant debate around every MLB manager as to whether he’s actually good at his job. This is as true of Royals’ manager Matt Quatraro as it was about Bobby Cox in Atlanta during their 90s dominance and as it was about Mike Matheny ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 24, 2025

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Stormy nights in the Midwest. ICYMI, last night’s game was rained out and will be played today as part of a doubleheader. Anne Rogers took to Reddit for an AMA: Right now there is a lot of platooning and rotation, especially in the outfield. Is the plan to eventually settle on a group if/when the offense improves, or will there be continuous rotation? Along ...2025
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"Lorenzen could compete with Alec Marsh, Kris Bubic, Kyle Wright, and Noah Cameron for the last two rotation spots."

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"Alec Marsh tossed 5 2⁄3 innings of scoreless baseball and the offense erupted for eight runs in the sixth and seventh innings as the Royals defeated the Orioles 9-4 on Friday evening."

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"The Royals improve to 36-75 and will try for the series win tomorrow evening at 5:05 CT with Alec Marsh scheduled to face left-hander Cristopher Sánchez."

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"Their roster spots will go to right-hander Alec Marsh, catcher Freddy Fermin and outfielder Diego Hernandez, each of whom has been selected to the 40-man roster in advance of tonight’s deadline to protect players from…"

• Royals sign Dallas Keuchel to a minor league deal
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• Revisiting preseason Royals trade ideas as the trade season approaches

Cedric Mullins #31 of the Baltimore Orioles runs the bases after hitting a home run | Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Maybe one of these deals makes more sense now I know it seems obvious in hindsight, but the Royals badly needed some extra offense coming in to this season. Oh, wait. We knew that even before the season started? And I wrote a whole piece suggesting potential trades? Wel...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 22, 2025
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• Royals sign free agent pitcher John Gant
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• Royals Select Luke Maile
The Royals announced that they have selected the contract of catcher Luke Maile. Infielder Tyler Tolbert was optioned to Triple-A Omaha to open an active roster spot. To get Maile onto the 40-man, right-hander Alec Marsh was transferred to the 60-day injured list. The Royals already have Salvador Perez and Freddy Fermin on the roster,…...2025
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• Royals should explore a bold move for Colorado’s Brenton Doyle

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images The end of all our exploring Despite efforts to improve the outfield during the offseason, the Royals entered the 2025 season with a most underwhelming trio roaming the beautiful green grass of Kauffman Stadium. In left field, there was MJ Melendez, a former minor-league catcher who once popped 41 home runs in a season across AA and AAA, but who’s never found ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 24, 2025
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• AL Week 4 Strategy-April 19, 2025
In The Field OF Willi Castro (oblique) was out of the lineup on Friday. This comes on the heels of him leaving Wednesday's game early due to tightness in his right oblique. He is considered day-to-day. 3B D.J. LeMahieu (calf) is expected to start a rehab assignment on Tuesday. He has not had a spring, so he will need a length rehab assignment prior to making his season debut. OF Josh Lowe (obliq...2025
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• What a difference competent leadership makes

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Kansas City Royals pitching has gone from an expectation of bottom feeding to the top half of the MLB very quickly. Fangraphs finished their positional power rankings for 2025 last week and the one thing that really stood out to me was the opinion on the Royals pitching as a whole. Royals pitching has been bad to terrible for a very ...2025
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• Royals officially set 2025 Opening Day roster

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Here are the 26 Royals ready to do battle on Opening Day. The Royals have announced the 2025 Opening Day roster, with the final few bench spots and last starting pitcher spot falling into place over the last few weeks. The roster is as follows: Catchers (2): Freddy Fermin, Salvador Perez Infielders (6): Cavan Biggio, Jonathan India, Maikel Garcia, Michael...2025
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• The curious case of Michael Lorenzen
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• Revisiting preseason Royals trade ideas as the trade season approaches
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• Player of the Week: Michael Lorenzen
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• Kansas City Royals: Now Accepting Home Run Derby Applications
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• Royals should explore a bold move for Colorado’s Brenton Doyle
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• 2025 Royals season preview: They didn’t come this far just to come this far

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Royals had a surprise run, but the taste of the post-season left them wanting more. A year ago, even the most optimistic Royals fans would have had a hard time envisioning the season playing out the way it did. The team was coming off its seventh consecutive losing season - three of which were 100-loss seasons, including a 2023 se...2025
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• The path to 90 wins is still narrow

Denny Medley-Imagn Images The Royals are still counting on pretty much everything going right. No one really saw last year coming. The 2023 Royals lost 106 games. Despite an aggressive offseason, it was absurd to believe that the 2024 Royals could truly compete. So when I wrote an article suggesting that there was a path to contention, however narrow, most of the comments ridiculed the no...2025
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• Royals Review Roundtable: The 2025 season

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals walks to the on-deck circle | Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Time to figure out which of the RR writers has the juice! Last year, the Royals went to the playoffs for the first time in almost a decade. This year, they have an opportunity to advance past the Division Round for the first time in a decade. The offseason wasn’t nearly as busy...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 21, 2025

Almost time to say farewell to Surprise | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images By next Friday’s Rumblings, we’ll have seen real baseball Bobby Baseball days away.— Kansas City Royals (@royals.com) 2025-03-20T16:30:15.121Z At the Star, Vahe Gregorian profiles Seth Lugo: For instance, an aunt likes to tell the story of taking him to a Texas Rangers game when he was 4...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 22, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 7, 2025

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Kris is Bubalicious. Bobby Witt Jr. fell a home run short of the cycle on Sunday. The elusive cycle remains at large for the time being. “In some ways, it’s luck,” Witt said. “But in some ways, you just let the game happen.” Anne Rogers writes about Kris Bubic’s dominant start on Sunday. Bubic has always had a good changeup, but it has way more depth to it now t...2025
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• Royals Review Roundtable: The 2025 season
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 25, 2025

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Bobby Baseball is the Major League Play Ball Ambassador! Anne Rogers writes more about Vinnie Pasquantino’s injury and a potential stint on the Injured List. “We haven’t talked about that, him and I, but I think he would understand the balance there,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “But that being said, it doesn’t mean he has to play all six games right out of ...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for March 22, 2025

Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images The Royals rotation is old school. In case you missed it, the Royals acquired veteran hitter Mark Canha. Kyle Wright faced live hitters for the first time since 2023, writes Anne Rogers. “I was definitely nervous again,” Wright said. “I had those pregame jitters, which I was pumped about. Usually the thoughts have just been, ‘Is my shoulder going to...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 21, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 10, 2025

Sadly, there is no picture of the Royals Spring Training truck so we’re stuck with nonsense from Boston | Photo by MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images Pitchers and Catchers report in a little over a month The Royals tweeted out some gorgeous pictures of Kauffman Stadium in the snow. ❄️ pic.twitter.com/5fDgNwVQbQ— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) January 9, 2025 Max covered t...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 2, 2025

Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images The holiday season is officially over (unless you’re Catholic I guess). A bunch of Royals listcles from MLB dot com to start you off, first with one potential breakout prospect: Royals: Asbel Gonzalez, OF (No. 20) Scouts love their no-doubt center fielders, and Gonzalez has wowed plenty of Royals evaluators with his defense and speed...2025
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• When you win games and spend money, players want to be on your team

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Who knew? Kansas City was once the Siberia of baseball. Free agents only came here if they had nowhere else to go. The Royals got all sorts of veterans looking for one last chance to prove themselves after injuries and bad seasons. Chuck Knoblauch. Juan Gonzalez. Scott Elarton. You never got the feeling any of these guys wanted to be here, only that they stil...2024
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• Seven in a row! Royals top Phillies 7-5

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Another Bobby blast puts him in the 20/30 club again. Bobby Witt Jr. and Michael Massey each homered to lead the Royals to their seventh win in a row, a 7-5 victory over the Phillies Friday evening. Bobby’s blast was his 20th of the year, making him the first player in MLB history to hit at least 20 home runs and steal at least 30 bases in each of his fi...2023
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• Royals come up clutch with two outs, Marsh sharp in 9-4 win over Orioles

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images The Royals have won nine straight at home. Alec Marsh tossed 5 2⁄3 innings of scoreless baseball and the offense erupted for eight runs in the sixth and seventh innings as the Royals defeated the Orioles 9-4 on Friday evening. The Royals scored all nine runs with two outs in the inning. Marsh hit Gunnar Henderson to begin the game, then gave up a single to...2024
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• Alec Marsh to make MLB debut on Friday
Alec Marsh on Photo Day Marsh is ranked #14 in the farm system by MLB Pipeline. The Royals will call up Alec Marsh to start Friday’s game against the Dodgers, according to MLB.com reporter Anne Rogers. The scheduled starter, Jordan Lyles, is sick and is unable to make the start. The Royals have not officially announced a move. Marsh is already on the 40-man roster. Marsh is ranked #11 in t...2023
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• Royals balk-off the Mets in extras 7-6
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports “We’re where you want to be!” Following their three-game sweep over the first-place Twins, the Royals kept the train moving with walk-off-win in extras, 7-6. Without a win in his last 13 starts, Zack Greinke toed the slab with the hopes of snapping a brutal skid. Though his offense didn’t provide much, the right-hander did more than enough to keep them in the...2023
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• Salvy grand slam lifts Royals to 9-4 win to sweep doubleheader

David Richard-USA TODAY Sports The Royals are just one game out of first place. Salvador Perez smashed two home runs, including a grand slam to carry the Royals to a 9-4 win over the Guardians to sweep Monday’s doubleheader. Perez finished with six RBI on the game, and went 5-for-7 in the doubleheader. The Royals had some sloppy play early on. With two on against Alec Marsh, Jose Ramirez ...2024
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• Royals blast off against Astros early, hang on late, complete sweep 6-5

Kansas City Royals right fielder Nelson Velazquez (17) celebrates while rounding the bases after hitting a home run during the third inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina | Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports It sure looked like the scores could be astronomical after the first few innings of this one Let’s keep this brief because we all know ther...2023
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• Royals beat Atlanta in season finale 4-2, sneak back into second Wild Card

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Kris Bubic (50) pitches during the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Kauffman Stadium. | Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images There will be questions about Lucas Erceg. To start the day, Tommy Pham hit a double, Bobby Witt Jr. hit an infield single, and Michael Massey hit a three-run home run. Sunday Mass. pic.twitter.com/QbShdbSimy— Kansas City ...2024
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• Alec Marsh makes the rotation, Jordan Lyles to the pen

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images The Royals round out their starting rotation. The Royals will have 25-year-old right-hander Alec Marsh in their starting rotation, according to manager Matt Quatraro, with veteran Jordan Lyles to pitch out of the bullpen. Marsh pitched in 17 games with 8 starts last year with the Royals, posting a 5.69 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 74 1⁄3 innings. A for...2024
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• AL Week 4 Strategy-April 19, 2025
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• Perfectly normal reactions to Spring Training’s opening weekend

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Royals will never lose again! The Royals have played three Spring Training games as I write this - and at least four by the time you read it. Some people would say that Spring Training is a terrible environment for evaluating players based on results. Others will say that even if it was an excellent environment, three games at th...2025
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• Royals Review Roundtable: The 2023 season begins
Photo by Ron Schwane/Getty Images What do our writers think of the upcoming season? The Royals made some big changes in the front office and the dugout, with general manager J.J. Picollo now in charge, and Matt Quatraro coming over from the Rays to lead the field staff. But aside from that and some other coaching changes, it was a quiet off-season for the Royals. They have staked their fut...2023
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• The curious case of Michael Lorenzen
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• Royals sign Dallas Keuchel to a minor league deal
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 30, 2025
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• Revisiting preseason Royals trade ideas as the trade season approaches
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 22, 2025
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• Royals sign free agent pitcher John Gant
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• Royals lose Ragans, Lugo - a pair of Cy Young finalists - to the Injured List
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• Player of the Week: Michael Lorenzen
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• Bullpens are not as simple as you think they are
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• Royals should explore a bold move for Colorado’s Brenton Doyle
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 24, 2025
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• What a difference competent leadership makes
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• This year’s Royals are better on paper but will that translate to more wins?

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals look better on paper, but they might not win as many games as the 2024 version. The roster that the Royals having heading into the 2025 regular season is just better than what they started with last season. That does not mean they will win more games than the 2024 Royals, but I do like that this front office seems to improve the roster yearly. Let’...2025
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• Astros series preview: A fading dynasty?

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Astros are still very good - but for how much longer? The Astros have had a mini-dynasty lately. They have reached the American League Championship Series in each of the last seven years, winning four pennants and two championships. Notwithstanding their sign-stealing scandal, they have been a franchise to emulate with a record of success any other organiz...2024
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• A look at this year’s starting pitching free agent class

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Who wants some arms? The Royals will seek to improve on this year’s last place disaster, and the area they will most look to address is the pitching. The Royals got a 5.12 ERA from their starting pitchers, fourth-worst in baseball with the third-worst strikeout rate. General Manager J.J. Picollo has stated that he expects next year’s rotation to feature Cole...2023
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