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• Long lost milestones

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The years fly by Watching Seth Lugo spin his complete game recently got me thinking about other milestones. Lugo’s complete game, once a common occurrence for pitchers, has become exceedingly rare. The club record, which will never be broken, is held by Dennis Leonard, who threw 21 complete games in the 1977 season. The last complete game for the Royals prior...2024
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• Royals lose on a Tuesday…again

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports That was boring. Coming into the night, the Royals hadn’t won a game on a Tuesday night since May 21st. That streak continued as Kansas City dropped Game 2 to Arizona 6-2. The Royals didn’t get off on the right foot in the top of the first. Alec Marsh, in his first start of the second half, loaded the bases with nobody out. The D-backs didn’t struggle to t...2024
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• Royals vs. D-backs

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Go for the series! Kansas City Royals (56-45) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (51-50) RHP Alec Marsh (7-6. 4.52 ERA) vs. LHP Jordan Montgomery (6-5, 6.44 ERA) First Pitch — 7:10 p.m. CT Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri TONIGHT’S LINEUP: #Royals lineup vs. Jordan Montgomery:Hampson CFWitt Jr. SSPasquantino DHPerez 1BRenfroe RFFermin CGarcia 2BLoftin 3...2024
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• Having great starting pitching rules so hard

Seth Lugo #67 of the Kansas City Royals throws against the Chicago White Sox in the first inning at Kauffman Stadium on July 21, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images It’s amazing The Kansas City Royals are 10 games over .500. They’re a legitimate good team and their run differential proves it–they’re not a fluke. And yet, it can be easy to wonder how they’re so g...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 20, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The boys are playing some ball. Manager Matt Quatraro talks about the big inning last night. KC batted around in the frame. Garcia began the inning with a leadoff walk and second baseman Michael Massey opened the floodgates with a two-run single. “Maikel taking the walk and the (sacrifice) bunt was big,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “Being able to ext...2024
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• Witt’s three hits lead to easy 7-1 win over White Sox

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The second half gets off to a winning start. The Royals erupted for a five-run fifth inning and Bobby Witt Jr. went 3-for-3 with a home run and walk as the Royals got the second half of the season off to a great start, cruising to a 7-1 win over the White Sox. Bobby was in the Home Run Derby on Monday, but he seemed to think he was still participating in his ...2024
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• A look back at the Royals’ 2019 draft class, five years later

Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images Could this be the best draft class in Royals history? Flags fly forever, but the post-championship hangover hit the Royals hard in 2018. Once the core of the championship team departed, what was left were over-the-hill veterans and not-ready-for-prime-time players. The 2018 Royals were dreadful, losing 104 games, but their reward for enduring that misery w...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 25, 2024

Photo by Reed Hoffmann/Getty Images Oh yea, wins are fun! Michael Massey returned, but he won’t play the field for a bit, writes Jaylon Thompson. “We knew we were going to have Michael back starting today as long as everything went good last week,” Royals general manager J.J. Picollo said. “So, he is fine and he is able to swing the bat, run the bases and slide. We are going to be cautiou...2024
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• Royals shut out again, swept by Rangers in 4-0 loss

Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports The scoreless streak is at 22 innings. The Royals were shut out in back-to-back games, running their scoreless streak to 22 innings as they fell to the Rangers 4-0. It is the first time the Royals have been swept this year, and they end their road trip having dropped seven of nine games. Royals starting pitcher Alec Marsh worked around a baserunner in each of t...2024
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• Royals vs. Rangers Sunday game thread

Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Stop the bleeding! The Royals have lost 10 of their last 13 and all of their last four series, including this one. They will try to salvage the series this afternoon with Alec Marsh playing the role of the stopper. Adam Frazier was a late scratch to the lineup today, Nelson Velazquez replaces him at DH, with Nick Loftin moving up t...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 20, 2024

That was a fun moment between Butler and Gordon | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Thursdays are the new Friday! Ed note: Yes, I know, it’s not Friday. But when we get down to OT, this will make sense. Greg was gracious enough to switch when I realized the game today fit with the topic. For those of you who skip Friday Rumblings... shame on you. Or not. But this is the wild and bori...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for June 15, 2024

Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Get better, Salvy! Salvador Perez left yesterday’s game with knee discomfort. Salvador Perez addresses his early exit due to right knee discomfort. He says it's "a little sore" and the #Royals will reevaluate it Saturday. pic.twitter.com/C9qImVpKeO— Bally Sports Kansas City (@BallySportsKC) June 15, 2024 Anne Rogers talks to Matt Quatraro abou...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 13, 2024

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images I hope the team isn’t crashing back to Earth. After a strong start to the season, Kansas City’s rotation has been struggling of late: Up until this month, the Kansas City rotation had been a strength for this team, the reason it has gotten out to as good of a start as it did. Through the first two months of the season (59 games), Royals starters posted a 3...2024
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• Path to 90: Setting the Bar for a Successful June

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports Can the Royals continue on the “narrow path”? Before the season, I wrote a piece called “The Narrow Path to 90 Wins.” It had two parts, really. One was laying out what would need to happen on the team for the Royals to approach 90 wins, and the other was what shape the season might take if they did. Like pretty much everyone, I didn’t think it very likely the ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 14, 2024

Yesterday was fun. Ok, the 8th inning wasn’t. But the rest of the game was. | Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Yesterday was a big win in a young(-ish) season already full of nice wins Roster move yesterday: Lynch down, Veneziano up We have made the following roster moves: pic.twitter.com/gjxt4TeqDP— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) June 13, 2024 As part of his series about Kansas Ci...2024
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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…"

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• Game thread LXV - Mariners at Royals

The Royals employ Superman | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals have a chance to build on the momentum of three come-back wins in four games. The header photo for this game thread should be embedded in every Royals fan’s mind for the remainder of the year, maybe for the remainder of the decade. That photo was taken by Ed Zurga of Getty Images. What a spectacular photo. I hope we all...2024
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• Bobby Witt Jr. needs to adjust his base stealing process for better results

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals reacts in front of Niko Goodrum #28 of the Los Angeles Angels and umpire Mark Ripperger #90 as he is caught attempting to steal third base during the sixth inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on May 11, 2024 in Anaheim, California. | Photo by Harry How/Getty Images It’s his one flaw. Bobby Witt Jr. is a unicorn baseball player. He’s immensely tale...2024
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• Alec Marsh, Royals’ bullpen dig a hole too big to climb out of, lose 10-8

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images The Royals kept coming back, but it wasn’t enough Kansas City saved one of its longest games of the season for Independence Day, as the Royals and Rays went back and forth in the decisive third game of the series. The game lasted over three hours and featured runs in 10 half innings, but a four-run hole was too much for the Kansas City offense to climb out ...2024
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• Isbel saves the Royals in 4-2 win

Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports “Wacha, Wacha, Wacha, Wacha.” After falling in the series opener last night, the Royals bounced back with a 4-2 win thanks to a brilliant outing from Michael Wacha and game-saving catch from Kyle Isbel. The win clinched the season series against Tampa Bay. The Rays began the game the same way they ended last night — with lots of loud contact. In the top of the ...2024
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• Royals keep raking, mash Mariners 8-4

Relief pitcher Sam Long #73 of the Kansas City Royals pitches during the seventh inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on June 06, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. | Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images No drama necessary in this one. In a week punctuated by three dramatic come-from-behind wins and a dramatic come-from-behind loss, the Royals played a pretty drama-free one toda...2024
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. and extending young players

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Small market teams can benefit a lot from signing young players, but the risks are real Bobby Witt Jr. signed a huge contract extension last off-season and we were all excited to see the Royals lock up a young player for the first time in a long time. There have been discussions about what other young players the Royals should lock up as they build the nex...2024
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• The Royals are reaping the benefits of an offseason spending spree

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Kansas City spent money in the offseason like a team that was planning on actually competing. So far, so good for the Royals. As I mentioned in my most recent article here on the SB Nation mothership, my personal rule of thumb when it comes to baseball standings early in the season is that it’s not worth it to stress over results until Memorial Day at the ea...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 16, 2024

Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images ¡Feliz cumpleaños a Freddy Fermin! Alec Marsh has shown an improved fastball since coming off the IL: In his first five starts of the season, Marsh threw 131 four-seam fastballs — throwing the four-seamer 31.7% of the time — and got 15 whiffs on it. In the two games since returning from the IL, Marsh has gone to the four-seamer 43% of the time. He h...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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Royals win slugfest 11-7

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals is doused with water by MJ Melendez #1 of the Kansas City Royals after a 13-3 win over the Houston Astros at Kauffman Stadium on April 11, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. won’t stop scoring runs Despite the lopsided score, this game had a lot of ups and downs in it. Things started off well for Kansas...2024
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• Marsh mystifies, Massey mashes, season series secured 7-1

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images A comprehensive victory for the Royals In an evening with many dogs in attendance at Guaranteed Rate Field, Kansas City had a strong game on both sides of the ball to take down Chicago 7-1. After both teams botched scoring opportunities in the first inning, Michael Massey got the scoring started with a two-run shot in the second. The homer came on a meatba...2023
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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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• Agitated author aborts alliteration attempt, Royals sweep doubleheader in St. Louis

Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports I couldn’t come up with an alliteration to properly convey what happened today. The Kansas City Royals had a blast in St. Louis today, scoring 14 runs to take down their cross-state rivals in both games of a doubleheader. After a grounderfest of a first inning in game one, St. Louis drew first blood in the second frame when Alec Marsh hung a two-strike curveball...2024
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• Games Ninety-Three and Ninety-Four: Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Let’s play two! The St. Louis leg of the I-70 series will both start and end today as the Royals and Cardinals prepare to play a day-night doubleheader after yesterday’s game was postponed due to weather. With both teams six games above .500, each will look to establish dominance over the Show Me state. Game one will pit Alec Marsh against Andre Pallan...2024
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• Game LXXXIX: Royals v. Rays

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Kansas City looks for a series win Today is July 4th and the boys will be playing some ball. The Royals look to get a series win against the Rays in tonight’s rubber match, with Alec Marsh taking the mound for Kansas City. Nick Loftin leads off with Michael Massey back at 2nd base. Maikel Garcia gets the night off. Here are your lineups for tonight’s ga...2024
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• The Royals are emphatically back, wallop Guardians 10-3

Kyle Isbel wears the big kid grin after bashing his sixth home run of the season | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Four different Royals went deep in an all-around effort The Royals returned home on Monday having just lost five of six games to a couple of underperforming AL West teams and faced a must-win series against the Marlins. They took two of three of those games, but it wasn’t until...2024
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• Royals offense remains asleep, lose 6-0

Maikel Garcia #11 of the Kansas City Royals can’t cleanly field a groundball hit by Wyatt Langford #36 of the Texas Rangers during the fourth inning at Globe Life Field on June 22, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. | Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images The Royals’ tailspin continues. A lot will probably be made of the fact that Angel Zerpa gave up five runs in the eighth inning, but, honestly, that do...2024
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• The All-Star Game is coming Part 2: Votepocalypse

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates with Salvador Perez #13 after hitting a home run in the sixth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on May 26, 2024 in St Petersburg, Florida. | Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images This democracy can be dominated by royalty Last week we talked about what would have to happen to get a Royals catcher or baseman into the Al...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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• 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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• 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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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 15, 2024

Photo by LG Patterson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Did you go to the parade yesterday? Craig Brown at Into the Fountains recaps the stadium site announcement: There are several buzzy words in just that portion of his statement that I want to point out. “A neighborhood ballpark” is one of them. Small business owners currently located on the site may disagree, but the Crossroads is doing jus...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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