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• Winning creates urgency, but patience remains imperative

A Royal convention. | Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images It’s hard to see with so many around, You know I don’t like bein’ stuck in the crowd The baseball season is very long. There remains more than five months left in the regular season. The Royals' final regular season game doesn’t take place until September 28. There’s a whole lot of ball to be played between now and then. I get the need to w...2025
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• Is it time for the Royals to get a new hitting coach?

Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Alec Zumwalt has been running the hitting show in Kansas City for a long time. The Royal’s hitting results have not been very good. It is probably time to discuss a new voice. Going into the 2022 season, the Royals decided to hire Alec Zumwalt as their director of player development and hitting performance. Hitting coaches come and go wi...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 4, 2025

Currently, does Jonathan India have the best mane on the team? | Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Time to get back to winning At The Star, Jaylon Thompson collected quotes from around the league concerning how teams feel about the Royals: “I think they understood the work that it took,” Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington said. “They are not going to let up on that side, with the ...2025
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• The optimist’s case for Maikel Garcia

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images There’s reason to hope for more than a dead cat bounce from the third baseman The experience of watching Maikel Garcia at the plate last season was not particularly enjoyable for anyone, unless you were cheering against the Kansas City Royals. When I think back to last season and what I remember from Garcia, my mental picture is of his swing looking slow and th...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 3, 2025

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Jac Caglianone has big league power. Anne Rogers writes that Jonathan India is turning heads in camp. “Leadoff guy,” India said. “[I bring] a lot of fire and a lot of passion. A lot of energy. I’m an energy guy and hopefully they feed off that, because I’ll set the tempo for everyone.” India’s speed on the basepaths makes him the pe...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for March 1, 2025

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Does Cavan Biggio have a spot on this team? Jaylon Thompson talks to Maikel Garcia about what he needs to do to improve. Royals hitting coach Alec Zumwalt explained that Garcia has gotten stronger and added a toe-tap to better balance his swing mechanics. “Maikel and I talked going into the offseason and we talked here in Arizona when he was doing his reha...2025
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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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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 18, 2024

Photo by Aaron Doster/Getty Images 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 a...2024
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• Has the Royals' next competitive window started to come into focus?

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images As puzzle pieces come together, the picture grows clearer. The Kansas City Royals finally show what they’ve claimed they want to be for several seasons. The organization wishes to become more transactional, and this week they’ve started to become just that. That started with Friday’s trade — a deal that sent Jackson Kowar to the Atlan...2023
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• 2023 Season in Review: Nick Pratto

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The first baseman was worth -1.3 bWAR this season. Nick Pratto was once seen by some as the heir apparent to Eric Hosmer for the Kansas City Royals. He was taken with the 14th overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft, forgoing a commitment to USC and signing for $3.45 million. It’s been a long road for Pratto since then. He (along with MJ Melendez) struggled immens...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for September 22, 2023

Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports Nellie is mashing. Jaylon Thompson talks to hitting coach Alec Zumwalt about Nelson Velázquez’s improvement. “We were in Seattle and he first mentioned to us about his hands, where he wanted his hands to be at, and it was based off of what he was watching (from) Bobby,” Zumwalt said. “How Bobby anchors his hands so well. And then literally even yesterday in BP...2023
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"Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Alec Zumwalt has been running the hitting show in Kansas City for a long time."

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"Every hitter has shown signs of life at some point, too, which makes Alec Zumwalt look like he’s OK at his job."

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"The polished results come from Alec Zumwalt and Drew Saylor, but Picollo’s return to on-field baseball sparked a change in the Royals’ minor leagues."

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"Senior director of player development and hitting performance Alec Zumwalt will now oversee the team’s hitters and serve as a uniformed member of the team’s big league coaching staff."

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• Royals trade for Jonathan India reflects an aggressive new front office

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The Royals aren’t afraid to make a bold move. The Royals struck early this off-season by re-signing Michael Wacha just after the World Series, and on Friday they made one of the first major trades of the off-season by acquiring second baseman Jonathan India and outfielder Joey Wiemer from the Reds for pitcher Brady Singer. The trade is an audacious on...2024
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• 2024 Season in Review: MJ Melendez

Brad Penner-Imagn Images Can the Royals outfielder ever break through in the majors? September 2023 was mired in loss for the Kansas City Royals. The team was well on its way to the worst season in club history. Among the losses, however, outfielder MJ Melendez was amid a quiet breakout, hitting .261/.409/.493 in the final month of the 106-loss season. Now, fast forward to a little more t...2024
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• How patient should the Royals be with MJ Melendez?

Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Now in his third season, the young slugger has yet to turn the corner. The Royals have an outfield problem. Collectively, their outfielders are hitting .199/.257/.316 with just 11 home runs in 501 plate appearances. Their 61 wRC+ is the worst among all MLB outfields by a large margin. There is plenty of blame to share for the offensiv...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 19, 2024

When I searched “Comiskey” and “Royals”, I got “Tartabull” and I’m good with that | Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A surprisingly busy mid-January news day Sigh. I guess I get to start with stadium talk again as that was the biggest news. We’ll start with The Star story on this: With only hours to spare Thursday, Jackson County Executive Frank White vetoed an ordinance that would h...2024
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• The Royals’ offense could be better than you think

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Can last year’s second-half resurgence continue into 2024? The Kansas City Royals have spent the entire offseason building around their young core of talent. There’s Cole Ragans and Brady Singer in the rotation, but there’s also a lineup full of young hitters. Outside of a couple of role players, the Royals haven’t done much to overhaul their offense fr...2023
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• J.J. Picollo says pitching needs to be addressed as he looks to off-season

Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports Picollo and owner John Sherman talk to Josh Vernier of 610 Sports. One year ago, the Royals fired longtime executive Dayton Moore and handed the reins to general manager J.J. Picollo. This week, Picollo talked to Josh Vernier of 610 Sports about the direction of the franchise in a discussion that also included Royals owner John Sherman. Sherman stated that t...2023
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• What’s a guy gotta do? Take a look at MJ Melendez

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images He’s been really good for months now. The 2023 season started off miserable for much of the Kansas City Royals offense. MJ Melendez, “Merv” for short, as his teammates would call him, was front and center during those offensive woes. He’s hitting just .237 this season but that number has actually risen drastically as the season has gone on. From Opening Day t...2023
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• There is concerning regression among Royals minor league hitters

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Go back! We went the wrong way! The MLB Trade Deadline is now behind us and the Kansas City Royals can now turn their eyes to the remainder of what has been a disappointing season overall. There are the major league results — a team on pace for well over 100 losses despite a recent resurgence in the win column — and there is the farm system lacking an MLB t...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for September 30, 2024

Brett Davis-Imagn Images We’re in the big dance! The Royals clinched a playoff spot and Anne Rogers got the reactions from the team. That ended up being a favorite moment from Friday night because of the fact they were surrounded only by their teammates, coaches and staff. “Being able to hug everybody in that room and say we made it into the playoffs, especially after how tough last year ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for September 5, 2023

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Cole Ragans is good at pitching baseballs. Cole Ragans is still awesome. “Every time I go out there, I try to give us a chance to win,” Ragans said. “Today, the guys made it pretty easy. They’re unbelievable. The homers, the good at-bats. Even in the beginning, one in the first, one in the second, one in the third, just keep adding on each inning made it a l...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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• Royals Fire Hitting Coach Terry Bradshaw
The Royals announced a handful of changes to the coaching staff Monday, most notably firing hitting coach Terry Bradshaw. Senior director of player development and hitting performance Alec Zumwalt will now oversee the team’s hitters and serve as a uniformed member of the team’s big league coaching staff. Special assignment hitting coach Mike Tosar is…...2022
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• Royals fans, J.J. Picollo is not Dayton Moore
Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Dayton Moore has come and gone. What is the point of thinking J.J. Picollo is simply Moore 2.0? It has been less than a year since Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman ended the Dayton Moore era in Kansas City. The man that many fans with back-to-back World Series appearances, the franchise’s first championship in 30 years, and the revival of baseball in ...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for September 23, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The last week of the season. Matt Quatraro was frustrated at the winless week for the Royals. “It’s an easy narrative to say, well, it’s a bad week,” Quatraro said. “But so what? We have another week and it can be a good week. We have to attack it one day at a time. You can’t look forward to next weekend or trying to get into the playoffs. You’ve got to win t...2024
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• Royals Rundown: Jack Johnson Talks Angels Moves, Hot Seats in Kansas City?

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports The Locked On Royals host joins the show. Jack Johnson of 810 Sports and Locked on Royals joins Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco for a special Tuesday night episode! The three have a ton to discuss about the Kansas City Royals, but get to know Jack and his work in sports radio! Plus, as the offseason approaches, are J.J. Picollo, Matt Quatraro, and Alec Zumwalt...2023
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