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• Which version of the Royals bullpen will we see in 2025?Lucas Erceg #60 of the Kansas City Royals pitches the ball against the Baltimore Orioles during the ninth inning of Game Two of the Wild Card Series at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on October 02, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. | Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The good or the bad? You can contextualize why the Kansas City Royals made the playoffs last year in a few different ways. Most of...2025See also Lucas Erceg news -
• Picollo pleads patience, but says team is “75 percent done” building team for next yearPhoto by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Royals GM discussed his off-season on the radio this week. There is still more to do, but Royals General Manager J.J. Picollo said the team is “75 percent” done with their off-season in comments this week on the Cody and Gold show on 96.5 The Fan. Having already re-signed pitcher Michael Wacha and acquired leadoff hitter Jonathan ...2024Click for news about Michael Wacha -
• Royals re-sign Michael Wacha to three-year, $51 million dealPhoto by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images The Royals retain the veteran right-hander. The Royals have re-signed right-handed pitcher Michael Wacha to a three-year, $51 million deal, according to MLB.com reporter Anne Rogers. The deal comes with a club option for a fourth year. Wacha's new contract is three years, $51 million with a $14 million club option in 2028, according to a source.$18 mi...2024Read about Michael Wacha -
• Hunter Renfroe, Chris Stratton exercise options; Royals decline Adam FrazierBrett Davis-Imagn Images Josh Taylor is also released. Outfielder Hunter Renfroe and reliever Chris Stratton each picked up their player options for 2025, but the Royals declined a mutual option for infielder/outfielder Adam Frazier, making him a free agent. Renfroe will earn $7.5 million next year after making $5.5 million in 2024. The 32-year-old was signed last off-season to provide po...2024Check it out Hunter Renfroe -
• Lessons the front office can learn from this yearPhoto by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals improved this year - let’s do it again! The Royals had one of the best off-seasons in baseball last year, improving a 106-loss team enough to make the playoffs and advance to the ALDS. By adding Seth Lugo and Michael Wacah, the Royals featured one of the best rotations in baseball, and although some other acquisitions - Hunter Renfroe, Adam Frazier...2024See also Seth Lugo rumors -
• Royals to target more offense, says Picollo in end-of-the-year press conferencePhoto by Ed Zurga/Getty Images A leadoff hitter is the top priority The Royals stunned the baseball world by becoming just the second team to make the playoffs after losing 100+ games the previous season. But their offense fell short in the American League Divisional Series against the Yankees, making it the priority for Royals GM J.J. Picollo as he begins the off-season. “The runs-per-gam...2024Click for news about Maikel Garcia news
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• Which version of the Royals bullpen will we see in 2025?
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• Hunter Renfroe, Chris Stratton exercise options; Royals decline Adam Frazier
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• Lessons the front office can learn from this year
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• Royals to target more offense, says Picollo in end-of-the-year press conference
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• Is the Royals’ bullpen....good now?Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The beleaguered relievers have been getting the jobs done in September. Kansas City fans know the importance of a good bullpen on a contending team. The 2014-15 Royals rode a dominant pen to two pennants and a title with All-Stars Greg Holland, Wade Davis, and Kelvin Herrera playing prominent roles. For this year’s contending Royals, ...2024See more Kelvin Herrera availability report -
• How much should Royals fans be holding their butts right now?Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The playoff race is getting tighter, but the Royals are still in good position. The Royals are currently in position for a playoff spot, but things have gotten tighter in the last few days after dropping two games to the charging Tigers. Kansas City has dropped three games in a row, with stranded baserunners being the major theme for the losses. Royals hitter...2024See also White Sox injuries -
• How should the Royals handle this bullpen?Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Who is in the circle of trust? Any Royals fan can tell you the team has bullpen issues. Collectively, they have the second-lowest strikeout rate in baseball. Of the seven relievers to make at least 20 appearances this year, only Sam Long has an ERA below four. But the bullpen is not completely hopeless. Nine teams have a worse ERA from their bullpen than...2024Read about Lucas Erceg injury report -
• Royals refuse to surrender, still lose 9-7Salvador Perez #13 of the Kansas City Royals reacts after hitting a home run during the sixth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Kauffman Stadium on April 20, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Anyone who turned the game off after the second inning missed a heck of a contest. Well, when I wrote in the game thread that we should all expect a good game ton...2024Visit the page Salvador Perez availability report -
• Nitpicking the RoyalsKansas 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 ...2024See more articles Kansas City Royals injury -
• Vinnie homers, Lugo dominates, and the Royals beat the White Sox again 2-0Vinnie Pasquantino #9 of the Kansas City Royals tosses his bat after hitting a home run in the fourth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 15, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. | Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images Vinnie! Vinnie! Man, the Chicago White Sox are so bad. Oh, yes, the Kansas City Royals have been very good this year. I’m just glad that they probably w...2024Continue with White Sox injury status
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 22, 2023Sorry, Santa. I hope you put coal in Noah Syndergaard’s stocking Only 4 shopping days left until CobraCy’s Christmas post will be late (please tell me he’s writing one) As talked about yesterday in other outlets, The Star’s Pete Grathoff explores the possibility of Royals games being on Amazon Prime in the future: According to the Wall Street Journal’s Lauren Thomas and Joe Flint, Amazon...2023See more Noah Syndergaard
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"Erceg, Lynch, and Bubic were the main reasons why, and the difference between them and the likes of Chris Stratton, Will Smith, and Nick Anderson was gigantic." - 2024
"With a combination of Carlos Hernandez, James McArthur, John Schreiber, Sam Long and Chris Stratton, the Royals bullpen tossed 7 1⁄3 innings of one-run ball." - 2023
"Louis have completed a trade to send Jordan Montgomery and Chris Stratton to Arlington." - 2022
"Jordan Hicks and Chris Stratton retired all nine Cubs they faced in the seventh, eighth and ninth and the Cardinals defeated the Cubs easily, 8-0." - 2021
"Anthony Bender, David Bednar, Carlos Estevez, Chris Stratton, Codi Heuer, Rowan Wick, claw, claw, save." - 2019
"Southpaw Williams Jerez is heading up to San Francisco in exchange for righty Chris Stratton." - 2018
"Chris Stratton, coming off his worst big league start (six runs in 1 1/3 innings against the Dodgers last Saturday), will oppose Atlanta's Mike Foltynewicz." - 2017
"Continuing to prove himself as a serious candidate for a 2018 rotation spot, Giants right-hander Chris Stratton pieced together another strong outing Sunday against the surging D-backs." - 2016
"Joe Panik collected three hits, including an RBI double, and Chris Stratton pitched three hitless innings in the Giants' 3-1 win over the Brewers on Thursday at Maryvale Baseball Park." - 2015
"Same goes for others such as, say, Alex Reyes, Steven Matz and Raimel Tapia, who were good in 2014 and look even better in 2015; or Robert Stephenson, Lucas Sims and Chris Stratton, who were shaky last year and haven't done much about it yet this season."
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Chris Stratton trade rumors, contract, salary rumors
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• Which version of the Royals bullpen will we see in 2025?
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• Picollo pleads patience, but says team is “75 percent done” building team for next year
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• Royals re-sign Michael Wacha to three-year, $51 million deal
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• Hunter Renfroe, Chris Stratton exercise options; Royals decline Adam Frazier
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• Lessons the front office can learn from this year
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• Royals to target more offense, says Picollo in end-of-the-year press conference
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• Some quick knee-jerk reactions now that the season is overPhoto by Jamie Squire/Getty Images What’s next? The season is over, as the Royals fell in four games to the Yankees in the ALDS. The Royals had an incredible bounceback season after losing 106 games, but also face a lot of questions as we begin the off-season. Just a few quick thoughts. The Royals did have an amazing season that they should be proud of, and no one expected them to get thi...2024See more articles Jamie Squire contract -
• Is the Royals’ bullpen....good now?
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• The boys are playing some ball and could make some noiseBobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals rounds third base before scoring a run during the third inning of the game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on September 10, 2024 in New York City. | Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images If you’re a Yankees fan, you’re probably pretty nervous about facing the Royals in the playoffs. There are 15 games left in the season and the Roya...2024Visit the page Bobby Witt contract -
• Dairon Blanco goes Thanos on the Reds, Royals win 13-1Kansas City Royals left fielder Dairon Blanco (44) gestures on his way to home plate after hitting a 2-run home run in the second inning of the MLB game between the Cincinnati Reds and Kansas City Royals at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. | Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The pinch-running specialist ended the night with three hits and seve...2024Read about Dairon Blanco salary rumors
Chris Stratton stats and results
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• Lessons the front office can learn from this year
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• Royals to target more offense, says Picollo in end-of-the-year press conference
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• Is the Royals’ bullpen....good now?
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• The boys are playing some ball and could make some noise
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• Kansas City’s bullpen breaks down, Yankees defeat Royals 10-4Austin Wells #28 of the New York Yankees reacts after his seventh inning three-run home run against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium on September 09, 2024 in the Bronx borough of New York City. | Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Not great The Kansas City Royals are playing a multilevel series against the New York Yankees: not only are the Royals trying to clinch a playoff spot, bu...2024Visit the page Austin Wells statistics -
• Phillies phight back, Royals lose 11-2Kyle Schwarber #12 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates a double in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on August 24, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images You can’t win them all and the Phillies are good, don’t let it get to you too much. We’re not going to get too deep into the details of this one. No one needs to dwell too har...2024Visit the page Kyle Schwarber scores -
• MJ Melendez plays hero in Royals 3-2 comeback victory over TigersRick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports The Royals road finale reminds them that there is no place like home. In an attempt to bounce back from their first walk-off defeat since April 3, the Kansas City Royals aimed for a series victory against the Detroit Tigers. A win Sunday would also net a Kansas City season series win over Detroit, the seventh time in the past 10 seasons. Growing up and learn...2024Visit the page Kansas City Royals statistics -
• Royals stymie Blue Jays bats, win yet another 3-2 gamePhoto by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Starter Alec Marsh left the game early, but the bullpen had his back. I had a good feeling when Wednesday’s game started off with a 1-2-3 inning from Alec Marsh. Then Salvador Perez started the scoring, and I had a great feeling. The Kansas City Royals held the Toronto Blue Jays in check, thanks to another scoreless Marsh start and so...2024See more Blue Jays stats -
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• The narrow path to 90 winsDenny Medley-USA TODAY Sports The path to the playoffs is narrow, and it’s unlikely the Royals will find it. Every year, I put the Royals’ schedule into a spreadsheet and follow a simple formula to create a path to a 90-win season: Win or split series at home. Win or split road series against weaker teams. Don’t get swept. I don’t figure in any sweeps and split all four-game and two-game...2024Read about Denny Medley
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• How much should Royals fans be holding their butts right now?
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• Dairon Blanco goes Thanos on the Reds, Royals win 13-1
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 22, 2023
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• Outside The Confines: The artful DodgersKirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Shohei Ohtani is officially a Dodger. The Dodgers also made a big trade and are trying to sign another pitcher. What is left to do in the Hot Stove. And other MLB news stories. Good morning. The rich get richer as the Rays have agreed to trade right-hander Tyler Glasnow and outfielder Manuel Margot to the Dodgers in exchange for right-hander Ryan Pepiot and min...2023Continue with Shohei Ohtani -
• Royals Rumblings - News for December 14, 2023Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Leth Sugo and Stris Chratton. Craig Brown at Into the Fountains evaluates the acquisitions of Seth Lugo and Chris Stratton: This is a good signing for the Royals in the short-term, but I’m not a fan of that third year for Lugo because we just haven’t seen enough of him as a starter, despite one good season in the rotation, and because he just turned 3...2023See more Orlando Ramirez -
• Royals Rumblings - News for December 13, 2023HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO TAYLOR SWIFT Daniel R. Epstein at Forbes made the case that the Royals could go from being “as invisible as they were miserable” in 2023 to moving up in the AL Central standings in ‘24. And this was posted before all the moves yesterday. With a steadily-improving superstar in Witt and hopefully full seasons from Pasquantino and Ragans, the Royals have the makings of a core that ...2023See more AL Central -
• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports The Brewers look to stay hot against division rivals in Milwaukee In 2022, the Brewers held their own against the Cardinals, going 9-10 across the season series, including a 5-5 split at American Family Field. Milwaukee will look to improve on that performance as the season series kicks off this weekend, with the Brewers trying to maintain the momentum of...2023Read about Milwaukee Brewers
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• Stratton to paternity list; Gomez called up
The Giants placed starter Chris Stratton on the paternity list prior to Wednesday's game, as the 27-year-old right-hander headed home to Mississippi to join his wife, Martha Kate, for the birth of the couple's second child. In a corresponding move, reliever Roberto Gomez was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento....2018
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• Stratton on mound in opener vs. Nationals
The Giants will try to carry some momentum into the upcoming homestand, facing the Nationals on Monday. Chris Stratton (1-1, 2.22 ERA) will take the mound with some momentum of his own as the Giants have gone 3-1 in his starts this season. The Nationals will counter with left-hander Gio Gonzalez (2-1, 2.49) in the 7:15 p.m. PT start....2018See more Gio Gonzalez
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• Panda, strong Stratton lift Giants over D-backs
Continuing to prove himself as a serious candidate for a 2018 rotation spot, Giants right-hander Chris Stratton pieced together another strong outing Sunday against the surging D-backs. He spun six innings of two-run ball while teammate Pablo Sandoval backed him up with three RBIs to help the Giants break a four-game losing streak in a 7-2 win over Arizona....2017Click for news about Pablo Sandoval
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• Giants cruise to back stellar Stratton
A day before the Giants were set to say goodbye to veteran Matt Cain, Chris Stratton once again showed he's a worthy candidate to fill Cain's spot in next year's rotation. The rookie right-hander turned in 6 2/3 strong innings to power the Giants to an 8-0 triumph over the Padres on Friday....2017Read about Matt Cain
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• Giants cruise to back stellar Stratton
A day before the Giants were set to say goodbye to veteran Matt Cain, Chris Stratton once again showed he's a worthy candidate to fill Cain's spot in next year's rotation. The rookie right-hander turned in 6 2/3 strong innings to power the Giants to an 8-0 triumph over the Padres on Friday....2017See also Matt Cain
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• Panik, Stratton star in Giants win
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• Panik, Stratton star in Giants win over Crew
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• Stratton leads Giants to first home shutout
Chris Stratton employed a different strategy to achieve a similar result Monday night at AT&T Park, where he delivered six innings to propel the Giants to a 2-0 victory over the Brewers, San Francisco's first home shutout of the season....2017
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• Lynn looks to keep rolling in second half
St. Louis pitcher Lance Lynn will try to continue his stellar second half while San Francisco counters with rookie Chris Stratton on Saturday in a matchup of right-handers at AT&T Park....2017Visit the page Lance Lynn
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• Stratton seeks consistency against Cards
St. Louis pitcher Lance Lynn will try to continue his stellar second half while San Francisco counters with rookie Chris Stratton on Saturday in a matchup of right-handers at AT&T Park....2017Click for news about Lance Lynn
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• Them Crooked Save Vultures Are Back On Tour
(NOTE: THIS POST WAS RELEASED EARLY THIS WEEK ON OUR PATREON. IT’S $10/MONTH OR $13/MONTH WITH AN EXTRA WEEKLY PODCAST.) This is The Save Vulture Dance. Sing it like it’s The Electric Slide. [spoken word intro] The save vulture is a scavenger bird. They see weakness in others’ misfortune. A closer goes down or struggles or gets traded and the save vulture swoops in and gnaws on the closer’s hand...2021Click for news about Giovanny Gallegos
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• Which version of the Royals bullpen will we see in 2025?
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• Royals re-sign Michael Wacha to three-year, $51 million deal
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• Lessons the front office can learn from this year
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• Royals to target more offense, says Picollo in end-of-the-year press conference
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• Some quick knee-jerk reactions now that the season is over
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• Is the Royals’ bullpen....good now?
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• How much should Royals fans be holding their butts right now?
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• Royals put up runs early, Marsh whiffs Pirates in 8-3 victoryPhoto by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Alec Marsh tied a career-high with 11 strikeouts. Royals hitters put up six runs early on against the Pirates, and Alec Marsh tied a career-high with 11 strikeouts in a 8-3 win over the Pirates in the series opener on Friday night. The Royals jumped on Pirates starter Luis Ortiz in the second inning. Robbie Grossman drew a one-out walk, then Adam Frazier ...2024See more Alec Marsh -
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• The Royals bullpen has issues but their playoff bullpen might be goodPhoto by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The struggles of the bullpen this year might be alleviated by the playoff structure with extra off days. The struggles of the Royals bullpen have been the biggest weakness of this team, either that or the outfield production. Still, heading into the playoffs I am somewhat optimistic that the bullpen will be a lot more solid in October. The main reason for opt...2024See more Angel Zerpa
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• The 2024 Royals roster looks immensely better, but what about beyond?Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images After 2024, many of the recent free agent deals include opt-outs. Let’s get it out of the way early: the 2024 Kansas City Royals — as the roster stands right now — aren’t likely to make the playoffs. The recent flurry of free-agent additions has sparked the fanbase in ways we haven’t seen in quite some time. Fans are optimistic and whisper...2023Check it out Kansas City Royals whispers
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