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• Weekend Rumblings - News for March 8, 2025Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Do the Royals need more pitching? David Lesky looks at how the Royals might decide roster spots this spring. They don’t have a ton of competitions really. I think you can look at the roster and know that probably 20 of the 26 roster spots are decided. A few of those that aren’t are relievers, which matter but are a little different be...2025See more articles David Durochik
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 7, 2025We don’t usually see Orioles in my neighborhood. Lots of blue jays, though. | Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images Today’s Rumblings is for the birds Yesterday, the Royals announced Workout Day at The K: As the Kansas City Royals prepare for the start of the 2025 season and Opening Day, we are giving all baseball fans the opportunity to watch the boys in blue warm up before the big day. On We...2025Check it out Greg Fiume breaking news
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• Royals Rumblings—News for March 5, 2025Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Which will come first, the end of Kansas City’s winter or Opening Day? David Lesky at Inside the Crown stacks up the Kansas City Royals pitching room ahead of Opening Day. The change started at the end of June that year when the Royals acquired Cole Ragans, but to their credit, they didn’t stop. We know about them adding Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, but th...2025See more articles David Lesky headline news
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 28, 2025Need another pitcher? I Noah guy. | Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Spring Training is in full swing! This is going to feel a little backwards as our OT is up at the top today, sort of. It’s been brought to my attention that a number of AI bots are harvesting our articles and either cutting-and-pasting them, slightly rewriting them and publishing them as their own, or, my favorite, turni...2025Continue with Spring Training news
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 25, 2025Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Alec Marsh throws off a mound. Anne Rogers writes about Cole Ragans’ spring debut on Monday. He was already lighting up the radar gun, a good sign early this spring, averaging 96.9 mph with the 17 fastballs he threw and maxing out at 98.3 mph. “I was pretty aware of it,” Ragans said. “I thought it was good. Some eights in there. But ...2025Click for news about Alec Marsh latest news
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 21, 2025PHOTO DAY PICTURES ARE HERE!!!!! I’ll leave the best ones for whoever is doing our Photo Day story, but I figured the “Vinnie with a Pasquatch necklace” is good for today. | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images SPRING TRAINING GAMES START TODAY! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Royals have their first Spring Training game today! The squad faces off against the Rangers at 2:05 PM Royals time. No TV t...2025Visit the page Jamie Squire rumors
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• MJ Melendez is at the biggest turning point in his careerMJ Melendez #1 of the Kansas City Royals hits a two run home run against the New York Yankees during the fourth inning in Game One of the Division Series at Yankee Stadium on October 05, 2024 in New York City. | Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images The clock is ticking From the moment a rookie steps onto a big league field for the first time, a clock starts ticking. That clock will eventually ...2025Click for news about Kansas City Royals injury
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 10, 2025Soon. Craig Brown considers the Royals adding Alex Bregman. Could the Royals be in on Bregman? If I believe the chatter coming from One Royal Way that the club was prepared to spend more this winter (which I do), it’s possible. Although it should be obvious at this point in the offseason that the Royals were looking to do shorter-term deals. Still, the Royals could certainly benefit from adding B...2025Continue with Alex Bregman
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• Royals Rumblings - News for November 12, 2024Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Will the Royals make a deal? Craig Brown reacts to rumors the Royals are willing to deal Alec Marsh or Kris Bubic for a bat. I’m also skeptical because I’m not sure either brings back the return that would be desired. Bubic, as noted above, seemed to break out before his injury but by the time he makes another start in the majors, it will be almost two years...2024See more Alec Marsh injury update
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• Royals Rumblings - News for November 6, 2024Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images We’re all united as Royals fans here. Jaylon Thompson writes about why Michael Wacha stayed in Kansas City. He had five days after the World Series to decide on a $16 million player option that could’ve allowed him to test free agency. There likely would’ve been suitors, but Wacha wanted to return. “It was a great season for not only mysel...2024See more Mary DeCicco availability report
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for November 1, 2024Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Royals players hit free agency. Craig Brown looks at the new Royals free agents and whether they could return. Maybe if you squint, you can see a reunion with a couple of these guys. Michael Lorenzen could slot into the rotation. He will be 33 next year and pitched to a 1.57 ERA once joining the Royals. Beware the small sample though as that was just 28.2 ...2024Read about Michael Lorenzen injury
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 16, 2024Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Could Gold Glove finalist Freddy Fermin be traded? Four Royals were named Gold Glove finalists - Freddy Fermin, Bobby Witt Jr., Cole Ragans, and Seth Lugo. Rustin Dodd at The Athletic writes about the key questions facing the Royals this off-season. Another player who will draw trade interest from other clubs: catcher Freddy Fermi...2024See more articles Gold Glove availability report
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for October 12, 2024Denny Medley-Imagn Images No more Royals baseball. Sam McDowell writes about why Bobby Witt Jr. stayed to watch the Yankees celebrate from the dugout. “It feels like you let a lot of people down whenever you do things like this,” Witt began. “Something that will light a torch in you and leave you a bad taste for the future. “Because, now, for Kansas City Royals baseball, this is what we ...2024See more Denny Medley injury status
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 4, 2024One more day of celebration before the ALDS | Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images Let’s enjoy this ride one more day before the ALDS starts Make the playoffs and suddenly everyone wants to write about the Royals. Whereas normally, I’m looking for listicles and random tangential mentions of the team, I’m probably not going to be able to get to every single story posted yesterday. There’s just too...2024Visit the page Tommy Gilligan
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 2, 2024Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Game 1 victory! Maikel Garcia had a big walk and steal to score the only run of Game 1. “That was the difference,” said Royals manager Matt Quatraro. “He works a tremendous at-bat for the walk, steals second, scores on the hit. That is the difference in the game, and we know his capabilities. We know how good he is at stealing bases. Everyone does, right...2024Visit the page Patrick Smith
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• Royals Rumblings - News for September 13, 2024Bubble! | Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images With The Gauntlet over, just 15 games to go Let’s check in on those playoff odds, shall we? Baseball Prospectus: 92.7% to make playoffs, 3.2% to win division, 1.9% to win World Series Fangraphs: 94.3% to make playoffs, 6.8% to win division, 2.6% to win World Series Baseball-Reference: 94.1% to make playoffs, 3.4% to win division, 6.0% to win ...2024See more World Series
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 26, 2024Seriously - that was a lot of rain | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Yesterday’s game was just weird and I was glad the Royals stole it Let’s talk about yesterday’s game for a minute. It really was odd. I know Ryan covered it here, but I just wanted to blather on more about it. Really, to have a clean game, they would have had to start it at least an hour earlier and we just don’t do that...2024See more articles Blue Jays
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 23, 2024Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Salvy is playing some defense this year! Craig Brown was a bit worried about a long inning from Cole Ragans Saturday. I’m no sports scientist. In the discourse from earlier this month about the rash of elbow injuries among pitchers and talk about the impact of the pitch clock on those injuries, I found it interesting that there was discussion about load on t...2024Continue with Cole Ragans
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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...2023Visit the page Noah Syndergaard
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 30, 2023
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Opening Day 2023! An Opening Day FAQ for Twins at Royals, courtesy of Anne Rogers and Do-Hyoung Park: Greinke ended his Cactus League season with a good tune-up against the Dodgers, allowing two runs in 5 2/3 innings, and best of all, he’s healthy and feeling good. Garrett didn’t allow a run scored all spring, while Barlow was his usual, efficient self. On ...2023Read about Anne Rogers
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 29, 2023
A playpen full of puppies! | Minda Haas Kuhlmann Happy Opening Day Eve! With Daniel Lynch out with a shoulder strain, Kris Bubic will be the 5th starter, reports Anne Rogers: When he takes the mound next week, Bubic will debut his slider in the regular season, a pitch he’s been toying with for several years before committing to it this spring. He threw 17 of them against Texas, his second...2023Visit the page Minda Haas Kuhlmann
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"com/JRRSYCpwym— Anne Rogers (@anne__rogers) February 13, 2025 I won’t go too into Melendez’s swing because friend of Royals Review Craig Brown already did a great deep dive into the swing differences and how a new, more compact swing could help MJ." - 2024
"Craig Brown at Into the Fountains had an interesting chart last week showing the last time each franchise had a 100-RBI hitter and a 200-strikeout pitcher in the same year." - 2023
"co/otZKQqRKyx— Craig Brown (@CraigBrown_KC) April 15, 2023 The Royals loaded the bases in the third with one out, thanks to some shoddy defense by Braves shortstop Vaughn Grissom, but failed to plate a run."
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 20, 2025Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images Is MJ about to turn a corner? J.J. Picollo talks about the strengths and weaknesses of the club with Jaylon Thompson. Still, Picollo believes there is room to grow. It’s the sweet spot in having a young core that is learning to win at the big-league level. “I think from an offensive standpoint, I think we produced well last year,” Picollo said. “There is...2025Check it out Jaylon Thompson trade rumors
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 18, 2025Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images We have a full squad working out! Jaylon Thompson covers why the Royals extended GM J.J. Picollo. “This game is about a lot of things, but leadership is incredibly important,” Royals owner John Sherman said Monday. “I’ve got great confidence in these two guys. I love the way they work together. You’ve got to have the right people, but stability and leadershi...2025Visit the page Jaylon Thompson salary
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for February 15, 2025Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Fountains Up! Jaylon Thompson writes that Carlos Estévez is pumped to be with the Royals. “Just pounding the strike zone right there,” Estévez said after his bullpen session. “I knew the locations I had to go with my changeup and slider. “But with my fastball, I’ve just gotta keep pounding the strike zone. You know, just getting through that first bullpen...2025Continue with Jaylon Thompson salary
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 3, 2025Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images Screw the groundhog, spring is near. John Sherman and the Royals talked about contention at Royals Rally on Saturday. As spring training is on the horizon, the Royals are content with their current roster. Picollo attempted to add a middle of the order bat but shifted to the relief market in recent weeks. The decision was made to pursue Estévez to round ...2025See also John Sherman
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 8, 2025Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images We are 2% through 2025 already. Kansas City Royals top prospect Jac Caglianone joined Baseball America’s Hot Sheet Show to start off the week. Eno Sarris of The Athletic ($) labels Kansas City’s outfield as the team’s clear problem ahead of spring training. The outfield is generally a sore spot in Kansas City, as the Royals show up twice on our list. Last y...2025Continue with Kansas City Royals stats
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 13, 2024These jerseys scream “early 2000s Royals” | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Friday the 13th seems less intimidating in December At The Star, Taylor Eldridge, Wichita State beat reporter, writes about Mike Sweeney’s son, M.J. Sweeney, going to Wichita State: The son of Kansas City Royals legend Mike Sweeney will suit up for the Wichita State baseball team in 2026. M.J. Sweeney, a hig...2024Check it out Jonathan Daniel scores
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 9, 2024Post-season baseball returns to Kansas City. Seth Lugo talks to Jaylon Thompson about his approach for Game 3. “Execute pitches, stay in the strike zone, but if you leave it over the middle of the plate they’re going to put a good swing on it,” Lugo said. “If it’s borderline, they’re probably going to take it. “If you get some calls you put pressure on them. That’s pitching.” Vahe Gregorian wr...2024Click for news about Seth Lugo scores
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 8, 2024Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images The Boys come home. The vibes were great in the Royals’ clubhouse following a Game 2 victory in New York. “We’re here for a reason,” said Salvador Perez, who homered in Game 2. “Now we go home, and hopefully, we can win there, too.” The Yankees seemed unimpressed. “It still feels the same that we’re gonna win it,” Chisholm said postgame, according to Jomboy...2024Read about Salvador Perez statistics
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for October 5, 2024Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images If the Royals can make it there, they can make it anywhere. David Lesky previews the ALDS against the Yankees. You wonder a little if the postseason struggles from Judge over the last couple of seasons weigh on him. He’s had his issues, going 1 for 20 in the 2017 ALDS, but he bounced back with a big ALCS. And he was good in the 2019 playo...2024Visit the page Daniel Shirey scores
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 11, 2024Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images What is Maikel Garcia’s role next year? Anne Rogers talks to J.J. Picollo as the Winter Meetings head into their final day. “As free agents sign, are there redundancies now?” Picollo said. “Maybe it creates an opportunity. Maybe there are ideas of exchanging money that will help us finance another player somehow. So for us, it’s just watch...2024Read about Mary DeCicco
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 11, 2024I really hope we won last night so this image is still topical | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images FYI: Rumblings was done before first pitch last night because I wanted to watch the game Manager Matt Quatraro had high praise for the Kansas City Symphony: “Some of the things that have been sent to me have been, you know, pretty emotional, to be honest,” Quatraro said. “My wife and I were...2024Click for news about Jamie Squire
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• Homer-happy Braves rout Royals 10-3
Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images The Braves smack a lot of dongs. The Braves smacked five home runs, three of them coming in the first two innings of Brady Singer, on their way to a 10-3 win over the Royals on Friday night. The Royals fall to 4-10 and have lost seven of their eight home games this year. The Braves jumped on Singer immediately, with Ronald Acuña Jr. leading off the game wit...2023See more Brady Singer
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• Backdoor slidersPhoto by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Baseball’s mystical side With roster moves and opening day bearing down on us, I wanted to explore some of the oddball and sometimes almost mystical occurrences in the history of the Royals and in baseball. How rare is an Opening Day home run on the first pitch of the season? Turns out, it’s really rare. It happened only once, on Opening Day 1986, Bosto...2024Continue with Jack Morris
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• Royals Rumblings - News for November 25, 2024Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Jonathan India trade is all about Bobby Witt Jr. Sam McDowell writes that the Jonathan India trade is all about Bobby Witt Jr. Because this is what waits behind him: Witt hit 23 solo home runs in 2024, fifth most in baseball. His 23 doubles with nobody on ranked fourth. The six triples, second. The 122 hits, first. For the record, I remain curious a...2024Read about Jamie Squire
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 26, 2023
Hey, I lucked out. Getty has a Millennium Force image in the archives | Photo by Tricia Spaulding/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Not a lot of baseball today, but lots of OT No game last night and, generally, well, not a lot going for a team that’s barrelling towards Memorial Day with a sub .300 winning percentage. Fortunately, OT will be a bit long. A littl...2023Continue with Nate Eaton
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 19, 2024I 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...2024Check it out Nick Loftin
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 15, 2024Photo 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...2024Visit the page MLB Photos
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 24, 2023Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports Which is more exciting: Cole Ragans or stadium renditions? Zack Greinke made his first bullpen appearance for Kansas City since 2007 on Tuesday: So it really was vintage Greinke who showed up Tuesday night. Back from the 15-day injured list to pitch against the A’s, Greinke entered in the fourth inning and turned in four scoreless frames with five strikeouts ...2023See more Cole Ragans
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 18Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Royals are on speed. Jaylon Thompson writes how the Royals are using speed in their lineup. “If we are going to be successful, that is what we are going to have to do,” Royals outfielder Kyle Isbel said. “As a team, we are going to have to be able to run and be aggressive on the bases.”... How have the Royals become so lethal swiping bags? Hollins sa...2023Continue with Jamie Squire
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 3, 2023
Hey, there’s a “Hideaki Anno” image in our image archive | Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP via Getty Images Not much baseball, but lots of OT today Just another reminder (Greg mentioned it yesterday, too). Single game tickets go on sale today at 10am Royals time: *sets alarm for tomorrow at 10 a.m. CT*— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) February 3, 2023 Keith Law came out ...2023Click for news about Kansas City Royals
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 7, 2025Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images Is the off-season 90 percent complete now? Craig Brown reacts to the Cavan Biggio signing. Biggio’s strength as a hitter comes from his strike-zone recognition. In his career, he’s chased on pitches outside of the zone under 16 percent of the time. That’s an elite chase rate. The league average is generally around 28 percent. It’s a fantastic foundation f...2025See more articles Cavan Biggio whispers
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