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• Who are these guys?

Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Looking for an identity For many readers, the opening of the baseball season has been the official start of spring. For me, it’s always been the Masters Golf Tournament. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because Georgia always seems to be sunny and warm, and I know that weather will eventually move north. Is there anything more beautiful than Augus...2025
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• Game thread XV - Royals at Guardians

Michael Lorenzen #24 of the Kansas City Royals pitches | Photo by Tanner Gatlin/MLB Photos via Getty Images Can KC force a fourth straight three-game-series rubber match to start the season? Last night’s loss was a bad one. There’s no such thing as a must win game in April, but it sure would suck to catch the Guardians as they’re struggling and as the Royals appeared ascendant on their las...2025
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• Drew Waters will never get a better chance than this

Denny Medley-Imagn Images If you had one shot or one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment, would you capture it or just let it slip? I’ve been intrigued by Drew Waters the player and his skillset since the Kansas City Royals traded the 35th pick in the 2022 draft to acquire him. Waters was considered a Top 100 prospect from 2019-2021, and even though his prospect ...2025
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• Scoring changes show how silly scoring is

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Remember how Bobby Witt Jr. flirted with a cycle? It didn’t happen. When is a cycle not a cycle? When the official scorer gets overruled. MLB issued several official scoring changes to Sunday’s game between the Royals and Orioles, changing the stats for some Royals players. That afternoon, Bobby Witt Jr. hit a single, double, and triple, flirting with the f...2025
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• Ryan ruins writer’s ruse, Royals routed 4-0

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Really stretching the definitions of words to produce this headline. The Kansas City Royals could not muster any offense against Joe Ryan and the Minnesota Twins as they were defeated 4-0 tonight at Kauffman Stadium. Both offenses were quiet early on. Seth Lugo allowed a couple baserunners but otherwise got through Minnesota’s order for the first time wit...2025
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• Drew Waters called up, Mark Canha hits the IL

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Drew Waters gets another shot. The Royals announced today they have placed outfielder Mark Canha on the Injured List and have called up outfielder Drew Waters from Triple-A Omaha. Canha suffered a left adductor strain jumping against the wall to catch a flyball last night, causing him to exit the game. Waters was off to a hot start for the Storm Chasers, hittin...2025
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• Royals dominate on all fronts in 11-1 win on Brewers’ home opener

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Kris Bubic (50) pitches in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. | Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Great team victory! Kansas City Royals fans were due a nice, easy breezy win after a tough opening series. Today, the Royals provided such a game, defeating the Milwaukee Brewers 11-1 in a blowout contest where we saw it all. Domi...2025
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• Three winners and six losers as Royals fall to the Guardians, 6-2

Good effort, Bobby. | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The bullpen made sure the Royals’ late rally attempts couldn’t succeed. Of course, the hitters could have gotten some hits before the eighth inning, too. It was not a good day to be a Royals fan. There was some hope the Royals might be better at rubber games this year than they were last year, and there’s still time f...2025
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• Hunter Renfroe has to hit with authority to keep his full-time spot

Hunter’s gotta hit. | Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images The Mark Canha acquisition challenges Renfroe. Going into the offseason, outfield was a clear need for the Royals. They made a few rumored bids to improve their outfield situation, but nothing really came to fruition. As a result, according to FanGraphs’ depth charts Hunter Renfroe is once again slated to get about half of the plate app...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 28, 2025

It was a good start | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The quest for 161-1 begins tomorrow! Let’s be honest. You’re not here to read what I wrote today. You’re here to talk about the game yesterday. I’m not going to link to a bunch of different recaps posts. Matthew has got you covered with the RR recap. I won’t post too much more about that TOOTBLAN in the 8th (Pete Grathoff has me ...2025
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• Royals unveil 2025 Opening Day lineup

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Vinnie makes it The Kansas City Royals have set their Opening Day lineup against the Cleveland Guardians. Cole Ragans starts, and 2024 AL MVP Runner Up Bobby Witt Jr. hits second behind Jonathan India. Now we go.— Kansas City Royals (@royals.com) 2025-03-27T15:17:46.901Z Vinnie Pasquantino had been a question mark after suffering a Grade 1+ hamstring in...2025
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• Royals fans, let us enjoy the ride in 2025

Ragans deals. | Brad Penner-Imagn Images Each time I find myself flat on my face, I pick myself up and get back in the race Welcome to 2025, Royals fans, the first time since—what?—2016 that there are high expectations for our beloved franchise. That’s the blessing and curse of winning baseball: itt leads you to believe that more winning baseball is on the horizon. And it very well might b...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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• 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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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 14, 2025

Did you think you’d see Daniel Mengden today? | Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Asia baseball previews begin today with the CPBL At Royals.com, Anne Rogers writes about how Hunter Renfroe is, say it with me everyone, in the best shape of his life! Renfroe came into camp this year leaner, thanks to offseason training that included going to a physical therapist and focusing on his diet a...2025
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• Royals win ALDS game 2 with one big inning and excellent pitching

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (13) reacts after a solo home run against the New York Yankees in the fourth inning during game two of the ALDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium. | Brad Penner-Imagn Images And a Salvador Perez home run! This series was supposed to be a quick and easy one for the New York Yankees. It has not been. New York barely managed to escape the fi...2024
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• Royals relievers ruin Ragans’s ruby, rupture 4-3

Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports The bullpen collapsed late. In a game delayed over five hours by rain, the Kansas City Royals led for most of the game before collapsing in the eighth and ninth innings as the Baltimore Orioles rallied for a 4-3 walk-off victory. The Royals wasted little time in getting the party started. After Maikel Garcia went down on strikes, Bobby Witt Jr. roped a doubl...2024
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"The one run came after a Hunter Renfroe misplay in right, which resulted in a triple and then a wild pitch to get him home."

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"Hunter Renfroe doubled home two more to make it a five-run inning and a 6-0 Royals lead."

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"In a stunning development, the Angels have waved the white flag on their season, placing starter Lucas Giolito, relievers Matt Moore and Reynaldo López, and outfielders Hunter Renfroe and Randal Grichuk on waivers, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN."

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"Boston reacquired Bradley in an offseason trade that sent Hunter Renfroe to the Brewers."

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"When it comes to the Red Sox and outfield assists — especially those that are instantly worthy of a highlight reel — you probably think of Hunter Renfroe."

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"Jake Arrieta, Aaron Judge, Chris Chambliss, Cecil Fielder, Andrew Benintendi, Brad Ziegler, and Hunter Renfroe are some of the most prominent 31st-rounders chosen over the years…."

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"The Rays and Padres are deep into talks on a trade that would see Tampa Bay outfielder Tommy Pham and San Diego outfielder Hunter Renfroe switch clubs, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic and Jeff Passan of ESPN."

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"Trade interest in outfielder Hunter Renfroe has picked up, according to a tweet from Jon Morosi of MLB."

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"Then, in the fourth inning, Hunter Renfroe turned around a Hendricks fastball -- and the game -- in an instant."

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"It's not a major loss for the Padres, however, since several of their outfield prospects such as Manuel Margot and Hunter Renfroe are ready for full-time roles in the majors."

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"San Diego's Double-A affiliate San Antonio escaped Corpus Christi with a 14-inning win on Monday night, and the primary takeaway was Padres Number 1 prospect (Number 40 overall) Hunter Renfroe hitting his third home run in two games."

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"Add in the fact the Padres were able to keep their top four prospects—catcher Austin Hedges, outfielder Hunter Renfroe, right-hander Matt Wisler and left-hander Max Fried—and the deal is a slam dunk for them."

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• Luis Robert Jr trade rumors persist despite slow season start

Luis Robert Jr. needs to remember he has to play well enough now, in order to be traded soon. | Matt Dirksen/Getty Images Hypothetical deals continue to be thrown around, even though the centerpiece isn’t hitting well enough to be traded Well, it was fun while it lasted. Spring Training Luis Robert Jr. is officially gone, and mid-season, struggling Robert is back on the team. The differen...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 3, 2025

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Still searching for that first series victory. The Royals regret their offense wasting a great pitching performance yesterday: The Royals maintain it’s still too early to have any referendum on their offensive struggles, just six games into the season. They’re averaging 3.8 runs per game, aided by the 11-run rout over Milwaukee earlier this week. But the...2025
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• Three winners and six losers as Royals fall to the Guardians, 6-2
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 28, 2025
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• Royals fans, let us enjoy the ride in 2025
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• Royals officially set 2025 Opening Day roster
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• 2025 Royals season preview: They didn’t come this far just to come this far
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• What has to go right for the Royals to win it all in 2025

Brett Davis-Imagn Images What are the biggest factors for success? Last season, the Royals had their breakout year, greatly exceeding expectations and making the playoffs for the first time since 2015 when they won the World Series. Bobby Witt Jr. became the star of Kansas City, putting up MVP numbers by hitting .295/.347/.517 while also being one of the best defensive shortstops in baseba...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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• A few odds and ends from covering the game on Monday

Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals left fielder MJ Melendez (1) looks on during batting practice before a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Kauffman Stadium. | Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Observations from your local Royals Review reporter On Monday, I packed my bag, went to the Royals’ credentials window by Gate D, picked up my lanyard and credentials, and walked into Kauffman S...2025
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• 5 things that stick out over the Royals’ first 10 games of 2025

Hunter Renfroe #16 of the Kansas City Royals takes the field during the game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday, March 30, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The bullpen? Nice. The outfield? Not exactly so. There’s a metaphorical magnifying glass hovering above the beginning of each MLB s...2025
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• Bubic, Witt Jr. shine as Royals beat Orioles 4-1

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images The Royals have won their first series of the year! And it was a fun one to take in The Royals won their first series of year on Sunday afternoon, as they downed the Orioles 4-1. Kris Bubic was once again fantastic, as he hurled 6.2 innings of 1 run ball, while allowing five hits and a walk, but striking out 8 batters again. The one run came after a Hunter...2025
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• Brewers suffer another big defeat in home opener

Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio | Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images The 12-3 Yankee victory secured a series sweep Box Score The Brewers had to scratch in another defeat in the loss column after a brutal 11-1 loss in their home opener. After a difficult start to the season in New York, many of the same patterns emerged. They fell into an early deficit and the offense couldn’t compensate....2025
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• Royals blow three-run lead to Guardians in 7-4 Opening Day loss

Kansas City Royals outfielder Dairon Blanco (44) is caught in a rundown by Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez (11) during the eighth inning at Kauffman Stadium. | Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images The game was a mixed bag The Kansas City Royals lost Opening Day 2025 to the Cleveland Guardians 7-4 in front of a sellout crowd at Kauffman Stadium. Vinnie Pasquantino provided the power ...2025
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• Brewers suffer another big defeat in home opener
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• Royals baserunning miscues overshadow storylines of Opening Day

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Baseball is back, including TOOTBLANS. The Royals took on the Guardians on Opening Day and lost 7-4 in extra innings. Here are some of the highlights and storylines from the game. Roster Roles Take Shape Offense The starting lineup from yesterday was mostly as expected. Vinnie Pasquantino hit DH due to his tender hamstring (didn’t seem to affect him much ...2025
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• Royals blow three-run lead to Guardians in 7-4 Opening Day loss
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• The San Diego Padres all-quarter-century team

San Diego Padres Jake Peavy | Photo by Nick Doan/Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images A group of past and present stars of the game We are one day away from Opening Day at Petco Park. Before setting our sights on the Atlanta Braves, let us take a moment to appreciate a significant sports moment. The Friar Faithful have witnessed a quarter-century of San Diego Padres baseball since fl...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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• The risk and reward of the Cole Ragans deal

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals get a discount while Ragans gets a guarantee. There is a social media account called “Freezing Cold Takes” that exposes sports takes that age incredibly poorly. To my knowledge, I have avoided being highlighted by the account, but I certainly gave them fodder back in 2023 when the Royals traded Aroldis Chapman to the Rangers. In return, the Royals ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 13, 2025

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Did you report to Spring Training? ZiPS projected standings have the Royals finishing 82-80, third in the AL Central: I don’t want to harp too much on Kansas City’s offense, since I did that at length last week, but the fact is it’s a very Bobby Witt Jr.-reliant lineup with a ton of holes. This might be the best projected Royals pitchin...2025
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• Red Sox To Designate Jackie Bradley Jr. For Assignment
The Red Sox will designate veteran outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. for assignment later today, reports Julian McWilliams of the Boston Globe. Boston reacquired Bradley in an offseason trade that sent Hunter Renfroe to the Brewers. The trade netted the Red Sox a pair of prospects, infielders Alex Binelas and David Hamilton, and saw the Sox…...2022
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• Grand opener: Padres slam reigning champs
Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks cruised through the Padres' lineup once on Monday afternoon. Then, in the fourth inning, Hunter Renfroe turned around a Hendricks fastball -- and the game -- in an instant. The Padres right fielder launched a grand slam into the left-field seats, turning a two-run deficit into a two-run lead and sending San Diego on course for a 5-2 series-opening victory over the ...2017
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• Cespedes, Lugo carry Mets past Padres
Yoenis Cespedes had a homer, triple and double and knocked in the go-ahead run as the Mets rallied to top the Padres. Cespedes, who hit hit 10th home run of the season in the first, knocked in three runs. San Diego rookie Kyle Lloyd, making his big league debut, allowed four runs in four-plus innings. Allen Cordoba and Hunter Renfroe hit homers for the Padres. Seth Lugo allowed three earned runs i...2017
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• Cespedes, Lugo carry Mets past Padres
Yoenis Cespedes had a homer, triple and double and knocked in the go-ahead run as the Mets rallied to top the Padres. Cespedes, who hit hit 10th home run of the season in the first, knocked in three runs. San Diego rookie Kyle Lloyd, making his big league debut, allowed four runs in four-plus innings. Allen Cordoba and Hunter Renfroe hit homers for the Padres. Seth Lugo allowed three earned runs i...2017
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• Renfroe's walk-off HR lifts Padres past Crew
Hunter Renfroe mashed a two-run homer into the first row of left-field seats Monday night in the 10th inning, sending the Padres to their first walk-off victory of the season, a 6-5 thriller over the Brewers at Petco Park....2017
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• Rays, Padres Working On Tommy Pham-Hunter Renfroe Trade
The Rays and Padres are deep into talks on a trade that would see Tampa Bay outfielder Tommy Pham and San Diego outfielder Hunter Renfroe switch clubs, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic and Jeff Passan of ESPN. The Rays would also land Single-A shortstop Xavier Edwards, while the Padres would pick up an unnamed…...2019
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• Angels Place Lucas Giolito, Matt Moore, Reynaldo López, Hunter Renfroe, Randal Grichuk On Waivers
In a stunning development, the Angels have waved the white flag on their season, placing starter Lucas Giolito, relievers Matt Moore and Reynaldo López, and outfielders Hunter Renfroe and Randal Grichuk on waivers, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. Each player is an impending free agent and the Angels are apparently hoping to save some…...2023
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• Cubs 8, Brewers 7: A Morel victory
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports Christopher Morel’s sixth-inning homer, plus some excellent relief work, gave the Cubs a win over Milwaukee. Now that was a fun baseball game! That could have been said even if the Cubs had lost it, but it was entertaining regardless. There were five lead changes and five home runs hit on a windy day at Wrigley, and in the end Christopher Morel’s two-run homer ...2022
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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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• Top 100 Hitters: Getting Hot!
The numbers are in, and my unofficial spreadsheet says that the hottest player of the last few weeks deserves to be part of a blind resume! Who do we want for the rest of the season as we look at three power-hitting outfielders with season lines of: Player A: 60/27/71/8/.247 Player B: 49/22/65/0/.267 Player C: 70/25/77/0/.256 Three sluggers having much different seasons tell us that season-long...2021
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• Bobby Pins The Twins
Hello, welcome to my Red Sox blog. We are the Nephews of Sam Horn. His "Sons" were taken by less bandwagony Red Sox fans that were cheering for them for a long time. I started this week, when I wrote a whole thing about Hunter Renfroe. Now ermahgerd it's Bobby Dalbec's time in the spotlight. If you spell it Dlabec, it sounds like an Eastern European dictator with the same level of power. If I coul...2021
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• Big Game Hunter Fires Two Shots At Monster
Before the game, Kenta Maeda was getting a 2nd opinion on his UCL, which is always good news. If I were a 2nd opinion doctor, I'd just say, "Same," and collect all those greenbacks. Actually, might not even need a medical degree to be a "Same" 2nd opinion doc. So, the Twins turned to one of their great young arms, Griffin Jax (4 2/3 IP, 9 ER, ERA at 6.29). Twins got Randy Dobnak from Uber, and Jax...2021
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• Red Sox Love & Royals Hate The Night of the Hunter Renfroe
"Salvation is a last-minute business, boy." -- Hunter Renfroe (2-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 10th and 11th homer) looking at my fantasy team that is hurting for offense. "Women are such durn fools." -- Enrique Hernandez (2-for-3 and his 8th homer, and 2nd homer in as many games). Hot schmotato alert! "You know, when you're little, you have more endurance than God is ever to grant you again. Children a...2021
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• Where are the home runs?

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Kansas City Royals are not hitting any home runs so far this year, which is a bit alarming. We are only 11 games into the 2025 season, so it is hard to get too worked up about any statistic other than how far Jac Caglianone can hit a baseball. Speaking of which, the major league Royals are struggling to loft balls over the fence in the early going. Kansa...2025
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• Royals vs. Twins Tuesday game thread

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images It’s Cole Ragans Day! The Royals take on the Twins with a chance to at least secure a sweep. But they’ll face Twins ace Pablo Lopez tonight. In six career starts against the Royals, he is 5-1 with a 2.50 ERA. Today's lineup just dropped https://t.co/JNO7HUON2e pic.twitter.com/INKT3oA1yJ— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) April 8, 2025 Cole Ragans goes for the ...2025
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• 5 things that stick out over the Royals’ first 10 games of 2025
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• Game 10 Thread: Twins vs. Royals

Kansas City Royals pitcher Michael Lorenzen (24) pitches in the ninth inning against the New York Yankees during game three of the NLDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Kauffman Stadium. | Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Twins vs. Royals Happy baseball Monday! Tonight, the Royals play the Twins for the first time this season. Last year, the Twins barely squeaked by with the series lead, winning seven...2025
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• Bubic, Witt Jr. shine as Royals beat Orioles 4-1
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• One winner and four losers as the Royals fall to the Orioles 8-1

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals | Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images They’ve got to win a series eventually, right? The Royals are on their way to a third straight rubber match to start the season. They were awful in this situations last year, but one of the reasons it didn't tank them is because they won the first two games more than their fair share and because they almost neve...2025
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• Saturday Game thread VIII - Orioles at Royals

Jonathan India #6 of the Kansas City Royals at bat | Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Wouldn’t it be swell if the Royals didn’t have to play a third straight rubber match tomorrow? The first time through the rotation was not particularly kind to Michael Wacha. Certainly, he could have been worse, but only getting four innings out of your starter is rarely a recipe for success, and the Ro...2025
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• Luis Robert Jr trade rumors persist despite slow season start
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 26, 2025

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images One. More. Day. MLB.com’s Anne Rogers has some huge questions surrounding the Kansas City Royals’ “Great Unknown” in 2025. The Royals weren’t able to bring in the middle-of-the-order bat they wanted this offseason, so the pressure is on for MJ Melendez and Hunter Renfroe to improve from a year ago and provide a power threat in the fifth and sixth spots. C...2025
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• Royals Opening Day roster prediction one week into Spring Training

John Rave #96 of the Kansas City Royals cannot catch a ball hit by Josh Smith #47 of the Texas Rangers in the seventh inning at Globe Life Field on March 27, 2023 | Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images No trade = blander projection Can you believe the Royals have already played more than a week of Spring Training? Regular season baseball will be on us in less than a month, and while many rost...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 7, 2025

Photo 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...2025
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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...2023
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• Effectively Wild Episode 1779: The Show Must Go On
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the beginning of the lockout, which marks MLB’s ninth work stoppage and the first in 26 years. They also discuss a flurry of buzzer-beating transactions, including the Dodgers re-signing Chris Taylor, the Cubs signing Marcus Stroman, the Brewers and Red Sox swapping Jackie Bradley Jr. and Hunter Renfroe, […]...2021
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• Rays Exploring Outfield Additions
The Rays are looking at a variety of possibilities for improving their outfield mix, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post (via Twitter). The Tampa Bay organization previously struck a deal that shipped out one outfielder (Tommy Pham) and brought in another (Hunter Renfroe). While there had been some whispers of hiccups in…...2019
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• MLBTR Poll: Grading The Rays/Padres Trade
While Thursday’s Rays/Padres deal headlined by Tommy Pham and Hunter Renfroe likely won’t go down as this winter’s most shocking, the trade had something to say about the respective offseason strategies of both clubs. Tampa Bay, for their part, cut salary, increased controllability, and added yet another prized infield prospect to an already enviable collection.…...2019
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• Why Bryce Harper shouldn't be Padres' focus
The San Diego Padres made a huge splash this week by signing superstar free agent Manny Machado. We’ve even heard the buzz that Bryce Harper might still be on the team’s radar. Signing Harper would be the splashy move. But regardless of whether the Padres have the money (and they reportedly do), signing Harper is not the right move. Don’t take this as a knock on Harper or his skills. He’s a tremen...2019
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