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• KC Royals’ six-game surge, prospect buzz, and big tests ahead | Royals Rundown

Jac Caglianone and other 2024 draftees can prove how far colleges have come in baseball player development. The Kansas City Royals are riding the rollercoaster again, and Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco are here to break it all down in this week’s Royals Rundown! The duo dives into the Royals’ recent six-game winning streak (and the not-so-fun ending), analyzing Kris Bubic’s struggles, Chri...2025
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• Royals should explore a bold move for Colorado’s Brenton Doyle

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images The end of all our exploring Despite efforts to improve the outfield during the offseason, the Royals entered the 2025 season with a most underwhelming trio roaming the beautiful green grass of Kauffman Stadium. In left field, there was MJ Melendez, a former minor-league catcher who once popped 41 home runs in a season across AA and AAA, but who’s never found ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 25, 2025

Leigh Guidry/USA TODAY Network Prior to yesterday’s game, I was 6th on the Royals in position player fWAR for 2025. And so were you! Suddenly, the Royals are on a 4-game winning streak and only 2 games under .500. Huzzah! Going back to Wednesday, Pete Grathoff talked about the rain delay the started well before the rain. Roth was correct as the rain didn’t start for more than 90 minute...2025
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• Royals Notes: Caglianone, Ragans, Marsh
Royals top prospect Jac Caglianone is playing right field for Double-A Northwest Arkansas tonight. It’s the first career outfield work for the lefty power hitter, who had played exclusively first base since being drafted with the #6 overall pick last summer. Caglianone had been a two-way star at the University of Florida, but his only defensive…...2025
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• Royals to have 11th-largest draft bonus pool in 2025

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images More success on the field means a smaller draft bonus pool. The Royals improved by 30 games last year and made the playoffs, but that success will cost them a bit in the draft. MLB announced draft slot values today, as reported by MLB Pipeline. The Royals will have a total of $12,794,700 in their draft bonus pool, the 11th-highest total in baseball, ...2025
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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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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 23, 2025

Photo by Tanner Gatlin/MLB Photos via Getty Images The stoppable force meets the movable object in Kauffman Stadium. David Lesky takes a long look at Kansas City Royals trade candidates (as buyers) at Inside the Crown. [$] Last year, two of the 12 teams in the postseason were under .500 after 23 games. The bar simply isn’t as high to get in, which means more times are in it a lot longer. B...2025
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• TWitM: The Naturals toss a no-no

The Naturals and River Bandits are tossing up some goose eggs. This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers (10-9, 2 games back) The Storm Chasers took 3 of 5 from Norfolk, with the series finale can...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 18, 2025

I dunno: what kind of image should I use at this point? | Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images The offense is not ideal At The Star, Jaylon Thompson talked to various members of the organization about Lucas Erceg’s fireman role: The Royals dove deeply into Erceg’s analytics before acquiring him. They researched his trends and then decided the best approach for deploying him, if they were to get hi...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 16, 2025

Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Have they tried turning the bats off and then on again? Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. and manager Matt Quatraro talk about a rough series opening against the New York Yankees. “You like to swing the bats a little bit better. Sometimes, you have to give credit to the opposing pitcher, too,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “...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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• 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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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 15, 2025

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images What can wake these bats up? Anne Rogers writes about the success of Daniel Lynch IV. Lynch has 29 strikeouts during his scoreless streak. The streak is the third-longest scoreless streak ever by a Royals reliever, only trailing Kelvin Herrera (31 innings in 2014) and Wade Davis (31 2/3 innings in ‘14). “It’s really cool to be a part of w...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 11, 2025

I’m pretty sure I used a Jonathan India picture last week, too | Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Royals start a 10-game road trip today Anne Rogers was joined by Twins beat writer Matthew Leach. They wrote about old friends Cole Ragans and Twins pitcher Cole Sands: They pitched in the same high school starting rotation. They live down the street from each other. T...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 10, 2025

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Being shut out is no fun. Sam McDowell at the Star has five takeaways from the first two weeks of the season: Those three hitters in the middle of the order combined for a 1.025 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) with runners in scoring position in 2024. Witt was second in baseball at 1.183, Pasquantino 14th and Perez 15th. A year later, that trio has combi...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 Rumblings - News for February 24, 2025

Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images Maikel Garcia is making adjustments. Jac Caglianone hit his first spring training home run on Sunday. “That was loud,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “And it didn’t look like a huge effort on his part, either. We know he’s got huge pop, but to be able to put that good of a swing on the ball in a game like that, close game, controlling his emotions like that...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 17, 2025

I couldn’t find any good “Uecker Royals” pictures, so how about Bob Uecker interviewing Hank Aaron? | Photo by 1975 Diamond Images via Getty Images We have reached the winter lull of the baseball season Oh, boy. We’ve really hit the winter doldrums. The last story from The Star was last week when Lorenzen signed. There hasn’t been a new story on the Royals site since Tuesday. Their last ...2025
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• Analyzing Royals Fall League pitcher metrics

Photo by Zac BonDurant/MLB Photos via Getty Images A few Royals arms stood out. Welcome back reader. If you are reading this, you’ve probably already read the earlier entry breaking down Royals hitter performances in the Arizona Fall League. If you haven’t, go back and read it! We’re back today to do the same for pitchers. Five pitchers from the Royals organization took the field for the S...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for November 11, 2024

Thank you, veterans, David Laurila at Fangraphs talks to J.J. Picollo at the GM meetings. “We need to be a little more dynamic offensively, and by that I mean we need to get on base at a higher rate than we did this year,” Picollo told me earlier this week in San Antonio. “We’re trying to target players we can lengthen out our lineup with, whether it’s someone at the top, in the middle, or toward ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 30, 2024

Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images Carter Jensen is smoking the ball in Arizona. Kevin O’Brien at Royals Reporter checks in on Royals prospects in the Arizona Fall League. The Royals’ 2024 1st overall pick, Jac Caglianone, started as fans’ most anticipated prospect playing in the Arizona Fall League. However, with the AFL beginning to reach its conclusion, Royals fans hav...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for October 12, 2024

Denny 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 ...2024
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"In just his first profession spring training, Jac Caglianone was invited to big league camp and immediately wowed with his prodigious power."

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"Florida Atlantic's Nolan Schanuel takes over the Number 1 spot on our updated list of college baseball's top 50 first basemen, edging Florida's Jac Caglianone."

• KC Royals’ six-game surge, prospect buzz, and big tests ahead | Royals Rundown
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• Royals Notes: Caglianone, Ragans, Marsh
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• How much time should we expect Jac Caglianone to spend in the minors?

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images When can we see his power in Kansas City? The Royals offense went into a tailspin last September that has carried over into this year. They are averaging on 3.06 runs-per-game - only the Rockies have scored fewer runs this year. Royals hitters are collectively hitting .208/.276/.312 - only the Pirates and White Sox have a worse OPS. ...2025
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• Royals should explore a bold move for Colorado’s Brenton Doyle
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 25, 2025
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• Is it time for the Royals to get a new hitting coach?
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 12, 2025

Hunter Harvey heads to the IL. | Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Hunter Harvey hits the injured list. Happy Saturday folks. I think this may be my first time putting together a Rumblings...I honestly cannot remember if I did it during my previous stint as a writer here in the mid-2010s. I apologize if I forget something important or do something wrong. Vahe Gregoria...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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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 10, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 18, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 9, 2025

William Purnell-Imagn Images The Kansas City Royals are cooking in Kauffman. MLB.com’s Anne Rogers catches up with Kansas City Royals starter Michael Lorenzen after crossing the coveted ten-year mark in MLB service time and picking up the win on Monday. Lorenzen allowed just one run on five hits, struck out three and didn’t walk a batter in his second start of the season, all en route to h...2025
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• The hope of baseball

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Hope is a great thing A couple of weeks ago I was at the hospital in Iowa City, doing some research on my dead ears. My ears are strictly ornamental now, only good for holding up my glasses. Hopefully, the research is beneficial to future generations. I’m amazed at how closely the hospital and the university have shoehorned buildings together. From the...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 7, 2025

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Kris is Bubalicious. Bobby Witt Jr. fell a home run short of the cycle on Sunday. The elusive cycle remains at large for the time being. “In some ways, it’s luck,” Witt said. “But in some ways, you just let the game happen.” Anne Rogers writes about Kris Bubic’s dominant start on Sunday. Bubic has always had a good changeup, but it has way more depth to it now t...2025
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• An evening watching the Omaha Storm Chasers

Photo by Matt Sullivan/NASCAR via Getty Images Ridin’ the storm out Is there any better value in America right now than minor league baseball? I think not. The stadiums are comfortable and intimate. Parking is cheap and accessible. The food and drink prices are reasonable and the talent on the field, is by and large, very good. And the ticket prices are excellent, especially considering ho...2025
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• Royals roast Cardinals’ bullpen; win 8-3

Salvador Perez #13 of the Kansas City Royals hits a two-run home run in the seventh inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Kauffman Stadium on August 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images As has so often happened in Royals games this year - it was a very close one until it suddenly was not. Michael Wacha is such an interesting player to me. As I noted in th...2024
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• Jac Caglianone headlines list of nine Royals heading to Arizona Fall League

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The first-round pick will get to face some top prospects. Royals 2024 first-round pic Jac Caglianone is one of nine players the team is sending to the Arizona Fall League, a developmental league for top-level minor leaguers considered close to MLB-ready. They will play for the Surprise Saguaros to begin play on October 7 with a championship game scheduled for...2024
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• Florida's Jac Caglianone sees record-tying home run streak come to an end after nine games

Caglianone, a certain top-10 draft pick this summer, is a two-way star for the Gators...2024
• Jac Caglianone assigned to minor league camp

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images The power-hitting prospect may be in KC soon though. In just his first profession spring training, Jac Caglianone was invited to big league camp and immediately wowed with his prodigious power. It led some fans to speculate whether he could even make the Opening Day roster. It was a long shot, but today we received confirmation that ...2025
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• Bobby Witt Jr. season should net Royals extra draft pick

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images A top three MVP finish would bring the Royals a PPI Pick. Entering the season, it seemed possible but unlikely that Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. could bring an MVP to the City of Fountains. Sure, he was fantastic over 2023’s second half, but I’m not certain anyone expected him to become this good, this fast. Witt’s age-24 season has seen...2024
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• Carter Jensen, Jac Caglianone homer in 4-3 Royals win

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images The prospects shine in Arizona. Royals top hitting prospects Carter Jensen and Jac Caglianone each hit their first home run of spring training as the Royals battled back to beat the White Sox 4-3 to remain undefeated. Kris Bubic made his first start of the spring training as he competes for a rotation spot. After a quick 1-2-3 inning...2025
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• 2024 SEC baseball preview: Florida's Jac Caglianone leads preseason awards
The SEC baseball race will be fierce as usual in 2024, with six preseason top 10 teams headlining a characteristically deep league....2024
• Royals Reacts Survey: Should Jac Caglianone make the Opening Day Roster?

Remember his name. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Last year’s first-round pick is having quite the spring. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please take our survey During last year’s draft, ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings—News for March 5, 2025

Photo 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...2025
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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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• Four solutions for the Royals’ biggest problem

John Rave #96 of the Kansas City Royals dives for a ball | Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images The specter of a failed call-up shouldn’t prevent the Royals from attempting to improve their roster A week and a half into the season is still too early to panic. You know it, I know it, we all know it. But, the thing is, this is more like 53 weeks into the season - at least when it comes to extre...2025
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• What a difference competent leadership makes

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Kansas City Royals pitching has gone from an expectation of bottom feeding to the top half of the MLB very quickly. Fangraphs finished their positional power rankings for 2025 last week and the one thing that really stood out to me was the opinion on the Royals pitching as a whole. Royals pitching has been bad to terrible for a very ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 28, 2025

Need 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...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 4, 2025

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images How would you grade the Royals’ off-season? David Lesky tries to project Royals hitters. In right field, Melendez and Renfroe is a bit less exciting, but Melendez has a career 105 OPS+ against righties while Renfroe is at 121 vs. lefites. Neither was that good against their desired platoon matchups last year, which is concerning and a big reason why they ne...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 29, 2025

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Bobby Witt Jr. isn’t the video game cover boy? MLB.com’s Anne Rogers detailed how the rotation stands now. She writes as if five pitchers, including Kris Bubic, are competing for the final rotation spot. The Royals are confident in Bubic’s potential return to the rotation, even after seeing how much success he had in the bullpen last year when he returned from...2025
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• Analyzing Royals Fall League hitter metrics

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Several Royals were lineup mainstays for the Saguaros. The Arizona Fall League wrapped up play recently with the Salt River Rafters emerging as champions. The Surprise Saguaros — this year rostering players from the Royals, Guardians, Rangers, Orioles, and Astros — looked to be on their way to winning their third consecutive AFL title. They fi...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for November 1, 2024

Photo 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 ...2024
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