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• Spring training battles: The bench

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Who will be seated next to Matt Quatraro? With just over a week to before the Royals open the season against the Cleveland Guardians, the regular season roster is beginning to take shape. The Royals have assigned a number of promising prospects to minor league camp including pitcher Noah Cameron, outfielders John Rave and Tyler Gentry, and the impressiv...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 18, 2025

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Jac will be hitting dingers in Arkansas. Anne Rogers writes that Jac Caglianone will begin this season in Northwest Arkansas. “I think I showed what I’m capable of,” Caglianone said. “I went out here just wanting to perform. Get to know everybody. Get comfortable out here. And I think I did that. Definitely learned a lot. Being aroun...2025
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• Spring Training Game 27 Thread: Royals vs. Diamondbacks

Seth Lugo #67 of the Kansas City Royals pitches during the first inning of the spring training game against the San Diego Padres at Peoria Stadium on March 02, 2025 in Peoria, Arizona. | Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Lugo lobbin’ baseballs Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone—or as I like to call it, the day before my birthday. I’ll accept any gifts or praise, thank you. In any case, it’s...2025
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• 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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• The last(?) Royals Opening Day roster prediction of 2025 Spring Training

Jack Hurley #26 of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Gavin Cross #8 and Carson Roccaforte #3 of the Kansas City Royals interact | Photo by Aryanna Frank/MLB Photos via Getty Images For a team with a lot of locked up positions, there sure are some drastic prediction changes in this final roster prediction Lineup Let’s do this vs lefties and righties because the Royals have some interesting platoon ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 17, 2025

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Cole Ragans is your Opening Day starter. Matt Quatraro names Cole Ragans as his Opening Day starter. “Cole’s got elite stuff, the elite swing and miss ability against any lineup,” Quatraro said after the Royals’ 10-2 win over the Rockies at Salt River Fields. “... He’s excited, we’re excited, and he’s certainly earned it. His whole body of wo...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for March 15, 2025

Photo by Aryanna Frank/MLB Photos via Getty Images Did Jac Caglianone have a spring breakout? Carlos Estévez made his spring debut on Friday. The important thing is the 32-year-old is healthy and getting into a game groove. He was delayed getting into games this spring after experiencing mild back tightness in the early part of camp. The Royals slowed down his progression and had him thro...2025
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• Which Royals who won’t make the Opening Day roster will have the biggest impact?

Tyler Gentry #27 of the Kansas City Royals runs and scores during the ninth inning of a Spring training game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Camelback Ranch on February 22, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. | Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Somebody will make their mark While Opening Day lineup discussion is all well and fun, the reality is that there are players who won’t make the 2025 Open...2025
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• The Royals played baseball and a bad thing happened

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images All eyes on Bobby. So if you’re here, you’re probably aware that Bobby Witt Jr. exited today’s game in the fifth inning after being hit in the wrist by a pitch. No news as of right now how bad the injury is, but if he’s forced to miss significant time that would a devastating blow for what is already a shallow lineup. That shallow lin...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 12, 2025

Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images Wake me up when spring training ends. Royals Data Dugout reveals their second roster projection ahead of Opening Day, with southpaw Kris Bubic winning the final rotation spot. It’s the fifth spot where questions and competition remain. Even though Daniel Lynch has been the best pitcher in camp, at least in game action, I’m still giving the nod to Bubic h...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 11, 2025

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images The farm system shows improvement in rankings. Anne Rogers has her latest roster projection. If Bubic is in the rotation, it doesn’t mean that Lynch is automatically starting in Triple-A, because the club feels good about its depth there. Lynch embraced helping the Royals in a relief role at the end of last year, throwing 20 2/3 scor...2025
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• Jac Caglianone headlines Royals Spring Breakout roster

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images The March 14 game will showcase the future. Top Royals prospects will get their moment in the spotlight in the annual Spring Breakout game, to be held March 14 at 7:10 CT against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Jac Caglianone will show off his prodigious power on a roster that also includes former first-round picks Gavin Cross and Frank Mo...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 7, 2025

We 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...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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• Seven winners and four losers from the Royals’ 10-2 Spring Training win over the Rockies

Hunter Renfroe #16 of the Kansas City Royals gets ready in the batters box | Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images The Jac Wagon keeps growing! The Royals won the game 10-2, but let’s not pretend this bore much resemblance to big league baseball. Starting pitchers Cole Ragans and Kyle Freeland were each relieved mid-inning twice, only to return at the top of the next inning, thanks to a Spring T...2025
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• Which Royals who won’t make the Opening Day roster will have the biggest impact?
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• 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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• Who’s trending up and who’s trending down in Royals spring training?

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Plenty of guys are fighting for a roster spot on Opening Day, who has impressed and who has struggled? Opening Day is less than three weeks away for the Royals and their Spring Training roster is starting to thin out a bit. Some players were always going to start this year in the minor leagues, some were a lock for the big-league roster, and the remaini...2025
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• Ranking non-roster invitees in order of their chances of making the team

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Will they make the cut? The Royals have 27 players in camp as non-roster invitees, players not on the 40-man roster. These players face an uphill battle to make the Opening Day roster, as the team would have to open up a spot on the 40-man roster for them. But there are still some team needs in the outfield, on the bench, and the bullpen that ...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 2, Charlie Condon

Photo by Jeff Moreland/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Condon was drafted third-overall in 2024, and has drawn comparisons to (pre-Rockies) Kris Bryant 2. Charlie Condon (789 points, 28 ballots) Condon’s 2024 professional debut was a bit of a dud, but let’s not forget why he was so highly regarded as a prospect. The 21-year-old righty slugger received a MLB record-tying $9.25 million bonu...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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• How would you grade the Royals’ off-season?

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Did the Royals do enough? With the Royals playing their first spring training game today, you could argue that the off-season is officially over. The Royals looked to capitalize off their 30-game improvement and post-season berth by keeping the band together and adding a few pieces to put them on top in the division. But did they do enough? What the Roya...2025
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• Jac Caglianone headlines Royals Spring Breakout roster
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• Is Jac Caglianone one of Kansas City’s best hitters, like, right now?

Jac Caglianone #14 of the Kansas City Royals runs out a fly ball during the eighth inning of a spring training game against the Texas Rangers at Surprise Stadium on February 21, 2025 in Surprise, Arizona. | Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images The tools are delightful Quick! Who are the Royals’ best hitters? If you got that question, you’d probably answer first with Bob...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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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 3, 2025

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Jac Caglianone has big league power. Anne Rogers writes that Jonathan India is turning heads in camp. “Leadoff guy,” India said. “[I bring] a lot of fire and a lot of passion. A lot of energy. I’m an energy guy and hopefully they feed off that, because I’ll set the tempo for everyone.” India’s speed on the basepaths makes him the pe...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for February 22, 2025

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images How does one “Fountains Up”? Tyler Gentry had the biggest knock of the day for the Kansas City Royals, with his first home run of the spring plating three. Tyler Gentry drills the first homer of spring! pic.twitter.com/yNaeDloNJx— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) February 21, 2025 The second-most impactful hit came from Nick Loftin, with this two-RBI single...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
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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
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• Spring Training Saturday gamethread

SUPER UTILITY PLAYER Cavan Biggio #18 of the Kansas City Royals gets ready in the batters box | Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images It’s another Split Squad Saturday The Royals are playing two more Spring Training games today. One will be at the Reds and the other will see them host the Guardians. That second one will be on TV in Kansas City and will feature a start by Kris Bubic along with Jo...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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