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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 25, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images We’re off to Arizona. Jaylon Thompson writes about first-round pick Jac Caglianone as he sets off on his professional career. On Wednesday, Jac Caglianone officially signed with the Kansas City Royals. Last week, the Royals selected him sixth overall in the 2024 MLB Draft. The 6-foot-5 athlete was announced as a two-way player. He will play first base and get...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 24, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Salvy has your back. Jaylon Thompson writes about Monday’s kerfuffle with the Diamondbacks. “It’s unfortunate and I definitely don’t think there is any ill will right there at all,” outfielder Hunter Renfroe said. “Bobby is close to the plate and the guy throws sinkers. “I don’t think there is any ill will by any team right there, especially against Bobby. ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 23, 2024

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The K introduced facial recognition technology. Anne Rogers has an update on MJ Melendez. He’s recovering in Kansas City and has already started hitting in the cages and doing some defensive drills on the field. His timeline to return could be 10 days to two weeks, putting him in line to rejoin the team by the end of July or early August. David Lesky th...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 17, 2024

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Hey now, you’re an All-Star. Seth Lugo enjoyed his All-Star experience, writes Jaylon Thompson. It’s an honor that Lugo will never forget. “You know, (I’m) a pitcher obviously, but seeing some of these other pitchers, seeing what they do on TV a lot and getting to meet them, it’s a pretty cool experience,” Lugo said. Blair Kerkhoff reca...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 16, 2024

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Bobby hits some dingers! Bobby Witt Jr. fell just short to Teoscar Hernandez in the Home Run Derby finals. “Texas-sized crowd — it was just a lot of fun to be able to do that and experience that with my brother-in-law, with my family in the stands, and being able to make it to the finals,” Witt said. “It was awesome. Teoscar put on a great show. It was so...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 12, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images All-Star Seth Lugo talks pitching. Jim Bowden at The Athletic reports on what each team is up to for the trade deadline. GM J.J. Picollo has been working the phones trying to improve their bullpen and corner outfield production. But a weak farm system combined with this sellers’ market will make it difficult for the Royals to accomplish their trade goals. Tha...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 25, 2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 6, 2024

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Royals need a successful road trip. The Royals know they need to start winning on this road trip, writes Jaylon Thompson. “Things will start falling our way and get back in that ‘W’ column on the road,” Marsh said. “(We’ll) take this momentum into the road for sure.” The bottom line? Manager Matt Quatraro provided it: “We got...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 1, 2024

Garfield is right about Mondays, lasagna, and much more | Photo by Steve Parsons - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images Very nice series over the weekend! Ed note: I was mistaken on Friday. I guess I will be doing one day of Rumblings this month as Max is out for a few days. That said, I’m leaving on vacation this week so we’re not getting the full Friday Rumblings experience. Also, I ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 25, 2024

Photo by Reed Hoffmann/Getty Images Oh yea, wins are fun! Michael Massey returned, but he won’t play the field for a bit, writes Jaylon Thompson. “We knew we were going to have Michael back starting today as long as everything went good last week,” Royals general manager J.J. Picollo said. “So, he is fine and he is able to swing the bat, run the bases and slide. We are going to be cautiou...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 20, 2024

That was a fun moment between Butler and Gordon | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Thursdays are the new Friday! Ed note: Yes, I know, it’s not Friday. But when we get down to OT, this will make sense. Greg was gracious enough to switch when I realized the game today fit with the topic. For those of you who skip Friday Rumblings... shame on you. Or not. But this is the wild and bori...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 19, 2024

Photo by: Don and Melinda Crawford/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Kansas lawmakers make their move. Matt Quatraro explains why Drew Waters was sent down. “He’s going to work on his total game (in Triple-A),” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said of Waters. “He’s just like everybody as they all have room to improve. … We know his skills. It’s just a matter of getting consistent r...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 17, 2024

Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images MJ with grand salami. Seth Lugo became the first American League pitcher to reach 10 wins, the first time he has reached that mark as a big leaguer. “It feels great,” Lugo said. “You know, I never got to 10 in the big leagues or the minors. So getting to 10 was really cool. I was waiting for that one.” MJ Melendez had an epic 12-pitch at-bat before h...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 12, 2024

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. is already one of the best shortstops in club history. Hunter Renfroe is frustrated with his injury, writes Anne Rogers. “It’s pretty aggravating,” Renfroe said Tuesday. “It always seems to happen, for any player really, once you start going good, you start moving around a lot, get on base a lot, all of a sudden, something happens. You pull s...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 11, 2024

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Are some Royals hitters turning things around? Jaylon Thompson writes about Dan Altavilla’s return to the big leagues three years after his last appearance. “I was just sitting over at the hotel waiting to get the call to come over,” Altavilla said. “I was pretty anxious just to, you know, get in the car and drive over. But walking into the clubhouse bro...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for June 8, 2024

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Bobby is a superhero. The Royals never gave up when they got down in their comeback win Friday night, writes Jaylon Thompson. “With this team that we have, you’ve just got to do your part,” Witt said. “And the next guy is going to (do) their part. That’s just how resilient we are and how we play the game. ... We are never out of the game, like you saw tonig...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 1, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 17, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 14, 2024

Yesterday was fun. Ok, the 8th inning wasn’t. But the rest of the game was. | Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Yesterday was a big win in a young(-ish) season already full of nice wins Roster move yesterday: Lynch down, Veneziano up We have made the following roster moves: pic.twitter.com/gjxt4TeqDP— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) June 13, 2024 As part of his series about Kansas Ci...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 23, 2024

Photo 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...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 5, 2024

Monday is Eclipse Day | Set Number: X161331 TK1 Anne Rogers with a pair of stories about injuries. The first is about Frank Mozzicato’s injury last season: Frank Mozzicato’s 2023 season can be broken into two parts: Before the collision and after the collision... On June 2, a day after Mozzicato struck out 10 in five innings for the Fireflies, he was in shallow center field during battin...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 15, 2023

Do not do this! | Photo by STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images Our final Asian Baseball Wrap: NPB Busy week, huh? First, Will Smith comes back. Then the Royals splash some cash at Seth Lugo. To make room, they traded Taylor Clarke to the Brewers and get some minor leaguers back in return. They also signed Chris Stratton (and have not yet made a corresponding move). I don’t think we’ve...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 2, 2023
There are a ton of images in the archive when you search for “Kansas City Royals” and “Lost”. This one even has it twice. Sad trombone sound. | Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Royals looking to extend their unbeaten streak to 3 days! I haven’t been able to find the answer to this one. When was the last time the Royals had 2 off-days in a row in-season? Bonus points...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 25, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 24, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 23, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 12, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 28, 2024

Vote for these guys! Also, vote Omar! | Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Nice win last night to start the series Ed note: I was thinking to myself “man, it’s been a while since the Royals have had a Thursday night game”. I was right - the last one was May 9th in Anaheim. And that one was weird since it was a west coast game so it probably started after I had finished collecting links. Th...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 25, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 20, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 19, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 28, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 14, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 3, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Walk off and win! Jaylon Thompson writes about Nelson Velázquez’s heroics on Sunday. When the ball left his bat this time, he knew it would remain in the ballpark. “When I hit it, I knew it wasn’t a homer,” Velazquez said. “Too much of a line drive. But I say, ‘I have to run.’” So run he did, tearing through second base and sliding head-first into third as...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 31, 2024

There was some good in yesterday’s game | Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images Hm... 1-3 W-L and +1 run differential for that un-fun series that just ended Day games are always a little confusing from a coverage standpoint. Lots of outlets feel like they can just use the game story as their main “story” for the day while some of the other stories are outdated the moment they’re published. ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 29, 2024

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. is Player of the Week! Bobby Witt Jr. was named American League Player of the Week, writes Jaylon Thompson. He’s also the latest AL Player of the Week, MLB announced on Tuesday. It’s the first such honor for Witt, who became the first Royals player to win the award in nearly two years. Vinnie Pasquantino was last selected from KC on Aug. 8...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 25, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 23, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 8, 2024

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Four stars for the Royals! Anne Rogers talks to Bobby Witt Jr. about his first All-Star nod, which will take place in his home state of Texas. “I was going home no matter what, but now it just makes it more special,” Witt said. “I don’t really have a lot of words to describe it. It’ll be one of those moments that’s going to last a lif...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 6, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 1, 2024
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• My nine bold 2024 Royals-related predictions

Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images Let’s see what I can get wrong! We can put 2023 to rest, and usher in a new year with some renewed hope for our Royals, who have actually spent money on players this off-season. This is the time of year for predictions and you can read prognostications from Jaylon Thompson, Anne Rogers, and David Lesky. Here are my Royals-related predictions for 2024! Salv...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ nerves of Steele

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. No need for nervousness, Steely J was on the case. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed overnight f...2023
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• Royals Notes: Catchers, Hernandez, Pasquantino
The Royals’ recent deal with Austin Nola gives them three catchers on the 40-man roster, and the organization has considered carrying all three to open the season, general manager J.J. Picollo suggested Friday (X link via Jaylon Thompson of the Kansas City Star). Picollo voiced confidence that Freddy Fermin would break camp as the team’s…...2024
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• AL Central Notes: Lugo, Royals, Twins, Vazquez, Kelly
Before Seth Lugo signed with the Padres last winter, the Royals were “reportedly” one of the other teams interested, the Kansas City Star’s Jaylon Thompson writes. That doesn’t necessarily mean that K.C. has continued that interest now that Lugo is a free agent again, yet given the Royals’ need for starting pitching and the apparent…...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 19, 2024

I 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...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 12, 2024

Photo by Aaron Doster/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. is one of the top players in baseball. Jaylon Thompson writes about how the Royals use data analytics to help the pitching staff. The Royals have invested in their research and development team this offseason. Sweeney works in lockstep with multiple video coordinators, who compile data from each workout session and spring training game. A...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 18

Photo 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...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 25, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 23, 2024

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Royals bullpen will look different in 2024. Jaylon Thompson writes about the Royals’ bullpen situation. This offseason, the Royals have sought to address their bullpen woes with experienced veterans. KC signed World Series-champion relievers Will Smith and Chris Stratton. They also acquired reliever Nick Anderson, along with star...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for September 22, 2023

Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports Nellie is mashing. Jaylon Thompson talks to hitting coach Alec Zumwalt about Nelson Velázquez’s improvement. “We were in Seattle and he first mentioned to us about his hands, where he wanted his hands to be at, and it was based off of what he was watching (from) Bobby,” Zumwalt said. “How Bobby anchors his hands so well. And then literally even yesterday in BP...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for September 15, 2023

There are no “hapless” Royals pictures in our archive, but this one has a caption that starts: “Only 1,866 people showed up to watch the hapless 1985 San Francisco Giants go for their 99th defeat of the season”. Sound familiar? | Photo by MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images Today’s OT gets a little weird. Dull, but weird. It’s a really, really slow news day. Already broke 100...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 10, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images It’s Bobby’s world, we’re just living in it. Sam McDowell writes that the clubhouse was abuzz after Bobby Witt’s game-tying triple on Friday. For the record, manager Matt Quatraro knew far earlier. “As soon as the ball left the bat,” he said, “I’m like, that’s a triple. There’s no way he’s gonna stop.” It took about 4.2 seconds to touch first. Then 3.2 mor...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 7, 2024

Sweet! Max didn’t use this picture for the recap | Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images The Royals Will Be Back (home for a series with Seattle) We’ve talked about it before and you know the drill - day game makes for an odd set of links in Rumblings. Anne Rogers profiled old friend Scott Barlow: On a mantle at home, Barlow has two bats signed by Perez and Witt. He has baseballs from miles...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 13, 2024

Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images Thanks mom! Seth Lugo turned in an outstanding performance on Sunday, setting a single-game career-high in strikeouts. “When one pitch ain’t working, or I see a certain swing or approach from the other team, then I have other options to go to,” Lugo said. “I never feel cornered like I have to be too fine on the corners. I can stay in the zone and at...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 2, 2024

Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Yes? Or No? Jaylon Thompson writes about the tough loss in the series opener in Baltimore. “It was a really good ballgame throughout,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “It was exciting to get back and tie it off (Orioles closer Craig) Kimbrel. He is one of the best closers in recent history. “Obviously, to lose in that fashion is heartbreaking....2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 25, 2024

Photo by LG Patterson/MLB Photos via Getty Images It is baseball week. Anne Rogers previews the season and makes a bold prediction - that the Royals win the division. If the Royals manage a 20-win swing in 2024, they will still finish 10 games under .500. The Twins won 87 games last year. The AL Central is a weak division that has only gotten weaker with injuries and departures, but the Ro...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for March 23, 2024

Photo by Aaron Doster/Getty Images The last weekend before regular season baseball. Jaylon Thompson writes about the Royals demoting Nick Pratto despite a hot spring. “Frankly you know, Vinnie (Pasquantino) is going to play first (base) most of the time,” Quatraro said. “Nick had a phenomenal spring. It was just a little bit of a logjam. He can do other things in playing the outfield. But ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 15, 2024

Salvy Splashes are not just for MLB | Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Asia Baseball Previews start today! Max was, of course, all over the notable news that last couple of days. On Wednesday, the big story was that Bo Jackson would be inducted into the Royals HOF. Yesterday, it was announced that former GMs Cedric Tallis and John Schuerholz would join him. Just wanting to link to some st...2024
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