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• An updated look at the free agent market

Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images The market is thinning, but there are still plenty of names out there The free agent market has been highly active as of late, between MLB Winter Meetings and a fairly active weekend leading up to it. With so many names off the board, let’s take a position by position look at the top names (anybody with positive WAR) remaining. Each player’s 2025 seasonal age an...2024
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• Nate Eaton, Austin Cox head list of Royals minor league free agents

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Nate Eaton and Austin Cox headline a list of thirteen Royals minor leaguers who became free agents this week. Minor league free agency is available to any player with six years in the minors who is not on the 40-man roster. Eaton played 72 games for the Royals from 2022-23 as a utility player with good speed and a great arm, but he hit just .201/.266/.283 in...2024
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• Royals Review Roundtable: The Hot Stove season will soon begin

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images We ask our writers about what they expect this off-season. The Royals’ season is over, and once the World Series concludes, the off-season will begin. Before the wheeling and dealing begins, we assembled our writers to discuss the season that was and look forward for what could be an exciting Hot Stove season. The 2024 season saw the ...2024
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• What Royals payroll looks like for 2025

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Will John Sherman continue spending? The Royals made waves last winter by being one of the biggest spenders of the winter, pushing their Opening Day payroll to $115 million, the highest it had been since 2018. While J.J. Picollo says the budget has not been set for next year, he expects owner John Sherman to offer the same kind of payroll flexibility the Ro...2024
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• Cubs 1, Reds 0: A blast from the past

Nico Hoerner scores the only run of this game | David Banks-Imagn Images A pitching gem, and a single run, gave the Cubs an old-fashioned win. One hour and forty-eight minutes! That’s all it took for the Cubs to defeat the Reds 1-0 on a very windy Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Before I get to the details of this game, a few notes on that game time. It’s the fastest nine-inning game b...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 26, 2024

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Are the Royals talking with the Angels? David Lesky has a long list of potential trade candidates for the Royals. Jazz Chisholm Jr. - I’ve heard varying things about Chisholm and both his market and who is really in on him. The Royals do like him, if like four different people I speak to are correct. One believes the Marlins are asking for a haul. Another d...2024
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• Nate Eaton, Austin Cox head list of Royals minor league free agents
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 22, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Seth Lugo is “THE SURGEON” Anne Rogers writes about Seth Lugo’s first complete game of the season. “The way he controlled that game, I thought it was the right decision,” Quatraro said. Chants of “LUGO, LUGO” filled Kauffman Stadium after the Royals finished their sweep of the White Sox and improved to 55-45 through 100 games of the season. “I had chills out...2024
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• The Royals’ window does not close in 2024

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals hits a ninth inning three-run home run against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on July 7, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. | Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The cries to sell now ring hollow. The Royals got off to an incredibly hot start and everyone was sure they’d be buyers at the deadline. They have struggled a fair amount since the beginni...2024
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• Rockies series preview: It’s tough to pitch in high altitude

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado’s pitching is....BAD. It isn't easy to pitch in Denver. The high altitude and dry air cause the ball to travel farther - on average, a ball at Coors Field will carry 20 feet more than at an average ballpark - and pitches have less movement. The Colorado Rockies have finished dead last in the National League in runs allowed ...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 31

Ila Borders throws one out. | Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The first rainout, the best record in baseball, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the l...2024
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• A look back at the best-pitched games in Royals history

Bill James-style. As the years roll by it’s easy to forget about some of the important historical landmarks in team history. One area that’s always fascinated me is Pitching Game Score, developed by Bill James. This score attempts to gauge a starting pitcher's performance and with complete games becoming a rarity, I wanted to look back at the Royals’ highest Game Score ever. Here is the formula de...2024
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• Royals call up Will Klein, Alec Marsh to the Injured List

Photo by Adam Glanzman/MLB Photos via Getty Images The right-hander will make his MLB debut The Royals have called up right-handed reliever Will Klein and have placed Alec Marsh on the Injured List with a right elbow contusion. Marsh was struck in the forearm by a line-drive in his start last night, although X-rays were negative. Klein was originally a fifth-round pick in 2020 out of Easte...2024
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• Royals promote Tyler Duffey

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images The Royals will promote reliever Tyler Duffey to the big leagues, according to reporter Jon Heyman. No corresponding move has been announced, but the most likely move is to option Anthony Veneziano to Omaha after his outing on Sunday. The move will not require a 40-man roster spot, since Jordan Lyles was placed on the restricted list last week. Duffey is a n...2024
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• Royals refuse to surrender, still lose 9-7

Salvador Perez #13 of the Kansas City Royals reacts after hitting a home run during the sixth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Kauffman Stadium on April 20, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Anyone who turned the game off after the second inning missed a heck of a contest. Well, when I wrote in the game thread that we should all expect a good game ton...2024
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• Nitpicking the Royals

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Will Smith (31) throws the ball in the sixth inning during game one of a double header against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. | Melissa Tamez-USA TODAY Sports The team isn’t perfect. Let’s examine the flaws. The Royals made it as high as sixth on the MLB Power Rankings this week. They’re still projected to 32.5% playoff odds per FanGraphs ...2024
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"MESA, Arizona — Jordan Lyles has been around a long time, 2024 will be his 14th MLB season."

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"The Phillies got on the board in the opening frame against Royals starter Jordan Lyles."

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"The MLBPA announced Justin Verlander, Mychal Givens, Tommy Pham and Jordan Lyles resolved options decisions in their contract and are now free agents."

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"The Orioles have made a pair of low-cost big league deals, signing infielder Rougned Odor for the league minimum salary and agreeing to terms on a $7MM guarantee with starter Jordan Lyles."

2020
"Major League Signings Kyle Gibson, RHP: three years, $28MM Jordan Lyles, RHP: two years, $16MM Robinson Chirinos, C: one year, $6."

2019
"The Rangers have reached an agreement with free-agent right-hander Jordan Lyles, pending a physical, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports."

2018
"Jordan Lyles will move from the bullpen to fill Mitchell's spot."

2017
"Jordan Lyles retired the first 12 batters he faced for the Padres before allowing the homer to Arenado."

2016
"Pirates right-hander Ryan Vogelsong was carted off the field on Monday after being hit in the head by a pitch from Rockies right-hander Jordan Lyles."

2015
"Rockies left-hander Chris Rusin replaced injured starter Jordan Lyles and held the Phillies scoreless for 4 2/3 innings of a 4-1 victory on Sunday afternoon."

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"The Giants will start Yusmeiro Petit, and not Tim Lincecum, against the Rockies and Jordan Lyles on Thursday afternoon at AT&T Park."

• An updated look at the free agent market
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• Nate Eaton, Austin Cox head list of Royals minor league free agents
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• Royals Review Roundtable: The Hot Stove season will soon begin
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• What Royals payroll looks like for 2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 26, 2024
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• Dodgers Signing Jordan Lyles to Minor League Contract: Report

The Dodgers will likely do the heavy lifting required to add depth to their depleted pitching staff between now and next Tuesday’s trade deadline. In the meantime, the team’s front office is continuing to scour the waiver wire in search of help at the minor league levels — which have themselves been depleted to fill out …...2024
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• Royals release Jordan Lyles

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The pitcher has been on the restricted list for much of the year. The Royals officially placed pitcher Jordan Lyles on release waivers Saturday, ending his stint with the team. The Royals signed Lyles to a two-year, $17 million deal before the 2023 season. He has been on the restricted list since April after pitching in just five games. The Restricted List i...2024
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• Royals Place Jordan Lyles On Release Waivers
The Royals have released veteran right-hander Jordan Lyles, according to Anne Rogers of MLB.com. Should he pass through waivers unclaimed, he will become a free agent in the coming days. Lyles, 33, was placed on the restricted list back in April due to an undisclosed personal matter. Per Rogers, Lyles reported to the organization last…...2024
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• The Royals’ window does not close in 2024
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• Cubs 1, Reds 0: A blast from the past
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 26, 2024
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• Rockies series preview: It’s tough to pitch in high altitude
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• A look back at the best-pitched games in Royals history
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• The Royals have a hitting problem

Hunter Renfroe #16 of the Kansas City Royals in action against the New York Mets during the eighth inning at Citi Field on April 14, 2024 in New York City. The Mets won 2-1. | Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images The pitching scouting has resulted in a number of terrific wins over the past couple of years, but the offense still lags behind. Before last night’s game, the Royals were 19-13, sec...2024
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• Five things that stick out over the Royals’ first ten games

Apr 3, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro watches action in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. | Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports They’re way better! It takes a long time for just about anything to stabilize in baseball, and just about anything can happen in one game. So while it certainly is fun to react (or ...2024
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• Alec Marsh is throwing similarly to 2023, but the mix is way different

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Sometimes it isn’t about better stuff, but rather about command and keeping batters off-balance Alec Marsh making the rotation may have been one of the most exciting developments of spring training. It meant that Jordan Lyles was no longer good enough to be in the top five starters after being depended on for the entirety of 2023 despite his repeated stru...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 Review Roundtable: The 2024 season

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Our writers discuss the off-season and expectations for this year. After one of the busier off-seasons in recent Royals history, the 2024 regular season is finally here! The Royals spent over $100 million on free agents, adding infielder Adam Frazier and Garrett Hampson, outfielder Hunter Renfroe, starting pitchers Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, and relie...2024
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• What Royals payroll looks like for 2025
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• Marsh over Lyles shows a promising direction for the club

Alec Marsh #48 of the Kansas City Royals poses for a portrait during photo day at Surprise Stadium on February 22, 2024 in Surprise, Arizona. | Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images It’s the right move! I’m not generally one to get worked up about Opening Day rosters. Yes, it’s a nice honor to make that squad and suit up for the first game of the year. But consider: last year, 58 people...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 22, 2024

Sure, it’s not the KBO, but it’s in Korea | Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images I tried to write as much as I could of this ahead of time, but if it descends into madness by the end, I blame basketball Max and Jeremy already covered the big stories yesterday. I guess I’ll just link to other stories below that cover the same ground. First, Max: Alec Marsh makes the rotation, Jordan Lyles to th...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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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 7, 2024

Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Do the games count yet? Tyler Duffey, signed to a minor league deal this offseason, was hit hard by a melanoma diagnosis: Both of his parents had cancer, and hearing Duffey’s diagnosis brought a wave of grief along with it. His mom, Shanna, had breast cancer and died after complications from a blood clot in 2012, when Tyler was a juni...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 1, 2024

I got 5 images when I put in “Probably Sucking”, my new motto for the 2024 Royals. This is my favorite image | Photo by CHOO YOUN-KONG/AFP via Getty Images I hope everyone survived Leap Day If you didn’t see yesterday, a former Royal passed away: Hector Ortiz, who spent the past 18 years as a manager and coach in the Texas Rangers organization, has died after a long cancer battle.https:...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 20, 2024

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images We will have baseball games this week! Anne Rogers writes about Daniel Lynch’s efforts to make the rotation. “I’m trying to strike guys out,” Lynch said. “Get guys out. I’m trying to go out there and show what I can do. That’s all you can do.” Lynch is building up as a starter this spring and competing for a spot in the rotation. It’s far from guaranteed ...2024
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• Could the Royals be a landing spot for a free agent on a short deal?

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images What better way to get potential voters on your side? Spring training is just a few weeks ago, but many top free agents remain unsigned. The contracts signed after the start of January are typically far less than the amount observers expect, as players settle for less money in the hopes of getting into camp in time. This could provide terrific value for t...2024
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• Rusin, Rockies blast past Phillies
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• Seven in a row! Royals top Phillies 7-5

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Another Bobby blast puts him in the 20/30 club again. Bobby Witt Jr. and Michael Massey each homered to lead the Royals to their seventh win in a row, a 7-5 victory over the Phillies Friday evening. Bobby’s blast was his 20th of the year, making him the first player in MLB history to hit at least 20 home runs and steal at least 30 bases in each of his fi...2023
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• Cubs 6, Royals 4: A tale of two games

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs appeared to be on their way to an easy win... until they had to hang on for dear life. Drip... drip... drip... That was what today’s 6-4 Cubs win over the Royals felt like, after the Cubs zoomed out to a 6-1 lead after four innings. KC runs scored off just about every Cubs reliever until Adbert Alzolay finally put a stop to that in the ninth inning wit...2023
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• Royals pummel Mets 9-2 for 6th straight win
Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Two straight sweeps! We’re the hottest team in baseball! For the first time in over two years, the Royals have won six consecutive games. Brady Singer logged one of his best starts of the season and a Drew Waters three-run homer in the 7th broke open the 9-2 sweep-clinching win. The Royals improve to 35-75 while the Mets drop to 50-58. Kansas City didn’t hit ...2023
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• Cubs 4, Royals 3: More drama than we needed

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images This looked like a fairly easy win for a while, but the Royals made it close in the ninth. Thank you, Miguel Amaya, for hitting a home run in the eighth inning. This is why they call runs like that “insurance runs,” because that gave the Cubs a 4-1 lead that seemed fairly safe. Unfortunately, Adbert Alzolay wasn’t on his best game Sunday and allowed the ...2023
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• Royals win back-and-forth contest over Angels, 11-8
Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images A season-high 11 runs in an offensive explosion! The Royals erupted for a season-high 11 runs in a wild back-and-forth contest against the Angels that resulted in an 11-8 win for Kansas City on Saturday night. Matt Duffy and Hunter Dozier each had three hits, and the team struck out just three times, their lowest total of the year. The Royals were able...2023
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• Royals almost lose on a straight steal, but walk it off instead, winning 4-3 over Cleveland
Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Freddy Fermin, our hero Entering today’s game, the Royals boasted the 3rd worst 80-game start in MLB history and with a loss, would secure the 3rd worst half-season start in history. Lowest winning% in a team's first 80 games in the expansion era. Royals tied for third worst (squeaking out an additional win more than the A's this y...2023
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• Verlander declines option, becomes free agent

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• 2024 Fantasy Baseball Sabermetric Notes: Pitchers
In our continuing series on the Sabermetric analysis that shapes our Player projections in our 2024 Player Projections Draft Advisor. Today we'll take a look at some of the indicators that are defining our 2024 Pitcher projections: George Kirby (SP-SEA) ended 2023 recording a 3.52 ERA, 8.1 K/9, 0.8 BB/9, and 3.63 xFIP in his 31 starts (190 IP) this season. While his K/9 isn't exactly impressive, h...2024
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• Nate Eaton, Austin Cox head list of Royals minor league free agents
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• The Royals’ window does not close in 2024
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• Royals call up Will Klein, Alec Marsh to the Injured List
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Astros series preview

Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images The Astros are off to a rough start. Can the Cubs take advantage? Here is the boxscore from the last game these two teams played in Wrigley Field before today. Just four men who played in that game nearly 11 years ago are still active: Jose Altuve, J.D. Martinez, Jordan Lyles and Anthony Rizzo. One is deceased (Luis Valbuena, who died in a car accident in ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 22, 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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• White Sox 3, Cubs 2: A rainy day in the Valley of the Sun

Photo by Rob Tringali/Getty Images Rain prevented a lot of baseball Friday, but not this game. Rain moved through the Phoenix area Friday afternoon, and all but two scheduled games were cancelled. The only teams who played in Arizona Friday were the Guardians and Royals at Surprise and the Cubs and White Sox at Camelback Ranch. It was 62 degrees at game time and the game was delayed 30 min...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 15, 2024
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• Could the Royals be a landing spot for a free agent on a short deal?
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• This may be the best Royals rotation in a long, long time

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports The bar has not been high in a while either, but this rotation looks like the best of this century if things break right. The Royals starting rotation has not been very good recently, although that has been true of the whole team so I am not really picking on them in particular. With the addition of Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, they have a different look than...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 19, 2024

When I searched “Comiskey” and “Royals”, I got “Tartabull” and I’m good with that | Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A surprisingly busy mid-January news day Sigh. I guess I get to start with stadium talk again as that was the biggest news. We’ll start with The Star story on this: With only hours to spare Thursday, Jackson County Executive Frank White vetoed an ordinance that would h...2024
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• It’s okay to believe once again

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Maybe this year is different. Blind optimism isn’t easy to find for fans of the Kansas City Royals. The team hasn’t finished above .500 since 2015 when they won the World Series. Although the losses have far outweighed the win total, there has still been some reason for hope to close out nearly every season in that span. Just as the Royals have an uncanny a...2023
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