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• Royals pitchers aren’t walking hitters this spring, what does that mean for the rotation?

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images As a team, the Royals are not walking many batter so far this spring, and a pretty large group have yet to issue a free pass. A couple of those guys are particularly interesting. For most spring training stats, I am definitely the guy to talk to about ignoring them. They mean little to nothing. I know if you are the 24th to 29th guy on the roster, it might b...2025
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• Spring training battles: The rotation

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images It’s a solid rotation either way, but who will be the fifth? The Royals improved by 30 games last year based largely on the strength of their starting rotation. Royals starters improved from a 5.12 ERA in 2023 (fourth-worst in baseball) to 3.55 in 2024 (second-best). The days of Jordan Lyles in the rotation are long gone. Instead, the Royals have high-en...2025
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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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• Nate Eaton, Austin Cox head list of Royals minor league free agents
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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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• 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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• 2024 Royals season preview: It’s time to win

Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images The Royals want to win on the field and at the ballot box Royals fans have seen their fair share of rebuild movements. Sometimes they pan out, like when they “flipped the switch” in 2011 with Salvador Perez, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Alcides Escobar, and Lorenzo Cain, the group that went on to win two pennants and a championship. But more often than n...2024
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• The narrow path to 90 wins

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports The path to the playoffs is narrow, and it’s unlikely the Royals will find it. Every year, I put the Royals’ schedule into a spreadsheet and follow a simple formula to create a path to a 90-win season: Win or split series at home. Win or split road series against weaker teams. Don’t get swept. I don’t figure in any sweeps and split all four-game and two-game...2024
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"The days of Jordan Lyles in the rotation are long gone."

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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."

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

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

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

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

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"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."

• Spring training battles: The rotation
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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 promote Tyler Duffey
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• Royals To Select Tyler Duffey
Veteran right-handed reliever Tyler Duffey will join the Royals for tonight’s game against the visiting Blue Jays, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The team will need to formally select Duffey’s contract. Kansas City already has an open spot on its 40-man roster. The team announced over the weekend that right-hander Jordan Lyles…...2024
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• Nitpicking the Royals
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• Royals pitchers aren’t walking hitters this spring, what does that mean for the rotation?
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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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• Gamethread: White Sox at Royals

Our Opening Day starter, Garrett Crochet, gets one last practice round before next week. | David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images An Opening Day sneak peek The official countdown is on! White Sox Opening Day is just one week away. This afternoon, we’re getting a little preview of the home opener as Garrett Crochet takes the mound for his last spring training appearance. On Monda...2024
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• Cubs vs. Royals at Mesa and Angels at Tempe split squad preview, Saturday 3/16

Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images It’s another split squad day. MESA, Arizona — A pair of games today, splitting the squad for the second time this spring. The Mesa game begins at 3:05 p.m. CT, the Tempe game at 3:10 p.m. CT. There will be only one set of game threads covering both games. Here are today’s particulars. At Mesa: Cubs lineup: Let's play two!Here is today's split-squad...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 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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• 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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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 5, 2024

I’m running out of Royals Christmas images but there are some other fun MLB ones | Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Wait? Who wants 11 Pipers Piping? And do I get 11 more tomorrow? I’ve always been a little unclear on that. Just like the last couple of days, today we’re featuring a “bold predictions” article in Rumblings. ‘Tis the season, I suppose. This one belongs to Jaylon Thompso...2024
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• Would and could the Royals really trade Salvador Perez?
Salvador Perez #13 of the Kansas City Royals seen in action against the Washington Nationals at Kauffman Stadium on May 28, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images What’s going on here? Baseball’s Hot Stove has started, and it seems that the Kansas City Royals are the first to turn it on. As reported by Levi Weaver and Ken Rosenthal, the Royals are aggressively adve...2023
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• The Royals are shutout on Opening Day, fall 2-0 to Twins
Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports We are back, baby In the bottom of the 5th, MJ Melendez stayed in the batter’s box after the count went to 3-0. The score was 0-0, Zack Greinke was cruising on the other side, and Twins starter Pablo Lopez was on the ropes with bases loaded and just one out. With the new pitch clock, he had no time to take a breath. Three pitches later, the inning was over...2023
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• Orioles’ Lyles dominates in complete-game win over Tigers; Stowers shines on offense, defense; Aberdeen loses
BALTIMORE—After losing two straight home games to the Detroit Tigers and five in a row this season, the Orioles got a commanding performance from veteran starter Jordan Lyles, who allowed just three hits in an 8-1 complete-game win before an announced crowd of 9,314 at Camden Yards on Wednesday night. The kids were all right, […]...2022
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• Ryan Vogelsong Injury: Updates on Pirates Pitcher's Head and Return
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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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• Royals call up Will Klein, Alec Marsh to the Injured List
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• Spencer shelled, Seth stymies ‘Stros, series secured 11-2

William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports A complete victory to win the series. The Kansas City Royals took a big lead early on over the Houston Astros tonight and did not let up as they secured a series victory with an 11-2 win. I was unable to watch most of this game as I was recording a podcast on my primary computer and my backup computer was being absurdly slow, but I tried my best to follow a...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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• 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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• 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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• Zack Greinke has played for some bad Royals teams - is this the worst?
Rhona Wise-USA TODAY Sports Royals fans have seen some bad baseball. Longtime Royals Review reader Roy from Omaha posed an interesting question last week: Ask Zach Greinke which team was the worst team he played on - the 2005 or the 2023 Royals, since he played for both. Great question! Let’s do a breakdown and see if we can make any sense of this. The 2005 Royals finished an all-time Roy...2023
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