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• Royals vs. Yankees Tuesday game thread

Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images If the Royals can make it here, they can make it anywhere. The Royals look to even the series tonight in the Bronx, hoping to get more than two hits and keep the Yankees from reaching the short porch in right. Michael Wacha gets the assignment on the mound, with Jonathan India out of the lineup. Michael Wacha takes the mound. pic.twitter.com/aBcIwVr...2025
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• Yankees vs. Royals odds, predictions: MLB best bets, picks as Max Fried faces Michael Wacha

The price on the New York Yankees looks too high for Tuesday's contest with the Royals....2025
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• Royals win a close one 3-2 with some late offense against the Twins

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Royals get the win against the Twins to take the Series 3-1 Today, the Royals took on the Twins in the fourth game of the series, hoping to secure a big series win against their division rival. Wacha took the mound for the Royals to face Bailey Ober and the Twins in a windy day game at the K. Drew Waters also made his first start of the year in center field f...2025
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• Patience or Panic: Kerry Carpenter, Christian Yelich, Michael Wacha
What should we do with these struggling players? The post Patience or Panic: Kerry Carpenter, Christian Yelich, Michael Wacha appeared first on Pitcher List....2025
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• 5 things that stick out over the Royals’ first 10 games of 2025

Hunter Renfroe #16 of the Kansas City Royals takes the field during the game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday, March 30, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The bullpen? Nice. The outfield? Not exactly so. There’s a metaphorical magnifying glass hovering above the beginning of each MLB s...2025
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• One winner and four losers as the Royals fall to the Orioles 8-1

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals | Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images They’ve got to win a series eventually, right? The Royals are on their way to a third straight rubber match to start the season. They were awful in this situations last year, but one of the reasons it didn't tank them is because they won the first two games more than their fair share and because they almost neve...2025
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• Perfectly reasonable reactions to the Royals’ opening weekend

I know is for hype, but it looks like they’re trying to put out the tire fire his time in KC has become | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images This is fine The Royals lost their opening weekend series to the Guardians two games to one. They’ve already played three games and they’ve lost more than they’ve won! Some people are telling me the season isn’t over, but, well, I see ...2025
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• Three winners and six losers as Royals fall to the Guardians, 6-2

Good effort, Bobby. | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The bullpen made sure the Royals’ late rally attempts couldn’t succeed. Of course, the hitters could have gotten some hits before the eighth inning, too. It was not a good day to be a Royals fan. There was some hope the Royals might be better at rubber games this year than they were last year, and there’s still time f...2025
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• Sunday baseball game thread III - Guardians at Royals

Jonathan India #6 of the Kansas City Royals gets Gatorade dumped on him following the game | Photo by Mikayla Schlosser/Getty Images The Royals go for their first series victory of the season The Royals attempted and failed a comeback Thursday afternoon, then tried again yesterday and managed to finish it off. Perhaps today, they can just win without ever trailing! Of course, if they’re go...2025
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• Royals fans, let us enjoy the ride in 2025

Ragans deals. | Brad Penner-Imagn Images Each time I find myself flat on my face, I pick myself up and get back in the race Welcome to 2025, Royals fans, the first time since—what?—2016 that there are high expectations for our beloved franchise. That’s the blessing and curse of winning baseball: itt leads you to believe that more winning baseball is on the horizon. And it very well might b...2025
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• Royals officially set 2025 Opening Day roster

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Here are the 26 Royals ready to do battle on Opening Day. The Royals have announced the 2025 Opening Day roster, with the final few bench spots and last starting pitcher spot falling into place over the last few weeks. The roster is as follows: Catchers (2): Freddy Fermin, Salvador Perez Infielders (6): Cavan Biggio, Jonathan India, Maikel Garcia, Michael...2025
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• 2025 Royals season preview: They didn’t come this far just to come this far

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Royals had a surprise run, but the taste of the post-season left them wanting more. A year ago, even the most optimistic Royals fans would have had a hard time envisioning the season playing out the way it did. The team was coming off its seventh consecutive losing season - three of which were 100-loss seasons, including a 2023 se...2025
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• Royals Review Roundtable: The 2025 season

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals walks to the on-deck circle | Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Time to figure out which of the RR writers has the juice! Last year, the Royals went to the playoffs for the first time in almost a decade. This year, they have an opportunity to advance past the Division Round for the first time in a decade. The offseason wasn’t nearly as busy...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 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 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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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 20, 2025

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images One week until Opening Day. Daniel Lynch IV’s last Spring Training outing could hint at his role this season: Lynch will get a few appearances out of the bullpen this week as the Cactus League schedule wraps up, with an inning Wednesday and two scheduled on Friday, while Kris Bubic remains in the rotation and is scheduled for his sixth spring game (fifth st...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 27, 2025

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Lucas Erceg, fireman. Lucas Erceg is prepared to pitch in any role that he’s needed: That might be in the ninth inning for save opportunities, or it might come in the seventh or eighth. Having Estévez helps Quatraro be able to do that. “I don’t really care what my role is going to be,” Erceg said. “I’ve been telling all my friends and family, there’s nothi...2025
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"Michael Wacha struggled with command at times but managed to keep the team in the game and only allowed two runs."

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"Michael Wacha will duel with Tanner Bibee."

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"In corresponding moves, right-hander Domingo Tapia was optioned to Triple-A El Paso, righty Michael Wacha was placed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to July 2) with right shoulder inflammation and designated hitter Nelson Cruz…"

2022
"The New York Yankees might’ve posted their sleepiest loss of the season on Sunday night at Fenway Park, getting blanked 3-0 by Michael Wacha, Ryan Brasier and Garrett Whitlock before packing up their bats — just kidding, they didn’t bring those."

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"5MM Mike Zunino, C: One year, $3MM (includes $1MM buyout of $4MM club option for 2022) Michael Wacha, SP: One year, $3MM Rich Hill, SP: One year, $2."

2020
"It’s possible that neither Steven Matz nor Michael Wacha will simply win the job in camp."

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"3:09pm: The Mets are “working hard to finalize” a contract with righty Michael Wacha,…"

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"The Cardinals may have few reliable righties besides Carlos Martinez next season — Adam Wainwright is aging, Michael Wacha is always an injury risk, and Lance Lynn is a free agent."

2017
"San Francisco scored six times over the final three innings to nab a 6-5 win over the Cardinals, whose bullpen wasted six scoreless innings from starter Michael Wacha."

2016
"Ross Stripling got his first career victory on Friday night at Dodger Stadium, and it couldn't have come against a more familiar opponent, as the Dodgers rookie outlasted former Texas A&M roommate Michael Wacha in an 8-4 win over the Cardinals."

2015
"After dropping the first two games of an astonishingly well-pitched series in extra-inning walk-offs, the Pirates on Sunday could only hope to find Michael Wacha off."

2014
"Then he singled against Michael Wacha, was removed for a pinch runner, returned to the dugout and found Peavy."

• Perfectly reasonable reactions to the Royals’ opening weekend
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• Three winners and six losers as Royals fall to the Guardians, 6-2
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• Sunday baseball game thread III - Guardians at Royals
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• Royals fans, let us enjoy the ride in 2025
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• Royals officially set 2025 Opening Day roster
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• 2025 Royals season preview: They didn’t come this far just to come this far
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 27, 2025

Photo by Kyle Rivas/MLB Photos via Getty Images Happy Opening Day! Mark Feinsand at MLB talks with J.J. Picollo about his expectations for the 2025 Royals: Last year’s postseason experience – the Royals swept the Orioles in the Wild Card round, then lost a four-game Division Series to the eventual AL champion Yankees – should help the club’s young players as they look to take another step...2025
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• Royals Review Roundtable: The 2025 season
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• The last(?) Royals Opening Day roster prediction of 2025 Spring Training
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• Four winners and five losers from today’s Royals split squad action

Jordan Groshans #76 of the Kansas City Royals in the field during the eighth inning of a spring training game | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Royals lost both games, but there were still a couple of positives to take away. Let’s not pretend the final scores matter at all in Spring Training, especially not on a Split Squad day. So, instead of telling you about ...2025
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• 5 things that stick out over the Royals’ first 10 games of 2025
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• Royals fans, let us enjoy the ride in 2025
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• The 2025 Royals and MLB predictions thread

Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images How do you see this season going? Yes, I know technically the regular season has begun (thanks Cubs and Dodgers in Japan!) but this is the eve of the start of the season for most teams. This makes it a good time to put our powers of prognostication on the line. Earlier this week we asked readers to give their predictions on the season...2025
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• Royals Review Roundtable: The 2025 season
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• The last(?) Royals Opening Day roster prediction of 2025 Spring Training
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• Four winners and five losers from today’s Royals split squad action
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 7, 2025
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• Royals pitchers aren’t walking hitters this spring, what does that mean for the rotation?
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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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• Royals Review Roundtable: The 2025 season
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 20, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 7, 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 February 27, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 7, 2025

I was just searching for random stuff and came across a grinning Salvy from 2021 | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Pitchers and catchers report next week! Guys (and gals), we’re to this point of the offseason: Here’s three minutes and twenty-seven seconds of Vinnie Pasquantino hitting sacrifice flies.Because why not? pic.twitter.com/c9WhyjG0mh— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) February 6, 202...2025
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• Royals Rally to be held this Saturday

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Rally for the Royals! Before the trucks Kauffman Stadium for the warm climate in Arizona, the Royals will host their third annual Royals Rally this Saturday, Febuary 1 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fans can purchase general admission tickets for $25 that gives them access to one player autograph session per two-hour period and a roundtable discussion with play...2025
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• The Royals have overtaken the Cardinals as Missouri’s better baseball team

The Royals host the Cardinals. | Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Vibes around Kansas City are much more positive than around St. Louis For years, despite living in the suburbs of Kansas City, I rooted for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Kansas City Royals. The reason is simple: my family all rooted for the Cardinals. Of the seven people in my immediate family, I arrived last, but more import...2025
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• Michael Wacha should be a Royal in 2025

Don’t let this be the last time Michael Wacha walks off the mound at Kauffman in Royal blue | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images For once, the Royals have most of the leverage One of the first situations the Royals will have to deal with as they begin their offseason is Michael Wacha’s contract. During the last off-season, Wacha signed a two-year deal worth $16 million each year with a pla...2024
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• Royals lose seesaw affair, 6-5

Kansas City Royals pitcher John Schreiber (46) reacts during the fifth inning against the New York Yankees during game one of the ALDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium. | Brad Penner-Imagn Images Neither team’s best MVP candidate could come up with a hit in this one From the first inning it was obvious that neither team was going to be content to have one of the low-scoring affa...2024
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• Cards walk off, sweep Bucs with Wong's homer
After dropping the first two games of an astonishingly well-pitched series in extra-inning walk-offs, the Pirates on Sunday could only hope to find Michael Wacha off. The young right-hander was definitely on, so the Cardinals instead laid another walk-off on the Bucs, as Kolten Wong's 14th-inning homer gave them a 3-2 win and a sweep of the series of nearly identical extra-inning games....2015
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• Wacha, Cardinals cruise past Rockies
Behind blasts from Matt Carpenter and Jhonny Peralta, as well as a bounceback start by Michael Wacha, the Cardinals cruised to a 7-0 win over the Rockies at Busch Stadium on Friday....2015
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• Wacha, Cards power past Rockies
Behind blasts from Matt Carpenter and Jhonny Peralta, as well as a bounceback start by Michael Wacha, the Cardinals cruised to a 7-0 win over the Rockies at Busch Stadium on Friday....2015
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• Offense can't get on track vs. Wacha in opener
Jhonny Peralta reached base four times and Michael Wacha pitched seven innings as the Cardinals beat the Dodgers, 7-1, on Thursday at Dodger Stadium....2015
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• Wacha bounces back, holds Dodgers at bay
Jhonny Peralta reached base four times and Michael Wacha pitched seven innings as the Cardinals beat the Dodgers, 7-1, on Thursday at Dodger Stadium....2015
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• Wacha bounces back, holds Dodgers at bay
Jhonny Peralta reached base four times and Michael Wacha pitched seven innings as the Cardinals beat the Dodgers, 7-1, on Thursday at Dodger Stadium....2015
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• Wacha moves to 7-0 with gem in KC
Michael Wacha allowed just one run on five hits in seven innings and Matt Carpenter delivered a two-run homer to lead the Cardinals to a 6-1 victory over the Royals on Sunday, preventing Kansas City from sweeping the three-game I-70 Series....2015
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• Stripling gets first win courtesy of 4 Cards errors
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• Royals Rumblings—News for March 5, 2025
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• What Do NLCS Mistakes Mean for Mike Matheny's Future as Cardinals Manager?
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• Royals vs. Yankees Tuesday game thread
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• Yankees vs. Royals odds, predictions: MLB best bets, picks as Max Fried faces Michael Wacha
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• One winner and four losers as the Royals fall to the Orioles 8-1
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• Saturday Game thread VIII - Orioles at Royals

Jonathan India #6 of the Kansas City Royals at bat | Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Wouldn’t it be swell if the Royals didn’t have to play a third straight rubber match tomorrow? The first time through the rotation was not particularly kind to Michael Wacha. Certainly, he could have been worse, but only getting four innings out of your starter is rarely a recipe for success, and the Ro...2025
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• Three winners and six losers as Royals fall to the Guardians, 6-2
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• Sunday baseball game thread III - Guardians at Royals
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• Royals officially set 2025 Opening Day roster
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• Royals Opening Day roster prediction one week into Spring Training

John Rave #96 of the Kansas City Royals cannot catch a ball hit by Josh Smith #47 of the Texas Rangers in the seventh inning at Globe Life Field on March 27, 2023 | Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images No trade = blander projection Can you believe the Royals have already played more than a week of Spring Training? Regular season baseball will be on us in less than a month, and while many rost...2025
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• This year’s Royals are better on paper but will that translate to more wins?

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals look better on paper, but they might not win as many games as the 2024 version. The roster that the Royals having heading into the 2025 regular season is just better than what they started with last season. That does not mean they will win more games than the 2024 Royals, but I do like that this front office seems to improve the roster yearly. Let’...2025
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• The 2024 Royals roster looks immensely better, but what about beyond?

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images After 2024, many of the recent free agent deals include opt-outs. Let’s get it out of the way early: the 2024 Kansas City Royals — as the roster stands right now — aren’t likely to make the playoffs. The recent flurry of free-agent additions has sparked the fanbase in ways we haven’t seen in quite some time. Fans are optimistic and whisper...2023
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• A look at this year’s starting pitching free agent class

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Who wants some arms? The Royals will seek to improve on this year’s last place disaster, and the area they will most look to address is the pitching. The Royals got a 5.12 ERA from their starting pitchers, fourth-worst in baseball with the third-worst strikeout rate. General Manager J.J. Picollo has stated that he expects next year’s rotation to feature Cole...2023
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• The Drew Smyly signing by the numbers
Drew Smyly pitches against the Giants at Wrigley Field in September | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Smyly will return to the Cubs It’s hard to avoid a sense of déjà vu writing this piece because I’ve written it before — I also did this five years ago, the first time the Cubs signed Drew Smyly to a two-year deal when he was recovering from Tommy John surgery. The Cubs took a second f...2023
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• MLB rumors: Tigers among Javier Báez suitors; Red Sox close to deal with Michael Wacha
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• MLB hot stove rumors: Rays add Michael Wacha on one-year deal; Corey Kluber to throw for clubs in January
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: David Price Works to Pitch Past Familiar Faces
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• Jason Heyward-Shelby Miller Blockbuster Trade a Win-Win Move Each Had to Make
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