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• Royals Rundown: Trades Shake Up AL Landscape, Bullpen Breakdown from Anne Rogers

Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco dive into the latest Kansas City Royals updates, or rather, the lack thereof. The duo discusses the quiet winter meetings and the Royals’ inactivity, while also weighing in on the buzz surrounding Kyle Tucker and what his trade could mean for the Royals’ future. Jeremy shares insights from his Hall of Fame ballot and how it stirred up some passionate reactions. The ep...2024
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• What makes a successful MLB leadoff hitter in 2024 (and why the Royals care)

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Get. On. Base. One of the oldest adages in baseball is that it’s a game of failure at the plate. Take shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., who won the batting crown this year with a .332 average. Even that means he “failed” more often than not. Yet no one would call Witt’s 2024 campaign a failure—in fact, he just succeeded more than most of his peers. Witt is just one ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 2, 2024

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Is Alex Bregman out of reach for the Royals? Kevin O’Brien at Royals Reporter looks at Steamer projections for Royals pitchers. Steamer is high on Ragans to produce another stellar campaign in 2025. In 32 starts and 193 IP, Ragans will generate a 3.52 ERA, 19 QS, a 27.1% K%, an 18.1% K-BB%, a 1.24 WHIP, 3.52 FIP, and 3.8 fWAR. Thus, it’s unsurprising that ...2024
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• Potential trade target: Taylor Ward

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images The Royals have had interest in Ward before. Other teams are expecting the Royals to be very active this offseason as they were last year. The top priority has been the offense, which went into a funk late in the year and lacked depth in the lineup. According to Royals beat reporter Anne Rogers, the Royals have “checked in on” Angels outfielder Tayl...2024
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• So this is where we are

I don't think I need to explain where I am at with Allen & Ginter. But I've got some new followers on BlueSky today (my Twitter account is not long for this world) so a brief recap:Started a blog in 2008 and one of my early posts was about my complete-and-total adoration of Allen & Ginter, particularly that year's edition. The years go on and I plunge into Gint-a-Cuffs, an annual blog-wide s...2024
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• You’re the Royals GM - what is your offseason plan?

Photo by Evan Hurd/Sygma/Corbis via Getty Images Take the Royals to contention? The Royals surprised the baseball world, improving by 30 wins and reaching the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons. But as Bobby Witt Jr. put it “they didn’t get this far just to get this far”, and the team has designs on being a true contender for a title. Getting there may prove to be more difficult ...2024
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• What to know about the MLB off-season

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Let the Hot Stove season begin. Now that the World Series is complete, the off-season can begin in earnest. Here is what you need to know about the Royals’ off-season. Which players become free agents? The Royals have seven players that automatically become free agents now - Paul DeJong, Yuli Gurriel, Garrett Hampson, Tommy Pham, Robbie Grossman, Michael Lor...2024
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• Where do they go from here?

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Looking ahead to 2025 That was fun, wasn’t it? Isn’t that what we’re trying to convince ourselves? That the 2024 season was a blast? In a lot of ways, it was. I mean think about it, they went from 106 losses in 2023 to 86 wins and a playoff berth in 2024. What’s not to like about that? Maybe I’m alone in this thought, but for some nagging reason, I didn’t enjoy t...2024
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• J.J. Picollo and the front office have their work cut out for them

Michael Wacha #52 of the Kansas City Royals reacts after being taken out of the game against the New York Yankees during the fifth inning in Game One of the Division Series at Yankee Stadium on October 05, 2024 in New York City. | Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images What to do? Almost immediately after the New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals in the American League Divisional Seri...2024
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• Random posting for the real start of the postseason

I did this post last year and it got so many "more, more" requests that I'm doing it again this year.As a review, to avoid too much flack for actually daring to root for teams during the postseason for a whole entire post, I went with a "most, oldest, newest" post to recognize the annual October ritual.Yeah, I know I'm a little late. But I planned it like this. I don't know what that thing w...2024
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• Vinnie Pasquantino’s injury exposed the Royals’ biggest organizational weakness

Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino (9 reacts after a collision with Houston Astros catcher Yainer Diaz (21) in the eighth inning at Minute Maid Park. | Thomas Shea-Imagn Images “Next man up” only works if there’s a next man to do the job Things are good for the Kansas City Royals, primarily for one big reason: The Royals are extremely likely to make it to the playoffs for ...2024
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• Royals add a pair of bats just in time for the final postseason push; Pham and Grossman to join team tomorrow

Tommy Pham #29 of the St. Louis Cardinals reacts after striking out in the eighth inning at Busch Stadium on August 20, 2024 in St Louis, Missouri. | Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images The Royals couldn’t replace Pasquantino with one bat, so they will try two. After Vinnie Pasquantino’s season-ending broken thumb Thursday night, speculation began running wild about how the team could re...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for August 31, 2024

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports What do the Royals do next? Anne Rogers writes about next steps after the Vinnie Pasquantino injury. Other options include versatile players Adam Frazier, Nick Loftin and Garrett Hampson. Loftin was recalled from Triple-A Omaha as Pasquantino went on the 10-day injured list. “It’s tough to see friends and teammates go down,” Loftin said. “Vinnie has been a gr...2024
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• Vinnie Pasquantino has broken thumb, will miss 6-8 weeks

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports The Royals will lose their RBI machine down the stretch. The Royals announced today that first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino has a broken thumb and will miss 6-8 weeks. He sustained the injury when a throw from Lucas Erceg led him into a collision with baserunner Yainer Diaz in last night’s game against the Astros. Pasquantino immediately fell to the ground in pai...2024
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• Game thread CXVIII - Cardinals at Royals

Michael Wacha #52 of the Kansas City Royals delivers a pitch against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on August 04, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. | Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Can KC guarantee a series split and take the season series from the cross-state rivals? The Royals got a couple spots of bad news before tonight’s game. Well, starting with immediately following last night’s gam...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 16, 2024

Ok, that’s pretty funny | Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images There are baseball players doing real baseball things in Arizona and Florida! Baseball is back (!), which means Anne Rogers newsletter is back! She looks at three storylines for this spring: Vinnie Pasquantino’s return to the lineup It’s been eight months since Pasquantino appeared in the Royals’ lineup after rig...2024
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"Infielder Nick Loftin also has some experience at first base, and is hitting ."

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"Edward Olivares jumped on the first pitch for a double down the line, and Nick Loftin would drive home the fourth run on a sacrifice fly."

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"Sunday Notes: Royals Prospect Nick Loftin Finds Golf Challenging"

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"Nick Loftin and Baylor put together another solid campaign in 2019."

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• MLB Playoffs: Bobby Witt Jr., Royals looking to make their mark on the postseason

Bobby Witt Jr’s MVP-like performance helped push the Royals back to the postseason. Kauffman Stadium was built for speed. Ironically, that wasn’t the intent. When the stadium was constructed for the 1973 season, the team anticipated home runs would go up since the dimensions were actually smaller than their previous home at Municipal Stadium, where hitters had to smack a ball 360 feet down the le...2024
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• The boys are playing some ball and could make some noise

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals rounds third base before scoring a run during the third inning of the game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on September 10, 2024 in New York City. | Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images If you’re a Yankees fan, you’re probably pretty nervous about facing the Royals in the playoffs. There are 15 games left in the season and the Roya...2024
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• TWitM: Two Royals affiliates are headed to the postseason

Matt Ryerson-Imagn Images Congrats! This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” This will be the final “full” edition of This Week in the Minors for 2024. The Columbia Fireflies wrapped up their regular season on Sunday...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for August 31, 2024
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• Vinnie Pasquantino has broken thumb, will miss 6-8 weeks
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• The Royals urgently need to find solutions to their roster issues

Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images These problems aren’t working themselves out I like to think I am a level-headed fan. When things go wrong in April, I’m not calling for the entire roster to be overhauled. Baseball is a marathon, not a sprint. A bad week doesn’t portend a bad season. Players frequently make adjustments, get healthier, and turn their season around. B...2024
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• TWitM: Jac-k number one, Mitchell number 15

Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images All three top prospects — Cross, Cags, and Mitchell— go yard multiple times on the week. This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” This Week in the Minors: Tuesd...2024
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• TWitM: Alexander slams while some arms shine

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Tyson Guerrero was named Texas League Pitcher of the Week This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” This Week in the Minors: Tuesday, July 30 to Sunday, August 4 AAA Omaha Storm Chaser...2024
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• Game thread LXXXIV - Guardians at Royals

Cole Ragans plots his next pitch | Photo by Reed Hoffmann/Getty Images Can the Royals secure a series victory against their division rivals? Even the most Royals-blue-glasses-wearing Royals fans couldn’t have expected the team to take the first two of this four-game series against the Guardians. Those of you who listen to the Royals Rundown podcast know that I was basically begging them to...2024
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• Baseball blogger bypasses bedtime but bored by bad ballgame. Boys in blue beaten 5-1

Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports The bullpen stunk, but it’s not their fault the offense couldn’t cobble together runs. The Kansas City Royals forced me to stay up later than I would prefer just to put on a lifeless display offensively en route to dropping a series to a trash Oakland A’s team with a 5-1 loss tonight. Cole Ragans did not have his best command early, frequently missing to both...2024
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• 2024 Season in Review: The best Royals moments

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images There were more good moments than in their 106-loss season! Royals fans had tempered expectations coming off a 106-loss season. But the team stunned the baseball world with a huge turnaround that gave fans thrilling moments all season. Here are the top moments from the 2024 season. April 11 - “The Boys Are Playing Some Ball” After coming off 106 losses, the R...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 June 27, 2024

William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports Hopefully this series win gets the team back on track. Bobby Witt Jr. was the hero yet again in yesterday’s comeback win: That’s when Witt lined the first pitch he saw from Marlins reliever Huascar Brazoban out to the center-field wall. Witt was thinking triple out of the box — quite literally after his first step, he said — and he made it from home to thi...2024
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• Royals keep raking, mash Mariners 8-4

Relief pitcher Sam Long #73 of the Kansas City Royals pitches during the seventh inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on June 06, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. | Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images No drama necessary in this one. In a week punctuated by three dramatic come-from-behind wins and a dramatic come-from-behind loss, the Royals played a pretty drama-free one toda...2024
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• Royals stage ninth-inning rally to defeat Padres 4-3

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Nelson Velázquez hits a huge two-run triple. Nelson Velázquez hit a two-run triple in the ninth inning and scored the game-winning run on a walk off sacrifice fly by Nick Loftin as the Royals salvaged the game and the series with a 4-3 win over the Padres Sunday afternoon. After three scoreless innings to start the game, the Royals pu...2024
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• Royals take advantage of Astros miscues for 7-5 win

Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images The Royals score seven runs on just five hits. The Royals scored seven runs on just five hits and defeated the Houston Astros for the third time in four tries with a 7-5 win on Friday night. The Royals jumped on Framber Valdez with four runs in the first inning. Maikel Garcia struck out to start the game, but reached first on a passed ball. Bobby Witt Jr. wo...2023
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• Big first inning is all Royals need in 12-5 win over Yankees

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports Bobby Witt Jr. joins the 30/30 club. The Royals piled on nine runs in the first inning off Yankees lefty Carlos Rodón on their way to a 12-5 win over the Yankees on Friday evening. Rodón faced eight hitters and failed to retire any of them before exiting the game. Bobby Witt Jr. also hit his 30th home run, joining the 30/30 club. Rodón signed a $162 million d...2023
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• Vinnie Pasquantino has broken thumb, will miss 6-8 weeks
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• Vinnie homers, Lugo dominates, and the Royals beat the White Sox again 2-0

Vinnie Pasquantino #9 of the Kansas City Royals tosses his bat after hitting a home run in the fourth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 15, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. | Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images Vinnie! Vinnie! Man, the Chicago White Sox are so bad. Oh, yes, the Kansas City Royals have been very good this year. I’m just glad that they probably w...2024
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• Royals offense comes in 13-2 blowout win over Red Sox

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images The Royals score a season-high 13 runs. The Royals offense awoke with a start, scoring a season high in runs in a 13-2 blowout over the Red Sox Friday evening. Salvador Perez smashed two home runs and Nick Loftin went 2-for-3 with a run scored and RBI in his MLB debut. James Paxton had started eight times previously against the Royals and had given up jus...2023
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• Royals sign Adam Frazier to one-year deal

Adam Frazier #12 of the Baltimore Orioles plays second base against the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 29, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. | Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The 32-year-old left-hander has primarily played second base but can play all over the outfield and infield The Royals have signed second-baseman Adam Frazier to a one-year deal, according to Jon ...2024
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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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• Royals win slugfest 11-7

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals is doused with water by MJ Melendez #1 of the Kansas City Royals after a 13-3 win over the Houston Astros at Kauffman Stadium on April 11, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. won’t stop scoring runs Despite the lopsided score, this game had a lot of ups and downs in it. Things started off well for Kansas...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: Bobby Witt Jr., Royals looking to make their mark on the postseason
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• Royals Rundown: Trades Shake Up AL Landscape, Bullpen Breakdown from Anne Rogers
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• Royals add a pair of bats just in time for the final postseason push; Pham and Grossman to join team tomorrow
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• Kansas City Royals melt in Florida heat, drop series finale to Tampa Bay Rays

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images You can’t win them all. But that doesn’t mean we can’t be disappointed. We all knew the Kansas City Royals winning streak would eventually come to an end. That doesn’t mean the conclusion was any less disappointing in the series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays. Sunday’s game at Tropicana Field was a neck-and-neck affair, with neither team scoring until...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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• In Michael Massey, the Royals see shades of the past
Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports The struggling second baseman brings a sense of deja vu If you’re ever in the market for property in the greater New Orleans metro, you could probably do worse than the Talbot Realty Group. The commercial real estate agency has operated in the New Orleans metro since 1967. It also offers a subtle connection to the Kansas City Royals. A realtor on the Talbot ...2023
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• Get to know your 2023 Royals non-roster invitees to spring training
Nick Loftin pre-game taken on September 6, 2022 | Minda Haas Kuhlmann Could any of these players make the Opening Day roster? Spring training is nearly here with Royals pitchers and catchers scheduled to report tomorrow with their first full workout the next day, and the first full team workout next Monday. Some players are already in Arizona, with several World Baseball Classic participan...2023
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