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• Twins Sign Nick Wittgren To Minor League Contract
The Twins signed veteran reliever Nick Wittgren to a minor league deal. The contract was announced by their Double-A team in Wichita, where the righty will begin his time in the organization. That Wittgren is headed to Double-A suggests he’s not on the radar for an MLB call in the near future. He has plenty of…...2024
• The Wrigley Field sports book has been approved for betting

Al Yellon The first day is today. The Cubs and DraftKings partnered for a sports book adjacent to Wrigley Field back in September 2020, with a groundbreaking ceremony held there in June 2022. The sports book opened last year, just for food and drink, since it did not yet have a gaming license granted by the Illinois Gaming Board. I paid a visit there last September just to see what it was ...2024
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• Here are all the remaining MLB free agents

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Could any of them interest the Cubs? Opening Day of the 2024 MLB season is two weeks from this Thursday. Most teams have the players they want on their Opening Day rosters already in camp. But injuries happen — as appears to be the case with Cubs righthander Jameson Taillon — and perhaps teams are still looking for backup plans. Also, there are still the Boras Th...2024
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• Ten Royals minor leaguers become eligible for free agency

Jorge Bonifacio is raking, with four multi-hit games this week. | Minda Haas Kuhlmann Juan Carlos Negret and Jorge Bonifacio are among the minor league free agnets Ten Royals became minor league free agents this week, including former Royals outfielder Jorge Bonifacio. Minor leaguers can become eligible for free agency if they are not added to a 40-man roster after six full minor league se...2023
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• 2023 season in review - Pitching Coaches

Pitching Coach Brian Sweeney #85 and Vice President of Baseball Operations George Brett of the Kansas City Royals in the dugout during a spring training game against the Oakland Athletics at Hohokam Stadium on March 3, 2023 in Mesa, Arizona. The Royals defeated the Athletics 6-4. | Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images The Royals 2023 pitching successes are an indictment ...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 21, 2023

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Maikel Garcia has been setting the table. Jordan Lyles lost his 14th game of the year on Sunday. “The first inning wasn’t ideal,” Lyles said. “Salvy and I got in cruise control and later on in the game, just two mistakes, backup sliders that left the yard. Execution-wise (it) wasn’t there on those pitches. Thankfully, there wasn’t anyone on base, so it wa...2023
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• Ten Royals minor leaguers become eligible for free agency
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 18

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Royals are on speed. Jaylon Thompson writes how the Royals are using speed in their lineup. “If we are going to be successful, that is what we are going to have to do,” Royals outfielder Kyle Isbel said. “As a team, we are going to have to be able to run and be aggressive on the bases.”... How have the Royals become so lethal swiping bags? Hollins sa...2023
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• Spending your way to success: can the Royals replicate the Rangers?
Jul 2, 2023; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager (5) reacts after scoring a run during the first inning against the Houston Astros at Globe Life Field. | Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports In short, not really The Texas Rangers, like much of the rest of the world, hit just about rock bottom in 2020. With a winning percentage of .367, it was the franchise’s third-worst re...2023
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• Evaluating Royals pitchers halfway through the season
Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images There hasn’t been as much raiding the zone as I’d like. It is an “evaluation season”, according to the Royals front office, so last week I evaluated how the position players have done so far this year. This week, I evaluate the pitchers, divided into starters and relievers. Overall, Royals pitchers have a 5.30 ERA, the third-worst in baseball, on pace for t...2023
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• Guardians absolutely destroy the Royals 14-1
William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports Guh. The Royals season may have hit a new low on Wednesday as the Cleveland Guardians ran away in a 14-1 laugher. Royals pitchers gave up 14 hits and walked 8, and it was the eleventh time this year they have given up double digit runs in a game. Lefty Austin Cox made his first MLB start after throwing 12 1⁄3 innings of shutout ball in relief. He started we...2023
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• Royals reach double digits - for losses in a row, 0-3 to Angels
Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The only fireworks you’re going to see from KC are the ones in the sky after tonight’s game. The Royals have now reached a new low as they lost their tenth game in a row to the Los Angeles Angels. The team only has 18 wins, which means over their past 10 games they’ve lost 56% of the games they’ve won for the entire season. If they ca...2023
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• The Royals appear to have set their pitching staff
Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Kris Bubic will be the fifth starter, Jose Cuas has seemingly made the bullpen. The Royals appear to have set their pitching staff for the season opener on Thursday, assigning pitchers Brooks Kriske, Mike Mayers, Evan Sisk, Ryan Weiss, and Nick Wittgren to minor league camp, and optioning pitcher Collin Snider to Triple-A Omaha. That appears to leave the...2023
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• Royals to add Matt Duffy, Jackie Bradley Jr., Franmil Reyes to roster
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The team will have to open up some 40-man roster spots. The Royals will add veteran infielder Matt Duffy and outfielders Jackie Bradley Jr. and will likely add Franmil Reyes to their Opening Day roster, according to MLB.com reporter Anne Rogers. All three were signed to minor league deals, so they will need to be added to the 40-man roster. The Royals can ...2023
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"What concerns me most would be incidents like this, when Cleveland pitcher Nick Wittgren’s family was threatened after he had a bad outing in 2021: Y’all I get it, my husband had a bad day at work."

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"The last bullpen spot would be up for grabs among Jose Cuas, Collin Snider, and non-roster invitees Ryan Weiss and Nick Wittgren."

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"To create room for those two hurlers, the Cards optioned righty Jake Woodford and designated righty Nick Wittgren…"

2021
"Guardians right-handers Nick Wittgren and Cam Hill have elected free agency after clearing waivers, tweets Mandy Bell of MLB."

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"4, 2019 acquisition of righty Nick Wittgren…"

2019
"The Indians have acquired reliever Nick Wittgren from the Marlins for a Minor League pitcher, a source told MLB."

2018
"On Friday, Odrisamer Despaigne was placed on the 10-day DL with a right forearm strain, and right-hander Nick Wittgren was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans."

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"Fellow righty Nick Wittgren is expected to replace him on the active roster, though that move won’t account for the open rotation spot."

2016
"The veteran second baseman delivered the decisive two-out, two-run double off reliever Nick Wittgren in the seventh inning that rallied the Reds to a 3-2 win over the Marlins, knocking Miami two games off the pace for the second National League Wild Card spot."

• Twins Sign Nick Wittgren To Minor League Contract
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• Here are all the remaining MLB free agents
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• Ten Royals minor leaguers become eligible for free agency
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 21, 2023
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• Mariners Sign Nick Wittgren
The Mariners have agreed to a deal with right-hander Nick Wittgren, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post (via X). The contract is presumably a minor league pact, as Wittgren was previously playing on a minors deal with the Royals before he became a free agent earlier this week. Since Wittgren has over…...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 18
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• Nick Wittgren Likely To Elect Free Agency
Royals reliever Nick Wittgren is expected to elect free agency, reports Anne Rogers of MLB.com (Twitter link). He was optioned to Triple-A Omaha this afternoon when Kansas City selected John McMillon onto the big league club. An optional assignment doesn’t typically allow a player to become a free agent. Players with over five years of major league…...2023
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• Royals promote reliever John McMillon

Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports Nick Wittgren is shipped out. The Royals have promoted right-handed reliever John McMillon from Double-A Northwest Arkansas and optioned down pitcher Nick Wittgren. McMillon is a 25-year-old who was an undrafted free agent signed in 2020 out of Texas Tech. In 51 1/3 innings in the minors this year, he has a 2.10 ERA and 16 strikeouts per-nine-innings, the hig...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 14, 2023

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Jordan Lyles can feast on innings. The Royals jumped all over Adam Wainright on Friday for eight runs, forcing him to leave in the second inning. “It was pretty explosive,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said of the offensive outburst. “They had a good plan. You know Wainwright was going to have the good curveball. I think they had a good plan hunting it at ti...2023
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• Royals leave Bronx winless, lose 8-4
John Jones-USA TODAY Sports The Royals are 3-13 against the Yankees this decade. Salvador Perez ended his home run drought and Bobby Witt Jr. recorded another multi-hit game, but the Yankees scored more off Jordan Lyles, giving the Kansas City Royals a 8-3 loss. Lyles dug a deep hole for the Royals. Across five innings, Lyles allowed nine hits, five earned runs, two home runs, walking one ...2023
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• Gavin Cross mashes his way to league honors
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports This Week in the Minors: Drew Waters looks ready to come back from rehab; Noah Cameron strikes out 11; Gavin Cross earns league POTW ‘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 We...2023
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• Carter Jensen walk watch: he leads the minors
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports This Week in the Minors: CJ Alexander mashing, Carter Jensen leads the minors in walks ‘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, May 9 to Sunday, Ma...2023
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• Spring training battles: The bullpen
John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Who will be in Q’s circle of trust? The days of HDH are a distant memory. Last year the Royals posted a bullpen ERA of 4.66, fourth-worst in baseball. Royals relievers had the most walks and the worst strikeout-to-walk ratio. But it wasn’t all bad for the bullpen. Royals relievers were above average in not allowing inherit...2023
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• Sunday Notes: Nick Wittgren Almost Caught For the Cardinals
Plus David Bell's glove, Kasper on Kopech, Kotsay and Marmol on managing, Austin Davis on his first gopher, facts and stats galore, and more....2022
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 21, 2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 18
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• Royals leave Bronx winless, lose 8-4
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• Rays 4, Royals 9: You Really Can’t Predict Baseball
Dave Nelson-USA TODAY Sports In a dramatic turn of events, the Royals rallied from behind to defeat the Rays, ending a long losing streak. How did the Tampa Bay Rays lose a game when the odds were so heavily in their favor? Seriously, if you told me that the Rays would lose to the Kansas City Royals after getting a four-run lead on Jordan Lyles, who was 0-11 this season with a 6.72 ERA, ...2023
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• Royals Rumblings: News for May 24, 2023
Wednesday again; we’ve done it! Per Anne Rogers, here’s Matt Quatraro on new callup Nick Wittgren: “There’s a lot to like,” manager Matt Quatraro said of Wittgren. “He used to be heavy changeup and now he has developed a cutter/slider. Great teammate, a guy who loves to pitch and compete.” Wittgren has a history with Royals pitching coach Brian Sweeney. The two were together in the Cleveland orga...2023
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• Cardinals Designate Nick Wittgren For Assignment
The Cardinals announced a series of roster moves prior to today’s game, with righty Jordan Hicks being activated from the 15-day injured list. Lefty Matthew Liberatore was also recalled to take a spot on the active roster. To create room for those two hurlers, the Cards optioned righty Jake Woodford and designated righty Nick Wittgren…...2022
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• Royals to add Matt Duffy, Jackie Bradley Jr., Franmil Reyes to roster
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• Royals, Nick Wittgren Agree To Minor League Deal
The Royals are signing reliever Nick Wittgren to a minor league contract, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post (Twitter link). He’ll receive an invitation to MLB Spring Training. Wittgren has pitched at the MLB level in each of the last seven seasons. The Purdue product spent three years apiece in Miami and Cleveland between…...2022
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• Cardinals Sign Nick Wittgren
The Cardinals have announced that they’ve signed right-handed pitcher Nick Wittgren to a one-year contract. Wittgren will make $1.2MM, per Robert Murray of FanSided. A veteran of six seasons, Wittgren will turn 31 in May. He spent his first three seasons in Miami before being traded to Cleveland, where he spent the past three years.…...2022
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• Guardians absolutely destroy the Royals 14-1
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• Cardinals Release Nick Wittgren
The Cardinals have released reliever Nick Wittgren, tweets Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The veteran will head back to the open market upon clearing waivers. St. Louis signed Wittgren to a one-year contract during Spring Training that guaranteed him $1.2MM. He’ll receive the remainder of that salary, with the Cards on the hook for…...2022
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• Royals demote relievers Richard Lovelady, Josh Staumont, and Josh Taylor
Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images The bullpen comes into focus. The Royals announced they have demoted relievers Richard Lovelady, Josh Staumont, and Josh Taylor to Triple-A Omaha as they come closer to finalizing their Opening Day roster. Staumont is the biggest surprise, having pitched in the last four seasons with the Royals with a 3.82 ERA and 10.1 strikeouts-per-...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 18
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• Clase Closed Game Making Case for Space in Closer Race at Chase
Joe Musgrove pitched the first no-hitter in Padres history Friday night, but this isn't about him. It's not about how he dominated the dreadful (so, so bad) Texas Rangers line up allowing just a single hit batsman to reach base in the fourth inning. Or how he he struck out 10 of these so, so bad Rangers. Moss Grove is already owned in all fantasy leagues. If he's available well then by all means g...2021
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• 2023 season in review - Pitching Coaches
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 21, 2023
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• Royals promote reliever John McMillon
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 14, 2023
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• Royals leave Bronx winless, lose 8-4
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• Young starting pitchers impress, but Royals swept in doubleheader against Rays
Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Alec Marsh and Cole Ragans showed something. The Rays easily swept the Royals in a day-night doubleheader, but Kansas City did get some impressive pitching performances from two young starters, Alec Marsh and Cole Ragans. Marsh started game one and kept things close until a bullpen blow up lead to a 6-1 final score. Ragans made his Royals debut after being ac...2023
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• Ten Royals minor leaguers become eligible for free agency
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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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