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• Royals Review holiday mailbagPhoto by Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images You give the gift of questions about the Royals! December can be the most wonderful time of the year for baseball fans. Michael Wacha realized there’s no place like home for the holidays, and the Royals acquired Jonathan India as a present without a bow. But since then, baby, it’s cold outside. It has been a silent night for Royals f...2024Continue with Michael Wacha rumors -
• Year end recapThe envelope please Now that Christmas and the end of the year is upon us, it’s a good time to look back and evaluate the year. In terms of the big picture, it was great. When the season started, who among us really believed that the Royals would develop into a playoff team? Certainly not yours truly. The starting pitchers delivered big time. Vinnie and Salvy put together solid seasons and Bobby J...2024See more articles Matt Quatraro latest news -
• Royals Rundown: Guardians’ Moves, Lorenzen’s Two-Way Potential, and Ricky Henderson TributeJacob Milham and Jeremy Greco bring you the Royals Rundown Podcast’s Christmas week edition! Despite the festive season, Jeremy isn’t feeling the holiday spirit, but that doesn’t stop the duo from diving into the latest Kansas City Royals updates. They discuss the surprising moves by the Cleveland Guardians and what it means for the Royals’ chances in 2025. Plus, they explore Michael Lorenzen’s po...2024See more Jacob Milham rumors -
• The Royals Review Hall of Fame ballotsPhoto by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Who deserves enshrinement in Cooperstown? Baseball writers are currently mulling over this year’s Hall of Fame candidates, with selections to be announced on January 21. None of us at Royals Review have a vote but who would we vote for if we did? You can see the list of eligible candidates and their career statistics here. Here are our ballots with some wr...2024See more articles Carlos Beltrán breaking news -
• Baseball is a game of numbers that’s about more than numbersPeter G. Aiken-Imagn Images The beauty lies beyond the figures. After turning away from baseball for a while, earlier this week I returned to thinking about the game I love as there are a lot of things happening right now: Draft Lottery took place—Congratulations, Washington! St. Louis had a nice jump to No. 5. Free agency—With Juan Soto, Blake Snell, and Max Fried, among others, dominos ...2024Continue with Blake Snell news and rumors -
• Royals Rundown: Baseball Winter Meetings Madness & Royals’ Payroll PuzzleHow will the Kansas City Royals respond to the changing market after Juan Soto signed? Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco dive into the latest Kansas City Royals news, focusing on the impact of the winter meetings. The duo discusses the massive Juan Soto contract and its implications for the Royals, including their own payroll projections. They explore potential roster moves, the significance of the Ru...2024Check it out Kansas City Royals latest news
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 6, 2024I’m pretty sure I’ve used this image before (probably multiple times) | Photo by John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Have the Royals signed Juan Soto yet? I know we’ve already talked about it, but at The Star, Jaylon Thompson wrote about the “golden at-bat” idea: “The player side of it is really difficult for the union,” Manfred said. “Obviously, you want co...2024See also Juan Soto -
• Turkey Time TriviaPhoto by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images Take a break from football Tired of watching football and eating turkey? I’m not yet, but I’m getting there. While were waiting for the hot stove to heat up, here is another round of obscure baseball trivia. General Baseball Trivia There are only three players since 1900 who have hit a home run, stolen a base and thro...2024Continue with Christy Mathewson -
• Three things the Royals need to do this offseasonHa-Seong Kim #7 of the San Diego Padres singles in the third inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on August 18, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. | Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The offseason blueprint For a dozen years, Royals Review hosted the annual SB Nation MLB Offseason Simulation, where 30 writers from the 30 team sites would get together digitally over the course of a...2024Check it out Seong Kim injuries -
• Remembering Doug BirdGetty The former Royals pitcher died last month. Doug Bird, one of the Royals’ first closers, passed away recently at the age of 74. Closer wasn’t even the appropriate term for a pitcher like Bird. They were called “firemen.” These were hurlers who could throw multiple innings or start a game when needed. Closers are cool. Firemen were awesome. Bird was drafted four times, the first time b...2024Continue with Red Sox availability report -
• The mailbag column: Free agency, leadoff hitters, and MJ MelendezPhoto by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images My attempt at being a better postman than Kevin Costner Earlier this week on X, Royals Review put out the call: send in your questions and we’ll answer them by the end of the week. Well, that time is upon us, and you had questions about the Royals’ offseason, some trade candidates, and potential free agent targets, among other topics. Let’s get to it. ...2024See more articles Dustin Satloff injury update -
• Game thread CXXIII - Royals at RedsOne can only assume Bobby is seeking Pablo Sanchez’s approval as he prepares to hit another ball over 100 MPH. | Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images At the quarter pole of the season, the Royals still control their own destiny. Going into this season, I was the most optimistic writer here at Royals Review, projecting the team to finish 81-81. After last night’s game, the Royals have p...2024See more Lauren Leigh Bacho -
• Intentionally throwing at batters is dumbHumberto Castellanos crouches over the back of the mound after beaning Bobby Witt Jr. during a game on July 22, 2024 | MLB The dumbest part is that neither of those pitchers meant to hit anyone, last night. During a recent broadcast, Royals announcer Rex Hudler decided to educate his sophomore co-worker, Jake Eisenberg, on the art of hitting batters. Rex declared to an incredulous Jake tha...2024Read about Humberto Castellanos injury report
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 4, 2024One more day of celebration before the ALDS | Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images Let’s enjoy this ride one more day before the ALDS starts Make the playoffs and suddenly everyone wants to write about the Royals. Whereas normally, I’m looking for listicles and random tangential mentions of the team, I’m probably not going to be able to get to every single story posted yesterday. There’s just too...2024Check it out Tommy Gilligan -
• Royals Rumblings - News for June 14, 2024Yesterday was fun. Ok, the 8th inning wasn’t. But the rest of the game was. | Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Yesterday was a big win in a young(-ish) season already full of nice wins Roster move yesterday: Lynch down, Veneziano up We have made the following roster moves: pic.twitter.com/gjxt4TeqDP— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) June 13, 2024 As part of his series about Kansas Ci...2024Continue with Kansas City Royals -
• The best former Royals player for each MLB teamPhoto by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images What Royals were great with other teams? There is a lull in the baseball season, the perfect time to engage in frivolities and shenanigans. You may have played the internet baseball trivia game Immaculate Grid that asks you to find players that meet specified requirements, many times, “who played for these two teams?” I don’t know if that in...2023Read about MLB Photos -
• Former Royals pitcher Vida Blue dies at age 73
Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images Blue was one of 11 players to win MVP and Cy Young in the same year. Six-time All-Star pitcher Vida Blue died at the age of 73 over the weekend, according to a statement by the Oakland Athletics. Blue won 209 games over 17-year career and is one of 11 players to win both the Cy Young Award and MVP in the same year. He spent two years with the Royals in 1982...2023See more articles Vida Blue
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"This year, I had the most faith in the team, picking them to bring home more wins than any other Royals Review writer." - 2023
"As former Royals Review writer Shaun Newkirk pointed out on Twitter, this team was assembled via decisions made from two to four years ago." - 2018
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"He’s only 28, and Crasnick noted the interested parties believe Latos could regain his old form and become a viable contributor: There is a slight downside, however, as Latos has had a reputation as a clubhouse headache, which may turn some teams off, per Royals Review: Latos certainly won’t net the $9."
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• Remembering Al FitzmorrisOne of the original Royals Al Fitzmorris, one of the last original Royals, passed away this week after a battle with cancer. He was part of the inaugural Royals team in 1969 and pitched eight seasons with the Royals, eventually becoming part of the community. Fitzmorris was signed by the White Sox as a free agent in 1966, as an outfielder. He made the switch to pitcher in 1967, thinking it would b...2024Read about White Sox contract rumors -
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• The Diamond Sports bankruptcy is settled. Where does this leave MLB teams for local TV?Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images The state of local baseball broadcasting is still in flux. I’ve been covering the continuing saga of the bankruptcy of Diamond Sports, which at one time had rights to about half of MLB teams’ local broadcasts, for some time. Evan Drellich of the Athletic reported last week that the bankruptcy case was settled, and that will leave six teams...2024Click for news about Kyle Cooper trade rumors
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• 3 sports debates you can deploy at Thanksgiving dinner if things get uncomfortableFreddy Fermin #34 of the Kansas City Royals takes batting practice prior to the game against the New York Yankees during Game Four of the Division Series at Kauffman Stadium on October 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Some lighthearted sports arguments! Thanksgiving is a holiday where we celebrate the basics in life: our family, our friends, our food,...2024See also Freddy Fermin statistics -
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• Which Royals should win Gold Gloves?Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images Several Royals could take home some defensive hardware, but which are most deserving? Rawlings announced the finalists for this year’s Gold Glove awards. These finalists include four Royals, with each having a chance to win their first Gold Glove. An aside: it’s silly that they present these players as “finalists.” That implies that there’s another round of voti...2024See more Tommy Gilligan stats -
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• Chiefs-Saints rapid reaction: Undefeated into the byeJay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Kansas City battled its way through a lot of adversity to head into its bye week with a 5-0 record. The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the New Orleans Saints 26-13 on “Monday Night Football,” The Chiefs’ defense stays golden. The Chiefs’ defense has had an outstanding start to the 2024 season, holding opponents to 17 points a game. If there was anything to compla...2024See more Jay Biggerstaff Imagn -
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• Royals Rundown: is Kansas City in desperation territory with standings lead gone?One prospect should have no doubters after his All-Star 2024 campaign. Royals Review editor Max Rieper joins Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco as the Kansas City Royals late-season collapse continues! Is there any fix to this atrocious lineup? Which group has quietly been among baseball’s best in September? Plus, hear all about the Royals’ organizational award winners and which player has erased all h...2024Continue with Max Rieper scores
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• 2024 Royals Holiday Gift GuideWorld Series champion merchandise is displayed for sale inside the fan shop of the stadium ahead of the Kansas City Royals opening day game against the New York Mets at Kauffman Stadium on April 3, 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Let’s see what’s for sale! Ah yes, the holiday season—capitalism at its finest. No matter how much stuff you have, there’s alw...2024See more World Series -
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• The Royals want your trust. Have they earned it?The Royals are asking for a lot of money but are offering very little in the way of details about how they’ll spend it. Ordinarily in this space, you’d be reading right now A Noted Non-Overreactor’s over-reactions to Opening Day. I could be talking about how Cole Ragans is going to win the Cy Young and Maikel Garcia is going to be a huge breakout star this year and all manner of other more fun top...2024Continue with Cole Ragans -
• There’s no shortcut to the Royals’ biggest problem
Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves beats the tag by Michael Massey #19 of the Kansas City Royals during the eighth inning at Kauffman Stadium on April 16, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images A lack of talent on the roster Internet slang changes all the dang time, with older phrases falling out of favor and new ones seemingly appearing out of nowhere. A...2023See also Ronald Acuna
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• Remembering the life of UL WashingtonPhoto by Ron Vesely/Getty Images The toothpick guy Stringtown, Oklahoma, population 410, sits in the southeast corner of the state. For a small village, it has produced some interesting people, most notably country music superstar Reba McEntire and lead singer and guitarist Jerry Cantrell of the rock band, Alice in Chains. Stringtown also produced one UL Washington. That’s UL with no perio...2024See more articles Frank White -
• Historic 11-hit, nine-run first inning sweeps the Royals past Houston in a 13-3 winPhoto by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Kansas City sweeps the bad guys and wins every game of the home stand I watched a 2003 Royals team led by Darrell May and Angel Berroa open its season with nine straight wins. I watched a 2013 team that had never won 15 of 20 games in the Dayton Moore era win 15 of 17. I watched a 29-32 Royals team that was dead to rights win 10 straight games and eventually ...2024Visit the page Dayton Moore -
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• The Royals offense and season goes out with a whimper, falling 3-1 to the YankeesJay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images It was a heckuva season, friends Had every Kansas City Royals fan been asked how they would feel if the 2024 season ended with a loss to the New York Yankees in the American League Divisional Series, we would have all taken it in a heartbeat. Fangraphs projected 75 wins for Kansas City this season, a significant 19-game improvement off their 56 in 2023, but sti...2024See more Kansas City Royals -
• What to know about Royals 2023 Opening Day
Photo by LG Patterson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Baseball is back! Happy Opening Day! The 2023 MLB regular season begins today, with the Royals opening up at home in Kauffman Stadium against the Minnesota Twins. You can watch coverage on Bally Sports Kansas City beginning at 2 p.m. with Joel Goldberg and Jeff Montgomery hosting Price Chopper Royals Live pregame, plus pre-game festivities ...2023Read about MLB Photos
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• Royals get walked off by the worst team in baseballKansas City Royals center fielder Kyle Isbel (28) reacts after a called strike three Oakland Athletics during the fifth inning at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. | Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports Bad pitching. Bad. The Kansas City Royals lost to the Oakland Athletics tonight via a walkoff home run by Brent Rooker, sending a tied 4-4 score to its final 6-4 count in the bottom of the nin...2023Read about Kansas City Royals
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• Royals Review Roundtable: The 2023 season begins
Photo by Ron Schwane/Getty Images What do our writers think of the upcoming season? The Royals made some big changes in the front office and the dugout, with general manager J.J. Picollo now in charge, and Matt Quatraro coming over from the Rays to lead the field staff. But aside from that and some other coaching changes, it was a quiet off-season for the Royals. They have staked their fut...2023Visit the page Matt Quatraro
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• Lugo, Ragans finish top four in Cy Young votingPhoto by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Detroit’s Tarik Skubal wins unanimously. The Royals had some of the best starting pitching in baseball in 2024, and Cy Young Award voting reflected that. Seth Lugo and Cole Ragans each finished in the top four ,the first time two Royals pitchers have finished in the top four in voting since 1985 when Bret Saberhagen won and Dan Quisenberry tied for third (Ch...2024See also Cy Young
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• Cubs vs. Royals at Surprise preview, Monday 2/26, 2:05 CTAllan Henry-USA TODAY Sports Another away game for the boys in blue. There have been a few questions raised about when Cody Bellinger might play in a spring game. First, we only know about the signing through Jeff Passan and some Cubs reporters who confirmed it via a source. The team has not officially announced the signing, though it was reported that Bellinger was in Cubs camp Sunday tak...2024Check it out Cody Bellinger scandal -
• Royals Rumblings - News for January 10, 2024Sing to us the song of your people | Minda Haas Kuhlmann How about another snow day? In the latest Royals Beat newsletter, Anne Rogers looks ahead to what Bobby Witt, Jr. may have up his sleeve for 2024: So what type of numbers can we expect from Witt in 2024? “I feel like if you set a goal, then there’s no way you can keep going,” Witt said last season. “So whatever happens, happens. Jus...2024See more articles Minda Haas Kuhlmann gossip -
• 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...2023Check it out Zack Greinke
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• Better know a draft prospect: 2023 primer
SCOTT CLAUSE/USA TODAY Network / USA TODAY NETWORK The draft will be here before you know it The 2023 MLB Draft will take place July 17-19 in Los Angeles. While that is still over three months away, teams have already begun preparations as colleges and high schools around the country begin their spring seasons. In that spirit, we will also begin preparations here at Royals Review. In the m...2023See also Dayton Moore gossip
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• Overreacting to Opening Day 2023
Photo by LG Patterson/MLB Photos via Getty Images That didn’t go great Baseball is back! And now that we are through the euphoria of the first meaningful baseball games of 2023 it’s time to react completely rationally and reasonably to the results thereof. Since many of you think I’m a robot, who is better positioned to do this? The pitch clock is amazing In our first regular season game ...2023Check it out MLB Photos scandal
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