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• Game 69: Royals vs Yankees Gamethread

Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images Lets avoid the sweep Today, the Royals will take on the Yankees in the last game of their three-game series after dropping their first two games with a combined score of 16-5. In each game, the Royals have fallen into a hole early and struggled to regain the game's momentum. The Yankees are now 5-0 against the Royals in 2025, scoring 28 runs over the f...2025
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• Why the Royals must not sell at the deadline

It would be unwise to trade Seth Lugo. | Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Take a page from history, specifically 2015 The Royals must not sell at this trade deadline. Instead, they need to buy. The Royals currently find themselves in the middle of a competitive window, one of which they took advantage last season by making the playoffs for the first time in nine years, defeating the favored Ba...2025
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• We will know soon if the Royals will be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The schedule from now until the All-Star break will likely determine if the Royals buy or sell at the trade deadline. There seem to be a lot of fans frustrated with the 2025 iteration of the Kansas City Royals. I have been one of them at times, though I can usually remind myself of where they were two years ago and feel a bit better about the progress they h...2025
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• Yankees series preview: Can Royals pitchers contain Aaron Judge?

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Jac Caglianone makes his home debut against the Bronx Bombers The Yankees visit Kauffman Stadium this week, giving the Royals a good test of their abilities and stirring feelings of animosity among the fanbase. The Yankees gave the Royals a good thumping in a sweep at Yankee Stadium back in April. The Royals will try to win a home series against the Yankees f...2025
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• White Sox 7, Royals 2: Robert Jr. makes a splash in his return

Getting it done: Luis Robert Jr. went 2-for-3 with three RBIs during the victory. | Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images Kyle Teel went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks in his MLB debut The White Sox (21-43) took down the Royals (33-31) in the opener of this three-game series. The South Siders scored five in the bottom of the eighth to pull away. Davis Martin, 28, got the start for the South Siders, an...2025
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• Complete eighth inning meltdown leads to 7-2 loss to White Sox

Jac went hitless. | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images A five-run outburst that was hard to watch. After a doubleheader cleared most of the bullpen yesterday, the Royals were scraping to pull together four good innings after Seth Lugo put down five shaky innings to keep the game close. Heading into the eighth inning, the game was tied at 2-2. Unfortunately, the bullpen was not up to the ta...2025
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• Royals Rumblings: Kansas City Royals News for June 4, 2025

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images Jac Caglianone is the best thing to come out of Tampa since the Cuban sandwich. Royals Data Dugout breaks down infielder Maikel Garcia’s adjustments at the plate and how that is helping the Kansas City Royals. His quality hands will always support the high contact rates and ability to put the ball in play, but the young third baseman opened previously untapped ceili...2025
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• AL Week 10 Strategy-May 31, 2025
In The Field OF Evan Carter (quad) ran sprints on Wednesday and started a rehab assignment on Friday with Triple-A Round Rock. He has been out for two weeks with the injury. OF Alejandra Osuna and OF Sam Haggerty have been playing in the outfield in his absence. Carter hit .182 with 1 HR, 5 R, 3 RBI, and 3 SB in 37 PA before getting injured. 3B Yoan Moncada left Wednesday's game early with right...2025
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• Royals vs Tigers Game 58 Gamethread

Lugo comes off the injured list to start. | Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images The Tigers have the best record in baseball, but the Royals get one of their aces back at home. As the month of May comes to a close, the 30-27 Royals have scuffled in recent weeks, especially on offense. Their pitching has kept them in most games, though many times it feels like a one- or two-run deficit is ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 30, 2025

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Soon. Jeff Passan has a piece at ESPN about what the Royals are looking for from Jac Caglianone before a promotion. For the most part, yes. Before his promotion to Triple-A, the Royals impressed upon the 22-year-old Caglianone the importance of swinging at the right pitches. Caglianone is so talented, so dexterous in his bat-to-ball...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 29, 2025

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Back in the win column. Noah Cameron has had a historic start to his career: In four starts, Cameron has posted a 1.05 ERA. He hasn’t allowed more than one run in any of his four starts. He has gone at least 6 1/3 innings in each of them, too. That makes Cameron just the second pitcher since 1893 with 6 1/3-plus innings and one run or less in his first f...2025
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• Old Gold Still Shines - May 29, 2025
Paul Goldschmidt, 1B (NYY) Goldschmidt continues to thrive in his first season in New York. He added two hits and a walk on Wednesday, including his 13th double, while scoring the only run of the game. Goldschmidt's power numbers are way down from his best years, but he is embracing his role as a table setter for the middle of the lineup. He is swinging at the highest rate of his career while whif...2025
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• Royals sign free agent pitcher John Gant

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Can the former Cardinals pitcher provide some much-needed depth? After the Royals came away with a much-needed day game win in Kansas City against the Cardinals to end the I-70 series, they made a surprising move to add some pitching depth. Kansas City purchased the contract of former Twins starting pitcher John Gant from the independent Atlantic League w...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 20, 2025

Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports Can the Royals patch the rotation together? Kris Bubic enjoys pitching near his hometown in northern California, writes Jaylon Thompson Bubic grew up in Cupertino, California, which is just an hour south of Oracle Park. For years, Bubic watched as the Giants made lifelong memories. Now, he gets a chance to create his own once in a place he has always loved....2025
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• Giants series preview: Baseball by the Bay

Photo by Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images Madison Bumgarner is not walking through that door The Giants defeated the Royals in a thrilling Game 7 of the World Series in 2014, but have managed to make the playoffs just twice since then. They won a franchise record 107 games in 2021, but have not enjoyed a winning record since then. They finished 80-82 last year, which got club pr...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 26, 2025

Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images The best slugger in Northwest Arkansas Naturals history is back in Kansas City. MLB.com’s Anne Rogers and David Adler look at some of the intense work from Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. this spring at getting better on the basepaths. They’re incorporating audio components along with the visual technology on when to react, as well as ways to o...2025
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"After a doubleheader cleared most of the bullpen yesterday, the Royals were scraping to pull together four good innings after Seth Lugo put down five shaky innings to keep the game close."

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"On the pitching side of things, Seth Lugo was pristine, sharp, and every bit of he quintessential veteran rotation anchor the Royals wanted him to be."

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"Wacha joins a rotation that includes former Padres teammate Seth Lugo, Cole Ragans, Brady Singer, and Jordan Lyles."

2022
"Right-hander Seth Lugo has been drawing interest as a starting pitcher and Jon Heyman of The New York Post reports that working as a starter is Lugo’s preference as well, with the Padres one of several teams interested in him."

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"Syndergaard and Seth Lugo will begin minor-league rehab assignments this week"

2020
"The Mets have moved left-hander Steven Matz to the bullpen and will shift setup man Seth Lugo back into a starting role, manager Luis Rojas revealed after last night’s game (Twitter link via Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News)."

2019
"It’s unclear who else would be in the trade, but Andy Martino of SNY tweets that it wouldn’t feature Mets right-hander Seth Lugo, whom the Astros have shown interest in this offseason."

2018
"Seth Lugo allowed five runs in five innings as the Mets fell to the D-backs 7-3 on Friday for their fourth straight loss."

2017
"Gavin Cecchini and Michael Conforto homered for the Mets, while Seth Lugo and two other New York pitchers held Boston hitless for six innings of Friday's 3-2 win over the Red Sox at JetBlue Park."

2016
"Mets pitcher Seth Lugo and Twins outfielder Eddie Rosario have committed to play for Puerto Rico in the 2017 tournament, sources told MLB."

2015
"The Mets added Nimmo as well as right-handers Seth Lugo, Jeff Walters and Robert Gsellman before Friday's 8 p."

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• Royals vs White Sox Game 64 Gamethread

Seth Lugo gets the start. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Royals could use a sweep here. The lowly 20-43 White Sox, though not as lowly as the Rockies, welcome the 33-30 Royals to Chicago for a three-game weekend series. Coming off a series win against the Cardinals, the Royals offense has been showing signs of life by scoring 10, 5, and 7 runs in the three games. Of course, eyes remain o...2025
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• The Royals Quarter-Century Team

Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images 25 years? Wait, what? Recently, esteemed baseball writer Jayson Stark complied his First Quarter Century baseball team for a story which ran in the Athletic. Has it already been 25 years since Y2K? Crazy how time slips away. I didn’t see much to argue about with Stark’s selections. The team is loaded with Hall of Famers and all-time greats as you would expect. St...2025
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• Game Thread: Royals at White Sox

Making his debut: Catcher Kyle Teel is in the starting lineup after being promoted from Triple-A. | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Kyle Teel is making his MLB debut for the South Siders After splitting a four-game series against the mighty Tigers (41-23), the White Sox (20-43) are hosting the Royals (33-30) for a three-game series. The White Sox faced the Royals in...2025
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• Noah Cameron should remain in the rotation

There have been a lot of smiles for Noah Cameron since he was selected to the Royals’ roster. | Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images This is not complicated. You don’t need me to tell you this, but I like saying it, so I’ll tell you anyway. Noah Cameron has been very good for the Kansas City Royals. He’s on all kinds of leaderboards as the only or one of a handful of pitchers who have accom...2025
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• Max Fried has settled in quickly with the Yankees

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Max Fried is proving to be one of the most underrated signings of the offseason. Last weekend when the AL East-leading New York Yankees (then 30-19) visited Coors Field to play the historically bad Colorado Rockies (then 8-42), a sweep seemed inevitable. Reality hit on Friday night when RHP Tanner Gordon led the Rockies to a surprising 3-2 win. The n...2025
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• I gave fake Gold Glove awards to pitchers who caught a popup last year

Royals pitcher Seth Lugo won the gold glove in 2024. | Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Ryan Lefebvre proposed a new rule for Gold Glove eligibility. Who would win? During the top of the eighth inning against the White Sox on May 5th, Ryan LeFebvre had a funny comment about the pitcher Gold Glove award. My notes are not very detailed, but I am quite sure that since this was the only popou...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 21, 2025

Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images Royals fans’ sleep schedules rejoice at the end of another West Coast road trip. David Lesky talks about just how great the San Francisco Giants’ starter Robbie Ray was against the Kansas City Royals on Monday. Last night was another intense and competitive game for the Royals in one of the best pitchers’ duels we’ve seen this season. Coming in, it looked like i...2025
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• AL Week 8 Strategy-May 17, 2025
In The Field C Alejandro Kirk missed Tuesday's game after getting hit on the head with a backswing on Sunday, but he was in the rest of the week. OF Yordan Alvarez (hand) is still day-to-day with his hand injury. He was able to hit in the cage on Thursday but did not play against the Rangers. He was expected back this weekend but did not return on Saturday. His return is expected soon. OF Byron ...2025
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• What if this is just who the Royals are?

Freddy Fermin #34 of the Kansas City Royals is doused with water by Jonathan India #6 and Bobby Witt Jr. #7 | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The offense might never improve, but that doesn’t have to mean trouble. Much ink, digital and otherwise, has been spilled on the topic of the Royals... shall we say inconsistent offense. Methods of improvement that have been suggested include, but...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 12, 2025

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Danny Duffy heads south of the border. Seth Lugo didn’t have much offense to support him Sunday for his Quality Start, writes Anne Rogers. The offense has been dissected over and over again to begin the year, and the Royals have emphasized their confidence in the lineup they have. That doesn’t go away after a three-game set like this one against a good Red S...2025
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• White Sox 7, Royals 2: Robert Jr. makes a splash in his return
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• The Royals Quarter-Century Team
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• Royals lose 7-5 in front of Big Slick crowd

Big crowd for Big Slick watched a rough game. | Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images They went 2-10 with runners in scoring position. 10 runners left on base. Same story, different night. Well, for two finesse/control pitchers, sometimes they just don’t have it. When they don’t have it, the hits come in bunches. Tonight, neither starting pitcher had it. Both Seth Lugo and Casey Mize were chase...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 29, 2025
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• Max Fried has settled in quickly with the Yankees
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• Cecchini, Conforto homer; Mets 2-hit Red Sox
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• Hanley has 1 of Sox's 2 hits, Owens scuffles vs. Mets
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• Reyes homers twice to back solid Lugo in win
Seth Lugo may not have completely quieted criticisms of his ability to pitch deep into games, but he took a notable step forward Friday in the Mets' 5-1 win over the Reds at Citi Field....2017
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• Reyes homers twice to back solid Lugo in win
Seth Lugo may not have completely quieted criticisms of his ability to pitch deep into games, but he took a notable step forward Friday in the Mets' 5-1 win over the Reds at Citi Field....2017
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• Lugo hurts cause, allows 3 homers against Nats
Max Scherzer struck out seven in five scoreless innings and was backed by a pair of Bryce Harper home runs (his seventh and eighth of the spring) and two solo shots by Trea Turner in the Nationals' 6-0 win over Seth Lugo and the Mets on Monday....2017
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• Harper, Turner homer twice; Scherzer stifles Mets
Max Scherzer struck out seven in five scoreless innings and was backed by a pair of Bryce Harper home runs (his seventh and eighth of the spring) and two solo shots by Trea Turner in the Nationals' 6-0 win over Seth Lugo and the Mets on Monday....2017
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• Lugo spins stellar debut as Mets edge Braves
Michael Conforto provided the early spark and Seth Lugo showed no rust on the mound or at the plate as his successful season debut helped the Mets claim a four-game series victory with Sunday afternoon's 2-1 win over the Braves at SunTrust Park....2017
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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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• Kansas City Royals Fantasy Outlook with Eric Cross: Witt Jr., Garcia, and Pitching Prospects

The award-winning fantasy mind joins the podcast as fantasy baseball season chugs along. Fantasy baseball season is here, and we’re diving deep into the Kansas City Royals! With Jeremy out due to technical issues, Jacob Milham is joined by fantasy baseball expert Eric Cross from RotoBaller for an insightful breakdown of the Royals’ top fantasy prospects and sleepers for 2025. The duo discusses Bob...2025
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• Memorial Day Rumblings - News for May 26, 2025

We salute those that have sacrificed all. Freddy Ferrmin was a big hero on Sunday, writes Jaylon Thompson. “Freddy can do it all, man,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “He is a leader and ... he doesn’t take any pitches off. He prepares on the defensive side as well as anybody I’ve seen. He can really throw. “(H)uge hit for us. That was a two-strike hit, as well. Freddy is a really good compet...2025
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• Top end projections

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images What could this team be? “You don’t have a right to the cards you think you should have been dealt. You have an obligation to play the hell out of the ones you’re holding”. - author Cheryl Strayed I just love this quote from Cheryl Strayed, the author of the book Wild. If you’re unfamiliar with Strayed, she’s a woman who pulled her lif...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 25, 2025

Leigh Guidry/USA TODAY Network Prior to yesterday’s game, I was 6th on the Royals in position player fWAR for 2025. And so were you! Suddenly, the Royals are on a 4-game winning streak and only 2 games under .500. Huzzah! Going back to Wednesday, Pete Grathoff talked about the rain delay the started well before the rain. Roth was correct as the rain didn’t start for more than 90 minute...2025
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• What a difference competent leadership makes

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Kansas City Royals pitching has gone from an expectation of bottom feeding to the top half of the MLB very quickly. Fangraphs finished their positional power rankings for 2025 last week and the one thing that really stood out to me was the opinion on the Royals pitching as a whole. Royals pitching has been bad to terrible for a very ...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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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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