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• Royals Roster Reckoning: Spring Standouts, Surprises, and Snubs

To all Detroit Tigers fans, may Javier Báez play 162 games for Detroit in 2025. Spring training is wrapping up, and the Kansas City Royals are making tough roster decisions! Join Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco as they break down the latest roster cuts, including the demotions of Steven Cruz and Jonathan Bowlan, and what these moves mean for the Opening Day lineup. Jacob is fired up about Jack Cagli...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 use 6-run 6th inning to fuel 9-8 comeback win

Hunter Renfroe stole a base today. | Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images Runs runs runs. The scoring today got going early and often. The Royals got down bad early, but they used “this thing”, “that thing”, and “the other thing” to score a bunch of runs and come back for the win. Home runs? Sac flies? Double steals? This game had. It. All. As the first batter in the bottom of the second, Luis ...2025
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• Which Royals who won’t make the Opening Day roster will have the biggest impact?

Tyler Gentry #27 of the Kansas City Royals runs and scores during the ninth inning of a Spring training game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Camelback Ranch on February 22, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. | Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Somebody will make their mark While Opening Day lineup discussion is all well and fun, the reality is that there are players who won’t make the 2025 Open...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 14, 2025

Did you think you’d see Daniel Mengden today? | Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Asia baseball previews begin today with the CPBL At Royals.com, Anne Rogers writes about how Hunter Renfroe is, say it with me everyone, in the best shape of his life! Renfroe came into camp this year leaner, thanks to offseason training that included going to a physical therapist and focusing on his diet a...2025
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• Ragans sharp, Erceg shaky in 3-2 loss to Diamondbacks

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Michael Massey enjoys a 3-for-3 day Cole Ragans had a second consecutive sharp outing, but Lucas Erceg gave up three runs in an inning of work in a 3-2 loss to the Diamondbacks on Tuesday. The Royals got some offense going in the opening frame against right-hander Merrill Kelly with singles from Maikel Garcia and Michael Massey. But Garcia was caught stealing seco...2025
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• Give us your Royals Opening Day roster predictions!

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Who do you have on the team by the March 27 opener? Royals pitchers and catchers have begun workouts in Arizona, and hitters will report on Monday. The Royals will spend the next six weeks preparing for the season and shaping the roster that will take on the Guardians in the season opener on March 27. That gives us some time to speculate on who might be o...2025
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• KC Royals Rumblings - News for February 12, 2025

What do Scott Pelley and the Royals have in common? They are reporting. The wait is finally over. Today marks the beginning of spring training for the Kansas City Royals, with pitchers and catchers reporting to Surprise, Arizona, for the first official workout. Former Royals manager Ned Yost is back in Kansas City, now serving as senior advisor to the general manager. “My deep love for the Royals...2025
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• Pre-preseason Royals roster predictions

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 and Salvador Perez #13 of the Kansas City Royals celebrate | Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images Who will start the year on the 26-man roster? By the time you’re reading this, there is less than a fortnight before pitchers and catchers report to Surprise, Arizona to begin the Royals’ Spring Training. The Royals made a couple of really splashy moves at the beginning of the of...2025
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• Evaluating Royals relief options

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images What will the bullpen look like in 2025? Two seasons ago, the Kansas City Royals had one of the worst bullpens in franchise history. Not looking to repeat that, the front office made it a point to improve the relief pitching that offseason. They signed free agents and made trades to that end. Not every move they made worked out, but the bullpen was consider...2025
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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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• Braves News: Ozzie Albies begins rehabbing, frustrating finish in Cincinnati, and more

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday. Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies has returned to the diamond in the form of a rehab assignment with the Gwinnett Stripers. He had a huge first outing and recorded two hits, one being a three-run home run. He logged six innings at second base. A THREE-RUN @SoFi SHOT FOR OZZIE ALBIES! ...2024
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• Hunter Renfroe activated

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Dan Altavilla is designated for assignment The Royals activated Hunter Renfroe from the Injured List on Thursday. He had been out since August 24 with a hamstring injury and went 0-for-4 in one rehab game with Double-A Northwest Arkansas this week. To make room on the roster, the Royals optioned pitcher Steven Cruz to Triple-A Omaha. The move leaves the Roya...2024
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• A.J. Alexy: Another Hot Stove leftover for the White Sox
A.J. Alexy saw time in several organizations in 2022. | Ron Jenkins/Getty Images This time it’s some lukewarm offerings from the Minnesota Twins It’s tough being a White Sox fan these days. Many, if not most of us, still have an extremely bitter taste left over from the backwash of the 2022 season. We can’t even go to Sox Fest to try and cleanse our palates, because those dinner reservatio...2023
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"Evan Sisk, Steven Cruz, and Tyler Duffey have all pitched well in Omaha."

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"Steven Cruz came in for a scoreless ninth to end the game."

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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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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 12, 2024

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Are you moving from the bullpen to the rotation? The Royals were quiet in what was an active Winter Meetings around the league: It was quiet in Nashville, Tenn., at this time last year, but it was just three days after the Meetings closed that the Royals went on a free-agent frenzy. The two offseasons aren’t comparable, but one move might prompt an openi...2024
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• Astros’ starter outduels Royals starter for second night in a row, Royals lose 5-2

Cole Ragans #55 of the Kansas City Royals pitches in the first inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on August 31, 2024 in Houston, Texas. | Photo by Kevin M. Cox/Getty Images Ragans was amazing until he wasn’t. Here’s a rule change the Royals could get behind if it were applied to tonight: let the Royals choose one inning to eliminate from the final results. If you did th...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 30, 2024

10 years ago today! | Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Can we just all pretend last night’s game was a bad dream? At The Star, Jaylon Thompson talked to the team about winning the division title: Now, after Wednesday’s series-ending loss, they’re one game behind and the divisional race has become an all-out sprint. “That’s our goal,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said of winning the AL Cen...2024
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• Phillies phight back, Royals lose 11-2

Kyle Schwarber #12 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates a double in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on August 24, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images You can’t win them all and the Phillies are good, don’t let it get to you too much. We’re not going to get too deep into the details of this one. No one needs to dwell too har...2024
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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: Vaz on a power surge, Peña earns honors

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Peña was named the Carolina League Player 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, June 11 to Sunday, June 16 AAA Omaha ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 5, 2024

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images Bobby, Bobby Bobby. Bobby Witt Jr. expressed remorse for a costly defensive miscue last night. Witt fielded the ball but wasn’t able to make the out at second, opting at the last second to throw to first base. The ball skipped past Vinnie Pasquantino’s glove into the dugout, leading to three runs and a lead the Guardians wouldn’t relinquish in the Royals...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 2, 2025

Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images The holiday season is officially over (unless you’re Catholic I guess). A bunch of Royals listcles from MLB dot com to start you off, first with one potential breakout prospect: Royals: Asbel Gonzalez, OF (No. 20) Scouts love their no-doubt center fielders, and Gonzalez has wowed plenty of Royals evaluators with his defense and speed...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 15, 2024

Salvy Splashes are not just for MLB | Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Asia Baseball Previews start today! Max was, of course, all over the notable news that last couple of days. On Wednesday, the big story was that Bo Jackson would be inducted into the Royals HOF. Yesterday, it was announced that former GMs Cedric Tallis and John Schuerholz would join him. Just wanting to link to some st...2024
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• Maikel García, Dairon Blanco, and other Royals star in winter leagues

Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images The games have continued overseas. Winter is not a time of year that Americans associate with baseball. Most of the country is hunkered down, watching football or basketball and waiting for the snow to melt and the weather to warm up so we can all get outside again. I’m doing the same. As I type this the temperature outside is in the ...2024
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• Royals strand nine runners in 5-2 loss to the Yankees

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. tries to swipe #50, but is caught stealing. The Royals went 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position, leaving nine runners on base in a 5-2 loss to the Yankees on Saturday night. Every hitter in the starting lineup collected at least one hit, as well as Dairon Blanco, who entered the game in the fourth inning, but the Royals had trouble gettin...2023
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• Royals grab 50th win after slugfest with Guardians

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Anything is possible! The Royals and Guardians slugged it out on Tuesday night, but it was Kansas City coming out on top with a 7-6 win. It marks the 50th win of the year for the Boys in Blue. It was Steven Cruz on the bump for the Royals as the opener to begin the game. Following his solid outing against Chicago last week, Matt Quatraro decided he fit t...2023
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• Royals 7, White Sox 1: Kansas City, Hey Hey Hey

One of these two sub-.400 teams played with pride on Wednesday. The other one was the White Sox. | Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports South Siders drop two of three to worst team in baseball The Royals beat the White Sox, 7-1, on Wednesday evening, taking the rubber match of their three-game set and concluding the season series with a 7-6 record against the Pale Hose. The White Sox are th...2023
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• Gamethread: Royals at White Sox

Thank goodness Yoán Moncada cares again, amirite? | Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Team attempts to win series, rebound from whatever yesterday night was The White Sox enter this, the final game of their 13 scheduled against the Kansas City Royals for 2023, looking to avoid finishing with a losing record this season against a team currently on pace for the sixth-most losses in the live-ball...2023
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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 blast off against Astros early, hang on late, complete sweep 6-5

Kansas City Royals right fielder Nelson Velazquez (17) celebrates while rounding the bases after hitting a home run during the third inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina | Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports It sure looked like the scores could be astronomical after the first few innings of this one Let’s keep this brief because we all know ther...2023
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• Marsh mystifies, Massey mashes, season series secured 7-1

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images A comprehensive victory for the Royals In an evening with many dogs in attendance at Guaranteed Rate Field, Kansas City had a strong game on both sides of the ball to take down Chicago 7-1. After both teams botched scoring opportunities in the first inning, Michael Massey got the scoring started with a two-run shot in the second. The homer came on a meatba...2023
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• Twins To Acquire Michael A. Taylor From Royals
6:00pm: Left-hander Evan Sisk and righty Steven Cruz are headed back to Kansas City, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB.com (Twitter link). 5:58pm: The Twins are acquiring center fielder Michael A. Taylor in a trade with the Royals, according to Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel of ESPN. More to come....2023
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• How did Royals players fare in winter baseball?
Freddy Fermin is your Venezuelan League MVP! The Royals’ season ended months ago, but some players have been playing ball all winter in leagues abroad. Winter leagues in the Caribbean and Australia provide an opportunity for more playing time for younger players, a chance to play in front of hometown fans for others, or just a fun experience playing ball in front of exuberant crowds. The Royals h...2023
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• Royals snap 4 game losing skid with 10-4 win over Padres

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images 5 run second, 4 run third did the damage in Royals win After putting up just a single run the day before, and only four hits in each of the last two contests, the Royals offense exploded for a 10-4 win over the Padres on Sunday afternoon. A five-run 2nd inning, followed by a four-run 3rd inning was enough for the Royals. Maikel Garcia go...2025
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• Royals vs. Brewers Thursday spring training thread

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Also, the Royals play the Rangers in a “B” game. Chandler Champlain will start against the Brewers, followed by Thomas Hatch, Ross Stripling, Steven Cruz, Anthony Simonelli, and Austin Cox. Hitting the road! pic.twitter.com/nwknwY0K20— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) February 27, 2025 The Brewers will start Aaron Civale. First TV broadcast of 2025 ❕ : @...2025
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• Royals pitchers shine in 5-2 win in spring training opener

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Royals pitchers didn’t walk a single hitter. Pitchers are often ahead of the hitters in spring training. That looked to be the case on Friday as Royals pitchers combined for no walks in a 5-2 win over the Rangers in the spring training opener. It is hard to say if performance in spring training means much, but it is better to perform well than not. Danie...2025
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• Royals vs. Rangers Friday spring training opener thread

Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images Baseball is back, baby! Baseball is back! The Royals begin their exhibition schedule with the first of 33 games by playing their facility-mates, the Texas Rangers. Daniel Lynch IV will get the start today. Noah Cameron, Angel Zerpa, Taylor Clarke, Steven Cruz, Evan Sisk, and Austin Cox are also expected to throw. You want Bobby and Vinnie? You got Bo...2025
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