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2026 MLB Draft open thread
It is draft day! And that means we need a thread so we can discuss whatever it is the Royals end up doing with their picks! First, let’s talk about how you can watch, because it’s not as simple as you might have hoped. Draft coverage starts at noon Central Time on NBC and Peacock. […]
Matt Strahm celebrates 10 years of service by taking loss against Orioles
The Royals fell 5-3 after another very Luinder Avila start and one too many trips to the bullpen. Matt Strahm gave up the final blow, a two-run home run to Samuel Basallo. Before that, it was a pretty close game. As noted above, Luinder Avila got the start in this one for KC. He pitched […]
Royals at Orioles 7/10 game discussion
I really wish I could find a shirt like the one Luinder Avila is wearing in the photo I’ve attached to this piece in my size. If y’all see anything like that somewhere in a 4XL or 5XL and could let me know, I’d super duper appreciate it. Oh yeah, we’re here to talk about […]
Orioles series preview: a team no longer on the rise
Two years ago, the Orioles hosted the Royals in the Wild Card round. Baltimore had just finished the regular season 91-71, a drop from their previous 101-61 record in 2023, but still good enough for second place in the daunting American League East and for the top Wild Card spot. Despite dropping the series in […]
Royals bring Vinnie Pasquantino back from the injured list
The Pasquatch is back. Just before noon on Friday, the Kansas City Royals announced that Vinnie Pasquantino is being reinstated from the injured list. In the same flurry of roster moves, the Royals are recalling reliever Eli Morgan and optioning outfielder Kameron Misner and reliever Jose Cuas back to Omaha. Morgan and Cuas are a […]
Royals Reacts Results: Wheelin’ and dealin’
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week, we asked how many players the Royals need to trade away before the deadline 92% […]
I think I’ve seen this film before and I didn’t like the ending
The Kansas City Royals have usually been bad for the past, oh, three, four decades for a litany of reasons, but one consistent contributing reason has been that they just don’t know when to say goodbye to a player in service of the greater good. David DeJesus. Joakim Soria. Danny Duffy. Kelvin Herrera. Whit Merrifield. […]
Royals All-Star Future: Derby Dreams, Draft Day, and a Historic Hitting Streak
All-Star Week is nearly here, the MLB Draft is around the corner, and the Kansas City Royals have plenty to talk about on both fronts. Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco bring the energy, covering everything from Home Run Derby to draft strategy to a historic hitting streak from the unlikeliest of players. Jac Caglianone is […]
Kansas City Royals news: Wacha, Lugo likely staying in Kansas City at trade deadline
Those of us that are hoping that the Kansas City Royals will make big trades during the MLB trade deadline at the end of July need to start bracing ourselves for the possibility of a quieter trading season. Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of the Athletic are reporting that the Royals are maintaining high asking […]
Royals meekly lose to Mets, drop series finale
The Royals failed to capitalize on the chance to take two straight series as they fell to the Mets, 7-3, Thursday afternoon. Kansas City led the game going into the bottom of the fifth, but for the third straight game, they allowed New York to score at least four runs in an inning, this time […]
Royals vs Mets, July 9 game discussion
Good morning, Royals fans! Welcome back to another edition of Thursday Matinee Baseball featuring the Royals, this time against the New York Metropolitans, and with the series on the line. If the Royals win, that will be their [counts fingers] second consecutive series won. Boy howdy. Anyway, I’m rather tired today. Did anyone else’s home […]
2026 MLB draft: College hitters with plate discipline
The Royals have not historically been a great organization at identifying and developing hitters with strong plate discipline. Since 2000, the Royals swing at more pitches out of the strike zone than any team and rank dead last in walk rate. Too often, the Royals have leaned toward toolsy hitters with athletic upside that come […]
Kansas City Royals news: Caglianone is in the derby
Yesterday, Royals 1st baseman/outfielder Jac Caglianone announced he will partake in the Home Run Derby next week. One of the best young sluggers in the game is taking his powerful left-handed swing to Citizen Bank Park next week. Jac Caglianone on Wednesday announced his decision to participate in Monday’s T-Mobile Home Run Derby in Philadelphia, […]
Never ending 8th dooms the Royals
The Royals could not continue the offensive explosion of the last two games for another day. We saw baseball style scoring rather than football on Wednesday, at least until right at the end. New York scored 5 runs in the 8th inning to take this one 6-2. New York got off to a fast start. […]
Royals vs. Mets July 8 game discussion
The Royals are coming off of two wild games in a row. They have amassed 31 runs on 41 hits, and they are even on a winning streak of three games. We have to take small victories at this point. Tonight’s game is likely to have some scoring too, though baseball is weird, so you […]
Jac Caglianone will participate in the Home Run Derby
It’s just what it says on the tin. While Jac Caglianone is not (currently) an All-Star, though there’s still a remote chance he could be selected as an alternate for a player who is injured or opts out between now and then, but he will still be participating in the Home Run Derby. Caglianone is […]
Royals Reacts Survey – Should the Royals perform a fire sale?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. We are now more than halfway through the season, the draft is this weekend, and the […]
Better know a draft prospect: Jared Grindlinger
Some players are so talented at both hitting and pitching, they are good enough to be drafted either way. Some scouts flirted with the idea of Bret Saberhagen or Zack Greinke playing shortstop (Greinke may have wanted to be a two-way player at one point) but ultimately decided that staying on the mound was best […]
Kansas City Royals news: MLB draft still coming into focus
MLB.com’s Anne Rogers provided some insight into the Kansas City Royals’ draft approach for later this week, including speaking with scouting director Brian Bridges. The Royals have been linked to shortstop Jacob Lombard out of Gulliver Prep (Fla.) — if he makes it that far — left-hander Gio Rojas out of Stoneman Douglas (Fla.) HS, […]
Tyler Tolbert matches MLB record for consecutive hits in bonkers win
Do you like offense? I hope you like offense. One day after scoring 15 runs against the Philadelphia Phillies, the Kansas City Royals topped that by scoring even more in a 16-12 win over the New York Mets. So much happened tonight that it would be a very long and very boring blog if I […]
Royals vs. Mets July 7 game discussion
For how bad the Kansas City Royals have been, for how disappointing they have been, they have nothing on the New York Mets. Not only have the Mets been equally as bad as the Royals, but the Mets have done so with a whopping $354 million Opening Day payroll—more than double the Royals’ payroll. Yikes! […]
Mets series preview: An expensive, catastrophic season
The New York Mets will play host to the Royals the next games as both teams look to salvage what’s been a disappointing first half of the season. For the Mets, though, it’s even worse, as the team entered the year with quite a lofty payroll to go with those World Series aspirations. Instead, heading […]
Is JJ Piccolo good at trading?
Being transactional was a thing that JJ Picollo said this organization wanted to be when he took over the operations side as POBO/GM. We now have almost four years of trades to see if at least that part of transacting is going well as we near the 2026 trade deadline. I am not going to […]
Royals’ Trade Deadline Pressure, Injury Woes Overshadow All-Star Honors
The trade deadline is approaching, and the Kansas City Royals have decisions to make. Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco use this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast to work through every angle of what should be one of the most consequential stretches in the organization’s near-term future. The episode opens with a look at the […]
This Week in the Minors: Steven Zobac has a good 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?” Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers (38-48, 13.5 games back) The Storm Chasers lost 4 of 6 in their series […]
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