Boom. He did it again. In a Royals season that was most notable for losses by the bushel, uninspired and uninteresting baseball, and a mammoth run differential, the year has suddenly become halfway sorta fun. It’s not must-see TV just yet. But we’ve come a long way from the pits of June and a dreadful […]
Author: Craig Brown
Royals do the right thing and deal Duda
Following a 9-2 victory against the Tigers (it was a sweep!), the Royals announced they sent first baseman Lucas Duda to Atlanta for cash considerations or a player to be named later. As written in this space on Tuesday, the Royals needed to deal Duda for myriad reasons. The expectation wasn’t about receiving a prospect. […]
Roster math enters advanced trigonometry phase
With the dawn of September baseball peeking over the horizon along with the Omaha Storm Chasers formally eliminated from postseason consideration on Tuesday night, thoughts may turn to those who could soon join the big league club. As you’re daydreaming of expanded rosters, keep in mind the Royals have been judicious in the past with […]
Swingin’ Sal Earns the Sombrero
The day to day grind of following an awful baseball team can be punctuated by moments of wonder. While Sunday’s squandering of a 6-0 lead won’t challenge a particular ninth inning collapse against the Cleveland Indians in bottom feeding Royals immortality, it does provide one of those instances where disaster feels so unexpected, yet at […]
Forget the past, focus on the future
Watching the Royals game on Tuesday night, it was as if the 2015 championship version melded with the dreadful 2018 club. A bizarre night, indeed. The Royals channeled the 2015 vintage as they kept the line moving with six doubles and four steals. The 2018 Royals manifested in a pair of double plays and, as […]
Duffy’s 2018 journey takes detour to the DL
Since a disaster start against the Yankees at The K on May 19 where his ERA reached the nadir of 6.88, Danny Duffy has been slowly chipping away at that number. There have been a few speed bumps along the way, to be sure, but for the most part he’s made steady progress. From his […]
The bleak reality of the Royals offense
Last month at the mothership, Rob Mains published a pair of articles comparing three of the more accepted advanced offensive metrics. TAv is what we use here at Baseball Prospectus. OPS+ is found on Baseball Reference. And wRC+ is located at Fangraphs. Mains ran the numbers and found that, despite some fundamental differences in how […]
For the weekend, everything was coming up Royals
Sure, it’s a three game winning streak, but when the Royals have only won three consecutive games one other time the entire season, it’s a cause for celebration. And when it’s the first three games to open the season’s de facto second half, maybe it seems like rock bottom is in the rear view mirror. […]
Move over ’62 Mets, here come the ’18 Royals
The Royals reached the midway point of the 2018 season over the weekend. But who marks time when you’re in a season of baseball hell? They have since dropped all four games to open the de facto second half. Plus ça change, plus, c’est la meme chose. This is where the struggle brings us. Yes, […]
This Royals offense is quite offensive
Another Tuesday, another loss. Another brutal performance from the Royals offense. As the Royals sink further into baseball oblivion (they have won just four games out of 23 in June), let’s take a moment to fully appreciate the offensive ineptitude they have exhibited of late. Tuesday’s 6-1 loss to the Brewers marked the 19th consecutive game […]