The Royals finish up their long road trip with their first visit of the season to Cleveland to take on the defending AL champs. The Indians have been an average team to start the season, but I don’t think anyone doubts that the talent is there. Besides, it sure seems that Edwin Encarnacion is beginning to find […]
Author: David Lesky
Friday Notes
When the Yankees came to town at the start of last week, the Royals were starting a 13-game stretch where they had a chance to almost undo the brutal start to their season. They were sitting at 16-21. Going 9-4 would get them back to .500, but even an 8-5 run would probably be enough […]
Alex the Used-to-Be Great
When Alex Gordon signed the largest contract in Royals history in January of 2016, many fans loved that he was going to stay in the only home he’d ever known. Some were worried about his age, but even most of those worriers figured it wouldn’t be an issue in the first couple years of the […]
Series Preview: Royals at New York Yankees, May 22-25
When the Royals began their series with the Yankees in Kansas City last week, they likely needed to pull an 8-5 record at worst over their next 13 games. So far they’re 2-4, so this trip to New York for a four-game set is nearly a must-sweep if they want to try to climb back […]
Series Preview: Royals at Minnesota Twins, May 19-21
After coming back to earth to start the week, the Royals now hit the road and head to the place that started the trouble this season, Minneapolis. They’ll take on the Twins in a three-game weekend set with a chance to make up some ground in the division that they lost in the season’s first […]
Friday Notes
If the Royals want people to take their 2017 season seriously, they’re just about out of time to really get going. Winning six of seven last week was great and it certainly helps that the American League Central has been mediocre at best, but they need to do some winning and they need to do […]
Karns and the Solo Shots
Nate Karns has been a very good starter for the 2017 Royals. He’s made seven starts and posted a 3.63 ERA with 46 strikeouts in 39.2 innings. Lately, he’s been especially adept at getting the strikeout with 29 in his last three outings, spanning 17.1 innings pitched. His strikeout rate is up a bit from […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. New York Yankees, May 16-18
A 6-1 week has the Royals looking like they might have some life in them, but now they face a very tough test as they welcome the first place New York Yankees to town. It was thought that this would be a down year for the Yankees as they rebuild, but they’ve been able to […]
Climbing
The Royals just completed a sweep of the Baltimore Orioles to push their record to 16-21. They remain in last place in the American League Central. They still have the worst record in the American League (though they’re now tied with the A’s). Typically a rise to a 70-win pace isn’t cause for optimism, but […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Baltimore Orioles, May 12-14
The Royals welcome the red hot Orioles to town for a three game set over the weekend. The Orioles have been at or near the top of the AL East all season, even though preseason projections had them floundering toward the bottom of the division. They’ve gotten it done in a different way than I think […]