The Royals will wrap up their road trip with their one and only visit to Baltimore to take on the Orioles, who have fallen quite far since the last time the two teams faced off in mid-May. Back then, the Orioles were one of the best teams in baseball, but a three-game sweep at the hands […]
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Series Preview: Royals at Detroit Tigers, July 24-26
The suddenly red-hot Royals travel to Detroit to take on the Tigers, who were on the receiving end of the Royals biggest beatdown of the season in Kansas City last week. Having just faced the Tigers for four games, the two teams are potentially more familiar with each other than they are usually, which should […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Detroit Tigers, July 17-20
After salvaging the finale against the Rangers, the Royals welcome in the Detroit Tigers for a four-game set as they get back to AL Central play. They haven’t fared especially well in the division or against the Tigers, which kind of doesn’t make a lot of sense. The Tigers can hit a little and sometimes […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Texas Rangers, July 14-16
The Royals open up their post-break schedule with a visit from the Texas Rangers, a team under .500 a season after winning their division. One of the big reasons for their struggle this season is that they just haven’t been healthy, but that’s a recurring theme with this club. Cole Hamels has missed a ton […]
Friday Notes
We’re 87 games in and have 75 to go in the long, long baseball season. It seems like it’s been about four seasons for the Royals already, but there’s still plenty more to come. Somehow, someway, the Royals find themselves in the thick of the pennant race, just three games out of first and 1.5 […]
Series Preview: Royals at Los Angeles Dodgers, July 7-9
After a sweep of the Mariners, the Royals are now 10-2 on the West Coast this season, but that’ll be put to the test as they head to Los Angeles to face the Dodgers. By record, the Astros are better, but I’d put my money on the Dodgers as the best team in baseball with […]
Full Speed Ahead (BP Kansas City Episode 63)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2017/07/06/full-speed-ahead-bp-kansas-city-episode-63.mp3 This week, we marveled at the homerun hitting power of Mike Moustakas and the All-Star invitations given to Sal Perez and Jason Vargas. Then there’s that little matter of the Royals jumping into a wild card spot and being within a game and a half of first place. Oh, also Danny Duffy returned a […]
Pennant Racing
Throughout the course of a baseball season, there are a few points that people like to look at to determine what exactly a team is. The end of April is the point when it’s still too soon to make judgments but enough baseball was played to start to get an idea. Memorial Day is the […]
Series Preview: Royals at Seattle Mariners, July 3-5
The Seattle Mariners have scored 403 runs and allowed 403 runs this year. There’s something pretty amazing about that actually. If MLB awarded half wins, they’d likely be 41.5-41.5 instead of being a game under .500. They hit pretty well with a deep lineup that mixes some pop with some speed. The good news for […]
Minor Happenings
The 2017 draft class is nearly complete with Monday, July 3rd being the final day for any drafted players to sign. Recently, the Royals finalized deals for prep pitchers Marlin Willis Jr. and Tylor Fischer. @NathanRode: If RHP Tylor Fischer starts finding the zone, look out. Super loose, flexible. Low 90s. VG feel for CH. […]