With a full 40-man and a plethora of players on the 60-day disabled list, the Royals entered this off season needing to shed some roster weight. The subtractions of Alcides Escobar and Jason Hammel lessened the burden, but there was still work to be done before they could reinstate the injured. With that in mind, […]
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Let’s Talk 40-Man
With the World Series now in the books, we’re on to the offseason and that means the Royals have some massaging to do in order to make the 40-man roster one with, well, 40 or fewer players. There are currently 44 players on that roster including players on the 60-day disabled list and two free […]
The Trade Is the Thing
Oh boy, you probably recently found yourself saying about the Royals prospects for an impending firesale and the bountiful harvest of prospects sure to be heading their way. I can’t wait to see how the future is impacted by these necessary if unfortunate trades we’ll see soon, and hopefully what a wonderful impact they’ll have […]
Projecting the Curve with Nate Karns
PECOTA loves Nate Karns. Well, as much as PECOTA can love a pitcher on the Royals staff. It’s with good reason. Karns, of all the Royals starting pitchers, seems to have the most untapped potential. It seems odd to be dropping an “untapped potential” into a profile of a 30-year old, but Karns’s road to […]
For Starters, the Royals Might Be Okay
In one week, Royals pitchers and catchers will report to spring training in Surprise to begin the 2018 season. There are an inordinate number of questions left to be asked and answered, but one area where I think the Royals may be surprisingly sound is in their starting rotation, at least as of this particular […]
Time To Tender
Hot stove? Forget about it. Tepid stove is more like it these days. Since teams are sitting around twiddling their collective free agent signing thumbs, we’re left to mark time by the mandated deadlines as they pertain to roster construction. Last week, it was adding players to the 40-man roster to protect them from the […]
Friday Notes
It’s only been one week since the last edition of Friday Notes, but the Royals have gone from sub-.500 to four games over and have vaulted into playoff position in the American League. Life really does come at you fast, I guess. Now comes a very tough series to round out the first half, but […]
Friday Notes
When the month of June began, I believed the Royals needed to either have a ridiculously dominant month or fall flat on their face. Nothing about a 14-12 month was good for the franchise. Even with a stretch of nine road games against middling to bad teams, things figured to be difficult, starting off with […]
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 […]