Whit Merrifield

PECOTA Position Player Hits and Misses

For a long time, Royals fans thought PECOTA was the devil for projecting the team to finish far worse than they probably should have and ultimately did. I think a big issue here is that the biggest critics of projection systems don’t exactly understand what they are. They’re limited to the data available. So for […]

Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez

Series Preview: Royals vs. Cleveland Indians, September 27-30

This is it. The final four games of the 2018 season are at Kauffman Stadium for the Royals as they welcome in the division champion Cleveland Indians for a season-ending tryst. In spite of their third straight division title, the Indians have to be considered underwhelming this year as they are pretty much living off […]

May 30, 2018; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Series Preview: Royals at Cincinnati Reds, September 25-26

The last road city the Royals will visit is the Queen City where they’ll take on the Cincinnati Reds, who are finishing up a campaign that has seen the rest of the NL Central lap them, though their season isn’t without its positives. For one, they’ve played much better under Jim Riggleman. They haven’t been […]