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At the start of the 2025 season, Will Klein was toiling in Triple-A with the Seattle Mariners, but he ended it by being a saving grace for the Dodgers with a legendary Game 3 performance in the World Series. Klein made his big league debut in 2024 with the Kansas City Royals, later being packaged […]
From True Blue LA | 2 days ago | 0 reads
The Kansas City Royals reportedly miss out on a key deadline to make their own move to Kansas. The Royals did “not have a deal on the table for consideration” at yesterday’s meeting of the Legislative Coordinating Council for a new ballpark in Kansas, according to Alatidd, Harvel & Keating of the TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL. It was the […]
From Royals Review | 3 days ago | 0 reads
It’s official: a team that called the Truman Sports Complex home is moving to a brand new stadium. Interestingly, the first team to declare their intentions to move was not the Kansas City Royals, who have been broadcasting their intentions of building a new stadium for years. Rather, it’s the Kansas City Chiefs who broke […]
From Royals Review | 4 days ago | 0 reads
As 2025 draws to a close, MLB teams have less than two months before they begin reconvening in warmer climates for spring training. Many teams still have yet to accomplish their offseason goals, and several big free agents remain unsigned. The Royals have been active in upgrading their roster, but still have yet to acquire […]
From Royals Review | 4 days ago | 0 reads
Ben Clemens at Fangraphs evaluates the Matt Strahm trade. For me, Strahm is already the best reliever in Kansas City. But even if you’re an Estévez truther, Strahm is at worst the second banana. Lucas Erceg and John Schreiber are nice middle relievers. I’m curious to see whether Daniel Lynch IV can reinvent himself out of the bullpen. Offseason trade acquisition Nick […]
From Royals Review | 4 days ago | 0 reads
At first glance, the 2026 ZiPS projections for the Royals look familiar. ZIPS is the projection system formulated by Dan Szymborski at Fangraphs that looks at historical playing aging curves and applies them to current players. The topline projected total for the Royals in 2026 is similar to last year’s, with modest gains on the […]
From Royals Review | 5 days ago | 0 reads
What does baseball look like when you step behind the lens? In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, Jeremy “Hokius” Greco sits down with Minda Haas Kuhlmann, independent sports photographer for the Omaha Storm Chasers, to explore the art, access, and storytelling that define modern sports photography. Minda traces her path into photography through […]
From Royals Review | 5 days ago | 0 reads
We are now fully in the depths of winter. The Chiefs, for the first time in a decade, have failed to achieve the playoffs. So Kansas City sports fans, still lacking an NBA or NHL team, can only spend the cold months waiting for Spring Training. It will be here soon, but not soon enough. […]
From Royals Review | 5 days ago | 0 reads
Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic has the latest on Royals trade talks. [$] The Royals had been telling clubs and agents they were operating with limited financial flexibility. But ownership allowed the front office to extend for Strahm, who became a more pressing addition after the Royals traded lefty reliever Angel Zerpa to the Milwaukee […]
From Royals Review | 5 days ago | 0 reads
J.J. Picollo welcomes Matt Strahm to the Royals, as covered by Anne Rogers. “We were all very, very excited when we realized this was a possibility for our team,” general manager J.J. Picollo said. “We know Matt very well as a person, as a player, what type of competitor he is. And when you’re talking […]
From Royals Review | 7 days ago | 0 reads
Four score and seven years ago, the Kansas City Royals told the world that they’d be looking to construct a new stadium. Technically, that official statement is only three years old, but it feels like an eternity considering how so much and yet how so little has happened in the Royals stadium timeline. Every so […]
From Royals Review | 8 days ago | 0 reads
The Royals have signed utility player Abraham Toro to a minor league deal, according to writer Daniel Álvarez-Montes. Toro spent last year with the Red Sox and hit .239/.289/.371 with seven home runs in 77 games. He is a 28-year-old switch-hitter who is capable of playing all over the field, although he has spent most […]
From Royals Review | 8 days ago | 1 read
A pretty significant relief trade went down this morning, with the Philadelphia Phillies sending a legit reliever in Matt Strahm to the Kansas City Royals. It’s a notable deal all on its own (Strahm is a very good reliever and the Phillies/Royals are notable players elsewhere in the market), but there’s also some added Cubs flavor for us to discuss. So, let’s. The Royals are acquiring Matt Strahm from the Phillies for RHP Jonathan Bowlan, per source. — Mark Feinsand (@Feinsan...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 8 days ago | 2 reads
What do the numbers actually say about the Kansas City Royals? In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco welcome Dan Szymborski, creator of ZiPS, for a deep dive into the Royals’ latest projections and what they reveal about the team’s short- and long-term outlook. The conversation begins with how […]
From Royals Review | 8 days ago | 0 reads
The Royals managed to jump the leak train entirely when they abruptly announced this morning that they had acquired left-handed relief pitcher Matt Strahm in exchange for right-handed reliever Jonathan Bowlan. This trade must have come together quickly and easily because most transactions during the MLB offseason are broken hours, if not days, in advance […]
From Royals Review | 8 days ago | 2 reads
In a move that we all kind of saw coming (though maybe didn’t agree with), the Phillies reportedly have traded Matt Strahm to the Royals. Strahm being traded has been whispered about all offseason. The team had three solid left handed relievers and the market for them was weak. It makes sense in that way […]
From The Good Phight | 8 days ago | 0 reads
The Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council will meet Monday to consider a deal to lure the Chiefs to Kansas. Top Kansas lawmakers have previously said they would not entertain a stadium deal after the end of the year, despite the fact that the STAR bonds program was renewed until June 2026. The Royals will not be […]
From Royals Review | 8 days ago | 0 reads
Before reading this article, you should check out Paul’s coverage of the Ángel Zerpa trade and Harrison’s article on what to expect from Zerpa. Last week, the Brewers traded Isaac Collins and Nick Mears to the Royals in exchange for lefty reliever Ángel Zerpa, who had a 4.18 ERA last season. This is a trade […]
From Brew Crew Ball | 8 days ago | 1 read
Seeking a solution to the lack of outfield offense, the Royals went out and acquired a trio of players in advance of the 2025 trade deadline. The results varied, but I admired the attempt to do … something. Those guys, the subjects of this article, are Mike Yastrzemski, Randal Grichuk, and Adam Frazier. Yaz was […]
From Royals Review | 9 days ago | 1 read
Welcome back reader! If you are reading this, you’ve probably already read the earlier entry breaking down Royals hitter performances in the Arizona Fall League. If you haven’t, go back and read it! We’re back today to do the same for pitchers. Five pitchers from the Royals organization (as of the beginning of AFL play) took the […]
From Royals Review | 9 days ago | 1 read
Hear from J.J. Picollo and Maikel Garcia on the latter’s recent contract extension: Craig Brown at Into the Fountains analyzes the adjustments that fueled Maikel Garcia’s breakout season: Honestly, there’s not much of a difference between the two seasons other than the space between his feet and straightening of his front foot. Everything else is […]
From Royals Review | 9 days ago | 1 read
In the continued search for bullpen help, the Phillies have reportedly settled on Brad Keller as the best option to provide reinforcement. Once a starter in the Royals’ system, Keller went to the relief role last year with the Cubs where he flourished. He saw jumps in all of the good stats one wants to […]
From The Good Phight | 10 days ago | 1 read
Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic writes the Royals are still pursuing an outfielder. [$] Even after signing free agent Lane Thomas and trading for Isaac Collins, the Kansas City Royals are open to adding another outfielder – most notably Jarren Duran, if the Boston Red Sox lower their asking price. The Royals are under the […]
From Royals Review | 11 days ago | 2 reads
Welcome back to the 2025-26 edition of Smash or Pass, in which we examine potential free agent and trade targets to determine whether the Red Sox should pursue them and what it would take to land them. Next up, a left-handed pitcher to pair with Garrett Crochet who has been mentioned in Red Sox-Royals trade rumors. Who […]
From Over the Monster | 11 days ago | 2 reads
The Royals are making moves, and this episode breaks down what they really mean. Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco are joined by Thomas Nestico (TJ Stats) to analyze one of the most surprising trades of the offseason, as the Kansas City Royals strike a deal with the Milwaukee Brewers that could quietly pay dividends. The […]
From Royals Review | 12 days ago | 3 reads