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This Week in the Minors: Can Eric Cerantola become a bullpen contributor?
This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers (4-5, 4 games back) After getting swept opening weekend, the Storm Chasers took 4 […]
Kansas City Royals News: A rare double play
Jaylon Thompson writes about the 5-6-4-3 double play from last night’s game. Anne Rogers also covered it here. The Royals pulled off a rare 5-6-4-3 double play to end the fourth. Guardians designated hitter Rhys Hoskins lined a ball off Maikel Garcia’s glove. The baseball trickled over to Bobby Witt Jr., who fired to Jonathan […]
Homers, Wacha power Royals past Guardians 4-2
For such a cold environment for a baseball game, the Royals hitters sure seemed red-hot today. I realize that’s not something you usually say after a simple 4-2 victory, but there was a ton of loud contact. Carter Jensen’s home run in the sixth inning was a 111mph scorching line drive that just barely cleared […]
Royals vs. Guardians, Game 10 Gamethread
After losing 2 of 3 against the Brewers, the Royals now take a short road trip to Cleveland early this week before returning home to face the White Sox later this week. The weather will be pretty cold in Cleveland for this series, so they’ve already moved tomorrow’s game up in time to be during […]
Guardians series preview: Bundle up!
Cleveland in April is not a vacation destination. As a former resident of Ohio, I can tell you that that “Lake Effect” is real. With temperatures on Tuesday expected to hover around freezing, the game has been moved from a night game to a day game. The Royals dropped lost their April series in Cleveland […]
Michael Massey returns
The Royals announced they have activated Michael Massey off the Injured list and have demoted Nick Loftin to Triple-A Omaha. Massey had missed the first nine games with a calf injury. He spent three games on rehab with Omaha and hit 3-for-12 (.333) With a home run. Massey is facing an important season after missing […]
Where to find former Royals around baseball
Some of us hardcore fans track Royals players from the moment they are signed. Some of these players spend some time in Royals blue at the big league level, only to depart, others never make it to Kansas City, but continue their career bouncing around in other organizations. Some former Royals signed multi-year contracts last […]
Into the Fountains’ Craig Brown talks Royals Bullpen, Farm System, More!
A deep dive into the Kansas City Royals, from the bullpen to the blogosphere. In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, host Jeremy “Hokius” Greco sits down with Craig Brown of Into the Fountains for an in-depth conversation on the current state of the Kansas City Royals. From recent series takeaways against the Brewers […]
Six stats to keep an eye on after nine Royals games
The Kansas City Royals will play their 10th game today, and went 4-5 in the first nine games of the year. Great? No. Awful? Also no. When the baseball season starts, it’s really hard to keep things in perspective. The season is 162 games for a reason: it takes a long time for trends to […]
Kansas City Royals news: Two-out rallies doom Royals
Salvador Perez talks about the big six-run inning that led to Saturday’s win. “I think every time we’re doing something good, everybody gets excited,” Perez said. “The guy behind me is trying to do his job, you know, just try to keep the line moving.” Anne Rogers has more on the rally. “India getting it […]
Royals drop series finale 8-5 to Brewers
The Royals fell behind early and made a couple of pushes to cut the deficit to one run, but couldn’t overcome three and four run deficits, as they dropped the rubber match 8-5 to the Brewers. Kris Bubic got two quick outs to start the game, but a four-pitch walk to William Contreras set the […]
Game Thread IX- Brewers vs Royals
Happy Easter to all who celebrate! The Kansas City Royals have a chance to take the series this afternoon against a really good Brewers ballclub. Early offense propelled the Brewers to a 5-2 win yesterday in game one of the doubleheader, while a big 6th inning led the Royals to an 8-2 victory in the […]
Royals split doubleheader with six-run sixth in the nightcap
The day started poorly, but by the time we had finished things were looking a bit brighter. Let’s talk about the afternoon game first. Luinder Avila got his first major league start and, at times, you could see why the Royals are still so high on him as a starter. His stuff is electric, especially […]
Game threads VII and VIII – Brewers at Royals
Let’s try this again, shall we? First, here’s what I wrote last night about the expected starters for that game who will both still pitch in today’s first match: In the series opener, the Royals are going to be relying on a rookie making his first MLB start, but not his first MLB appearance. Michael […]
Kansas City Royals news: Rain, stay away
Friday’s game was rained out, to be made up as a doubleheader on Saturday. Anne Rogers has details. Saturday’s originally scheduled game will be moved up to 1:10 p.m. CT, with Friday’s makeup game scheduled for 6:10 p.m. CT. Both games will be available on Royals.TV and Brewers.TV, Friday’s tickets will be honored for the rescheduled game Saturday […]
Game thread VII – Brewers at Royals
We have achieved one week of Royals baseball, and the Royals, despite an anemic offense outside of one game, have managed not to lose more than they’ve won. Now comes one of the bigger tests for the team in the early-going as Atlanta was without many of their preferred starters, and the Twins simply don’t […]
Bailey Falter placed on the Injured List
The Royals announced they have officially called up Luinder Avila to start tonight’s game against the Brewers, and have placed left-hander Bailey Falter on the 15-day Injured List with left elbow inflammation retroactive to yesterday. Falter faced six hitters on Wednesday night against the Twins and gave up three hits and two walks. Michael Wacha […]
Brewers series preview: Small-market success
The Brewers play in the smallest metropolitan market in baseball, and yet have developed a sustainable model of success that is the envy of other teams. They have reached the playoffs in seven of the last eight years, and haven’t had a losing season since 2016. This year, the Brewers are off to a great […]
Royals Reacts Results – Lights out for the Royals opponents
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week, Carlos Estévez went on the Injured List with a foot contusion. Until he returns, the […]
Introduce yourself to the Royals Review community!
It is the beginning of a new season, and we likely have some new fans stopping by the site checking out game threads and other articles. Royals Review is a site written by fans like you, part of the SB Nation network of sports blogs. It was founded by Will McDonald 20 years ago and […]
Royals Opening Week Reality Check, Answer Your Questions w/ Max Rieper
The Royals are underway — and the early storylines are already taking shape. In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco, joined by Max Rieper, break down the Kansas City Royals’ recent series against the Minnesota Twins and what it reveals about the team’s early-season identity. From bullpen […]
Salvador Perez is out here to prove framing has always been a farce
Since forever, the skills that made a good catcher were consistent: the ability to control the run game, the ability to manage a pitching staff, the ability to block pitches, the ability to call a good game. But then the sabermetric revolution happened, a revolution that was obsessed with measurable metrics. And around the same […]
Kansas City Royals news: Carter Jensen oversleeps
Whoopsie! Ballplayers are just like the rest of us. Anne Rogers wrote about Carter Jensen’s scratch before yesterday’s game: “Carter had an oversight,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “Overslept. Wasn’t here on time, and we made the decision to scratch him from the lineup. … He’s a stand-up guy, a really hard worker, a great kid. […]
Carter Jensen was scratched from the lineup for oversleeping
Ever oversleep and miss something important? It has happened to the best of us. And today, it happened to Royals rookie Carter Jensen. The 22-year-old catcher was supposed to be in the starting lineup for the series finale Thursday afternoon against the Twins. With Salvador Perez catching in wet conditions last night, typically teams like […]
Luinder Avila called up, to start Friday
The Royals will call up Luinder Avila from Omaha to start Friday’s game against the Brewers, according to MLB.com reporter Anne Rogers. Michael Wacha was originally scheduled to start on Friday, but will be pushed back due to illness. Avila was scheduled to start Omaha’s game tonight, but was scratched and replaced by Ethan Bosacker. […]
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