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Kansas City Royals news: All (stadium) business in KC
Kansas City committee recommends passing three measures related to a new Kansas City Royals Stadium at Crown Center. The committee recommended rezoning of an area of about 68 acres located south of Pershing Road, west of Gillham Road, north of E. 27th Street and east of Main Street. It also recommended recommendations of the Tax […]
NLDS Tuesday, October 6 Open Thread
We’ve got a pair of National League Division games today! First Game: Braves vs. Dodgers This is the “I wish both teams could lose” series. The Dodgers are, well, the Dodgers, and the Braves are fine but definitely no San Diego or Milwaukee. God, can you imagine a Dodgers v Brewers NLCS with the Dodgers […]
If John Sherman wants public money, he shouldn’t vote for a work stoppage
When principal owner John Sherman first floated the idea of a downtown stadium nearly five years ago, I’m guessing that he didn’t foresee the long and bumpy road that Kansas City and the Royals would take to get there. But on August 20, the City Council approved a funding commitment that, for the first time, […]
The Hidden Problems with Royals Stadium Math, J.J. Picollo’s Strategy
The Royals have a stadium to sell, a payroll to explain, and a lot of confidence about both. The numbers have not exactly gotten the memo. Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco go through John Sherman’s latest answers on spending and the stadium timeline, and the gap between the pitch and the math is where this […]
This Week in the Minors: Columbia Fireflies season in review
The Royals’ Single-A affiliate, the Columbia Fireflies finished the season with a record of 64-65, almost winning the division in the first half of the season. There was plenty of good and bad throughout the season, so let’s dive into it. The good from the position players: Josh Hammond, the Royals’ first round pick in […]
Kansas City Royals News: New stadium site demolition to start soon
A new report from a development consulting firm says the new stadium will make more money. Over $460 million in tax revenue generated on site at the stadium would be redirected over 30 years, the report projects. Beyond that, to fully cover its obligations, the city would sketch out a “stadium impact area,” where new […]
ALDS Monday open thread
The playoffs continue! Today the American League gets the spotlight. The White Sox will try to take a commanding 2-0 lead on the road in Cleveland this afternoon. Lefty Anthony Kay takes on Gavin Williams. You can watch on TBS or HBO Max. Tonight the Yankees will try to get their offense back on track […]
Evaluating four years of J.J. Picollo
The general rule of thumb I have always heard when it comes to evaluating MLB general managers is that you should give them five years before you make any firm decisions. Picollo is now entering his fifth offseason, and his team has reached the playoffs once, finished over .500 twice, and finished with 90+ losses […]
Royals projected arbitration salaries for 2027
The Royals have a lot of work to do this offseason to get back to contention. One of the first things they will need to do when the offseason officially begins after the World Series is determine which arbitration-eligible players should be tendered a contract. MLB Trade Rumors has released its annual arbitration salary projections […]
Kansas City Royals news: Drew Waters elects free agency
Vahe Gregorian writes about what he wants to see the Royals change this offseason. There’s another issue, though, that I hope the Royals will delve deeper into as they audit their processes. Heck, maybe they could even form a task force for the cause: Solve why so many of their seasons get wrecked within weeks. […]
Sunday Divisional Round Discussion
Day two of the divisional round, with the National League playing both games today. At 3 o’clock central time, the Brewers and Padres meet once again, man what a game that was last night. Royal killer Ty France almost did something special, but the pesky roof caused some “controversy”. I put that in quotes because […]
Saturday Divisional Round discussion
Welcome to the divisional round! There’s a full slate of four games to be played today. Starting at noon, we have White Sox at Guardians. The White Sox will use Hagen Smith (1.29 regular season ERA) as an opener for a bullpen game and the Guardians will counter with their rookie ace, Parker Messick (2.56 […]
Aggressive in Acquisitions, Conservative with Cash: Decoding Picollo’s Presser
“Aggressive in acquisitions” is one of those phrases that sounds great in a press conference and means almost nothing until someone actually writes a check. Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco spend this episode picking apart J.J. Picollo’s end-of-season comments to figure out what the Royals are really signaling for this winter, and whether aggressive and […]
Kansas City Royals news: What can the Royals learn from playoff teams?
David Lesky looks at what the Royals can learn from teams in the playoffs. I’m not saying the Royals suddenly have a playoff offense, but some health and an addition or two could make the offense good enough with the right pitching in place. A guy like Vinnie Pasquantino getting back to where he was […]
Kansas City Royals news: Wrapping up the Season that Was
At The Star, Sam McDowell looked at some of what went wrong this season: They will not become a playoff team merely by getting healthier. (And shouldn’t this season prove there is no guarantee they will get healthier anyway?) The Royals were indeed decimated by injuries, to be clear, but they decimated their own season […]
Thursday playoff discussion thread
Welcome to OCTOBER BASEBALL. We have for you another Thursday baseball discussion thread, but this time, featuring 100% more playoffs! Which, of course, means no Royals 🙁 Only one game today as three of the four Wild Card series ended in sweeps yesterday. First, the White Sox knocked out the Astros. Crane’s Boys are out! […]
Past Royals opponents: Reggie Smith
A few weeks ago, I wrote about seeing Jesse Cole, owner of the Savannah Bananas, give an inspirational speech. One of the pivotal moments of Cole’s life was his relationship with former player Reggie Smith, when Smith was a star for the Red Sox and Cole was a shy and withdrawn youth. The 20 minutes […]
Picollo says Royals plan to be “aggressive” in acquisitions after disappointing season
After a disappointing 93-loss season, Royals president of baseball operations J.J. Picollo said the team plans to be “aggressive in acquisitions.” But that aggressiveness, he cautioned, should not be confused with a willingness to spend aggressively on the payroll. He addressed the media along with manager Matt Quatraro in the team’s annual end-of-year press conference […]
Kansas City Royals news: End of season press conference is held
Here is a decent recap of things that were said at the Royals end of year press conference yesterday. Also, shoutout to my former classmate and friend Maddie Hartley for writing this story. Royals general manager J.J. Picollo didn’t shy away from his assessment of their 2026 season. “I think it goes without being said, […]
Wednesday playoff discussion thread
Cristopher Sánchez and the Phillies take on Tyler Mahle in Atlanta. Sean Burke and the White Sox try to finish off Hunter Brown and the Astros in Houston. Sonny Gray and the Red Sox try to stay alive against Max Fried and the Yankees in New York Kevin Gausman leads the Cubs’ rallying efforts against […]
Royals Review Roundtable: A crummy season concludes
The Royals had hoped to contend this year, and instead fell flat on their face to begin the year, eventually losing 93 games. It was a season that included blown leads, cold lineups, but also some bright spots like the emergence of Carter Jensen and Jac Caglianone, the ageless Michael Wacha, a turnaround by Noah […]
Kansas City Royals news: Alec Zumwalt is out
Jaylon Thompson covers the reports that Alec Zumwalt is out as Royals hitting coach. The offense struggled at key points. The Royals got off to a slow start this spring with a 22-37 record entering June. The club posted a .650 OPS in May as the offense couldn’t get into an early season rhythm. Things […]
Tuesday playoff discussion: The games begin
Regular season baseball may be over, but postseason baseball is here. Today, we’ve got the first action of the playoffs, with four Wild Card games gracing our televisions and streaming services. The two evening games—Yankees v Red Sox and Cubs v Padres—should be very good contests, as the average win total among all four teams […]
Alec Zumwalt out as hitting coach
The Royals will reassign Alec Zumwalt from his duties as hitting coach, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. He will retain his position as senior director of hitting performance. Zumwalt has been with the organization for nine years, and has been hitting coach and senior director of hitting performance since 2022. The Royals averaged […]
Former Royals in the postseason
The Wild Card round begins today, and while the Royals didn’t even sniff the postseason, some former Royals will get a chance at playoff glory. Here are some old friends you can watch chase a ring this postseason. Phillies vs. Braves Jonathan Bowlan, Phillies Bowlan was the big beefy pitcher the Royals took out of […]
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