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Evaluating a baseball manager is an extremely difficulty proposition for us on the outside (and probably difficult on the inside as well). Ned Yost was an idiot, until he was a baseball whisperer. I read and listened to Los Angeles Dodgers fans lambast manager Dave Roberts for years, but he’s still there and winning World […]
17 days ago | 1 read
The Hall of Fame released their ballot for the 2026 class last week and, as usual, it’s time for everyone to start firing off their takes. I figured I’d go ahead and be one of the first. Just in case you missed it, you can read all about the candidates, including first-timer Alex Gordon, here. […]
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You may have already seen it, but in case you didn’t, MJ Melendez and Taylor Clarke were not tendered contracts by Friday afternoon’s deadline. Jeremy’s got you covered here. Anne Rogers and Matthew Leach wrote about how the Royals non-tendered those fellows and also agreed to terms with Jonathan India. Melendez, a homegrown product and […]
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Anne Rogers does an AMA on Reddit and is asked about what pitching the Royals can trade for a bat. What remains to be seen is what the trade market looks like for those starters in regard to who the Royals want to get in return, and who exactly they’re willing to give up. They […]
19 days ago | 1 read
Earlier this week, the Royals outrighted and then granted the release of reliever Sam Long. Yesterday, they came to terms with reliever James McArthur. Earlier today, they came to terms with Jonathan India. Now we have a clearer picture of where the team stands ahead of Thanksgiving as they have chosen to forgo making offers […]
19 days ago | 1 read
Jonathan India appears set to return to the Kansas City Royals in 2026 after agreeing to terms shortly before the deadline for teams to tender contracts to their controlled players this afternoon. India struggled in his first season with the Royals after being acquired in a trade from the Reds for Brady Singer. He hit […]
20 days ago | 0 reads
The Royals have reached the point in their climb where marginal gains are no longer enough, and the search for an impact bat has turned their attention toward one of the most consistent players in the National League. Ketel Marte has surfaced as a possible trade target as Kansas City looks for an upgrade in […]
20 days ago | 2 reads
In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco dive into a packed Royals offseason update. From Rule 5 draft implications to recent roster moves, the duo explores how Kansas City is shaping its future. They discuss the importance of clubhouse leadership, the trade value of players like Vinny Pasquantino […]
20 days ago | 3 reads
Kindof an eventful day for mid November. In case you missed it, Max had you covered: MLBTR had stories about Lange and McArthur. Anne Rogers also writes about Lange as she was the one who broke the news: The Royals signed right-hander Alex Lange to a one-year deal on Thursday night, bringing in the reliever […]
20 days ago | 2 reads
The Royals announced they have signed right-handed reliever Alex Lange to a contract. Financial terms have not yet been disclosed. Lange spent the last five years with the Tigers, serving as their closer in 2023, and is a Kansas City-area native. Friday update: Lange will earn $900,000 in 2026 with $100,000 in performance bonuses, according […]
20 days ago | 2 reads
The Royals announced they have avoided arbitration with reliever James McArthur, signing him to a contract for 2026 for $810,000, according to MLB.com reporter Anne Rogers. McArthur led the team with 18 saves in 2024, posting a 4.92 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 56.2 innings. He missed all of this season following elbow surgery. He […]
21 days ago | 0 reads
When my family moved to the Kansas City area when I was in elementary school, I wasn’t yet a Royals fan. But as an avid reader of the Saturday sports section and watcher of Baseball Tonight and SportsCenter, I was a fan of a few players. One of them was towering left-handed pitcher Randy Johnson—The […]
21 days ago | 3 reads
I don’t think that the Kansas City Royals would have made the 2025 playoffs if they had kept Brady Singer. Singer was good this year, but he wouldn’t have solved the main problem with the team, which was that their offense was flatter than a can of Dr. Pepper left open overnight all year. But […]
21 days ago | 2 reads
MLB Trade Rumors is taking a reader poll on what the Royals should do about their second base situation: If the Royals decided to stick with both players, they’d been committing nearly $10MM to what would essentially be a second base platoon that was below replacement level in 2025. That’s a big gamble given the […]
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Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr entered the 2025 season with sky-high expectations. His 2024 season was one for the ages; he signed an 11-year, 288.7 million contract in February of 2024, then posted 10.5 fWAR, finishing second in AL MVP voting behind Aaron Judge. Witt firmly established himself among the upper echelon of […]
22 days ago | 0 reads
The Royals have been reportedly interested in Taylor Ward as far back as the summer of 2024, when they were making their push for the playoffs with an offense full of holes. The team has been unable to patch those holes up so far, and one potential solution was stymied last night when the Orioles […]
22 days ago | 2 reads
When you post on SB Nation, we don’t want you to miss all the conversations and responses that follow. So starting today, whenever a user replies to your comment or to your post on the Feed, you’ll see a notification at the top right corner of the page. And of course, this means that when […]
22 days ago | 1 read
In the 1850s, thousands of immigrants from the Bohemia region of Czechoslovakia settled in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Most of these immigrants settled into neighborhoods just southeast of downtown and worked at local meatpacking plants. Two of those new Americans were Frank and Sofia Slapnicka. The Slapnickas had four children; the youngest, named Cyril, soon developed […]
22 days ago | 0 reads
The Kansas City Royals protected two top-30 prospects from the Rule 5 Draft on Tuesday. MLB.com’s Anne rogers highlights some other Top-30 prospects that are now available for other teams in this winter’s draft. Vazquez, a shortstop, had a great Arizona Fall League performance again this fall, but he’s still just 21 years old and […]
22 days ago | 2 reads
The Royals have added pitchers Ben Kudrna and Steven Zobac to the 40-man roster ahead of today’s deadline to protect eligible players from the Rule 5 draft to be held in December. The Royals did not add pitcher Frank Mozzicato or outfielder Gavin Cross, both former first-round picks who are eligible to be selected. Ben […]
22 days ago | 0 reads
For Royals fans looking for an upgrade in the lineup, two options are already off the board. Free agent second baseman Gleyber Torres of the Tigers and outfielder Trent Grisham of the Yankees both accepted the one-year Qualifying Offer to remain with their respective teams. Also accepting are pitchers Shota Imanaga of the Cubs and […]
23 days ago | 0 reads
My sports world is in a tailspin. The Chiefs are struggling, the Blues are awful, and the Timberwolves are the Timberwolves. Nothing seems to be going right. The Royals, at least, are interesting in these early days of the offseason. The team hasn’t made any major moves, but there have been smaller transactions, rumors, awards […]
23 days ago | 0 reads
Vinnie Pasquantino has carved a spot on the Kansas City Royals as one part slugger, one-part core building block, and one part of quasi-mascot. His MLB debut season was tantalizing, and he finally had a fully healthy season in 2025 where he amassed some truly impressive counting stats: 30 home runs, 100 runs batted in, […]
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Anne Rogers writes about the team awards handed on yesterday. And all three won Royals team awards Monday, as voted on by the Kansas City chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Witt was named the Les Milgram Player of the Year for the fourth consecutive season — all four seasons of his Major […]
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Alex Gordon, an All-Star outfielder who spent 14 seasons with the Royals, is among 12 first-time candidates for the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America unveiled its 2026 ballot on Monday. The other newcomers to the ballot include Ryan Braun, Shin-Soo Choo, Edwin Encarnacion, Gio Gonzalez, Cole Hamels, Howie Kendrick, Matt […]
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