Royals pitchers and catchers will assemble in Arizona tomorrow to officially report to spring training. The team is flying high after improving by 30 games last year and making their first playoff appearance in nine years, but they’ll have to prove their performance was no fluke. The team retained free agent pitchers Michael Wacha and … Read more
Guys (and gals), we’re to this point of the offseason: That said, it’s almost over. By this time next week, pitchers and catchers will have reported. HOORAY! Another Tweet? Bobby Witt Jr. is projected for 31 HR & 36 SB, per Steamer that’d be his third consecutive 30-30 season only player to record at least … Read more
They’re running it back. That’s my biggest takeaway from the Royals offseason. Moves were made, including trading a former first-round draft pick for a former Rookie-of-the-Year and adding another late-inning reliever, but nothing overly dramatic. No big shakeup. Nothing as monumental as last offseason. And that’s fine. Not every offseason needs to include locking in … Read more
The Royals announced they have signed right-handed pitcher Thomas Hatch to a minor league deal. The 30-year-old has pitched in parts of four seasons in the big leagues with the Blue Jays and Pirates, with a 4.96 ERA in 39 career relief appearances. Hatch is a Tulsa native who pitched at Oklahoma State before the … Read more
A third baseman that can really hit would be a welcome addition to the Royals lineup. Unfortunately, they are not going to be signing Alex Bregman, so it is likely that if they bring anyone in it will be from the bargain bin of free agency. There is one high-risk candidate sitting there that I … Read more
The Royals farm system is making slow progress, but according to organizational rankings from evaluators this month, it still ranks near the bottom of baseball. Baseball America, ESPN, and The Athletic all released farm system rankings, with the Royals finishing among the bottom ten teams in each ranking. Baseball America ranks the Royals #27, with … Read more
The Royals were surprise contenders last year, improving by 30 wins. But if the make the playoffs again this year, it won’t be as much of a stunner, at least according to PECOTA projections. Baseball Prospectus has come out with their annual projected standings based on current rosters, and they have the Royals with a … Read more
Over the last few weeks, we have dove deep into the Kansas City Royals’ top 15 prospects and honorable mentions who just missed the cut. Each one of the articles linked below includes an in-depth analysis of each player, including scouting grades and more. Now that we’ve done that, it’s time to go through the … Read more
By the time you’re reading this, there is less than a fortnight before pitchers and catchers report to Surprise, Arizona to begin the Royals’ Spring Training. The Royals made a couple of really splashy moves at the beginning of the offseason and then went kind of quiet. We’re rapidly approaching the point in which I … Read more
Despite having the third-worst offense from an outfield last year, the Royals have yet to acquire an outfielder this off-season. But they haven’t been completely sitting on their hands, according to a recent report from Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. He writes that as free agent slugger Anthony Santander was waiting on a slow-moving market, … Read more