You heard it here folks: Jac Caglianone made his big league debut, and the Royals scored 10 runs. Was he the catalyst? Not really—he was the only player on the team not to get on base, actually, going 0 for 5 with multiple hard hit balls. But maybe his presence inspired the Kansas City bats, … Read more
It’s happening, everyone: per Jeff Passan, the Kansas City Royals are calling up top prospect Jac Caglianone to Kansas City. As Passan notes, Caglianone, 22, has spent the year destroying Minor League pitching. He spent 38 games in Double-A Northwest Arkansas. In his first 11 games at Triple-A Omaha, he hit .326/.380/.767 with six home … Read more
For most of the year I’ve harped on the Royals’ inability to hit for any kind of power. In case you’ve missed it, they’re actually doing quite well in terms of batting average. They could do better in OBP, but the real problem is that almost all of their hits are singles. Today both teams … Read more
Well, for two finesse/control pitchers, sometimes they just don’t have it. When they don’t have it, the hits come in bunches. Tonight, neither starting pitcher had it. Both Seth Lugo and Casey Mize were chased early from the game as the scoring started early and often. A shame because it was a beautiful Friday night … Read more
Noah Cameron has had a historic start to his career: In four starts, Cameron has posted a 1.05 ERA. He hasn’t allowed more than one run in any of his four starts. He has gone at least 6 1/3 innings in each of them, too. That makes Cameron just the second pitcher since 1893 with … Read more
Former Royals pitcher Brady Singer held his old club to just two runs on seven hits over seven innings, earning the win in a 7-2 victory in his return to Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday night. It was a bullpen game for the Royas with Daniel Lynch IV getting the start. After a 1-2-3 first inning, … Read more
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?” Note: This recap is for games through Sunday Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers (20-29, 10.5 games back) The Storm … Read more
The Kansas City Royals avoided a sweep in Minnesota, by rallying late to secure a 2-1 win in extra innings. In a stadium, where they had lost 21 of their last 25, it looked like another typical performance from the Royals in Minnesota, but they got enough hits late with runners in scoring position. Kris … Read more
The Royals took a loss on yet another walk off hit in Minneapolis this time at the hands of Brooks Lee. Today was the first of two day games this weekend against the Twins in Minnesota and was the second game of the three game series. The Royals started the game up 4-0 but blew … Read more
The Royals announced they have designated outfielder Hunter Renfroe for assignment and have called up infielder Nick Loftin from Triple-A Omaha. Renfroe was hitting just .182/.241/.242 with no home runs in 35 games and was worth -1.5 WAR, according to Baseball Reference. The Royals originally signed Renfroe to a two-year, $13 million deal before the … Read more