Kansas City Royals

The current roster construction represents a seismic shift in priorities for the organization We’ll never know for sure, but it just may turn out that the Toronto Incident was one of the best things to happen to the Royals franchise in a while. Before that, the team was flailing helplessly and directionlessly, well on pace to lose 100 games. There…

KC Royals fans had reasons to be excited when the 2022 season started four months ago. Zack Greinke was back, Bobby Witt Jr. was finally a big leaguer, and a promising group of prospects was knocking on the big league door. Some fancifully talked of contention, but fighting for a postseason berth as August closed […] 3 good reasons to…

We..are…fam-i-ly. Weekend Rumblings – News for August 13, 2022 Alec Lewis writes about the change we’ve seen in the Royals lately. Royals starters have a 4.19 ERA since the beginning of August, ranking 15th in Major League Baseball during that span. In that same time frame, they have a 4.7 percent walk rate, ranking fifth, and that’s the number general…

Royals lefty works out of bases-loaded jam to complete 5 scoreless IP vs. Dodgers

The lefty tossed five shutout innings, but the relief corps yields eight runs. Daniel Lynch battled over five shutout innings, giving up just two hits with four walks, but it was the bullpen that gave up all the runs in an 8-3 loss to the Dodgers Friday night. Lynch faced just three hitters over the minimum over the first four…