The Royals Are Proving Small Market Teams Can Spend In Free Agency

While the world has been dazzled by the gargantuan deal that Shohei Ohtani signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers (a team that also just traded for Tyler Glasnow and signed an extension) the Kansas City Royals have also been fairly busy this offseason. The team has committed over $100 million to free agents like Seth… read more

Landing Spots for Zack Greinke in 2024

He’s best known as one of the more peculiar and odd personalities in baseball, but for the bulk of his 20 years in MLB Zack Greinke is regarded as one of the best pitchers of his generation. Since his debut in 2004 with the Kansas City Royals, Greinke has spent time with the Milwaukee Brewers,… read more

The Royals Won the Draft’s Worst-Case Scenario

The Royals won the draft lottery.  This is the worst-case scenario. After posting a franchise-worst record of 106 losses, the Royals have the “luxury” of picking 6th overall in the 2024 MLB Draft.  There are many problems with this.  First, the obvious: it’s four picks lower than what they “deserve” to pick; as in, the… read more

One Free Agent Target for each AL Central Team

The American League Central is viewed as one of the least competitive divisions in MLB. The Minnesota Twins are currently the top team but they won just 87 games to win the division in 2023 thanks to a strong pitching staff. The Cleveland Guardians are a pitching factory but have struggled to produce a competitive… read more

Top 5 Royals Trade Candidates

In my last article, I discussed my top free agent targets based on various criteria.  I also acknowledged the free agent market is very weird and shallow this season, which only makes things harder for the Royals.  This could necessitate some creativity from the front office, swapping talent with other teams to strengthen the roster. … read more

Top 5 Free Agent Picks for the Royals

Over the last several years, the Royals have seemed to try every possible option to win games.  They’ve held on to their best players and acquired top-end talent through high draft picks; they’ve also traded away their best players and taken weird, quirky talents in the draft.  They’ve been limited in free agent signings but… read more

The Texas Rangers Could Really Use Cole Ragans Right About Now

The Texas Rangers recently lost Max Scherzer for the rest of the season to a torn teres major muscle, a major blow to their World Series hopes in the midst of a fierce battle that could land them either the AL West crown, a wild-card spot, or – just as easily – nothing at all…. read more

Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City Royals series recap

The Chicago Cubs got the series win they needed this weekend at Wrigley Field. It was a disappointing start to the series when the Cubs dropped the Friday game 4-3. Chicago had two good chances to stage a comeback late in that game but fell short on both occasions. The first was in the 8th… read more

Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago Cubs series preview

The Kansas City Royals come to Wrigley Field for a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs are coming off of one of their biggest wins of the season when Christopher Morel hit a three-run walk-off home run against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night (Hear Pat Hughes on the call here). Wrigley… read more

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