Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Love their glove. When the Royals rose to prominence a decade ago (has it been that long already? Sheesh!), they weren’t known for hitting home runs or having elite starting pitching. Instead, they prided themselves on having a high-contact lineup, a shutdown bullpen, and an elite defense. The 2014-15 Royals had 95.6 Defensive Runs Above Average, 40 better than the next best team. Left fielder Alex Gordon gunned down runners and won a Platinum Glove. A popular adage at the time was that 70 percent of the world was covered by water, the rest was covered by centerf ..read more

I have no idea what year this is from. The only caption we have is “Diablos Rojos v Tecolotes Of Nuevo Laredo” These Rumblings were completed long before last night’s game Jeremy Guthrie is still pitching! Well, sort of. A few years ago, Max documented his baseball work in Nigeria. At MLB.com, David Venn writes about his travels to Spain: “I feel passionately about it because I lived there,” said Guthrie of Spain, where he spent time in five different cities in the north of the country during his mission between 1998 and 2000. “I have a deep connection to the people and to the culture.” ...On ..read more

Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images This is a BAD roster. Mike Trout played his first full season in 2012, and little did he know that would be one of three winning seasons he would enjoy over the next 12 years, with just one playoff series - a loss to the Royals in 2014 - to show for it. The Angels are almost certainly not going to have a winning season this year, especially now that Trout is out for several months after knee surgery. The Angels have put mediocre teams around Trout before, but this year the roster is just flat out awful. The team has been poor at drafting and developing t ..read more

Gifted or cursed? A couple of weeks ago I caught a social media post about the former Royal Adalberto Mondesi, a guy who I’d forgotten about. Out of sight, out of mind. The post itself just rehashed most of the thoughts and feelings we had towards Mondesi while he was a member of the Royals – the inconsistency, the injuries, the seemingly perpetual disappointment of unrealized talent. What really caught my attention was the comment section. I was surprised that people were still so bitterly polarized over Mondesi. I’ve never met Mondesi. He always seemed like a good kid, and when you’re my ag ..read more

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Another baseball season is about to start. Brady Singer clamped down after a rocky opening to his 100th career start: Considerable turnover in recent years has put Kansas City in position to compete in 2024, but one constant has been Singer. “I was surprised, in a good way, to [learn that] he’s the 26th Royal to [make 100 career starts],” manager Matt Quatraro said pregame on Wednesday. “When you see those numbers, that’s pretty amazing for all the games that have been played in the [56] years. It’s impressive, the longevity. I think all of those milestones ..read more

Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports This team can flush it quickly. Following last night’s UGLY loss, the Royals bounced back with a 6-4 win over the Brewers on Wednesday afternoon — completing a .500 home stand. The man on the bump with a huge responsibility of flushing last night’s defeat was Brady Singer. Two batters into the game, Milwaukee tagged him for a run — bringing back the negativity that washed over Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday. On the bright side, the offense didn’t waste time in giving him a lead to work with. After a lead-off double from Maikel Garcia and sun-aided double from Bobby Wi ..read more

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports Still got that hangover? Kansas City Royals (21-16) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (21-14) RHP Brady Singer (2-1, 2.45 ERA) vs. RHP Joe Ross (1-3, 4.65 ERA) First Pitch — 1:10 p.m. CT Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri TODAY’S LINEUP: Brady Singer heads to the mound in the deciding game of our series vs. the Brewers. pic.twitter.com/RHlR0wLLRl — Kansas City Royals (@Royals) May 8, 2024 ..read more

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Could the Royals go with another prep bat this year? The high school baseball season will soon wind down, and the Royals could be looking to take another prep player with their #6 pick. Last year they took high school catcher Blake Mitchell, who is off to a pretty good start in Low-A Columbia this year. The Royals could go that route again, according to the latest mock draft at MLB Pipeline this week. They have the Royals selecting prep player Konnor Griffin out of Mississippi with the #6 pick. This seems like the first spot a high schooler co ..read more

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports It’s so simple. John Sherman and the gang need to remember that opening the pocket book can also bring in more money, but it is more important than just money. The last series against Texas did something that the Royals have been seemingly unable to do in recent years, draw over 70,000 people to Kauffman for a weekend series. This team is much more exciting than any recent iteration and it is already starting to bring people out to the ballpark. A Texas Rangers series at the beginning of May is not the sort of set up for having most fans at a series in years, but ..read more

Photo by Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images The General loses a battle. The Royals supported closer James McArthur after he blew a save on Tuesday night. “I think it’s just (going to) talk with the pitching coaches and talk about things where maybe I am falling into bad habits,” McArthur said. “Maybe I’m falling into bad patterns. Just need to get back to getting ahead of hitters and putting guys away.” McArthur’s teammates will support him along the way. Royals starter Seth Lugo, who allowed three runs in 6 ⅔ innings against the Brewers, has experienced a similar transition operating as a re ..read more