Welcome back to Kings of Kauffman’s offseason update series. Like many other FanSided baseball sites, we’ll be using this format regularly to keep fans up to date on what the KC Royals are, and aren’t, doing to improve the club. So, keep a close eye on this space.  Little, if any, relief from the KC […] KC Royals Hot Stove News: Jordan Lyles, more of same - Kings of Kauffman - Kings of Kauffman - KC Royals News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

There is no sugarcoating the 2022 season Brad Keller turned in for the KC Royals. He had his moments, but too few of them, and must be spending baseball’s winter searching for answers. Some will cherry-pick isolated improved numbers and peripherals to convince fans that Keller’s season wasn’t really bad, but those shiny objects were […] Grading the 2022 KC Royals: Brad Keller’s bad season - Kings of Kauffman - Kings of Kauffman - KC Royals News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

Friday evening’s news, reported by FanSided MLB Insider Robert Murray (Twitter link) among others, that Boston had DFA’d former KC Royals star Eric Hosmer, was the kind of juicy tidbit that immediately caught Kansas City fans’ attention and evoked thoughts of a possible reunion. After all, Hosmer remains a symbol of the franchise, a hero of the […] Why the KC Royals might think about Eric Hosmer - Kings of Kauffman - Kings of Kauffman - KC Royals News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

The KC Royals have been candid about their offseason free agent spending plans. Unless they re-sign Zack Greinke for more than the $13 million he made last season, possibly the only way he returns considering the club’s public pronouncements that they want him back and the strong market for starting pitchers, they won’t be writing […] KC Royals Free Agent Hunt: Help from the Halos? - Kings of Kauffman - Kings of Kauffman - KC Royals News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

The 2021 baseball season ended with KC Royals fans eagerly anticipating the major league debut of Nick Pratto, a hot-hitting minor league first baseman who proved after a disastrous 2019 season (.195 in High-A) that he really was a dangerously good hitter by slashing .265/.385/.602 with a .988 OPS, 36 homers, and 98 RBIs in […] Grading the KC Royals: The good and bad of Nick Pratto - Kings of Kauffman - Kings of Kauffman - KC Royals News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

Welcome back to Kings of Kauffman’s offseason update series. Like many other FanSided baseball sites, we’ll be using this format regularly to keep fans up to date on what the KC Royals are, and aren’t, doing to improve the club. So, keep a close eye on this space.  What to do when the KC Royals […] KC Royals Hot Stove News: Trades, signings, more - Kings of Kauffman - Kings of Kauffman - KC Royals News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

Some rumors circulating around the KC Royals might have good chances of bearing fruit. Others do not. Count hints the club might trade Salvador Perez among them. Yes, and despite the fact they should be self-squelching, rumors and speculation are out there among the offseason chatter and splatter. But don’t worry. The Royals aren’t trading […] KC Royals Rumors: Is a monster move in the cards? - Kings of Kauffman - Kings of Kauffman - KC Royals News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

Hindsight isn’t necessary to demonstrate why the KC Royals shouldn’t have given Hunter Dozier a $25 million contract before the 2021 season began. The deal was a bad idea at the time, a move the club never should have made. Sure, hitting 26 homers, driving in 84 runs, tying for the big league lead in triples […] Grading the 2022 KC Royals: The $25 million man - Kings of Kauffman - Kings of Kauffman - KC Royals News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

The Winter Meetings ended Wednesday, but the fireworks the gathering of top baseball executives generated weren’t over before the clock struck midnight. The late evening brought reports that Xander Bogaerts is leaving Boston for San Diego. No major leaguers, however, left the KC Royals on Day Four and, save for a minor league Rule 5 Draft […] KC Royals Winter Meetings Tracker: Expectations met - Kings of Kauffman - Kings of Kauffman - KC Royals News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more

If the KC Royals intend to make any major news during Day Three of the Winter Meetings, they’ll have to do it well after the San Diego dinner hour. Evening fell on the California city hosting baseball’s annual get-together with Kansas City not doing something many hope they would, and doing another many expected them […] KC Royals Winter Meetings Tracker: Day 3 update - Kings of Kauffman - Kings of Kauffman - KC Royals News, Rumors, and Fan Community ..read more