Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Let’s make a deal! Jaylon Thompson writes about the Royals storylines going into the Winter Meetings. The Royals have earmarked pitchers Cole Ragans, Brady Singer and Jordan Lyles in the 2024 starting rotation. There are two spots available and a wealth of internal options that include Daniel Lynch IV, Kris Bubic, Alec Marsh and Angel Zerpa, among others. The starting rotation is a point of uncertainty. The Royals would like to pursue a front-line starter to pair alongside Ragans. The Star previously outlined some realistic free-agent starters that could inter ..read more

Chris Evans attends the Apple Original Films’ “Ghosted” New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on April 18, 2023 in New York City. | Photo by Cindy Ord/WireImage Listen, it’s the holidays, things are quiet, let’s talk about something non-baseball for a minute Before we dive into the list, I want to make it very clear that I have not yet seen The Marvels and if you post spoilers for it in the comments without using the spoiler tags I will immediately put you on ignore and you’ll never be able to irritate me with your comments again. Of course, spoiler warnings abound for literally ever ..read more

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Who wants to tear down Kauffman Stadium? Anne Rogers previews the Winter Meetings by highlighting Royals’ priorities. The priority for the Royals is starting pitching, and they are willing to trade for a controllable starter or commit dollars in free agency for one. They’re looking for not only a pitcher who can give them innings, but also a No. 1 or No. 2 who can help solidify the rotation. The Royals seem less likely to spend big free-agent money on a reliever, but rather to find smaller pieces like they did with Nick Anderson, who has ..read more

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Do we have to? It’s important for me to start this piece off by saying that I am generally not anti-stop gap. I have vocally defended guys like Michael A. Taylor, who receive the ire of fans when their real anger is at the organization. Taylor was a fine player for the money he received and did the job he was asked to do. That Taylor was asked to do that job is the organization’s fault, not his. Jordan Lyles is that kind of stop-gap player. The Royals entered the 2022 offseason with three young arms in Brady Singer, Daniel Lynch, and Kris Bubic potentially in the ..read more

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 23: From left, Joe Jonas , Nick Jonas and Kevin Jonas, of the Jonas Brothers announce to the fans “It’s time for Dodger baseball!” before the start of the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium on June 23, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. | Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images It’s a Spotify wrapped world out there With Spotify Wrapped dominating social media feeds at the end of every year for a few days, it’s as good a time as any to celebrate some of the best music we’ve listened to in 2023. Nowadays, most artists release a ..read more

This is our second most recent picture in the archive for the “Kansas City Royals” | Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK A surprisingly busy offseason link day and the first of our 3-part Asian Baseball Wrap Hey, some news news! The Royals hired Joe Dillon as an assistant hitting coach. Dillon, 48, spent the past two seasons as Washington’s Minor League hitting coordinator, returning to the organization after two years as the Nationals’ assistant hitting coach from 2018-19. After the Nats won the ‘19 World Series with Dillon as one of their hitting coaches, he moved on to bec ..read more

The Royals signed another toolsy, versatile infielder. Whoop-dee-freaking-doo. Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco have the Kansas City Royals updates you need! Spoiler alert: there are none, at least when they recorded the podcast. Learn what moves around the league mean for Kansas City, and why the Royals will sink further without any moves. Get a sneak peek into the pair’s writings for this week as well! You can follow the team on Twitter with Jeremy Greco at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hokius⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Jacob Milham at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JacobMilhamKC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Greg Walker at ..read more

Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images The Royals need to spend money one way or another. The Royals desperately need to improve and while J.J. Picollo says they have around $30 million coming off the books, a 106-loss team isn’t the most attractive free agent destination. The Royals could still spend, however, by taking on contracts other teams may be looking to dump. It may sound unappealing to take on another team’s trash, but sometimes a change of scenery is just what a veteran needs to jumpstart their career. In 2013, the Royals sought to improve their pitching staff, and acquired an expensive ve ..read more

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The games continue overseas. It’s time for a big international Royals roundup! Let’s start in LIDOM: Dairon Blanco has seen regular action in the outfield for Estrellas Orientales. He has made starts at all three outfield positions and hit .214/.250/.238 in 45 plate appearances. Nate Eaton has not appeared in a game since November 7 and will no longer be included in this section. Diego Hernández has played six games in center field for Gigantes since the previous roundup, going 6-22 with two doubles and a triple. In 77 plate appearances he’s hitting .243/.273 ..read more

Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Hampson has been a veteran utility player. The Royals announced they have signed veteran utility player Garrett Hampson to a one-year contract. Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports he will make $2 million. The 29-year-old is a six-year MLB veteran with the Rockies and Marlins and has hit .241/.305/.371 in 1,531 career plate appearances. Hampson spent last year with the Marlins and put up a career-best line of .276/.349/.380 in 252 plate appearances with three home runs. He played every position except first base, catcher, and pitcher. He has shown good speed in his ..read more