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On YouTubeCole Ragans News / Kansas City Royals on SI / February 12
Royals' Cole Ragans Reveals Why He Turned Down Team USA Invite
Very few Major League Baseball players were fortunate enough to receive an invitation to pitch for Team USA. Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Cole Ragans was one of them.
Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / February 12
Kansas City Royals news: Mayor Lucas promises a ballpark deal in 2026
Anne Rogers writes about how Cole Ragans and Kris Bubic are focusing on staying healthy. Everything is about staying on the mound this year. “We want to be out there,” Bubic said.
Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / February 11
Royals Fans Will Love Recent American League Central Projections
Spring training is underway, and the 2026 regular season is fast approaching. The Kansas City Royals enter the year with high expectations. Although the club finished above .500 last season, it fell short of its primary goal of reaching the postseason.
The 'Live-Ball Era strikeout leaders' quiz
How many of the 36 MLB pitchers with 2,500 or more strikeouts in the Live-Ball Era (since 1920) can you name in five minutes?
25 MLB players who have the most to prove in 2026
The new MLB season brings opportunities as players head into their walk years and try to rebound from subpar performances. These 25 players stand out heading into 2026.
Kansas City Royals News / ESPN / February 11
Royals' Bubic wins arbitration; Jays' Lauer loses 
Kris Bubic won his arbitration case against the Royals and will make $5.15M, while fellow left-hander Eric Lauer lost his hearing to the Blue Jays and gets $4.4M.
Kansas City Royals News / MLB Trade Rumors / February 11
Kris Bubic Wins Arbitration Hearing
Left-hander Kris Bubic won his arbitration hearing against the Royals, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. He’ll be paid the $6.15MM salary figure he and his reps at Apex Baseball submitted rather than the $5.15MM figure submitted by the team.
Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / February 11
Royals’ Former First-Round Pick Generating Buzz Ahead of Spring Training
Spring training has officially arrived, and the Kansas City Royals are preparing for a productive stretch in Surprise, Arizona. The upcoming season carries high expectations, as Kansas City enters the year with a legitimate chance to contend for the American League Central title.
Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / February 11
What was the most miserable Royals season you endured?
Most readers here love the game of baseball and love our Royals, but there are some seasons that truly test us. The hitters can’t hit, the pitchers can’t throw strikes, the ball gets kicked around the field, and the losses pile up.
Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / February 11
What Winter Olympic sports should Royals players compete in?
The 2026 Winter Olympics are in full swing, and like many other people, I’ve gotten heavily invested in people that I did not know one week ago and sports that I don’t think about but once every four years.
The 25 greatest pitching seasons from the modern MLB era
America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.
Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / February 11
Royals Have Hidden Gem in Bullpen Waiting to Break Out
The Kansas City Royals already had a nice bullpen mix last season, and outside of lefty Angel Zerpa, that group has remained largely intact. Not only did Kansas City replace Zerpa with Matt Strahm, who projects to be an upgrade, but they could have even more firepower than fans realize.
Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / February 11
Predict the Royals Opening Day roster
Spring training always brings a mix of optimism, overreactions, and genuine roster dilemmas, especially when young players are pushing for jobs, and the front office has real decisions to make at the margins.
Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / February 11
Kansas City Royals news: 2026 season thawing in Florida, Arizona
Now is prime time for the first stab at a Kansas City Royals roster projection. David Lesky started his take over at Inside the Crown with a good layout of the process.
Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / February 11
Have the Royals done enough to win the division?
The Kansas City Royals were active in making moves toward the beginning of the offseason. They acquired some key pieces via trades. Nick Mears, Isaac Collins, Matt Strahm.
Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / February 10
Royals Lose Former 20-Win Pitcher to Cubs in Free Agency
The Kansas City Royals have one of the more exciting young cores in baseball. Their team is built around superstar Bobby Witt Jr., who's quickly emerged as one of the best players in the game.
Kyle Wright News / MLB Trade Rumors / February 10
Cubs To Sign Kyle Wright To Minor League Deal
Right-hander Kyle Wright is joining the Cubs on a minor league deal with an invite to big league camp, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The CAA client is looking to make it back to the majors for the first time in three years.
Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / February 10
What Royals spring training storyline is most important?
We’re trying a new series at Royals Review, a daily mid-day question of the day to hear about your opinions on a fun or pressing question affecting the Royals or baseball in general.
Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / February 10
Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA projects a Royals division title
Computers are objective, uncaring, inanimate objects using input and variable to spit out output, stats, and projections. The Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm (PECOTA) system devised by Baseball Prospectus doesn’t “hate” any team.
Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / February 10
Royals Predicted to Sign $5.9 Million Infielder Away From Angels
The Kansas City Royals have a lot of talent to be excited about this season. They're one of the better young teams in the league this season, but they're coming off a disappointing year.
Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / February 10
What to know about Royals spring training in 2026
Football is over, the weather in Kansas City is spring-like, and today we can say one of the sweetest sentences you can hear in February. No, it’s not
Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / February 10
Royals Arms Race: Ranking the Rotation as Spring Training Begins
In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco welcome the return of baseball with a wide-ranging discussion that blends spring training excitement, roster analysis, and the broader culture surrounding the game.
Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / February 10
Royals' Disappointing 5-Year Veteran Projected to Miss Opening Day Roster
Spring training isn't a tune-up for many of the Kansas City Royals' pitchers this season -- it's an all-out battle to earn a spot on the roster. After
MJ Melendez News / Field Level Media / February 9
Reports: Mets signing OF MJ Melendez
The New York Mets are signing free agent outfielder MJ Melendez to a one-year contract worth $1.5 million with an additional $500,000 in incentives, according to multiple reports on Sunday.
MLB News / Yardbarker / February 8
Mets take a chance on former Royals prospect MJ Melendez
The New York Mets are taking a low-cost flier on a former top prospect who may simply need a change of scenery.
Luke Maile News / MLB Trade Rumors / February 6
Royals Re-Sign Luke Maile To Minor League Deal
The Royals announced that they have brought back catcher Luke Maile via a minor league deal. The Meister Sports Management client also receives an invite to big league camp in spring training.
Luinder Avila News / Just Baseball / February 3
Luinder Avila Is the Most MLB-Ready Arm in the Royals’ System
The Kansas City Royals’ rotation was one of baseball’s best in 2025, ranking sixth in fWAR and seventh in starters’ ERA league-wide. Impressively, they achieved this without much help from 2024 All-Stars Cole Ragans and Seth Lugo, who combined for just 2.6 fWAR in 2025 versus 9.6 the year prior.
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