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.
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.
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.
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.
It would be hard to win a defamation or libel case based on subjective player rankings, but the Kansas City Royals might be thinking about taking "The Shredder" in front of a jury.
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.
The Kansas City Royals are one of the best young teams in baseball. They have young talent all over the field, so it wouldn't be surprising to see them get better with each passing year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
With spring training starting soon, Anne Rogers gives her Opening Day roster prediction. Outfielders (4): Isaac Collins, Kyle Isbel, Jac Caglianone, Lane Thomas The Royals will have a ton of outfielders in camp this spring, but it’s pretty clear that Collins will play left and Isbel will play center.
The Kansas City Royals have a lot more talent on their roster than many give them credit for. This talent was on full display as the Royals surged into the postseason in 2024, but their high came crashing back to earth last year, as they missed the postseason.
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.
Baseball is all about probabilities, and that theorem also applies to prospects trying to become big leaguers. All players in professional ball have talent, of course; it’s just that the competition level is so high and the margin for error so thin that there is a chance of failure for just about everyone.
Anne Rogers writes about the tragic death of former Royals outfielder Terrance Gore at the age of 34. “The fans were almost waiting for him and [Jarrod Dyson] whenever someone got on,” Royals president of baseball operations and general manager J.J.
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.
The Mets have agreed to a one-year deal with MJ Melendez, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post. It’s a $1.5MM pact that includes $500K in incentives.
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.
Vinnie Pasquantino steadily developed into an integral component of the Kansas City Royals lineup over the past couple of years. The left-handed slugger posted the best campaign of his four-year MLB career in 2026, while setting personal milestones in nearly every major batting category.
The Kansas City Royals continue shaping their long-term core this offseason, and recent contract extension discussions drew unexpected attention Tuesday.
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.