The Royals are known to be evaluating the trade market for outfielders, with president of baseball operations J.J. Picollo recently signaling a willingness to trade from his rotation depth to bring in some outfield help.
The Royals have made it known they are pursuing an outfielder at this week’s Winter Meetings. It is a thin free agent market, and a report by Ken Rosenthal suggests they may look to add two outfielders – one via free agency, and one through a trade.
The 2014-15 Royals will forever be remembered for their amazing postseason runs. But how many players from those teams will receive induction into the Royals Hall of Fame?
For the Royals, aside from free agency, the biggest part of the offseason occurs on December 9, which is the penultimate day for the Winter Meetings in blustery Orlando.
When the Kansas City Royals' season ended, not a single person was left wondering what this team needed to improve for next year. The Royals got the worst offensive production from their outfield of any team in Major League Baseball, and in spite of that, they managed to finish with an 82-80 record.
The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.
The Winter Meetings are underway, and the Kansas City Royals have some very important work to do. They need a bat to boost their offense after missing the playoffs in 2025.
After doing some light buying at the trade deadline over the summer in order to keep themselves in contention, the Royals have some interest in reuniting with two of the rental bats they brought on board back in July.
The Kansas City Royals have a lot of young pitching depth on their roster that they can trade from to land a bat to boost their offense. The offense was what let them down in 2025 and caused them to miss the postseason.
Anne Rogers has a Winter Meetings preview. The trade market seems the most likely way for the Royals to find those bats they need. They are willing to part with the biggest area of depth: Pitching.
The Kansas City Royals missed out on the MLB playoffs in 2025, finishing with an 82–80 record. However, there is still reason for optimism heading into next year, especially with Bobby Witt Jr.
The Kansas City Royals may not be itching to trade Kris Bubic this winter, but they'd certainly do it for a big outfield bat. Bubic had his long-awaited breakout this year, pitching to a 2.55 ERA in 20 starts after entering spring training without a guaranteed spot in the rotation.
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.
I didn’t realize until I went to a Nippon Professional League game in Japan just how much sports fashion is a thing here in the United States. Walking the streets there, you don’t see a whole lot of NPB merch being worn.
The Royals head into the 2025 Winter Meetings in Orlando next week knowing exactly what stands between them and a postseason berth: a more potent offense.
The Kansas City Royals will be an interesting team to watch in next week's Rule 5 Draft, which takes place on Wednesday at the winter meetings in Orlando.
This week on the Royals Rundown Podcast, hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco bring listeners up to speed on the latest around the Kansas City Royals.
The Kansas City Royals put together a very disappointing 2025 season. They won 82 games, but missed the playoffs as a result of their offense underperforming.
The more the offseason kicks into gear, the more obvious it's become that the Kansas City Royals aren't going to be true big-game hunters. Early in the offseason, there were whispers about the Royals going after Cody Bellinger, Alex Bregman, and Kyle Tucker.
The Kansas City Royals have been in need of a bat for quite some time, and there are plenty of options available on the trade market. The Royals can essentially be ruled out of the mix for any of the top free agents such as Kyle Tucker and Alex Bregman.
Kansas City has the pieces. Kansas City has the space. The question is whether Kansas City has the will. Two hitters grinding inside a cage created a ripple through Royals fans for one reason.
The Kansas City Royals made an exciting decision by hiring Mike McFerran as an assistant pitching coach. This addition reflects their commitment to establishing a strong pitching identity, which they have developed over the past two seasons.
Salvador Perez inked a two-year, $25 million extension with the Kansas City Royals in early November, keeping him with the franchise through the 2027 season.
Major League Baseball got its first taste of Jac Caglianone last season. Now Kansas City Royals general manager J.J. Piccolo is hoping for a longer, more improved look from the regarded prospect in 2026.