The Kansas City Royals have multiple areas to address on their roster ahead of the 2027 season. One area, in particular, has needed improvement for the past couple of seasons.
In my last installment of “Playing Picollo,” I made a series of trades to reshape the Royals’ roster, leaving me with about $40 million to spend in free agency.
Congrats to the Milwaukee Brewers on winning their first championship! The offseason is officially upon us, and brother, the Royals have some work to do.
The Royals new stadium will have a new food and beverage provider. Here are some important offseason dates for the Royals. Royals catching prospect Brooks Bryan is off to a great start in the Arizona Fall League.
We are back discussing free-agent bullpen options, and this time around we will discuss the "best of the rest" bullpen option for the Royals. If the Adrian Morejon, David Bednar, or Evan Phillips sweepstakes go away from the Royals, it is nice to have backup options, and the free agent market has some intriguing options available.
As the Arizona Fall League continues, so do the standout performances from some of the Kansas City Royals’ top prospects. Several Royals prospects have showcased their skills, including both position players and pitchers.
The 2026 Royals rotation had an interesting year where they had a ton of perceived depth, until they didn't due to various injuries hitting them. One of the only mainstays in the rotation, however, was Noah Cameron, who put together one of the more interesting seasons in baseball.
One of the Kansas City Royals' top pitching prospects, left-hander Justin Lamkin, is being recognized for an impressive performance in the Arizona Fall League.
The Arizona Fall League features several Kansas City Royals prospects this year, and some have been performing at a high level. Royals No. 2 prospect Angeibel Gomez has been showcasing his skills.
Veteran catcher Jorge Alfaro was released by the Royals, per his MILB.com transaction tracker. Alfaro spent the 2026 season in the minors with Kansas City.
The Kansas City Royals have an intriguing offseason ahead. On the latest episode of “Royals Pipeline,” hosts Jared Perkins and Kevin O’Brien discuss potential trade candidates, internal options and the top performers in the Arizona Fall League.
Right-hander Alec Marsh has elected free agency from the Kansas City Royals, according to the MiLB transaction log. The move follows the Royals outrighting Marsh, along with fellow right-handers Alex Lange, Mason Black, Connor Seabold, and Easton McGee, to Triple-A Omaha on October 22.
Entering the 2026 World Series, Christian Yelich, the sixth among active players with the most games without appearing in a World Series, made history right away in his Fall Classic debut on Friday night.
Once a team comes up with its projected salary for all of its arbitration-eligible players, it will begin a tender analysis to simply determine: “Are we comfortable guaranteeing Player X this much money?” If the answer is yes, the player will be tendered a contract prior to the mid-November Tender Deadline.
The Royals assigned left-hander Luke Little outright to Triple-A Omaha, according to the MLB.com transaction tracker. The log indicates that Kansas City technically designated him for assignment on Monday, though the team never announced the move.
On the surface, the 2026 Kansas City Royals‘ season has been a huge disappointment. That’s in sharp contrast to how things were feeling just two years ago.
The Kansas City Royals entered the 2026 season in hopes of writing the wrongs of the 2025 season and recapturing the euphoric feeling they felt the year prior in their surprise run to the ALDS.
The Chicago White Sox lost an opportunity to clinch the third American League wild card, a playoff spot and a chance to move into first place in the Central Division with a 5-4 loss at the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.
There are still questions surrounding the White Sox: Can they hold on to a playoff berth, and can they prove that the 2026 season is more than a flash in the pan? Otherwise, they may end up sharing the same fate as the 2003 Royals.