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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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The Royals could be playing for the trade deadline

Truck Day is happening later this week, and the Royals still seem to be short of what many fans hoped they’d accomplish this offseason. For those uninitiated, Truck Day is when the team loads up most of the equipment it will need for Spring Training into a truck and begins driving it from Kansas City down to Surprise, Arizona.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / February 3

Kansas City Royals News: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City is done

We’ve got a ton of Royals links for today’s Rumblings. Let’s get to it. The Royals announced yesterday that the broadcast partner for the 2026 season will not be Fanduel Sports Network Kansas City.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / February 2

Royals All-Star’s Future With Club Remains Uncertain As Contract Status Lingers

The Kansas City Royals still have unfinished business ahead of the 2026 season. Vinnie Pasquantino was the most recent to reach an agreement on a 2026 contract, signing a two-year, $11 million guaranteed deal after the sides initially failed to find common ground before the deadline.

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The 'MLB active doubles leaders' quiz

How many of the active MLB players with 300 or more doubles in their career can you name in five minutes?

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Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / February 2

Royals Owner Hints at One More Move with Spring Training Close

The Kansas City Royals are mostly set heading into 2026. The roster appears to be in much better shape than it was at the end of 2025. They've added two bats, Isaac Collins and Lane Thomas, as well as two relief pitchers in Nick Mears and Matt Strahm.

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The 20 most significant MLB Rule 5 draftees

The Rule 5 draft, held annually at the winter meetings in December, never garners much fanfare, but it has been known to yield some noteworthy transactions.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / February 2

Royals to ditch FanDuel Sports, per report

The Royals notified MLB that they will transfer their media rights to the league, rather than continue their relationship with Main Street Sports, the company that owns FanDuel Sports Kansas City, according to reporting from sports business reporter John Ourand at Puck.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / February 2

What is an offseason move this year you wish the Royals had made?

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 2

Royals Review Editor Max Rieper joins to prepare everyone for Spring Training and the World Baseball classic!

View Link In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, Jeremy “Hokius” Greco is joined by Royals Review Managing Editor Max Rieper to go over a hodgepodge of baseball news ahead of Spring Training.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / February 2

What was the best offseason in Royals history?

Spring training is around the corner, and while teams can still make some moves, the bulk of the offseason is complete. Some Royals fans may be pleased with the improvement the Royals made with the roster, while others may conclude the team failed to do enough to upgrade the outfield.

Vinnie Pasquantino News / Kansas City Royals on SI / February 2

Vinnie Pasquantino Offers Honest Thoughts on $11M Royals Extension

Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino will let the world in on anything he's thinking, and his contract situation was certainly a topic of discussion in recent weeks.

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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 / January 31

Vinnie Pasquantino Sends 7-Word Message to Royals Fans After New Deal

The Kansas City Royals have been on quite the roller coaster ride for the last few years. In fact, they've been on a bit of a roller coaster ride for over a decade.

Kansas City Royals News / MLB on ClutchPoints / January 31

Royals captain Salvador Perez makes bold Maikel Garcia World Baseball Classic prediction

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez is already setting expectations ahead of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, offering strong public support for teammate Maikel Garcia as he prepares for his international debut.

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Jarren Duran News / Kansas City Royals on SI / January 31

Royals Get Crushing Update in Jarren Duran Trade Sweepstakes

The Kansas City Royals are looking to bounce back and get to the postseason again after a disappointing season last year. Two years ago, the Royals were one of the more surprising young teams in the game.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / January 31

Royals Could Target 2 Veteran Bats to Address Key Needs in 2026

The Kansas City Royals look a lot better heading into 2026 than they did at the end of 2025. They lacked offense in 2025, but the additions of Isaac Collins and Lane Thomas should help.

Vinnie Pasquantino News / Royals Review / January 31

Royals sign Vinnie Pasquantino to two-year deal, avoid arbitration

The Royals avoided a potential arbitration hearing with first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino, signing him to a two-year deal Friday that will pay him $11 million and potentially up to $16 million with incentives, according to MLB.com reporter Anne Rogers.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / January 30

Royals Delay Big Extension, Sign Star to 2-Year, $11 Million Deal

The Kansas City Royals have a solid young core built around Bobby Witt Jr. and their loaded pitching staff. Witt is a superstar with the ability to be one of the best players of the era, but the Royals don't have much around him at the moment.

Kansas City Royals News / MLB on ClutchPoints / January 30

Vinnie Pasquantino, Royals avoid arbitration with $11 million contract

Vinnie Pasquantino was scheduled for an arbitration hearing in either February or early March. However, it appears he and the Kansas City Royals are going to avoid arbitration altogether, as the two sides agreed on a contract.

Nick Pratto News / MLB Trade Rumors / January 30

Rangers, Nick Pratto Agree To Minor League Deal

The Rangers and first baseman Nick Pratto are in agreement on a minor league contract, MLBTR has confirmed. He’ll be a non-roster invitee in spring training next month.

Kansas City Royals News / Last Word On Sports / January 28

Kansas City Royals Stadium Funding Is Now a Governance Fight

The Kansas City Royals stadium funding debate is no longer about where a new ballpark might sit. After the failed April 2024 vote in Jackson County, the conversation has shifted to governance, public financing authority, and whether voters will have any direct say in how public money is committed.

Kansas City Royals News / Athlon Sports / January 28

Perez vs Smith 2026 Fantasy Comparison

Almost all Rotisserie leagues play one of three ways: 4x4, 5x5 or 6x6. Almost all points leagues have similar scoring. Almost all head-to-head categories leagues play by something close to the Yahoo!

Kansas City Royals News / Last Word On Sports / January 27

Royals Don’t Have a Payroll Problem, it’s a Revenue Problem.

The Kansas City Royals do not fall short against teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets because of effort or heart. The Royals fall short because the revenue base that funds the roster is shrinking and unstable, and that structural problem limits payroll, player acquisition, and competitive momentum.

Kansas City Royals News / Larry Brown Sports / January 26

Royals land former World Series-winning pitcher

The Kansas City Royals are adding a former World Series winner to the team’s pitching staff. The Royals on Monday reportedly signed veteran relief pitcher Hector Neris.

Video Games News / Athlon Sports / January 26

MLB The Show 26 Won’t Feature a New Cover Star — What the Update Signals

People have been starving for MLB The Show 26 news. The kind of starving where fans refresh timelines, overanalyzing every color detail, and convince themselves a background gradient means a new game engine.

Bobby Witt Jr. News / Just Baseball / January 22

Kauffman’s New Dimensions Will Win Bobby Witt Jr. an MVP

After they achieved their first playoff berth in nearly a decade during the 2024 season, the future of the Kansas City Royals seemed very bright. They had the early makings of a good, young core that could carry them deep into October year after year, which had fans across the league very excited.

Bobby Witt Jr. News / Yardbarker / January 16

Royals' reluctance in free agent market could hinder Bobby Witt Jr.'s prime

In 1989, Mark Davis threw 92.2 innings, had an ERA of 1.85, and saved 44 games. He won the Cy Young and entered free agency looking for a big contract.

Matt Quatraro News / Yardbarker / January 5