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Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / December 10

Royals GM Sends Message To Prospective Cole Ragans Trade Suitors

One could make an excellent case that Cole Ragans' season being derailed was the number-one reason the Kansas City Royals missed the playoffs. Yes, the Royals were still top-five in runs allowed across Major League Baseball this year.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / December 9

Kansas City Royals news: Cole Ragans not likely to be traded

Anne Rogers writes the Royals aren’t likely to deal Cole Ragans. “It would be really difficult for us to trade Cole,” general manager J.J. Picollo said Monday.

MLB News / Boston Red Sox on SI / December 7

Red Sox Insider Floats Explosive 3-Player Cole Ragans Trade With Royals

The Boston Red Sox's rotation could be a finished product, or it could be set up perfectly for another blockbuster. Having traded for Sonny Gray and Johan Oviedo, the Red Sox have perhaps a dozen rotation options for the upcoming season.

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Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / December 5

Royals Could Send Cole Ragans To AL East Contender In Potential Blockbuster Trade

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.

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MLB News / Kansas City Royals on SI / December 3

Red Sox-Royals Trade Buzz Continues To Gain Traction

The Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox look like natural trade partners this offseason, though that is of course no guarantee of any deals going down.

MLB News / Boston Red Sox on SI / December 1

Red Sox Should Offer This 4-Player Trade Package For Royals' Cole Ragans

In case anyone's forgotten, Cole Ragans is absolutely spectacular. The Kansas City Royals' ace finished fourth in American League Cy Young voting last year before a shoulder injury limited him to just 13 starts and a 4.67 ERA this season.

MLB News / Royals Review / December 1

If the Red Sox want Cole Ragans, they need to pay a hefty price

Yes, we’ve already covered the trade rumors about the Royals and Jarren Duran. But one thing that has persistently been raised in the rumor mill since mid-season is that the Red Sox want Cole Ragans to be a part of a deal in which they’d give up Duran.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / December 1

Kansas City Royals news: Are the Red Sox interested in Cole Ragans?

Alex Speier at the Boston Globe writes about Boston’s pursuit of Cole Ragans. For teams that are in the market for high-end starting pitching and willing to deal big league talent to get it, the Royals represent one of the most interesting potential trade partners of the offseason.

Kansas City Royals News / MLB on ClutchPoints / November 13

Royals star a hot trade candidate who could be moved, but it’s not Cole Ragans

With the GM Winter Meetings going on, plenty of rumors involving free agency and the trade buzz are kicking around. The San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals traded pitchers earlier in the week, with Mason Black going to KC and Logan Martin going to SF.

Athletics News / Field Level Media / September 28

Royals aim to finish '25 over .500 in finale vs. Athletics

The Kansas City Royals won't return to the playoffs for a second straight year, but they still have a goal in mind heading into their season finale on Sunday afternoon against the Athletics in Sacramento, Calif.

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MLB News / Field Level Media / September 22

Royals visit Angels seeking a miracle

Six games out of the final American League wild-card spot with six games to go, the Kansas City Royals are still mathematically alive in the playoff race but in need of a minor miracle.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 18

Royals Urged To Trade For Outfielders After Lackluster 2025 Season

The Kansas City Royals are falling out of postseason contention, and fast. Even after a win over the Seattle Mariners in Cole Ragans' return from the injured list, the Royals are 76-76 and seven games back in the American League Wild Card race.

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Kansas City Royals News / Inside The Diamonds / September 17

Kansas City Royals Roster Moves 9/17/2025

The Kansas City Royals play the middle game of their three-game series with the Seattle Mariners tonight. The Royals dropped the opener 12-5 and fell to 5-9 in September, averaging 3.8 runs per game while allowing 4.9 runs per game.

Seattle Mariners News / Seattle Mariners on SI / September 17

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Kansas City Royals News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 16

Cole Ragans' return too late for spiraling Royals

The Royals will reinstate left-hander Cole Ragans from the 60-day injured list on Wednesday.

Kansas City Royals News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 13

Royals’ Cole Ragans gets ‘fantastic’ injury update before Sunday bullpen

The Kansas City Royals are one of many teams chasing the final American League Wild Card spot. However, Royals manager Matt Quatraro could get a big boost to his pitching staff soon.

Kansas City Royals News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 6

Key starter on comeback trail as Royals seek playoff spot

Cole Ragans is set to begin a rehab assignment on Sunday, with a scheduled two-inning start planned with Triple-A Omaha.

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Kansas City Royals News / Athlon Sports / July 6

Royals Announce Cole Ragans News After Missing One Month

Cole Ragans is in his fourth major-league season and third with the Kansas City Royals. The Texas Rangers selected the left-hander in the first round of the 2016 MLB Draft, and after undergoing two Tommy John surgeries in the minors, he made his big-league debut in 2022.

Kansas City Royals News / Field Level Media / June 18

Royals' Cole Ragans told to rest for four weeks

Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro announced Wednesday that All-Star starting pitcher Cole Ragans won't throw for four weeks in an effort to calm his mild rotator cuff strain.

Kansas City Royals News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 12