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Kansas City Royals: Vibrant Offense Has Distracted Starting Pitching Shortcomings

Jun 2, 2020

Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Kansas City Royals' rebuilding efforts are generally met with optimism. This derives from their young, electric offense. At the same time, that aspect of their ballclub has distracted from the weakness that...

The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Kansas City Royals

Quinn Allen

Apr 7, 2020

Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Aside from 2014 and 2015, the last decade has been dreadful for the Kansas City Royals. Their Cinderella run in 2014 ended in a World Series defeat by the hands of the San Francisco Giants. But the following ye...

Rebuild in Kansas City Will Be Royally Long, Ugly

Tom Dorsa

Sep 14, 2017

Kansas City Royals, Opinions & Predictions

Over the past few years, the Kansas City Royals have been perhaps the most fascinating and intriguing team in Major League Baseball. They have never been the most powerful team at the plate, but their exception...

Royals Fans Have Seen It All

Eric Kabakoff

Jun 16, 2016

Baseball History, Kansas City Royals

The nature of baseball fandom is often fickle. Team wins, gets more fans. Team loses, has fewer fans. There’s a subset in that mix of “true fans,” the ones who suffer through losing seasons and who wouldn’t kno...

2016 Fantasy Baseball Bullpen Previews: American League Central

Nick Mariano

Mar 2, 2016

American League Central, Fantasy

CLEVELAND INDIANS Closer,Setup Man,Relievers of Interest Cody Allen, Bryan Shaw, Jeff Manship Cody Allen is one of the better closers available, posting sub-3 ERAs with plus strikeout stuff each of t...

Looking at Salvador Perez’s Reconstructed Deal

Josey Curtis

Mar 2, 2016

Headlines

The Kansas City Royals and perennial All-Star catcher Salvador Perez have agreed on a contract extension that will keep him a Royal through the 2021 season. Just over four years ago in late February of 2012,...

Dodgers Sign Reliever Louis Coleman to a Major-League Deal

David N. Wilson

Feb 19, 2016

Breaking News, Los Angeles Dodgers, Transactions

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed reliever Louis Coleman, who released by the Kansas City Royals on February 3, 2016. So thankful for the @Royals and the opportunity they gave me. I am also very excited for new...

Where Can the White Sox Bullpen Improve? Not Saves but Shutdowns

Casey Boguslaw

Feb 16, 2016

Chicago White Sox, Features, Pittsburgh Pirates

Jonah Keri at Grantland (RIP) pleaded to the baseball world to get rid of the “save” statistic four years ago, yet it still remains as prominent as any other statistic in baseball. Keri had a replacement in min...

World Series Preview: Mets vs. Royals

Patrick Brewer

Oct 27, 2015

American League, American League Central, Features, Headlines, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, New York Mets

On Tuesday night, at 8pm Eastern, the New York Mets are set to face off against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Game One of the 2015 World Series. While the Royals are returning to the World Serie...

RECAP: Blue Jays Offense Gets it Goins in Toronto

Dustin Saracini

Oct 20, 2015

Headlines

Ryan Goins may have taken ownership for a pivotal error to cost the Blue Jays game two of the ALCS, but at least 50,000 people forgave him tonight. He made sure of it. With runners on second and third, Goins...

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