Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images Baseball is international. Today marks the beginning of a new international signing period, as teams will welcome fresh-faced young players - mostly from Latin America - into their organizations. The international market can be a crapshoot - teams are gambling on teenagers who are barely old enough to drive in the … [Read more...] about The best international signings in Royals history
Royals expected to sign one of the top shortstops in international signing market
Peter Aiken-Imagn Images It’s International Signing Day and the Royals have brought another class for 2025 The start of the international signing period for 2025 has begun. Many players have agreed to sign with teams, but today is officially the day they can make those contracts official. 2025 is a bit different as pitcher Roki Sasaki is available to sign. Having him … [Read more...] about Royals expected to sign one of the top shortstops in international signing market
Royals Rumblings – News for January 14, 2025
Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images It’s prospect list season! MLB Pipeline writes about the top international prospect in each farm system. Royals: Yandel Ricardo, SS (No. 8) There’s something to be said for catcher Ramon Ramirez, who has gone from a $57,500 signing to a powerful catcher at 19. For now, we’ll lean on last year’s big international signing in … [Read more...] about Royals Rumblings – News for January 14, 2025
Would you invest in a player’s earnings?
Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/MLB Photos via Getty Images Finlete will let you “buy stock” in a player’s future earnings. Several companies have shown up recently that take a new approach on investing in Athletes. BLA signs them to their own portfolio, so it is run like a venture capital fund (think shark tank) that only invests in young athletes aspiring to be top end … [Read more...] about Would you invest in a player’s earnings?
The best hitter at Kauffman Stadium the past five years is a free agent – should the Royals sign him?
Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Should the Royals pursue Joey Gallo? When I started exploring potential free agents the Kansas City Royals might target with less than a month until pitchers and catchers report, the usual suspects came to mind. Outfielder Anthony Santander seemed like a great fit, especially with reports suggesting he might settle for a short-term deal … [Read more...] about The best hitter at Kauffman Stadium the past five years is a free agent – should the Royals sign him?