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Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Is Alex Bregman out of reach for the Royals? Kevin O’Brien at Royals Reporter looks at Steamer projections for Royals pitchers. Steamer is high on Ragans to produce another stellar campaign in 2025. In 32 starts and 193 IP, Ragans will generate a 3.52 ERA, 19 QS, a 27.1% K%, an 18.1% K-BB%, a 1.24 WHIP, 3.52 FIP, and 3.8 fWAR. Thus, … [Read more...] about Royals Rumblings – News for December 2, 2024

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Get. On. Base. One of the oldest adages in baseball is that it’s a game of failure at the plate. Take shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., who won the batting crown this year with a .332 average. Even that means he “failed” more often than not. Yet no one would call Witt’s 2024 campaign a failure—in fact, he just succeeded more than most of his … [Read more...] about What makes a successful MLB leadoff hitter in 2024 (and why the Royals care)

Royals Review editor Matthew LaMar joins Jeremy “Hokius” Greco and Jacob Milham on today’s episode! The trip talk about Hokius’ latest article and dives deeper into why they cannot wait for the Kansas City Royals and 2025. Plus, the Los Angeles Dodgers made waves this past week with two more big-money deals featuring deferred money. Is this a good or a bad thing for MLB at … [Read more...] about Royals Rundown: Matthew LaMar talks Dodgers debacle, Royals taking the right steps

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images He was darn good. The 2023 Royals starting pitching staff had a 5.12 ERA, fourth-worst in baseball. It was a revolving door of starters - 29 different pitchers made a start, although to be fair many were “openers.” Only three starters tossed at least 100 innings, and only one starter with 10+ starts posted an ERA below four - mid-season … [Read more...] about 2024 Season in Review: Seth Lugo has the deepest arsenal in baseball

Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images Could you send your best hitter up when he’s most needed? In Game 5 of the series-deciding ALDS against the Yankees, the Royals had their backs up against the wall in the seventh inning. Down 3-1, Tommy Pham smacked a two-out single to give the Royals some hope at a comeback against a tiring Gerrit Cole. Unfortunately they had their … [Read more...] about Could baseball experiment with a “Golden At-Bat”?