Welcome back to Kings of Kauffman’s offseason update series. Like many other FanSided baseball sites, we’ll be using this format regularly to keep fans up to date on what the KC Royals are, and aren’t, doing to improve the club. So, keep a close eye on this space. Little, if any, relief from the KC […] KC Royals Hot Stove News: Jordan Lyles, more of same - Kings of Kauffman - … [Read more...] about KC Royals Hot Stove News: Jordan Lyles, more of same
Grading the 2022 KC Royals: Brad Keller’s bad season
There is no sugarcoating the 2022 season Brad Keller turned in for the KC Royals. He had his moments, but too few of them, and must be spending baseball’s winter searching for answers. Some will cherry-pick isolated improved numbers and peripherals to convince fans that Keller’s season wasn’t really bad, but those shiny objects were […] Grading the 2022 KC Royals: Brad Keller’s … [Read more...] about Grading the 2022 KC Royals: Brad Keller’s bad season
Why the KC Royals might think about Eric Hosmer
Friday evening’s news, reported by FanSided MLB Insider Robert Murray (Twitter link) among others, that Boston had DFA’d former KC Royals star Eric Hosmer, was the kind of juicy tidbit that immediately caught Kansas City fans’ attention and evoked thoughts of a possible reunion. After all, Hosmer remains a symbol of the franchise, a hero of the […] Why the KC Royals might think … [Read more...] about Why the KC Royals might think about Eric Hosmer
KC Royals Free Agent Hunt: Help from the Halos?
The KC Royals have been candid about their offseason free agent spending plans. Unless they re-sign Zack Greinke for more than the $13 million he made last season, possibly the only way he returns considering the club’s public pronouncements that they want him back and the strong market for starting pitchers, they won’t be writing […] KC Royals Free Agent Hunt: Help from the … [Read more...] about KC Royals Free Agent Hunt: Help from the Halos?
Grading the KC Royals: The good and bad of Nick Pratto
The 2021 baseball season ended with KC Royals fans eagerly anticipating the major league debut of Nick Pratto, a hot-hitting minor league first baseman who proved after a disastrous 2019 season (.195 in High-A) that he really was a dangerously good hitter by slashing .265/.385/.602 with a .988 OPS, 36 homers, and 98 RBIs in […] Grading the KC Royals: The good and bad of Nick … [Read more...] about Grading the KC Royals: The good and bad of Nick Pratto