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As night settled on San Diego and Day Two of baseball’s Winter Meetings Monday, the KC Royals maintained a low public profile and unsurprisingly didn’t make any moves. That left only rumors, speculation and projections about Kansas City and its present and former players for KC fans to ponder. So, let’s ponder. Things remained silent Monday […] KC Royals Winter Meetings … [Read more...] about KC Royals Winter Meetings Tracker: Day 2 update

Unlike KC Royals prospects Vinnie Pasquantino, Nick Pratto, and MJ Melendez, no spotlights were trained on Nate Eaton when the 2022 minor league season began. Even the most dedicated students of Kansas City’s farm clubs probably weren’t paying much attention to him. The fact Eaton wasn’t generating any serious fanfare was of his own doing. […] Grading the 2022 KC Royals: The … [Read more...] about Grading the 2022 KC Royals: The versatile Nate Eaton

Baseball’s offseason centerpiece, its annual Winter Meetings, got underway Sunday evening in San Diego with the election of Fred McGriff to the Hall of Fame. No other significant news broke from the first of the Meetings’ four days, but if past is prologue, that will soon change, and KC Royals fans are waiting to see […] Winter Meetings: Any blockbusters for the KC Royals? - … [Read more...] about Winter Meetings: Any blockbusters for the KC Royals?

The KC Royals have made some significant moves this week by hiring what could be the foundation of their pitching for years to come. Thursday, they hired Brian Sweeney away from Cleveland to replace fired Cal Eldred as their pitching coach. And Saturday afternoon, in a story appearing on the club’s official website, MLB.com KC […] KC Royals: Club appears ready to hire pitching … [Read more...] about KC Royals: Club appears ready to hire pitching assistant

For KC Royals infielder Nicky Lopez, 2021 was a full season in the big leagues only because Adalberto Mondesi’s series of injuries, the first of which occurred late in spring training and rescued Lopez from the demotion to Omaha he’d just received, assured his presence on the roster for the entire campaign. What Lopez did […] Grading the 2022 KC Royals: Infielder Nicky Lopez - … [Read more...] about Grading the 2022 KC Royals: Infielder Nicky Lopez