The Hot Stove is lit. Baseball’s free agent and trade markets opened Sunday, the annual General Managers Meeting, where big moves are occasionally made ahead of next month’s Winter Meetings and KC Royals GM J.J. Picollo is hopefully hunting new talent, begin today, and predictions of transactions big and small are beginning to crowd baseball […] This free agent decision should … [Read more...] about This free agent decision should be easy for the KC Royals
Left field again a trouble spot for the KC Royals
For years, eight-time KC Royals Gold Glove winner Alex Gordon owned left field. No catch seemed too difficult for him, no runner safe from his amazing arm. All good things come to an end, though, and they did for Gordon when he retired following the COVID-shortened 2020 season. It took a three-team trade between the […] Left field again a trouble spot for the KC Royals - Kings … [Read more...] about Left field again a trouble spot for the KC Royals
Grading the KC Royals: Slugger Vinnie Pasquantino
Hungry for new blood capable of energizing a team searching for respectability, fans of the KC Royals longed for the big league debuts of Bobby Witt Jr. and Nick Pratto as baseball made the transition from lockout to spring training last March. They’d sought Witt since the club made him the second overall pick in […] Grading the KC Royals: Slugger Vinnie Pasquantino - Kings of … [Read more...] about Grading the KC Royals: Slugger Vinnie Pasquantino
Should the KC Royals really count on Nick Pratto?
He might become a star. He has a lot of power, a tool becoming increasingly important to even the KC Royals, a club historically more interested in just getting on base and moving lines than big blasts. His glove is superb. And he plays first base, a troubled position for the Royals ever since Eric […] Should the KC Royals really count on Nick Pratto? - Kings of Kauffman - … [Read more...] about Should the KC Royals really count on Nick Pratto?
Grading the 2022 KC Royals: Reliever Amir Garrett
Soon after the MLB lockout officially ended March 10, the KC Royals began making moves. They issued a slew of spring training invitations to promising non-roster players, including Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino, who ultimately had exciting rookie seasons, and signed a few little-known free agents. Not until six days later, though, did the […] Grading the 2022 KC Royals: … [Read more...] about Grading the 2022 KC Royals: Reliever Amir Garrett