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Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports How many years of “bad luck” before we take luck out of it? Your grandkids may not believe it, but there was a time when Ryan O’Hearn looked like a potential cornerstone for the next winning Royals team. No no, it’s true. He came up in 2018 and hit 12 homers in 44 games and slugged almost .600. He worked walks. He even hit two triples. But alas, … [Read more...] about 2020 Season in Review: Ryan O’Hearn

MFW there are tacos | Minda Haas Kuhlmann Free tacos! At Kings of Kauffman, Shawn Bauman assesses the Royals’ overall hitting and it is not pretty: Hitting coach Terry Bradshaw has been with the organization for two decades and is well-respected. Since being named to his current role, however, he has overseen the worst three-year stretch of traditional statistics in … [Read more...] about Royals Rumblings – News for October 21, 2020

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports It’s go time! Tyler Glasnow vs. Clayton Kershaw. Rays in 6! … [Read more...] about World Series Game 1 Thread

Bryce Harper #3 and Alec Bohm #28 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrate after Bohm hit a walk off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the tenth inning against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park on September 3, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies defeated the Nationals 6-5 in extra innings. | Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Fewer long extra innings … [Read more...] about The extra innings rule is good, actually

Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports Fans also predict the Rays to win it in six. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts (formerly known as SB Nation Fanpulse), a survey of fans across MLB. Each week, we send 30 polls to plugged in fans from each team. Royals fans, sign up HERE to join SBN Reacts. The World Series is here, and we asked SB Nation Reacts fans who they thought would win the … [Read more...] about SBN Reacts: Fans are rooting for the Rays to win the World Series

In this week’s KC Royals Midweek Musings, we’re talking Nicky Lopez, the minor leagues, job openings and other good things. Some KC Royals Midweek Musings while wondering how long it will be before someone suggests bringing back Terrance Gore: Nicky Lopez.  I was pondering Nicky Lopez’s offensive ineptitude recently when a story I wrote about Salvador […] KC Royals Midweek … [Read more...] about KC Royals Midweek Musings: Nicky Lopez and more

The Kansas City Royals won’t have Alex Gordon in left field next year and it looks like Franchy Cordero will be tasked with replacing him. Alex Gordon called it a career and the Kansas City Royals have to figure out who will be patrolling left field now that he’s off to retirement. According to Jeffrey […] Kansas City Royals: Franchy Cordero looks to be favorite in left field - … [Read more...] about Kansas City Royals: Franchy Cordero looks to be favorite in left field

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports What can Brad Keller expect to get in a contract extension right now and should the Royals even offer it? The Royals have a pitcher who is about to enter his age-25 season who has pitched three full seasons and has been above average (at least by ERA) in all three of them. He’s actually been at least 40 percent above league average in that … [Read more...] about Evaluating and Extending Brad Keller

Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Are you ready for a series? Of the World? Royals Rumblings - News for October 20, 2020 Alec Lewis writes about the progress prospect Nick Pratto made this year. Stepping into the box, Pratto started to trust his mechanics. He no longer labored over his leg position or elbow drop or hand pressure. To focus on matching angles from an approach … [Read more...] about Royals Rumblings – News for October 20, 2020