Jac Caglianone hits his first Triple-A home run!
David Lesky wonders if the team has been unlucky with runners in scoring position.
Their .232 average with RISP since April 21 (that was an off day, but I went back to that) ranked ninth-worst in baseball. Their .265 xBA wanked 11th-best. Their .350 SLG ranked eighth-worst in baseball. Their .401 xSLG ranked 18th, which still isn’t great, but it’s not horrific. Their .269 wOBA ranked fifth-worst. Their .313 xwOBA was still toward the bottom, but way better. All of this is to say that, yes there have been deficiencies, but some of it should bounce back over time to get more toward the expected numbers. They went 8 for 18 with runners in scoring position yesterday. That’s a .444 average and they had a .667 SLG. Maybe that’s a start.
Craig Brown marvels at the start from Kris Bubic.
Another one of the ways Bubic has turned himself into a dominant starting pitcher is that he’s bought into the mantra of pitching coaches Brian Sweeney and Zach Bove to “raid the zone.” Prior to the arrival of Sweeney and Bove, Bubic was throwing a first-pitch strike just 56 percent of the time. Since the 2023 season, that has bumped to 63 percent.
I note that because in Monday’s start, Bubic didn’t begin by throwing first-pitch strikes. In fact, he didn’t deliver a first-pitch strike until the sixth batter of the game, Casey Schmitt, lined an elevated four-seamer to left for the final out of the second.
An uncharacteristic Bubic start to the game, but it didn’t cause any issues because the way he was locating and mixing his pitches kept San Francisco hitters off balance the first time through the order.
Jaylon Thompson writes that Royals players are really into Call of Duty.
“It’s good because we play and communicate better as teammates,” Garcia said. “We became close, like family. Last year, when we had (Adam) Frazier here, we had a team dinner.”
Blair Kerkhoff writes about what happened to the baseball from the final outs of the two Royals championships.
The Royals officially release reliever Chris Stratton.
Jac Caglianone hits his first Triple-A home run.
Jac Caglianone has his first Triple-A home run and it flew 410 feet ‼️ pic.twitter.com/GSteNRzIK5
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Kevin O’Brien has three questions going into the Twins series.
With Sam Long beginning a rehab assignment, Caleb Moody at Kings of Kauffman wonders if he still has a spot in the bullpen.
The Rockies are off to the worst 50-game start since 1895.
Robert Hassell II scores a walk-off run in his MLB debut with the Nationals.
Red Sox reliever Liam Hendriks calls out some vile social media posts.
Ronald Acuña Jr. will make his season debut fo the Braves tonight.
Wrigley Field will reportedly host the 2027 All-Star Game.
Which teams might be early trade sellers?
Rhys Hoskins is enjoying an offensive resurgence.
How to pull the ball to the opposite field.
Former big leaguer Darin Ruf sues the Reds for a career-ending injury he suffered to an uncovered tarp roller.
Kansas basketball brings back Jacque Vaughn as an assistant coach.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins his first NBA MVP.
The U.S. runs its first space weather preparedness drill.
Some homeowners are ditching manicured lawns for a wild look.
The best one-hit wonders of the 2000s.
Your song of the day is Gang of Four with Return the Gift.