#Kansas City Royals

For years, the NBA and NHL have set the top of their draft orders through a lottery system. And Major League Baseball is about to do the same. The new MLB collective bargaining agreement struck ahead of the 2022 campaign called for a draft lottery beginning in 2023. The change was made to discourage tanking, as finishing with one of the worst…

You are supposed to root for your team to win the championship. I get this. For those of us blessed to root for a great team, we want to see that greatness capped off with that sweet, sweet, very pointy championship trophy. For those of us who don't have that opportunity, well, it's even better to root for the underdog, is it not? The 2023 Kansas…

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels Date: Monday, June 20, 2022 Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA TV: Bally Sports SoCal The Los Angeles Angels (32-36) welcome the Kansas City Royals (23-41) at Angel Stadium on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound are Brady Singer and Reid Detmers. Kansas City owns a slugging percentage of.365 and…

The Astros haven't even held their World Series parade in Houston yet, but 29 other MLB teams are already focused on the 2023 Fall Classic. Houston won its second title in six years by beating the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. The team is among the contenders to win it all next season, but another powerhouse organization is pinned as the…

The Kansas City Royals will host the Seattle Mariners in a three-game MLB series on Friday (September 23). Both teams are coming off wins in their previous outing, but it could be a difficult game for the Royals. Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez came out strong for the Royals in their win against the Minnesota Twins. A tight attack from the…

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The Toronto Blue Jays look to complete the road sweep of the Kansas City Royals Wednesday afternoon and continue their impressive run up the AL East standings. Meanwhile, the Kansas City Royals are just looking to climb out of last place in the AL Central. The Jays are 8-2 over their last 10 games, while the Royals are 2-8 in their last 10. Yusei…

With the acqusition of Juan Soto, the chances of the San Diego Padres to win the world series have skyrocketed. One move has elevated the shot of a World Series for a team that was teetering on the brink of success. The San Diego Padres have improved their odds with their trade to get Juan Soto and Josh Bell from the Washington Nationals. According…

The Astros haven't even held their World Series parade in Houston yet, but 29 other MLB teams are already focused on the 2023 Fall Classic. Houston won its second title in six years by beating the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. The team is among the contenders to win it all next season, but another powerhouse organization is pinned as the…

Noah Syndergaard makes his Philadelphia debut when Washington comes to town. With Washington in full tank mode, will Philly be able to cover the run line? Find out in our MLB betting picks and predictions for Nationals vs. Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies will get to see their newest teammate as former Los Angeles Angels right-hander Noah…

With the 2021 postseason around the corner, the MLB playoff picture is starting to take shape. Which team has the best odds to win this year's World Series? USA Today Sports With around a month left in MLB's 2021 regular season, teams are making a push for the playoffs. And the Boston Red Sox are one of them. Right now, the Red Sox are sitting 2.5…

MLB odds series for our Mets Cubs prediction and pick. Max Scherzer gets the call for the Mets in the split-session doubleheader at Wrigley Field, while Drew Smyly goes against him for the Cubs. Max Scherzer's year-long ERA is 2.15, but that's not the main thing you need to know about him right now. The key point with Scherzer is that since coming…

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The bill is the second piece of legislation to be introduced in Missouri this week for the new 2023 state legislative session that runs through May 12. Missouri is back on track to join the list of states with legal sports betting in the U.S. House Rep. Phil Christofanelli (R-St. Peters) sponsored House Bill 581 on Wednesday,legislation designed to…

The Cincinnati Reds have parted ways with slugger Mike Moustakas. The veteran third baseman was signed by the Reds to a four-year contract prior to the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. The signing has not worked out too well for Cincinnati, as the slugger hit for an average below.250 in each of his three seasons with the Reds and hit fewer than 10…

Tennessee baseball's Tony Vitello on how Chase Dollander is handling MLB Draft attentionTennessee baseball's Chase Dollander is projected as the potential No. 1 pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. Welcome to the inaugural MLB draft lottery. The Detroit Tigers have the sixth-best odds to land the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 MLB draft during the…

The MLB offseason is winding down as we are getting closer and closer to pitchers and catchers reporting to start another full baseball season. We have seen some big moves made across the board this offseason, as playoff teams tooled up their rosters to make another series push at a title in 2023. Here are the early World Series odds with a little…

The Toronto Blue Jays continue to try and break out of the giant shadows cast by the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in the AL East ahead of the 2023 season. While general manager Ross Atkins and president Mark Shapiro have undergone heavy criticism for not pulling the trigger in the past, they have made some solid moves this winter, ahead of a…

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals 9/21/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Minnesota Twins (73-75) will play Kansas City (59-89) in the AL Central Division at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at 8:10 PM ET. Minnesota is in 3rd place at 73-75 in the American League Central Division with a.493 team percentage and…

Following the first-ever MLB draft lottery at the annual winter meetings earlier this month, it's time for our first official 2023 mock draft! There is still a lot of time for prospects to rise and fall during the upcoming spring seasons, but this draft class has already taken shape on the strength of 2022 performances during the high school and…

Despite the Chicago White Sox stumbling to an 81-81 record last season, new manager Pedro Grifol says 2023 "is not a rebuilding year." Grifol was named manager of the White Sox on Nov. 1, replacing Tony LaRussa. "This is not a rebuilding year," White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said, via Vinnie Duber, White Sox beat writer for CHGO Sports. Grifol was…

On Wednesday night, the Kansas City Royals will be at home to face the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks beat the Royals 7-3 on Tuesday, bringing their record to 56-66. Kansas City is now 50-75 after losing another home game. "The #Dbacks threw up 7 runs in a sick win!" - Dbacks Kansas City will go with Brady Singer, who is currently sporting…

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No matter who wins the upcoming American League Championship Series, the Toronto Blue Jays or Cleveland Indians will inject the World Series with fresh blood. After winning the title in 1993, the Blue Jays went 21 seasons without a playoff berth until last year. After falling short against the Kansas City Royals in 2015, they have another chance to…

Salvador Perez and the Kansas City Royals take the field on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium against Nick Pivetta, who is projected to start for the Boston Red Sox. First pitch is set for 8:10 PM ET. The Red Sox rank sixth in MLB with a.252 batting average. The Royals have pitched to a 4.70 ERA this season, which ranks 27th in baseball. Here's…

The New Year, Volume 2023 is upon us, and that means a dual occasion to reflect upon our misfires of the year prior and look forward to our derelictions of the year to come. As it turns out, this grim ritual of inventory can also be applied to the clubs that play This, Our Baseball. The Royal We shall now do such a thing. Resolution: At least…

MLB odds series for our Guardians Royals prediction and pick. Cody Morris gets the call for the Guardians, while Zack Greinke starts for the Royals. Cody Morris has been called up and brought into the Cleveland rotation because of the injuries to starting pitchers Zach Plesac and Aaron Civale. The shorthanded Guardians are going to use Morris in a…

Salvador Perez and the Kansas City Royals hit the field on Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium against Lance Lynn, who will start for the Chicago White Sox. First pitch will be at 4:10 PM ET. The White Sox's 3.90 team ERA ranks 15th among all MLB pitching staffs. The Royals strike out just 7.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th…

MLB odds series for our Twins Royals prediction and pick. Dylan Bundy gets the ball for the Twins, while Zack Greinke goes to the hill for the Royals. Dylan Bundy has a 4.68 ERA. He has generally been a four-to-five-inning, two-runs-per-start pitcher for the Twins in recent weeks. He did get shelled in one recent September start, and he pitched a…

2022 Blue Jays Retrospective: Things go south, Charlie Montoyo takes the fall, and more Over the next few days, we'll be taking a look back at the year that was for the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto hit the "dog days" of summer in June. Emotionally derailing series' against the Yankees, Brewers, and White Sox triggered a multitude of question marks…

A new era begins with former Cardinals manager Mike Matheny taking over in the dugout and John Sherman taking over in the boardroom after buying the team from David Glass. Kansas City is eager to return to relevance after consecutive 100-loss seasons; it just won't happen this year. The Royals have a few cornerstone players - Whit Merrifield,…

The Kansas City Royals (63-93) will begin a 6-game series with the Cleveland Guardians (88-68) on Friday at Progressive Field at 7:10 p.m. ET. Yesterday's game between the Rays and the Guardians ended in a 2-1 victory for the Guardians. Their offensive leader was Oscar Gonzalez, who finished 1-for-4 with an RBI. Enyel De Los Santos earned the…

The San Francisco Giants postponed a news conference Tuesday to introduce Carlos Correa after a medical concern arose during the All-Star shortstop's physical, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the Giants have not announced publicly any…

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Sep 22, 2022; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals center fielder Michael A. Taylor (2) bats against the Minnesota Twins during the eighth inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports The New York Yankees are waiting patiently to find themselves a new left-fielder. With Michael Conforto, the last…

Tom Browning pitches for the Cincinnati Reds at Riverfront Stadium in 1991. "Mr. Perfect" is getting a final curtain call from the Cincinnati Reds. Former starting pitcher Tom Browning - known as "Mr. Perfect," thanks to his memorable perfect game in 1988 - died at his home on Dec. 19, according to the Boone County sheriff's office. Deputies had…

Chicago White Sox (16-17) vs. Kansas City Royals (12-20) May 17, 2022 2:10 pm EDT The Line: Game 1: Kansas City Royals+172 / Chicago White Sox -187; Over/Under:8 ---- Game 2: Kansas City Royals+145 / Chicago White Sox-165; Over/Under: 8.5 (Click here for latest betting odds) The Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals meet Tuesday in MLB…

WagerTalk MLB handicapper Andy Lang offers his Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays betting preview for Monday, June 6. Ross Stripling takes the mound for the Blue Jays facing off against Dylan Lynch and the Royals. Still trying to secure a Playstation 5 almost 20 months after its initial release? We know the struggle. Enter our social media…

The Philadelphia Phillies (9-2, 4-2 away) have been very good en route to their first World Series appearance in more than a decade. However, in getting back to the Fall Classic for the second time in as many years, the Houston Astros (7-0, 4-0 home) are the picture of perfection. Playing in the World Series for the fourth time over the past six…

SAN DIEGO - It was Saturday morning in Seattle, in the visitors' dugout of an empty ballpark that was ready to rock. James Click, the general manager of the Houston Astros, stood in the sunshine and considered a simple question: Who was lined up to start Game 4 on Sunday? The expectation, Click said, was that there would be no fourth game. The plan…

Heading into the 2022 MLB Draft, many expected the Kansas City Royals to go with a high school prep bat or - for those with pessimistic views - a pitcher from either the high school or college ranks. They hadn't selected a college position player in the opening round in nearly a decade, after all. There was no way that president of baseball…

The Kansas City Royals will attempt to avoid a four-game sweep as they face off with the New York Yankees in the Bronx on Sunday. It's time to continue our MLB odds coverage with a Royals-Yankees prediction and pick. The Yankees throttled the Royals 8-2 on Saturday, to improve their mark against Kansas City to 6-0 in 2022. The Bronx Bombers started…

The Pittsburgh Pirates secured the No. 1 pick in the 2023 MLB draft in the league's first-ever draft lottery on Tuesday night. Here are the remaining teams that will pick in the top 18: 2. Washington Nationals 3. Detroit Tigers 4. Texas Rangers 5. Minnesota Twins 6. Oakland Athletics 7. Cincinnati Reds 8. Kansas City Royals 9. Colorado Rockies 10.…

The Kansas City Royals are getting some new faces. And one of them has spent some time in New York. According to MLB Trade Rumors, the Royals have signed right-hander Brooks Kriske to a minor-league deal. BUY MLB TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER Kriske, a sixth-round pick of the New York Yankees in 2016, made his MLB debut…

We're a third of the way through the 2022 MLB regular season, and offense has slowly but steadily improved league-wide just in time for summer. We have a decent sample size of games and data with which to work, so now seems like a good time to analyze the futures betting odds for AL pennant, NL pennant, and World Series winners. Let's dive right…

While some thought an expanded playoff format may make room for a young Texas Rangers team to sneak its way into the postseason during the COVID-shortened 2020 season, reality had other ideas. The Rangers, who opened 2020 with 50/1 odds* to win the World Series, missed the playoffs entirely after early injuries across the pitching staff derailed…

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The Kansas City Royals headed north for their series against the Toronto Blue Jays a little bit shorthanded. Due to Canada's vaccine mandate, there were several players on the Royals regular roster, 10 to be exact, who could not play as they remained unvaccinated against COVID-19. As such, the Royals came into last night's game against the Jays…

Regardless of your outlook for 2021, there's one undeniable fact, one that is not criticism but the honest truth - the Kansas City Royals have been an awful baseball team over the last three years. The Royals lost 100 games in both 2018 and 2019, and in a pandemic-shortened season still only managed a 70-win pace in 2020. They have been poor at…

Let's take a look at three members of the Kansas City Royals organization this season: Player A: .105/.217/.105, 13.0 BB%, 21.7 K%, 4 wRC+ Player B: .159/.312/.254, 18.2 BB%, 10.4 K%, 76 wRC+ Player C: .260/.387/.531, 16.0 BB%, 10.9 K%, 144 wRC+ Player A is Ryan O'Hearn, Player B is Carlos Santana and Player C is Vinnie Pasquantino. O'Hearn clearly…