#KC Royals

Welcome back to Kings of Kauffman's KC Royals Projections series for 2022. Between now and Opening Day, our writers are analyzing how various Royals performed last season and predicting how they might fare this year. Next up is Nicky Lopez. When Nicky Lopez had a bad 2021 Spring Training-he hit just.118-he was assigned to begin his season in the…

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…

As it turns out, the Kansas City Royals can't even win when it comes to losing as a potential top-five pick turned into a pumpkin. MLB has the most convoluted draft in sports and decided to add another layer with this year's MLB Draft Lottery. To combat tanking, the first 18 picks in this year's draft were put into the hands of chance. The Royals,…

Well, that was certainly something. The Kansas City Royals went through as many ups and downs in their first series as one could expect. The Cleveland Guardians have owned the Royals the past few seasons so being able to get out of the first set of the year with a split isn't disastrous, but it is disappointing after Kansas City took the first two…

Feel free to forgive yourselves if you find MLB All-Star Game voting just a bit confusing. This seasons' balloting is a multi-phase affair with more than one deadline and, as always, doesn't result in the selection of a complete roster. And although voting remains incomplete for several more days, one thing is certain for the KC Royals and their…

The Kansas City Royals' offseason is expected to consist of a few external additions, but not everyone thinks Kansas City is a very appealing place for free agents to land. In a recent article on Bleacher Report, Zachary D. Rymer published B/R's ranking of all 30 MLB clubs as free agent destinations. Three factors - resources, contention timelines…

No member of the KC Royals is getting talked about more than top prospect Bobby Witt Jr. Could the team's most promising prospect in over a decade win the AL Rookie of the Year honors in 2021? MLB.com has submitted their bold predictions for every team this year and for the Kansas City Royals, their bold prediction relates to Bobby Witt Jr. , who…

Play Ball! WagerTalk MLB handicapper Andy Lang offers his KC Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Opening Day betting preview for Thursday, April 7. The Guardians owned the Royals last season, winning 14 of 19 games in the head-to-head season series. Can Kansas City reverse that trend with a home win on Opening Day? Stay on top of the latest MLB updates…

If the name Tyler Anderson doesn't ring a bell, try this. Think back to a Pittsburgh evening early last season, then a late August afternoon in Seattle when Anderson, first with the Pirates and then with Seattle, pitched his only two games against the KC Royals in a six-year career. The lefthanded Pirate starter held the Royals in check for six…

Missouri state lawmaker Dan Houx doesn't see the Kansas City Chiefs leaving Missouri. He's even more confident they won't leave Missouri for Kansas. Kansas launched retail and online sports betting through state-operated casinos on Sept. 1 under legislation passed last May. That law puts a 10 percent tax on operator revenue, with the majority of…

Wednesday evening sees the Chicago White Sox take on the Kansas City Royals at the Guaranteed Rate Field at 7:10 p.m. EDT. This American League Central clash sees the third- and fourth-placed teams go head-to-head in a late push for playoff qualification. The home side is currently third in the conference with a record of 63-66 but have recently…

The Kansas City Royals' 2022 season has been just about everything but productive, although rookie infielder Bobby Witt Jr. is far from the reason why. Despite that, some folks still believe he didn't live up to expectations in his debut campaign. In an article on MLB.com, columnist Will Leitch published a piece spotlighting one player on every…

Deputy Editor for Pickswise. Lover of all US sports and Southampton FC. The dog days of the MLB season are here as the playoff races heat up. With that comes another full slate of baseball from coast to coast on Thursday. And what better way to celebrate than by going for a big payday? That's right, we're back with another mega parlay with a payout…