#Nicky Lopez

For MLB fans waiting with bated breath for the new season, there is some good news. The World Baseball Classic (WBC) is returning in 2023 and will feature a slurry of prime MLB talent. The 2023 World Baseball Classic will be played between March 8th and March 21st, 2023, at stadiums around the USA, Japan, and Taiwan. It is carefully planned to take…

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,…

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…

After finishing the 2021 campaign with a 74-88 record, the Kansas City Royals didn't make a ton of changes over the course of the offseason. With that said, there are many reasons to expect a better team to be fielded in 2022. Not only is Zack Greinke headlining a starting rotation filled with hungry youth looking to make their long-term presences…

Just being able to write about the Detroit Tigers and any sort of realistic shot at making the playoffs is so refreshing, when such thoughts have been non existent for the past five years, basically since former owner Mike Ilitch passed away. But here we are, with the much heralded prospects arriving in the major leagues and the team actually…

Highlighting today's edition of MLB player prop picks are two pitchers, one who we're backing to fan at least six Cubs, and another we're fading against a hot Texas Rangers batting order. We break it all down below. It's the first full week of action back on the diamond following the MLB All-Star game, so let's start the second half in style by…

With Opening Day right around the corner, it's important to get ahead of as many predictions as possible. At least, it's more fun that way. Think about it like this: Just a few weeks ago, we weren't sure when we might watch Major League Baseball again. Here we are after every major free-agent signing and plenty of marquee trades, with a decent look…

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 Boston Red Sox entered a four-game set with the last-place Kansas City Royals knowing it was a series they had to win. A sweep is now out of the question, as the Sox already dropped the series opener on Thursday in embarrassing fashion. Boston rallied to tie the game at three in the top of the seventh inning but the score wouldn't remain even…

There are just 24 days until Opening Day, but as spring training opens up, most teams aren't even sure who will be in their organization by then. A 99-day transaction freeze has caused teams to compress what would usually take most of an off-season into a few weeks. The Royals may have a bit more stability than other teams, hoping to improve the…

The 2022 season has not gone according to plan for the Kansas City Royals. The Royals signaled its plans to compete by signing starting pitcher Zack Greinke in the offseason and debuting the team's top prospect, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. , on Opening Day. As recently as a couple of weeks ago, the Royals' general manager, J.J. Picollo *, stated that…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Bright sunshine met the Guardians on the first day of June on Wednesday afternoon at Progressive Field. After a stormy May, which included six postponements because of bad weather, it was a welcomed sight even if the grounds crew had the tarp unrolled awaiting a cloudburst that didn't come until the final out of the game. Konnor…

The 2022 MLB trade deadline is going to be here before anyone knows it, as the August 2 cutoff doesn't leave clubs with much more time to finalize whatever trade packages they've been working on over the past several weeks. For the Kansas City Royals, they project to have as much activity at this year's deadline as just about any team in…

As the Kansas City Royals are slated to begin their Opening Day festivities later on Thursday, the team is poised for an exciting season. For better or worse, a youth movement is expected to sweep through the big-league club and shape how the year unfolds. Don't tell that to those projecting the team's record, though: Everyone is familiar with the…

Flags fly forever. The Kansas City Royals haven't had a winning season since winning it all in 2015. In fact, their only three winning seasons since 2003 were grouped in a row: 86-76 in 2013, 89-73 in 2014 and lost in the World Series, 95-67 in 2015 and won the World Series. Kansas City hasn't finished higher than fourth in any of the last four…

Today's edition of MLB player prop picks is highlighted by Jake Cronenworth, who looks to keep his scorching-hot June up against the Arizona Diamondbacks and their shaky pitching. Read more below. Let's kick off the week by trying to pick some winners in the MLB player prop market and with nine games on the diamond, there is no shortage of…

J.D. Martinez has 99 hits, and will try to notch his 100th when the Boston Red Sox (53-53) play the Kansas City Royals (41-64) on Thursday at 8:10 PM ET. The Red Sox are a favorite (-134) against the Royals (+114). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Boston Red Sox looking to Nick Pivetta (8-8), and Kris Bubic (2-6) answering…

The Royals may not be legitimate contenders in 2021, not in a division with the White Sox and Twins, but don't tell GM Dayton Moore and manager Mike Matheny. Kansas City enters the season expecting to challenge for the AL Central crown. Pitching is the division's main currency. It's also the strength of the Royals' farm system, but the big names in…

Nicky Lopez is only one hit away from his 100th of the campaign as his Kansas City Royals (62-88) face the Seattle Mariners (82-68) on Saturday at 7:10 PM ET. As the favorite, the Mariners (-180 on the moneyline to win) take the field at the Royals (+151). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Seattle Mariners looking to Logan…

The Dodgers' big blue machine jumped on Brad Keller early and cruised to a 12th consecutive win, 13-3 over the Royals on Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium. That's one win shy of the Dodgers' longest streak since moving to Los Angeles, while wearing Brooklyn uniforms in the middle game of the weekend series in Kansas City. The first seven Dodgers…

The Cleveland Guardians play the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals. Cleveland is 68-64 following its 6-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners on a Sunday. Cleveland was swept in its three-game series by Seattle and the Guardians have lost each of the last five. Cleveland has fallen into a tie for first…