https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/page/29/?d=1enhttps://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/royals-acquire-isaac-collins-and-nick-mears-from-brewers-r3997/Even with the travel week, the Royals front office continued to work, maybe forgetting to take the weekend off. Late on Saturday afternoon, the Royals sent enigmatic lefty reliever Angel Zerpa to the Milwaukee Brewers. In return, the received right-handed reliever Nick Mears and utilityman Isaac...3997Sun, 14 Dec 2025 01:13:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/how-does-the-maikel-garcia-extension-mold-the-royals-offseason-plans-r3995/On Friday, the Royals made some big headlines in the baseball world, as Jeff Passan reported that the Kansas City Royals had agreed on a five-year extension with third baseman Maikel Garcia. Royals MLB.com writer Anne Rogers finalized the details of Garcia's deal, which totaled $57.5 m...3995Sat, 13 Dec 2025 03:52:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/royals-sign-long-term-extension-with-maikel-garcia-r3994/On Friday afternoon, news broke from multiple sources, national and local, that the Kansas City Royals and third baseman Maikel Garcia have agreed to a five-year, $57.5 million extension with an option that could push it to six years and $85 million.  2025 was a huge breakout season for the...3994Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:49:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/examining-trade-possibilities-between-royals-cardinals-brendan-donovan-noah-cameron-lars-nootbaar-more-r3989/There have been many reports suggesting that the St. Louis Cardinals are open to trading Brendan Donovan. On December 7th, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch discussed the latest information on Donovan. The Cardinals have made it clear they are willing to trade veterans Nolan Arenado a...3989Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:56:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/royals-sign-lane-thomas-to-one-year-deal-r3993/After missing out on Mike Yastrzemski (who opted to sign a two-year deal with the Atlanta Braves), the Royals acquired some much-needed outfield help on Thursday night. According to Will Sammon of The Athletic, Kansas City signed free-agent outfielder Lane Thomas to a one-year, $5.2 million deal...3993Fri, 12 Dec 2025 02:21:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/foster-griffin-could-be-a-sleeper-free-agent-reliever-for-the-royals-r3991/Priority number one for Royals GM JJ Picollo has been acquiring a couple of outfielders to boost the lineup in 2026. He made that clear in many interviews during the Winter Meetings in Orlando this week, pointing out that they would hit the free-agent and trade markets this winter to accomplish...3991Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:48:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/four-player-takeaways-from-matt-quatraros-winter-meeting-press-conference-r3986/The Winter Meetings are in full swing, and that has included managers holding press conferences this week. These press conferences allow managers to reflect on the past season, while also looking forward to the 2026 campaign, with pitchers and catchers reporting in a few months.   ...3986Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:45:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/royals-bullpen-internal-options-regression-risks-paths-forward-for-2026-r3984/In my last article, I examined the unusual case of Tyler Rogers (Why The Royals Should Sign Quirky Submariner Tyler Rogers). As discussed there, while Rogers may be an outlier because of his unorthodox mechanics, it is not typically a good strategy to rely on pitchers who lack swing-and-miss stu...3984Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:12:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/luis-robert-jr-could-be-the-outfielder-the-royals-need-r3983/The MLB Winter Meetings began on Monday, and the hot stove was heating up, with plenty of rumors swirling about the Royals and the transactions they may make this week. According to Ken Rosenthal, the Royals are interested in acquiring two outfielders this offseason: one through free agency and...3983Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:47:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/why-the-royals-shouldnt-trade-for-dodgers-slugger-teoscar-hernandez-r3980/On December 4, Ken Rosenthal and Patrick Mooney reported in The Athletic that the Dodgers are listening to trade proposals for Teoscar Hernandez. Should the Royals consider a move for Hernandez? It isn’t a secret that the Royals need help in the outfield, ranking last in outfield fWAR, according...3980Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:35:38 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/why-the-royals-should-sign-lefty-killer-rob-refsnyder-r3979/The Kansas City Royals need help in the outfield in 2026. Thankfully, Royals GM JJ Picollo has made that a priority, and it wouldn't be surprising if Kansas City made some noise at the Winter Meetings next week to pursue that much-needed addition in the outfield. Many big names have been li...3979Sun, 07 Dec 2025 12:53:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/why-the-royals-shouldnt-sign-harrison-bader-to-fix-their-outfield-offense-r3977/One thing most Royals fans should be accustomed to hearing about is budget restraint. And while John Sherman has shown some willingness to fork over cash to players, 2026 is already looking tight in the budget department. With current salary expectations and the assumption that the team will not...3977Sat, 06 Dec 2025 12:55:02 +0000