https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/page/5/?d=1enhttps://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/how-does-nick-loftin-fit-with-this-royals-roster-in-2027-r4602/  Nick Loftin has emerged as one of the key Royals' players during a rough 2026 season.  After failing to accumulate more than 188 plate appearances in a season from 2022 to 2024, the 2020 compensation round pick (No. 30 overall) has set career highs in games played as well as plate ap...4602Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:30:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/seth-lugo-is-having-the-worst-stretch-of-his-career-his-fastball-is-at-the-center-of-his-collapse-r4599/It's hard to find a worse decline than Seth Lugo’s since July: in 17 starts, he has the highest ERA (6.24) among qualified starters, the third-worst xFIP (4.78), and the second-lowest LOB% (61.1). That is only a summarized part of the problem. The worst part is that Lugo has become increasingly...4599Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:52:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/kansas-city-royals-hitter-of-the-month-august-2026-r4593/August provided some hope and positivity for the Royals, and it ended up being the first winning month of the season. The Royals finished August 16-11, which included a 16-game stretch where they went 13-3, including a nine-game win streak.  With a winning month, there were multiple hitters...4593Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:16:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/kansas-city-royals-pitcher-of-the-month-august-2026-r4590/  August was a month that the Royals saw improvement across the board. It was the first month of the season where the Royals had a winning record (16-11) and a positive run differential (+13). The month was filled with strong pitching performances, but no player stood out as much as Noah Ca...4590Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:50:03 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/the-adjustment-that-is-changing-nate-pearson-in-kansas-city-r4586/Nate Pearson is 30 years old and is in his sixth season in the major leagues. He has pitched for four teams, has an 11-7 record and a 4.66 ERA with -0.2 bWAR in his career — the fWAR has handled his efforts better, placing him at a clean zero. In 2024, the Blue Jays trusted his right arm and gav...4586Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:58:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/royals-september-call-ups-which-players-are-options-for-roster-expansion-r4585/The last two weeks of Royals baseball have been a lot of fun. The team has won 13 of 15 games since August 13. The starting lineup has been mostly restored to what was expected for Opening Day (Maikel Garcia notwithstanding). A starting pitching staff decimated by injuries has been really good...4585Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:52:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/week-in-review-we-need-to-talk-about-seth-lugo-r4587/   Week in a Nutshell  The Kansas City Royals continued their hot play on the road, as they took four of six on this most recent road trip. It wasn't exactly an easy slate, as they faced off against the Blue Jays and Guardians, two teams in a better position for a Wild Card playof...4587Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:32:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/michael-wacha-is-saving-his-best-stuff-especially-with-the-four-seamer-for-last-r4582/The Royals took two of three from the Blue Jays in Toronto this week. Although their nine-game winning streak ended, a 10-2 Sunday win in the series finale helped Kansas City win its 12th game in its last 14 contests. Joel Penfield of KC Sports Network and I discussed that series and the Royals'...4582Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:56:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/its-time-for-the-royals-to-consider-a-jac-caglianone-extension-r4579/Jac Caglianone is in the midst of his breakout season for the Royals. 2025 was not the start that the Royals imagined when they called up the 2024 first-round draft pick. In his rookie campaign, he slashed .157/.237/.295 with a 47 wRC+ and a -1.6 fWAR. This season, he is much improved to a slash...4579Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:50:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/what-happened-to-carter-jensens-power-decline-r4576/After an explosive start to his second year with the Kansas City Royals, Carter Jensen’s power has been considerably limited over the last two months of the season. Jensen has just one home run in his last 56 plate appearances, and his OPS has plummeted to .508 over that span. After posting a 10...4576Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:11:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/should-randy-dobnak-be-part-of-the-royals-plans-in-2027-r4578/  The Kansas City Royals' nine-game winning streak finally came to an end on Wednesday night, as they lost to the Blue Jays 3-0.   The Royals had their chances in this one, but they left eight runners on base and went 1-for-5 with runners in scoring position. That's not going...4578Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:58:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/how-did-jac-caglianone-find-the-sweet-spot-to-take-his-hitting-to-another-level-r4568/Looking at Jac Caglianone’s stats page on FanGraphs is an absolute delight, even if at some point you lost hope that he had enough talent to make an impact as a hitter in the major leagues. His debut last year with the Kansas City Royals was plagued by inconsistencies and only a few flashes of h...4568Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:54:02 +0000