https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:39:20 +000015Royals news and analysishttps://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/mlb-power-rankings-padres-blue-jays-move-into-top-12-mets-have-life-r4615/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:11:02 +00004615https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/the-contradiction-of-nick-loftin-r4613/There is an interesting difference that seems to divide Nick Loftin’s profile into two types of hitter: the positive one, when he comes to the plate with runners in scoring position, and the negative one, when he has the challenge of getting on base with the bases empty. Loftin, who is having the b...Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:57:00 +00004613https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-913-royals-arms-set-the-tone-across-the-farm-r4614/  Tanner Jones and Jordan Woods combined for 7 2/3 scoreless innings as Quad Cities shut out Dayton, with Blake Mitchell driving in a run. Sam Kulasingam singled home Connor Rasmussen in the ninth to give Northwest Arkansas a walk-off win, and Shane Panzini and Caden Monke combined for six str...Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:30:01 +00004614https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-912-late-homers-and-steady-bullpens-in-a-two-game-night-r4612/  Omaha dropped a 5-1 decision at Indianapolis despite four scoreless relief innings from Hunter Owen, Lucas Erceg, and Matt Moore, who combined for seven strikeouts and no walks. Lucas Braun struck out seven in four innings. Northwest Arkansas lost 8-4 to Tulsa after Felix Arronde allowed sev...Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:28:28 +00004612https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/carter-jensen-is-showing-hes-a-long-term-star-for-the-royals-r4610/  On Saturday, the Royals lost 5-1 to the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. While Kansas City lost its 83rd game of the season, there was a glimmer of hope in the defeat: rookie Carter Jensen hit his 24th home run, which tied Bob Hamelin for the Royals' rookie home run record.    I...Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:58:02 +00004610https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-911-velasquez-leads-a-strong-pitching-night-in-two-royals-losses-r4609/  Vince Velasquez led the Royals system with six scoreless innings for Omaha, allowing three hits with no walks and six strikeouts. In Northwest Arkansas, Brandon Johnson and Tyson Guerrero combined for 4 1/3 scoreless innings and seven strikeouts behind starter Steven Zobac. Drew Waters had t...Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:50:53 +00004609https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-910-omaha-rolls-quad-cities-grinds-northwest-arkansas-comes-up-short-r4608/  Omaha shut out Indianapolis 8-0, with John Means and Hunter Patteson combining for seven scoreless innings and Carson Roccaforte doubling twice and Luca Tresh driving in two. Quad Cities beat South Bend 3-1 as Kendry Chourio struck out six over 4 1/3 innings and Emmanuel Reyes earned a ticke...Fri, 11 Sep 2026 03:25:43 +00004608https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/craig-kimbrel-can-still-help-the-royals-if-you-work-around-his-limitations-r4604/It has been a long time since Craig Kimbrel stopped being one of the best closers in Major League Baseball. He is 38 years old, has 17 seasons of experience, and has been on five different teams over the past two campaigns. He made his debut with the Kansas City Royals on August 12 and did not allo...Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:17:02 +00004604https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/is-austin-charles-ready-for-his-breakout-as-a-prospect-r4606/   The Quad Cities River Bandits won game one of their Midwest League playoff game against the South Bend Cubs 8-3.   While David Shields and the River Bandits bullpen provided a stellar performance on the mound, the real star of the game was shortstop Austin Charles. The 22-y...Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:50:02 +00004606https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-99-royals-farm-arms-steady-in-a-pair-of-losses-r4607/  Drew Beam turned in a quality start for Northwest Arkansas, allowing three runs over six innings with five strikeouts, but the Naturals fell 10-1. Omaha lost 9-1 at Indianapolis, though Luke Little, Matt Moore, Ben Sears, and Lucas Erceg combined for 4 1/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpe...Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:14:00 +00004607https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/hot-week-the-top-100-high-a-double-a-lead-the-way-r4605/As two of the minor-league affiliate seasons wind down, players in the middle affiliates stole the show.View the full articleWed, 09 Sep 2026 14:30:02 +00004605https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/mlb-power-rankings-cubs-closing-on-top-3-mets-royals-slide-r4603/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:15:02 +00004603https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/shields-up-the-royals-best-pitching-prospect-has-made-huge-strides-in-2026-r4600/All eyes of the Kansas City Royals’ player development staff had to be on Peoria, Illinois, last Thursday night. It was there that David Shields, one of the club’s hottest prospects, had a chance to pitch High-A Quad Cities into a Midwest League playoff spot, and the loop’s West Division second-hal...Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:59:02 +00004600https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-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 appea...Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:30:02 +00004602https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-96-kulasingams-eight-rbi-headline-a-big-night-across-the-royals-system-r4601/  Sam Kulasingam drove in eight runs, and Justin Johnson added five as Northwest Arkansas piled up 29 hits in a 24-4 rout, and Felix Arronde earned the win while Steven Zobac struck out four over two hitless innings. Jordan Woods struck out five in relief, and Jackson Cleveland closed out Quad...Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:51:28 +00004601https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-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 pre...Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:52:02 +00004599https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-95-velasquez-naturals-bats-carry-royals-farm-r4598/  Vince Velasquez allowed one unearned run over six innings with seven strikeouts as Omaha beat St. Paul 6-1, and Alejo Lopez drove in four. Northwest Arkansas collected 13 hits in a 10-3 win at Arkansas, where Justin Johnson had three hits and scored four times, and Frank Mozzicato struck out...Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:12:58 +00004598https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/can-angeibel-gomez-be-a-franchise-changing-prospect-for-the-royals-r4597/   When evaluating prospects in the Dominican Summer League, take players and their metrics with a grain of salt. After all, these are teenagers playing professionally for the first time, and the move from the DSL to the Complex League or full-season affiliated ball may be one of the toughest...Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:48:02 +00004597https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-94-late-rallies-lift-omaha-and-quad-cities-r4596/  Jacob Berry's sacrifice fly in the tenth pushed Omaha past St. Paul 3-2, backed by hitless relief from Carlos Duran and Ethan Bosacker. Quad Cities scored three in the ninth to win 6-4 on Nolan Sailors' two-run single, with Kendry Chourio allowing one run to start. Spencer Nivens had three h...Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:32:14 +00004596https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-93-beam-and-williams-set-the-tone-on-the-farm-r4595/  Drew Beam struck out nine over eight innings as Northwest Arkansas beat Arkansas 4-1, and Zachary Cawyer added a scoreless inning for the save. Henry Williams matched him with six scoreless innings in Omaha's 7-1 win, backed by home runs from Gavin Cross, Brett Squires, and Carson Roccaforte...Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:31:02 +00004595https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-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 th...Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:16:02 +00004593https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-pitchers-of-the-month-august-2026-r4594/   After highlighting the top hitters in the Royals farm system in August in my most recent post, I will now focus on the best pitchers in the Royals farm system from last month. This was an intriguing month for arms in the Royals' system, as some under-the-radar ones stepped up and had s...Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:51:02 +00004594https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-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 Camer...Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:50:03 +00004590https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-91-fireflies-pile-on-naturals-fall-at-the-wire-r4592/  Columbia backed Shane Van Dam and Michael Braswell III with 13 runs at Myrtle Beach, and Quad Cities rode Jordan Woods' six strikeouts and Blake Mitchell's ninth-inning single past Peoria. Northwest Arkansas led 5-3 before Augusto Mendieta took a walk-off loss, and Omaha scored twice as Tony...Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:59:25 +00004592https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/hot-week-the-top-100-its-triple-as-turn-r4591/We're rotating through affiliate levels, and this week Triple-A hitters stole the show.View the full articleTue, 01 Sep 2026 15:15:02 +00004591