https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:29:13 +000015Royals news and analysishttps://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/vote-for-your-top-royals-prospects-r4399/Unlike other publications, Royals Keep enables all users to contribute to our top prospect rankings. Anyone with a Royals Keep account can participate and give their input on who they think should be in the Royals' top prospects list. Before you vote, you can hit our top prospects page for the late...Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:33:07 +00004399https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/mlb-power-rankings-brewers-charging-marlins-blue-jays-surprise-r4398/Cubs drop again, Giants deserve the basement for reasons beyond being a terrible on-field team.View the full articleMon, 15 Jun 2026 15:26:02 +00004398https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/week-in-review-injuries-amplify-a-tough-homestand-for-the-royals-r4396/  Week in a Nutshell  The Royals came back to Kauffman this week to face the two Texas teams from the AL West: the Rangers and the Houston Astros. After a solid stretch in Cincinnati and Minnesota, Kansas City was hoping to build on that momentum and put on a good showing back home this w...Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:52:01 +00004396https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-614-late-surges-and-slugfests-across-the-royals-farm-r4397/  The Royals' affiliates split four games on June 14. Sam Kulasingam and Daniel Vazquez each homered in a five-run seventh as Northwest Arkansas rallied but fell short. Matthew Lugo drove in three for Omaha in a high-scoring loss. Quad Cities held on behind Max Martin and Yimi Presinal, who st...Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:33:01 +00004397https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-613-werners-four-rbis-and-chourios-quality-start-lead-royals-affiliates-r4395/  Kendry Chourio worked six innings of two-run ball for Columbia, striking out four, as the Fireflies won 9-6 behind home runs from Yandel Ricardo, Hyungchan Um, and Ivan Sosa. Trevor Werner drove in five with two homers in Quad Cities' 12-6 win, and Jack Pineda homered for a 6-4 Northwest Ark...Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:26:44 +00004395https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/how-much-does-pitch-tempo-matter-for-the-royals-r4392/  When it comes to diving into different pitching metrics, pitch tempo is rarely mentioned or used. For those unaware of pitch tempo, it can be defined as follows, per Baseball Savant. A pitcher can use pitch tempo in many ways. Pitchers who opt for a faster tempo use this approach to c...Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:52:02 +00004392https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-612-toro-and-rave-go-deep-mitchell-stays-hot-in-split-r4393/  The Omaha Storm Chasers blanked Las Vegas behind home runs from Abraham Toro and John Rave, with the bullpen combining for nine strikeouts. Blake Mitchell launched a homer at each end of the Quad Cities' doubleheader, and David Shields struck out 10 over 5 2/3 innings in the nightcap win. Co...Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:33:01 +00004393https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/the-royals-are-still-waiting-for-the-isaac-collins-they-saw-in-milwaukee-r4387/For much of the season, Isaac Collins' performance has raised a difficult question. How can a hitter who continues to control the strike zone, posts solid quality contact metrics, and owns some of the strongest plate-discipline indicators of his career produce so little offensively? The a...Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:12:01 +00004387https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/will-the-real-beck-way-please-stand-up-r4389/  The Royals lost the series finale to the Rangers 4-2 on Thursday, a game delayed by two hours and twenty minutes due to rain concerns (though it never rained). Kansas City dropped the series two games to one after winning the series opener on Tuesday. A primary issue in this series, esp...Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:56:01 +00004389https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-611-late-rallies-define-royals-farm-slate-r4390/  The Columbia Fireflies erased an eight-run deficit, scoring nine unanswered runs behind home runs from Roni Cabrera and Ivan Sosa and four scoreless innings of relief from Denis Samudio in a 9-8 win. Spencer Nivens homered and doubled in a losing effort for Northwest Arkansas, while Aaron Sa...Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:08:00 +00004390https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-history/132-the-tragic-tale-of-gil-meche-r4382/Everyone knows the tragic tale of Icarus, the boy who flew too close to the sun just to fall down and meet a grisly fate. The Royals have seen a story like that happen in real life with Gil Meche, a pitcher whose stubbornness to get a complete game eventually cost him down the road. But the story o...Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:16:02 +00004382https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/the-case-for-michael-massey-to-lead-off-against-right-handed-pitchers-r4384/Over the past few weeks, the manager Matt Quatraro has been shuffling around his lineup. Maikel Garcia has not led off for the Royals since May 27, partially to place him in the heart of the batting order, and partially due to a hamstring injury. Since May 27, Quatraro has favored Carter Jensen to...Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:53:02 +00004384https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-610-royals-farm-powers-up-with-affiliates-sweeping-the-slate-r4388/  The Kansas City Royals system went 4-for-4 on the night. Matthew Lugo drove in four runs, including a homer, as Omaha topped Las Vegas 11-6. Derlin Figueroa erupted for six RBIs on two homers, capped by a grand slam, in Quad Cities' 16-10 slugfest. Jose Gutierrez carried Columbia with six in...Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:34:02 +00004388https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/jac-caglianone-is-finally-coming-into-form-r4385/  The Royals returned to Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday to begin a three-game series against the Texas Rangers, and Jac Caglianone was back in the lineup after nursing a sore shoulder for the last two games.  Safe to say, he didn't look at all injured against the Rangers in the first game of...Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:55:01 +00004385https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/minor-league-report-69-lugo-slam-stands-out-in-omaha-columbia-wins-on-wild-pitch-r4386/  Matthew Lugo crushed a grand slam in a five-run seventh as Omaha rallied but fell short. Drew Beam struck out six over 5 2/3 innings in Northwest Arkansas’ loss. Tanner Jones spun six strong frames of three-run ball for Quad Cities, while Luke Pelzer and Asbel Gonzalez each scored. Henson Le...Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:35:02 +00004386https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/hot-week-the-top-100-rookies-reign-supreme-r4383/This week’s top-five hitters from throughout the minor leagues included Douglas Hodo III, outfielder from the Frederick Keys (High-A, Baltimore Orioles); Angel Guzman, shortstop out of the Florida Coast League Blue Jays (Rookie level, Toronto Blue Jays); Tre Richardson III, shortstop with the Peoria...Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:32:29 +00004383https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-prospect-blake-mitchell-remains-an-organization-paradox-r4373/A little over a week has passed since Blake Mitchell almost single-handedly pounded Quad Cities, the Kansas City Royals’ High-A affiliate, past Midwest League rival Cedar Rapids. Mitchell slammed two homers and drove in seven runs as the River Bandits won 11-6 on May 29. Just a night later, t...Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:16:01 +00004373https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/can-kameron-misner-be-a-factor-for-the-royals-in-2026-r4381/   On Monday, the International League announced that Omaha outfielder Kameron Misner was Player of the Week after a strong series in Columbus against the Clippers, the Triple-A organization of the Guardians. In addition to five home runs, Misner also hit .417, scored eight runs, and coll...Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:02 +00004381https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/its-time-for-salvador-perez-to-take-a-smaller-role-r4377/Salvador Perez has not gotten off to the best start of the season. After 61 games played, his slash line sits at .204/.254/.345 with a 61 wRC+, all metrics dropping from 2025 to 2026. His wRC+ marks also represent the lowest among all Royals hitters and 15 points below the next-worst hitter this se...Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:14:01 +00004377https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/mlb-power-rankings-padres-red-sox-tumble-marlins-rising-r4380/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:27:01 +00004380https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/four-metrics-that-stand-out-from-the-royals-recent-seven-game-stretch-r4378/  It was a solid start to June for the Kansas City Royals. After starting the road trip with three straight losses to the Rangers in Arlington, the Royals ended up going 5-2 in a seven-game stretch against the Reds and Twins, respectively.  Instead of a traditional Week in Review, I will...Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:57:02 +00004378https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-67-columbia-routs-fayetteville-naturals-walk-it-off-storm-chasers-fall-late-r4379/  Columbia exploded for a 16-2 win behind Sean Gamble's four RBIs and Kendry Chourio's five innings, while Henry Ramos drove in five. Northwest Arkansas rallied for a 9-6 win as Carson Roccaforte's ninth-inning grand slam capped a four-RBI day, with Tommy Molsky retiring the side for the win....Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:38:01 +00004379https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-66-columbia-rallies-mozzicato-shines-in-suspended-bid-omaha-and-quad-cities-fall-r4376/  Columbia overcame an early deficit for a 6-3 victory behind Roni Cabrera and Michael Lombardi, while Frank Mozzicato fired 4 2/3 scoreless innings before Northwest Arkansas was suspended with the Naturals leading 1-0. Omaha dropped a 3-2 decision on a late home run despite Kevin Newman's two...Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:25:20 +00004376https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-draft-picks/royals-nab-complete-college-slugger-with-the-6-overall-pick-in-our-june-mlb-mock-draft-r4372/It's time to check back in with another Royals mock. The MLB Draft is just five weeks away. This class is as muddled as any I've covered, though it's plenty deep in talent. You can find our mock consensus draft board here. Let's check in on some player profiles it's currently mocking to the Royals...Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:54:02 +00004372https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/should-the-royals-have-handled-maikel-garcias-hamstring-injury-differently-r4374/  On May 30th, the Kansas City Royals experienced an injury scare, as Maikel Garcia pulled his hamstring rounding second base against the Texas Rangers.   Tests revealed a grade 1 hamstring strain for Garcia, which was relatively good news. Anything more than that would've resu...Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:57:02 +00004374