https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/page/15/?d=1enhttps://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/why-the-royals-should-sign-quirky-submariner-tyler-rogers-r3976/In 2002 (the first-year reliable data from Fangraphs is available), the average fastball velocity of all MLB pitchers was 89.0 mph. Driven by training enhancements, exercise science, scouting emphasis and changes in pitch design, it has consistently increased over the years. Last season, it stoo...3976Sat, 06 Dec 2025 12:55:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/how-and-why-the-royals-may-need-to-trade-kris-bubic-r3973/The Kansas City Royals currently live in the enviable position of having “excess” starting pitching. As you may have heard, though, “You can never have too much pitching”. The Royals certainly clung to this old adage during the 2018 MLB draft when they selected pitchers with their first five pic...3973Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:38:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/yes-hes-expensive-but-why-the-kansas-city-royals-should-sign-bo-bichette-r3969/In February of 2024, the typically small market-minded Kansas City franchise committed to the richest contract in franchise history when they signed Bobby Witt Jr. to an 11-year, $289 million contract. At an AAV of $26.25 million per season, the signing represented a commitment not just to Witt...3969Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:50:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/examining-trade-possibilities-between-red-sox-royals-cole-ragans-kris-bubic-jarren-duran-more-r3971/Despite recently trading for Sonny Gray, the Red Sox still have notable holes in their rotation. Both Kutter Crawford and Patrick Sandoval will be returning from long-term injuries, and Tanner Houck is still recovering from Tommy John surgery. There have been many reports that the Red Sox and Ro...3971Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:17:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/why-the-royals-shouldnt-sign-cody-bellinger-r3974/Getting a productive outfield bat seems to be priority number one for JJ Picollo and the Kansas City Royals front office. After all, they ranked last in outfield fWAR, according to Fangraphs, and he's been open to the media about possibly trading from their starting pitching depth to get the out...3974Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:50:02 +0000