https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/page/2/?d=1enhttps://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/five-royals-relievers-trying-to-earn-their-spot-on-2027-roster-r4573/The Kansas City Royals have been on a hot streak, winning eight straight games, including all seven at home last week against the Athletics (four games) and Tigers (three games). The Royals' playoff chances remain slim at 57-74, with Fangraphs putting their odds at 0.1%. That said, it's been exc...4573Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:50:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/the-case-for-tyler-tolbert-being-in-the-royals-2027-plans-r4566/Seven months from now — March 27, 2027, to be precise — the Kansas City Royals will open their 2027 season by hosting the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium. How different from this season’s underperforming, injury-riddled roster that day’s team will look remains to be seen, but the disappointm...4566Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:52:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/week-in-review-are-the-royals-back-in-the-postseason-hunt-r4570/   Week in a Nutshell  After taking two of three in Anaheim last weekend, the Royals returned to Kauffman Stadium for their final homestand of August. And what a homestand it was. The Royals won every game on this homestand and outscored the A's and Tigers by a combined 23 runs. T...4570Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:53:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/anatomy-of-a-save-kimbrel-records-first-as-a-royal-r4569/      The Kansas City Royals may be the hottest team in baseball right now, which is wild to say for a team sitting in last place in their division. On Saturday, they won their seventh straight game, their sixth game on this homestand, and their second in a row against the Tigers....4569Sun, 23 Aug 2026 11:55:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/how-michael-massey-is-thriving-by-making-less-contact-r4562/There are many doubts we can have around a baseball hitter, and one of the ones that creates the most expectations usually appears when he manages to erase one of his main problems at the plate. No matter how much he manages to distance himself from his historical inconsistencies, we remain atte...4562Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:54:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/have-injuries-really-affected-the-kansas-city-royals-in-2026-r4565/  On August 18th, Dan Szymborski, the creator of ZiPS, penned an article on Fangraphs about which teams have been affected the most by injuries and IL stints this season. Lucas Shaefer broke down the piece and the data Szymborski presents on Diamondcentric today.   Now, it's...4565Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:54:00 +0000