https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/page/23/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/core-or-out-the-door-potential-royals-trade-candidates-6-10-r3961/The Royals will look to take a huge step forward this season after finishing 82-80, missing the wild card by five games. The team has made two trades early on, acquiring two depth pieces: center fielder Kameron Misner from the Rays and pitcher Mason Black from the Giants, in exchange for pitcher...3961Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:14:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/what-would-it-take-for-kansas-city-to-trade-away-cole-ragans-r3968/Last weekend, rumors spread from the Boston Globe that the Royals may be interested in trading away Cole Ragans to the Red Sox for the right package. Royals GM JJ Picollo didn't mention Ragans specifically in his interview with Alex Speier of the Globe. Still, he did hint that they would be open...3968Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:05:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/depth-check-a-look-at-the-royals-rotation-in-2026-r3964/The 2025 Royals struggled to stay above .500, finishing the season with an 82-80 record. While there was plenty of blame to go around for failing to reach October after their successful run in 2024, little of that blame can be squared at the starting rotation. The Royals' starting five pitched t...3964Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:53:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/what-should-the-royals-catching-alignment-look-like-in-2026-r3967/The automatic ball-strike challenge system (ABS) is coming to the major leagues in 2026 after being tested in the minor leagues for the last several years. That late-inning ball that should have been a strikeout to end the game, and the era of irate managers kicking dirt over home plate may be w...3967Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:26:13 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/the-case-for-the-royals-to-acquire-adolis-garcia-r3965/The Kansas City Royals need help in the outfield if they want to return to the postseason in 2026.   According to Fangraphs, the Royals outfield ranked last in wRC+ (73) and fWAR (-1.1). The trade deadline acquisition of Mike Yastrzemski helped boost them in the last two months of play...3965Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:47:01 +0000