There may not have been more of a helium name in the entire Royals farm system for 2023 than Austin Charles. The 2022 20th-round pick flashed big-time tools in the Arizona Complex League before an early season call-up to Low-A Columbia. He’s a big-bodied 6-4 shortstop with excellent speed. His lengthy arms make his swing…

The Kansas City Royals are banking on their offense taking steps forward next season. Over the second half of 2023, the offense took serious strides forward. As a result, the team has spent big in free agency to surround their young hitters with more veteran talent. You can find starting rotation projections here and outfield…

As much work as the Kansas City Royals have done to improve their starting pitching this offseason, the bullpen may be even more improved. Last season, the Royals finished the season with a 5.23 ERA among relievers. That mark ranked 29th in the league, ahead of only Colorado. By midseason, the team had started to…

The Kansas City Royals wanted to add pitching help and improve their outfield this offseason. The rotation looks to be improved by a large margin, but what’s happened to the outfield so far? The front office has added Hunter Renfroe on a two-year, $13 million contract. Tyler Gentry was added to the 40-man roster and…

Now that the Royals roster for next season has come more into focus, it’s possible to start projecting some stat lines for next year’s crop of players. It’s still only mid-December so the roster is far from settled. There are still plenty of moves on the way before we even reach Spring Training. Once Spring…

The Royals have made clear all offseason that the focus this off-season would be on pitching. The team hopes to acquire “one or two” starters to bolster their rotation, and veteran relievers to anchor a mostly young bullpen. On Tuesday, that talk turned into action. The Royals had been linked to a handful of second…

The “Offseason of Royals” continues on. Kansas City already agreed to terms with free-agent outfielder, Hunter Renfroe, on Friday morning. Not long after, news broke from ESPN’s Jeff Passan that the team is also signing free-agent RHP Michael Wacha. Wacha, a first-round pick by the Cardinals in 2012, has been a force in the big…

In the latest of what has been a rather busy week for the Royals, the team has reportedly agreed to a two-year contract with free-agent outfielder Hunter Renfroe. MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reported the news early on Friday morning. Renfroe, who turns 32 in January, has been in the league for most of seven major league…

Just an hour after opening up a 40-man roster spot, the Royals have made their selection in this year’s Major League portion of the Rule 5 draft. They’ve selected RHP Matt Sauer from the New York Yankees organization. Sauer was a prospect covered earlier this offseason in our Rule 5 Preview. He will turn 25…

The Royals selected RHP Matt Sauer in the Major League portion of Wednesday’s Rule 5 draft. A portion of the draft — the minor league portion — usually has less impact and occurs immediately after. The Royals did not lose any players in the MLB portion but did lose LHP T.J. Sikkema and INF Clay…