We were close to finalizing our new player spotlight series. Then, the Royals traded pitching prospect David Sandlin to the Boston Red Sox for right-handed relief pitcher John Schreiber to help bolster their bullpen even more. Schreiber has posted a 3.58 ERA with 165 strikeouts over 143.1 innings during his five-year career.  Schreiber didn’t start…

There is no better story in sports than a comeback story. A level of empathy and respect wells up in an audience watching a player straighten their winding course. There is something significant about a story that experiences hardship and difficulty. It draws the audience in a way that a smooth-sailing success story never could.…

Final Score: KC 4 | TEX 5 Overall Spring Record: 0-1 Daniel Lynch IV: The best part of day one of spring training was seeing Daniel Lynch IV back on the mound. The lefty threw one scoreless inning. He worked around a leadoff walk to Marcus Semien. He had his fastball working from 91-93 mph.…

The Super Bowl is officially behind us which means one important thing: it’s time for baseball. This week, pitchers and catchers will report, followed by the first Cactus League games next week. What’s the schedule look like for Spring Training? Take a look at some key upcoming dates for the Royals below. February 13: Pitchers…

According to Anne Rogers of MLB.com, the Kansas City Royals have signed catcher Austin Nola to a one-year deal. Nola was just released by the Milwaukee Brewers today. Nola has options and is under team control until 2025. The complete financial details of the contract are still unknown.  The five-year veteran backstop is coming off…

The Kansas City Royals and Quick Trip have announced a new multi-year partnership to put a Quick Trip logo patch on Royals players’ jerseys. The Royals will wear the new Quick Trip logo on all players’ jerseys for all the Spring Training and regular season games in 2024.  The MLB started to allow sponsor patches…

The Kansas City Royals have struggled to develop starting pitching for the better part of two decades. More recently this could be characterized best by the struggles of the 2018 draft class. Before that, it was early round failures such as Ashe Russell and Nolan Watson. For many reasons, the franchise simply hasn’t been able…

As the Kansas City Royals gear up for spring training, the spotlight is on Michael Massey, the incumbent second baseman, who is facing high expectations and a formidable challenge. Despite a potentially promising spring training, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that veteran Adam Frazier is set to dominate the second base position for a significant portion…

Steven Zobac burst onto the prospect scene in 2023 when he struck out the first six batters he faced. Then he struck out the next four he faced. Over his first seven professional innings, he allowed one hit, one walk, and struck out 18. He was a college product taking on Low-A hitters, and it…

Luca Tresh fell far in the 2021 MLB Draft. To the 17th round, in fact. The Kansas City Royals used their savings from drafting Frank Mozzicato early to ink Tresh to a $423,000 signing bonus. The NC State product quickly found his way onto the team’s top 30 rankings. 2021 was a small sample, making…