In the third installment of the deep dives for the 2024 Royals season the subject is MJ Melendez. Coming off a strong second half of last year many thought a full breakout was starting. Since the first two or so weeks Melendez has been cooler than cold, ice cold at the plate. Starting with the…

It was a rough week for both sides of the ball as hitters failed to stand out and pitching struggled to keep runs from crossing the plate. The Naturals were outscored 41-20 during the series. They managed just one win with a 4-2 victory on Thursday evening. Aside from that “Thirsty Thursday” promotional game, it…

Final Score: KC 1 | TB  4 Overall Record: 34-20 Winning/Losing Pitcher W: Garrett Cleavinger (4-0 | 1.66 ERA) L: Michael Wacha  (4-5 | 4.31 ERA) S: Pete Fairbanks (5 | 4.50 ERA) Michael Wacha 6.0+ IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 7 K Look, there’s nothing else you could have asked for from Michael…

Final Score: TB 4 | KC 7 Overall Record: 34-19 Winning/Losing Pitcher: W: James McArthur (2-2, 3.80 ERA) L: Richard Lovelady (0-3, 8.38 ERA) S: Nick Anderson (1, 3.93 ERA) Nelson Velazquez 2-for-5, HR, 1 2B, 2 RBI’s Is Nelson Velazquez finally coming out of his slump? While we have no idea right now, this…

On Saturday morning, the Kansas City Royals capped off a trade with the Boston Red Sox. The trade sent RHP David Sandlin to the Red Sox in return for RHP John Schreiber. Schreiber, who won’t reach free agency until 2027, turns 30 in March and finished 2023 with a 3.86 ERA. Over his big league…

Image Credit: James Escarcega, Pasadena Star-News Ten days ago I conducted a second 2024 Mock Draft for the Kansas City Royals. Since that time, there’s been about as much movement in the consensus draft boards as you’d expect. Outfielder James Tibbs III is moving his way up some boards out there. He now looks more…

The Comeback Chasers were at it again but unlike Tuesday night, they finished the job. The Omaha Storm Chasers rallied from an 8-4 deficit in the 7th Inning and defeated the Columbus Clippers 9-8 in ten innings at Werner Park. The Clippers struck first once again, building off of last night’s victory. Daniel Schneeman started…

The Omaha Storm Chasers rallied from a 5-1 deficit to take a late lead, but it wasn’t enough as the Columbus Clippers scored three runs in the 9th to take the series opener 8-7. It was not a good start for the Chasers. The Clippers loaded the bases in the 3rd and everyone came around…

Record on the Season: 19-18 The pitching kept most of the games realistic this week as the Naturals split the series with the Arkansas Travelers. After a week of high-scoring affairs, the arms succeeded, holding the Travelers scoreless in two contests. Kris Bubic even made an appearance during his rehab stint and looked great in…

Image credit: Christian Petersen, Getty Images The Royals acquired Colin Selby in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier this month. In return, the team sent minor league pitcher Connor Oliver. Since arriving in Omaha, Selby has pitched to a 10.38 ERA. In a corresponding move, Kansas City has optioned starter Jonathan Bowlan to Triple-A…