Depending on how you look at it, it’s been either an incredible week for the Kansas City Royals or a horrendous one. On one hand, the team has dropped seven straight games and now sits 5.5 games behind the first-place Cleveland Guardians. On the flip side, the Royals have shrunk their magic number amid that…

Gavin Cross entered 2024 with something to prove. After a blazing start to his professional career, Cross stumbled throughout the 2023 season with a .203/.298/.378 slash. He hit just 12 home runs in 96 games last season after hitting eight in only 29 games in 2022. Highlighting these struggles were massive drop-offs in slugging and…

The Storm Chasers had a strong month of August, holding a 16-11 record. In August, the bats were around the league average with a .254 batting average, good for 11th in the International League. They also were 10th in on-base percentage and 16th in slugging percentage out of the twenty teams in the league. The…

Spencer Nivens was drafted by the Royals in the fifth round of the 2023 draft. He was a somewhat local product out of Missouri State University in Springfield. He can play center field and much like Carson Roccaforte — drafted a few rounds ahead of Nivens — he’s a batted ball darling. In college, Nivens…

The Royals have won five straight on their current road trip, which included a sweep of the lowly Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field and taking the first two games against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. On Friday night, the Royals won 9-2, highlighted by a breakout 7th inning that saw the Royals…

Second Half Record: 27-29 The Naturals’ bats were able to plate some runs last week in a 180-degree switch from the week before. The pitching, however, couldn’t keep the Frisco RoughRiders from crossing the plate themselves. The Natural’s pitching staff wasn’t able to hold Frisco from scoring less than four runs in any game. After…

Following the 2023 season, there were some questions surrounding what the future might hold for Noah Cameron. He started last season strongly in Quad Cities. At the time, he looked like one of the system’s best pitching prospects. Following a mid-season promotion, however, things started to shift some for Cameron. He made 17 appearances for…

Final Score: LAA 9 | KC 5 Overall Record: 70-56 Winning/Losing Pitcher: W: Tyler Anderson (10-11, 3.46 ERA) L: Cole Ragans (10-8, 3.31 ERA) Vinnie Pasquantino 2-for-3, 1 2B, 3 RBI Vinnie is back to scorching hot after a stretch of games without a hit. In the last five games, Vinnie now has four multi…

Frank Mozzicato was the seventh overall pick in the 2021 draft. The 6’3 lefty signed with the Royals out of East Catholic High School in Manchester, Connecticut. A University of Connecticut commit, the senior in high school drew national attention after throwing four consecutive no-hitters on the way to a 9-0 record, with a 0.16…

It has been a bit, but welcome back to the Royals deep dive series. This week we have a repeat customer in Vinnie Pasquantino. In the first deep dive on Vinnie we discussed his slow start, but since the All-Star break the “Pasquatch” has looked great. Before we get into the dive, here is an…