Here’s how the Royals make the playoffs in 2026
Over the course of the offseason, I settled on a new framing device for how to look at…
Better know your enemy: The Minnesota Twins
The Twins had a purported “fire sale” last summer, but they didn’t completely clear out the racks of…
Maikel Garcia has the juice
Hope springs eternal, and never is that phrase more applicable in baseball than February and March. Players start…
Royals Reacts Results: WBC Status Quo is A-OK
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions…
Partnerships with prediction markets pose concerns for MLB
If you have been concerned that there are not enough ways in 2026 to gamble on Major League…
Team USA’s militarism is a big bummer in an otherwise incredible WBC tournament
This year’s World Baseball Classic has been a resounding success, a theorem that proves so many assertions about…
Spring training bench battle: Josh Rojas or Nick Loftin
Someone on the Royals’ bench needs the ability to play third, in case All-Star Maikel Garcia goes down…
Better know your enemy: The Cleveland Guardians
The Guardians seemingly do nothing each offseason, plug-and-play guys, and keep winning. They have had just one losing…
Hopefully Bobby Witt Jr. discovers a joy of leadoff hitting from the WBC
Arguably the most consistent debate in Kansas City sports over the last two years is about who should…
The bottom of the Royals’ lineup can’t be that bad again… right?
Impatiently waiting for the real season to start tends to make me overly optimistic about everything. That is…
26 oddly specific predictions for the 2026 Kansas City Royals
Last weekend, my youngest son did something that amazed me so much that I decided to write this…
MLB’s draft rules should shield it from NBA style tanking
OKLAHOMA CITY—Coming to you live this morning (as I write this, that is) from The 405, Oklahoma City,…