The Royals keep nailing trade deadlines by channeling classic Moneyball
The MLB trade deadline came and went yesterday, and it was a wild, wild day. The Kansas City…
Seth Lugo signing shows the Royals are committed to contending
Seth Lugo was near the top of all “top trade candidates” articles last week. There was speculation he…
The Royals should be deadline sellers
The July 31 MLB trade deadline used to be a soft deadline—trades could still happen in August, albeit…
If the Royals can’t develop hitters, how do we explain Maikel Garcia?
The most important thing an MLB organization can do is to develop homegrown talent. Younger players are less…
Kansas City’s playoff hopes are fading fast
In a game, a “win condition” is a set of actions that, when accomplished, lead to a victory.…
The Royals would probably benefit from some attitude
Everybody remembers the playing style of the World Series Royals teams from a decade ago. They terrorized the…
Does Salvador Perez has one more great stretch in him?
Baseball players all age out of the game, but they take different paths. Some players reach their athletic…
Do the Royals really have a problem hitting with RISP?
Covering a baseball season is a long, sometimes grueling marathon. Fans can tune in and tune out as…
The Royals desperately need to stop swinging the bat so dang much
Baseball is a straightforward game with a look of weird nooks and crannies, but it basically boils down…
Keeping Michael Massey in Kansas City isn’t helping anyone
Michael Massey is easy to root for. We’ve all seen athletes who are full of themselves, and frankly…
The Orioles are combusting, and the Royals can learn from it
Ryan O’Hearn went to Baltimore and, like a werewolf in the full moonlight, turned into a monster. The…
Bobby Witt Jr. is on track to do something no Royals player has done in nearly 50 years
Hitting a baseball is arguably the hardest thing to do in professional sports, which is why a hit…