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In the 2018 MLB draft, the Royals focused on starting pitching. The team selected five pitchers—Brady Singer, Jackson Kowar, Daniel Lynch, Kris Bubic, and Johnathan Bowlan. Singer was the Royals first pick in the draft. Unfortunately for the Royals and Singer, the 25-year old has struggled early in his career as a starting pitcher. Fortunately, the Royals have a history of turning struggling starting pitchers around. Danny Duffy is an excellent example. The Royals drafted Duffy in the third round of the 2007 MLB draft. In his 2011 rookie season with the Royals, Duffy posted a 4-8 record with a 5.64 ERA in 20 major league starts. During the Royals World Series championship year, the team moved Duffy to the bullpen. Following the end of the 2015 season, the Royals moved Duffy back into the rotation. The rest was history for the Royals and Duffy following his return to the rotation. The Royals believe they can turn Singer into the great starter that he and the team believe he ...

On September 16, 2020, Kansas City Royals infielder Nicky Lopez announced the start of his foundation called Nicky's #1's. In a tweet that Lopez posted, he shared the start of his foundation. "Had an amazing time today launching Nicky's #1's initiative with a Zoom call with my friends at Operation Breakthrough! Got to know 14 wonderful and aspiring people and hopefully was able to inspire and share experience and positivity and give them a fun time. This is the first in a series of Zooms I'm hosting with Royals community partners to provide a fun and engaging moment for KC and kids and next season I'll host the kids at the K! Looking forward to the next Zoom call with the YMCA Challenger program next week."  In an interview with Royals beat writer Anne Rogers, Lopez shared his news. “Those kids make my day,” Lopez said. “To see them smile and have them interact with me, ask any questions they want. And then seeing the outpour of effect that...

Many Royals fans this season have been frustrated with how the team has played so far, but fans are more frustrated with the team for continuing to start Carlos Santana. It's important to remember that the Royals have been trying to fill the hole at first base that Eric Hosmer left when he signed with the Padres. Royals fans must remember that since the team let Hosmer walk, they have tried many players at first base to fill the hole in the lineup including Lucas Duda, Ryan O'Hearn, and from time to time, Ryan McBroom. After many failed attempts to find a first baseman that didn't really force them to open up their wallets, they were somewhat forced to find a dependable veteran first baseman, and they thought bringing in Carlos Santana would be the answer. And, why not? The Royals had faced Santana while he was with Cleveland many times and always had trouble getting him out. According to former Royals beat writer Jeffrey Flanagan's December 9, 2020 article:...

Following the 2014 season, Major League Baseball implemented a blackout rule to encourage fans to go to games instead of watching them at home. While Major League Baseball  is trying to get fans through the gates, they certainly aren't growing the game but hurting it and hurting it badly. While many people are in favor of the streaming services like YouTube TV, Peacock and others, there are always downsides to these types of streaming services including not being able to watch your local MLB teams.. According to vivaelbirdos.com : "It’s important to understand that in MLB, teams act much more as independent businesses than they do in most other sports. So while the league signs national broadcast deals for playoff games, as well as a few weekly games on ESPN, MLB Network, etc., teams are left on their own to negotiate broadcast rights for the bulk of their regular season games.”  Unlike Sporting Kansas City, the Royals aren't able to end their agreement with Ba...

The Royals this spring training have brought in a few relievers to bolster their bullpen including Amir Garrett and Taylor Clarke. The team is also hoping to rely on many young arms this season including Gabe Speier. The Royals acquired Speier from the Diamondbacks in 2018 along with pitcher Elvis Luciano for outfielder Jon Jay. Last season the 26-year old played in seven games for the Royals, during Speier's time in the majors he posted a 1.17 ERA with five strikeouts. Although Speier only played a few games in the majors for the Royals last season, he was able to post nice numbers for the Omaha Storm Chasers. While in Omaha, the lefthander posted a 2.98 ERA with 57 strikeouts in 45.1 innings pitched. Unfortunately for Speier last season, the Royals didn't really have room for him on the big league roster. In 2022, I believe Speier has a shot to stick in the big league bullpen with the lack of left handed relievers in the bullpen for the Royals. Speier has a five p...