I probably don’t need to recap the big league season for you. The inexplicable mediocrity that this organization continues to produce was on full display in the 8th and 9th innings yesterday and Royals Twitter had clearly had enough. It’s time for some things to be shaken up at the big league level. I wanted…
Please be sure to check out the most recent edition of the RFR Podcast. St. Joe native Noah Cameron joined me and Josh to talk about all the success he’s having early on in his professional career. Apple Podcasts Spotify Here are 11 numbers I’m watching early on in the minor league season. Del Rosario…
Welcome back. If you’re new here, we ran these updates weekly last year. I’ll try to do that again in 2022, but I make no promises as I have a 9-month old and have been much busier at home than in years past. Here’s a link to one of the leaderboards from last year in case…
The most recent edition of the RFR Podcast is up. Yesterday we ran a piece in collaboration with Down on the Farm regarding swing rates in MiLB. The reason we’ve talked about Michael Massey’s plate discipline in the past is pretty clear in the graph. He swings a LOT. This isn’t inherently negative. There are…
Thanks to our friends over at “Down on the Farm” on Twitter (@downonthefarm12), we’re able to look at the swing rates of some of Kansas City’s top prospects compared to the swing rate of the average big leaguer in 2022. Last week I wrote an article about how the big league club was swinging entirely…
Frank Mozzicato is set to make his professional debut tonight in Columbia. Jared wrote up an article about what you can expect from Mozzicato tonight in his debut. As Mozzicato prepares for his debut, what should we expect from the 6’3, 175lb left hander? The first thing to look out for is his curveball (72-76mph).…
While we all know the Royals are loaded with pitching and hitting prospects, a question has always remained about who the future centerfielder might be. Michael A. Taylor received a 2-year, $9 million contract in September 2021. We all know what Taylor brings to the table, though. Elite defense with a questionable bat. Taylor was…
It was just announced today that Kansas City Royals 1st round pick Frank Mozzicato will make his professional debut with the Low-A Columbia Fireflies tomorrow. The Royals took Mozzicato 7th overall out of East Catholic High School in Connecticut. He signed for about $2 million under slot value which gave the Royals the flexibility to…
We’re a little over a month into the MiLB season and most of the best prospects in the Royals system have over 100 PA at this point. Here are 10 statistics from the Royals minor league system that I’m going to be watching for the next 100 PA or so: 1. Nick Loftin’s .148 ISO…
Here’s a quick update on the RFR Fantasy League: Team Alex 1B 2B 3B HR BB K SB RBI Total Brewer Hicklen 17 9 1 3 10 50 8 18 47 Michael Massey 23 8 6 10 25 3 28 88 Nick Loftin 22 5 1 3 9 14 6 20 77 Tyler Tolbert 19…
Welcome to a new series called Get to know a Royals prospect! In this series, I’ll be looking at prospects at each level, giving you some background and analysis about each of them. The talent in the Kansas City Royals minor league system runs extremely deep. This series will aim to help you get to…
Be sure to check out the most recent edition of the RFR Podcast. Alec Lewis came on the show to talk about the first base situation, the second tier of hitting prospects in the system, and the 2021 prep pitchers working out in Arizona. We ran an update on the college hitters were keying in…
This probably could’ve been a thread on Twitter but I didn’t want to continue clogging up the Twittersphere with negativity and numbers so…here we are. This will be relatively short, hopefully. Recently, over at The Athletic, Eno Sarris wrote a great article about how swinging literally translates to negative results. I understand that this is…
Welcome back. If you’re new here, we ran these updates weekly last year. I’ll try to do that again in 2022, but I make no promises as I have a 9-month old and have been much busier at home than in years past. Here’s a link to one of the leaderboards from last year in…
Don’t miss your chance to win an autographed Billy Butler jersey before we record tonight! We’ll have another update on some of the college bats I like for KC in this year’s draft later this week, but for now, check out our first top-10 draft prospects list. Much has been made about Druw Jones in…
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