The 2022 MLB trade deadline is exactly one week from today. It’s been pushed back a couple of days from the normal July 31st deadline, so it’ll be on August 2nd this year. There is no more “August waiver trade” bologna that used to take place, so any player that is going to be traded…
Right before the All-Star Break, the Kansas City Royals traded their 35th overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft to get Drew Waters (OF), Andrew Hoffmann (RHP), and CJ Alexander (3B/1B). We all know that Waters was the big name they got in return in this trade, but less was known about the other two…
College World Series Elimination Game vs. Arkansas RHP Mason Barnett is an interesting guy. He didn’t have the greatest college season pitching in the SEC but he does seem to throw four pitches for strikes. In this game against Arkansas, he was the victim of some bad luck against a really good hitting team. Barnett…
Alex and Joel are joined by Jared Perkins, Jacob Milham of the Royals Rundown Podcast, and Marcus Meade of the Royals Weekly Podcast to talk about the Draft Guide and the Royals 2022 draft class and strategy. Then, Alex is joined by David Lesky from Inside the Crown to talk about the draft and the…
At the close of the 2021 season Nicky Lopez had surpassed all expectations of what he could be as a pro player, and expectations weren’t exactly low to begin with. I spent the beginning of the 2019 minor league season screaming from the virtual rooftops about Nicky’s production with Omaha. In 31 games at AAA…
I just wanted to take a few minutes here and say, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. To everyone who has ever listened to one of our podcasts. To everyone who watched the live draft show we did on Sunday night. To everyone who bought our Draft Guide. To everyone who follows us…
Take a bow, Danny Ontiveros. You played this one beautifully. One of the persistent cries of Royals fans and commentators alike voices a desire to see a coherent plan for roster building by the Royals front office. As outsiders, it’s often difficult to know if the Royals have a good plan (unlikely given the team’s…
The Kansas City Royals entered the 2022 season with a bona fide top-5 farm system in all of baseball. Headlined by Bobby Witt Jr., the system was loaded at the top with MJ Melendez, Vinnie Pasquantino, Nick Pratto, and the hope for a healthy Asa Lacy. As we enter the All-Star Break, eight of the…
Now here’s a pick I can get down with. Patteson is a big LHP standing 6′ 5″ and was running his fastball up to 96 mph before leaving a start in early April. The University of Central Florida had Tommy John Surgery shortly after and will probably be looking to sign whatever the Royals are…
With the 87th overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, the Kansas City Royals have selected Auburn RHP Mason Barnett. Barnett was not a part of our top-100 ranking in the Draft Guide and came in at #209 at MLB Pipeline. He’s got a wipeout slider that can touch 87 mph at times, and his…
Danny Ontiveros, take a bow. We have been begging the Royals to #DraftMoreHitters on Twitter this spring, specifically of the college variety, and the Royals went out and took two of the best college hitters available at the time of their respective selection. Gavin Cross, an athletic outfielder from Virginia Tech, was the Royals first…
Alex and Josh are once again joined by Marcus and Mike Meade of the Royals Weekly podcast to breakdown the selection of Arkansas 3B Cayden Wallace with the 49th overall pick of the 2022 MLB Draft. Then the guys give draft grades for night one of the MLB Draft. Spoiler, they’re good. Apple Podcasts Spotify
The Kansas City Royals selected Virginia Tech outfielder Gavin Cross with the 9th overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft. Alex, Joel, and Josh break down the pick and are joined by Marcus and Mike Meade of the Royals Weekly podcast to grade the pick. Apple Podcasts Spotify
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With the 9th pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, the Kansas City Royals selected Gavin Cross, an outfielder from Virginia Tech. Before draft night, many saw Cross as a likely selection for the Royals, as he will fit their strengths in hitting development and has more defensive value than some of the other college bats…
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