Inside the Crown

Inside the Crown

Royals Pitching vs. New Kauffman Stadium Dimensions
With the walls coming in, the Royals have helped their bats, but at what cost?
 • David Lesky
New Year, New Walls: How Royals Hitters Will Be Impacted
The Royals are bringing the fences in.
 • David Lesky
Checking In On the AL Central
Where do the Royals stack up in the offseason moves?
 • David Lesky
Crown Jewels: Royals Arbitration Numbers, Q for 4 and More Stadium Issues
The Royals have some salary certainty, their manager for the next four years and a stadium headache.
 • David Lesky
Offsetting Some Royals Salary
The Royals claim to be up against it, and maybe they are, so how can they clear some cash? It's easy!
 • David Lesky
Jac is the Royals Key
The slugger dominated the minors, but the majors proved to be a problem for the Royals first rounder from 2024.
 • David Lesky
Crown Jewels: A New Potential Royals Target, India Bounceback Chances and My 2025 Faves
A new player appears to be on the market, and he might be of interest to the Royals, though I have my doubts.
 • David Lesky
The ItC Top 25 Royals Prospects List
I am not a prospect hound by any stretch, but I do love ranking Royals prospects.
 • David Lesky
Crown Jewels: The Strahm Trade, Payroll Today and an End of Year Thank You
It was a pretty quiet week for the Royals, but that doesn't mean we can't talk on a Friday.
 • David Lesky
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