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Crown Jewels: A Small Signing, A New Hitting Coach and the Winter Meetings
The Winter Meetings are almost here. The Royals are making small moves. When are the big ones coming?
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David Lesky
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November 2023
You Gotta Have Heart
Royals hitters had mixed results on pitches they should have crushed in 2023.
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David Lesky
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Opening Remarks
The Royals were forced into making some moves, but they did and I want to look at them.
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David Lesky
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Crown Jewels: Royals System Improvements, Evaluating Options and Some Non-Tenders
The offseason is in full swing for all of baseball, but everyone, including the Royals, has remained quiet.
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David Lesky
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Rule 5 Eligible Players I Like for the Royals
The Royals can't afford to pass on the opportunity to acquire free talent again.
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David Lesky
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Roster Madness
This is the week that rosters will likely change the most from start to finish, so let's see what the Royals will be doing.
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David Lesky
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Crown Jewels: Bobby and the Org, a KBO Free Agent and The Offense
The GM meetings may have ended early, but we can still talk about the Royals and their quest to be less than terrible.
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David Lesky
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The Breakdown of a Bad Bullpen
The Royals were a mess pretty much everywhere in 2023, but the bullpen might have been the worst part and is the easiest to fix.
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David Lesky
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Free Agent Rankings and Predictions
Where are the top free agents going and how are the Royals going to afford all of them?
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David Lesky
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Eliminate Bad Pitches
Royals pitching has its struggles in 2023, so let's dig in to the pitches that were the worst for them.
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David Lesky
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October 2023
Crown Jewels: Royals Jumping the Gun, An Unexpected World Series and the 40-Man
The off-season is right around the corner with an unpredicted World Series starting tonight, so the Royals can get back to doing things. And maybe…
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David Lesky
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Lucky (and Unlucky) Royals Bats
Whether we want to admit it or not, luck plays a role and these six Royals were especially struck by it.
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David Lesky
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