Sitemap - 2023 - Inside the Crown

Maikel Garcia and the Quest for Improvement

Looking Way Ahead to the 2024 Offseason

Crown Jewels: A Rumored (and Shot Down) Trade, New Royals Projections and the Roster

Hey Big Spenders

Royals Keep Signing Free Agents

Crown Jewels: The Rumor Mill, Improvements and a Small Trade

Royals Add More Pitching with Seth Lugo and Chris Stratton

Royals Add a Fresh (Prince) Arm

Crown Jewels: Royals Next Steps, Minor League Deals and Some Way Too Early Draft Thoughts

Royals End Winter Meetings with Minor Moves

Royals Lose the Lottery (Again)

Royals Looking to Make a Winter Meetings Splash?

Crown Jewels: A Small Signing, A New Hitting Coach and the Winter Meetings

You Gotta Have Heart

Opening Remarks

Crown Jewels: Royals System Improvements, Evaluating Options and Some Non-Tenders

Rule 5 Eligible Players I Like for the Royals

Roster Madness

Crown Jewels: Bobby and the Org, a KBO Free Agent and The Offense

The Breakdown of a Bad Bullpen

Free Agent Rankings and Predictions

Eliminate Bad Pitches

Crown Jewels: Royals Jumping the Gun, An Unexpected World Series and the 40-Man

Lucky (and Unlucky) Royals Bats

Arbitration Eligible Players Who Fit the Royals

Crown Jewels: Two Pitchers to Watch, Some Playoff Meaning and a Royals AFL Update

Royals Announced Their Intentions, So Who Fits in Free Agency?

The Case For (and Against) Trading Salvy

The Royals Options with Bobby

Digging In To the Royals Payroll Situation

Weekend in Review: A Royals Series Win to End It

Crown Jewels: Pitching Development, Stock Falling and a Final Weekend

Weekend in Review: JJ Makes the Rounds, Another Royals Sweep and One Last Week Ahead

Crown Jewels: A New Voice, Learning from September and a Chance to Play Spoiler

McArthur Saves the Day

Weekend in Review: Some Impressive Relievers, A Series win and the Week Ahead

Crown Jewels: The 2024 Infield, Targeting Pitchers and a Much Better Team Looming

Opening Up

Long, Wild Day Ends in Royals Split

Weekend in Review: The Posnanski Book, Another Sweep and the Week Ahead

Crown Jewels: Strikeouts, The Off-Season Plan and a Tough Series in Toronto

Balk This Way

Ragans Does It Again

Crown Jewels: 40-Man Decisions, Trading Singer and Honoring Ned

Cole Ragans, Ace?

Weekend in Review: Incremental Improvements, Swept in Seattle and The Week Ahead

Crown Jewels: Second Half Success, A New Stadium and a Weekend Preview

Old King Cole Dominates Again

Weekend in Review: Bobby Remains Hot, Royals Lose a Series and the Week Ahead

Evaluating the Royals Pitching Evaluation Year

Riding That Royalcoaster Again

Weekend in Review: Tough Roster Calls, A Split and the Week Ahead

Evaluating the Royals Offensive Evaluation Year

Bats Behind Brady Bash Boston

Weekend in Review: Stressful Bullpen, Competitive Losing and the Week Ahead

The Perfect Homestand

Royals Put Cole in the Mets Stockings

Wrapping up the Royals Deadline

A New Day, A New Deal

Weekend in Review: A Sweep, A Horrible Trade and the Week Ahead

Crown Jewels: Veteran Help, The Trade Conundrum and the Weekend's Action

Weekend in Review: Doing the Work, Recapping the Weekend, Looking Ahead

Crown Jewels: Trade Updates, Outfield Whimpers and the Big, Bad Yankees

Wild Win on a Wild Night

Weekend in Review: Starting Pitching Strides, Up-And-Down Bats and the Week Ahead

Crown Jewels: Overall Draft Thoughts, Second Half Goals and a Series Preview

A Look Back at a Dreadful First Half

Weekend in Review: Draft Day 1, The Games and the Week Ahead

Crown Jewels: Salvy's Struggles, Charles in Charge and Trade Talks

Alec Marsh Might Just Be Something

Weekend in Review: Chapman Traded, A Series Win vs. LA and the Week to Come

Crown Jewels: Fermin is a Hero, Royals Priorities, Sherman Speaks and More

A Much Better Tune in Another Loss

A Few of My Favorite 2023 Trade Partners

Weekend in Review: A Series Split, Draft Musings and The Upcoming Week

You Really Can't Predict Baseball, Huh?

Royals Turned One Into Won

Weekend in Review: An Actual Logjam, A Non-Sweep and the Week Ahead

Crown Jewels: It's Getting Worse, Anti-Clutch and the Weekend Ahead

Let's Rant

Crown Jewels: Royals Trade Plans, Pratto Paying Off and a Weekend Preview

Weekend in Review: Defensive Confusion, Another Sweep Avoided and the Week to Come

Crown Jewels: May Improvements, Witt's Issues and a Weekend Preview

Trading Places: 2023 Edition

Almost Perfect

Crown Jewels: Singer's Timing, Hope and a Weekend Preview

Groovy Baby

Weekend in Review: Offense Struggling Again, Another Terrible Weekend and What's Next

Crown Jewels: Prospect Movement Needed, Finding Pitching and A Big Two Weeks

White Knuckling

A Big Inning, Some Bad Baseball and a Win

Weekend in Review: Swinging on the Edge, Another Sweep and The Week Ahead

Brady Singer's Rebound

The Royals Offense Might Actually Be Good

Eight (in the Sixth) Is Enough

Weekend in Review: The Big Picture, Narrowly Avoiding Disaster and the Week Ahead

Crown Jewels: Improving Offense, Going Young, Important Weekend

When It All Comes Together

The Sophomore Slump

Weekend in Review: Finding Optimism, Yet Another Series Loss and the Week Ahead

Crown Jewels: Greinke's Struggles, The Role of the Schedule and Changes That Need to Happen

A Wire-to-Wire Uncomfortable Win

Out of Control

Weekend in Review: Draft Talk, a Non-Sweep and the Week Ahead

Crown Jewels: Approaches Undermining Luck, Some Good News on Prospects and a Weekend Preview

I've Got Nothing

When It's Over Before It Starts

Weekend in Review: RISP and No Reward, an Overmatched Weekend and What's Next

Crown Jewels: Being Very Wrong So Far, The Second Base Situation and Tonight's Preview

Now THAT'S a Good Win

Another One Slips Away

Weekend in Review: Pitching Turnaround, A Good Weekend (Could Have Been Better) and What's Next

That Familiar Sinking Feeling

Bubic Battled But Bats Betrayed

Phew!

Weekend in Review: A Q&A Session, Recapping the Rough Weekend and What's Next

Powder Outage

BASEBALL IS BACK!

A Look Back on Spring Training

What Can Go Right, and Wrong, For a Fun 2023 or a Long One

Bold Predictions for the 2023 Royals

Crown Jewels: Rotation Creativity, Final Roster Spots and What to Look For on ItC

The Final Roster Projection: The Pitching Staff

The Final Roster Projection: Position Players

The Weakest Link

Crown Jewels: Making the Team Whole, NRI Update and a Site Announcement

Depth, Inventory and Maybe an Identity

The Approach Could Be The Difference

Crown Jewels: Successful Spring Meaning, The Handling of Maikel Garcia and My Belief In This Team

Roster Projection 3: The Pitchers

Roster Projection 3: Position Players

The Brad Keller Conundrum

Crown Jewels: Roster Battles After a Week, Strikeouts and Walks and More on Bally

World Baseball Classic Provides Opportunity

Three Days In for the Royals

Crown Jewels: A Forgotten Player, New Pitches and Some Arbitration Thoughts

ItC Mailbag: Spring Training Plans, Pitching Questions, Defining Success and So Much More

2023 Spring Training Storylines

Crown Jewels: Catching Changes Coming, New DH Possibility and Ned's Moment

Roster Projection 2: The Pitchers

Roster Projection 2: Position Players

Crown Jewels: The State of the System, Extensions Coming and Full Powder

Young Pitching is On the Clock

Crown Jewels: Defensive Improvements, Bullpen Construction and An Opener

Hello Again, Zack Greinke

Crown Jewels: A Plan Emerges, Grading the Winter and the Television Deal

Au Revoir, Adalberto Mondesi

Adios, Michael A. Taylor

Crown Jewels: Aroldis Chapman is a Royal, Brady Singer is Fighting Arbitration and More

The State of the AL Central Moving Forward

Crown Jewels: Non-Roster Invites, ZiPS and a Trade Partner Emerges

Roster Projection 1: The Pitchers

Roster Projection 1: The Position Players

Crown Jewels: Shifting on Salvy, Innings Update and 2023 Debuts

Kris Bubic's Wild Ride