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
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
Crown Jewels: Royals System Improvements, Evaluating Options and Some Non-Tenders
Rule 5 Eligible Players I Like for the Royals
Crown Jewels: Bobby and the Org, a KBO Free Agent and The Offense
The Breakdown of a Bad Bullpen
Free Agent Rankings and Predictions
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
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
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
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
Crown Jewels: 40-Man Decisions, Trading Singer and Honoring Ned
Weekend in Review: Incremental Improvements, Swept in Seattle and The Week Ahead
Crown Jewels: Second Half Success, A New Stadium and a Weekend Preview
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
Weekend in Review: Stressful Bullpen, Competitive Losing and the Week Ahead
Royals Put Cole in the Mets Stockings
Wrapping up the Royals Deadline
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
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?
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
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
Crown Jewels: Singer's Timing, Hope and a Weekend Preview
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
A Big Inning, Some Bad Baseball and a Win
Weekend in Review: Swinging on the Edge, Another Sweep and The Week Ahead
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
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
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
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
Weekend in Review: Pitching Turnaround, A Good Weekend (Could Have Been Better) and What's Next
Bubic Battled But Bats Betrayed
Weekend in Review: A Q&A Session, Recapping the Rough Weekend and What's Next
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
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
Crown Jewels: Roster Battles After a Week, Strikeouts and Walks and More on Bally
World Baseball Classic Provides Opportunity
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
Crown Jewels: A Plan Emerges, Grading the Winter and the Television Deal
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