Royals Rumors & News

USA Today "David Glass, who owned the Kansas City Royals for 20 seasons before selling the team in November, has died  at 84. The Glass family said he died on Jan. 9 from complications of pneumonia. " January 17

Sporting News "Nostalgia can be a gift and a curse. Oftentimes, nostalgia operates as nothing more than beer goggles — distorting the view of something from afar while we slam Natty Light after Natty Light. Then, the sensation passes, and we're reminded of our jobs, our stresses,..." January 16

The Big Lead "Dave Martinez stands alone. With the firings of Alex Cora and A.J. Hinch this week, the Washington Nationals manager has become unique in his sport. He's the only manager in Major League Baseball to have won a World Series for his current franchise. And it just happened in..." January 16

Hardball Talk "There’s an element to all of this Astros and Red Sox news that keeps coming up that I want to dig in to. Indeed, it’s a thing that comes up every single time a team or a player gets in trouble for something. It’s the “hey, they weren’t the only ones doing it! They..." January 15

MLB Trade Rumors "Monday was one of the most stunning days baseball has seen in recent memory. Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow and A.J. Hinch, who oversaw several contending teams in Houston and led the club to a World Series championship, lost their jobs as a result of a sign-stealing scandal. Before..." January 14

MLB.com "The Rangers are in agreement with veteran slugger Todd Frazier on a one-year, $5 million deal with a club option for 2021, pending a physical, according to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. The 34-year-old could fill a big hole at the hot corner for Texas, which missed out on..." January 13

Bleacher Report "Pitchers and catchers report in less than a month. Most of the top free agents have come off the board. Yet multiple impact players remain unsigned, ranging from genuine stars (Josh Donaldson, Marcell Ozuna) to high-upside gambles (Taijuan Walker, Yasiel Puig). As we await..." January 13

Sportsnet "This could be Rob Manfred’s decade. No, check that: it very much needs to be Rob Manfred’s decade. The recent passing of NBA commissioner David Stern gave all of us pause to reflect on the evolution of North American professional sports; to reflect on how the NFL has..." January 13

MLB Trade Rumors "The Royals and longtime franchise cornerstone Alex Gordon are in talks to orchestrate a new deal this week that will keep Gordon in Kansas City, according to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, who adds that it’s “hard to imagine” Gordon doesn’t return..." January 12

Bleacher Report "Major League Baseball's $300 million contract club is rapidly expanding. Giancarlo Stanton became the first player to sign a $300 million deal when the Miami Marlins extended him for $325 million over 13 years in 2014. He was all alone until 2019, when Manny Machado,..." January 10

The Big Lead "Nolan Arenada, the Colorado Rockies' 28-year old All-Star, is probably going to get traded, as reported by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Arenada signed an eight-year, $260 million contract in 2019, but the third baseman has an opt-out after the 2021 season so the Rockies could lose..." January 09

12 Up "The MLB offseason is the time for prospective contenders to either strike it rich with some big-name free agents like Gerrit Cole and Anthony Rendon or make some quality under-the-radar moves like the additions of Nomar Mazara and Edwin Encarnacion, just to name a few, in Chicago...." January 09

The Score "Major League Baseball is discussing the idea of using on-field technology to encode communication between pitchers and catchers and help prevent sign-stealing, reports Hannah Keyser of Yahoo Sports. The commissioner's office is developing several prototype devices, sources..." January 06

Sportsnaut "Many MLB teams have been busy this winter, turning over their rosters and making the moves necessary to take significant strides in the 2020 season. While some have stepped up this winter, others have fallen short. Whether due to front offices missing out on top free agents or..." January 06

The Score "The likelihood of a Nolan Arenado trade is reportedly down to a coin flip, as the Colorado Rockies are fielding offers for the superstar third baseman and looking for a package that includes a controllable first baseman or center fielder. While 29 teams..." January 06

The Union Journal "Veteran catcher Robinson Chirinos is “shut to creating a call” on his subsequent group, in keeping with MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand (via Twitter). He has drawn vast curiosity thus far of the winter. It’s nonetheless completely unclear the place Chirinos..." January 02

Yardbarker "Righty Will Harris has drawn somewhat less pressing interest than might have been supposed entering the offseason. But the veteran is mulling offers from multiple teams and could soon sign, per MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand (via Twitter). Harris is said to have drawn..." January 02

TSN "Marcell Ozuna is one of the premier free agent bats left on the board, but that might not be the case for long. According to The MLB Network's Mark Feinsand, Ozuna's market is "gaining some clarity." He adds the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas..." January 02

MLB Trade Rumors "We’ve glanced in at a few areas of the player market to see what’s left after a busy first few months of the offseason. With a New Year’s freeze in effect on the news cycle, let’s do the same for the center field market. The lack of supply sufficient to meet..." January 02

MLB.com "The arrival of a new calendar year brings increased anticipation for Spring Training, and with camp now about six weeks away for Major League clubs, each has several questions that need to be answered before Opening Day. Here's a look at those questions, as well as a link to other important..." January 01

CBS Sports "Bailey signed a one-year, major-league deal with the Twins on Tuesday. Bailey will receive $7 million on a one-year deal, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports. The 33-year-old rebounded from a four-season stretch in which he struggled to a 6.25 ERA to post a..." December 31

MLB.com "When it comes to pulling off a trade, three is sometimes not a crowd, but a necessity. While almost all deals involve two teams working out an exchange, sometimes the addition of a third brings some previously absent element into the mix that allows everyone to get what they want. It..." December 31

Sporting News "Happy (almost) New Year! Of course, for the baseball fans, the new year doesn't actually start until March 26, 2020. As we inch closer to Opening Day, we'll have more certainties and a better idea of what teams and players will be in the new league year. But until..." December 31

MLB Trade Rumors "Entering the offseason, the market for rotation upgrades was robust — arguably one of the strongest groups of free-agent starters we’d seen. Two bona fide aces — Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg — headlined a group that also featured the NL Cy Young..." December 30

MLB.com "As the 2010s come to a close, it's time to look back at the best home runs of the decade. There were 51,931 homers hit from 2010-19, but there are a choice few that will always stand out as the most memorable, whether they came in the clutch during the postseason, were milestone shots for..." December 30

Complex "On an album that will largely serve as an afterthought in the catalog of (arguably) the greatest rapper of all time, there was a taunt that caused plenty of sports fans to perk up when they heard it.   In the first verse of the eighth track of his 2013 offering Magna..." December 30

The Score "10. Pete Alonso walks off Home Run Derby The New York Mets first baseman was a tour de force during his first campaign in the majors. Before breaking MLB's single-season rookie homer record, Alonso won an epic long-ball derby with three walk-off dingers, including that blast to..." December 30

The Score "With the calendar ready to turn to 2020, here's a look at the top 10 stories in Major League Baseball from 2019:  10. Free-agency freeze - and sudden thaw The stars of last year's free-agent class had to wait until spring training to find homes; only then did..." December 29

Sporting News "The current contentious dispute between Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball became public in October, when Baseball America reported that MLB had offered a plan to eliminate as many as 42 minor-league teams after the 2020 minor-league season, when the Professional Baseball..." December 28

Kansas City Star "Royals manager Mike Matheny has his third baseman for the 2020 season. The Royals on Friday announced the signing of former Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but a source confirmed Franco will make..." December 27

12 Up "Reports indicate that Felix Hernandez has no intentions of retiring, even though he's statistically been of the MLB's worst pitchers across the last two campaigns. King Felix's career with the Seattle Mariners has surely concluded, and in perfect fashion at..." December 27

Japan Times "Hiroshima Carp infielder Ryosuke Kikuchi said Friday he is giving up a bid to move to the majors this offseason via the posting system and will remain with the NPB club. Kikuchi, a seven-time Golden Glove winner, had until 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 2, 2020, to secure a deal with any of the 30..." December 27

The Score "The Modern Era Committee, one of the National Baseball Hall of Fame's four auxiliary voting bodies, rectified a longstanding injustice when it posthumously elected Marvin Miller to Cooperstown earlier in December. Miller, as it happens, wanted nothing to do with the Hall of Fame, expressing..." December 26

The Score "A number of teams have already done the lion's share of their holiday shopping, with early winter moves galore this offseason. However, there are still plenty of chips to fall, so let's pick one gift each team could still use: Arizona Diamondbacks More free agents to..." December 25

CBS Sports "The calendar has not yet flipped to 2020 and already almost every top free agent has signed. This offseason has been very different than the last two and that's welcome. Slow offseasons are boring. This offseason has been anything but. In recent days both Dallas..." December 24

Larry Brown Sports "Scott Boras has made his share of mistakes reading the market the last few offseasons, but everything seemed to break his way this offseason. Boras represented several of the top clients on the free agent market this year. He and his clients have gotten lucky that the right teams were..." December 23

Kansas City Star "The Royals added to their pitching staff Monday, trading for former Yankees prospect Chance Adams. Adams, 25, is a right-hander who has made 16 major-league appearances, including 13 in relief for the Yankees last season, when he compiled a 8.53 ERA. He gave up 39 hits, struck..." December 23

The Score "Major League Baseball continues to be in the money. The league earned a record $10.7 billion in gross revenues during 2019, marking the 17th consecutive year that MLB has seen its profits rise in record fashion, industry sources told Maury Brown of Forbes. MLB's..." December 22

MLB.com "They may be Hall of Famers one day. They may help their teams to glory in October. Or they might be players who just had their year in the sun.They're players who broke out in 2019, and they range from highly anticipated prospects bursting onto the Major League stage to players whose..." December 22

Larry Brown Sports "Robot umpires could be coming to Major League Baseball within the next five years as part of the new labor deal between MLB and the umpires’ union. MLB and the Major League Baseball Umpires Association agreed to a new five-year labor deal Saturday. According to Ben Walker..." December 21

The Sports Daily "The Winter Meetings have come and gone, we’re heading into Christmas and it’s safe to say that the big winner this off season has been Scott Boras. So far, players represented by the superagent have signed deals totaling close to a billion dollars. And, as you would..." December 20

MLB.com "There's often nothing more exciting than a trade. Sure, a huge free-agent signing is fun, but that's really only news for one team and one player. A trade is something totally different. It's multiple teams, multiple players, for potentially many different reasons. Trades can shape..." December 20

12 Up "Every single MLB franchise has THAT contract. You know, the one that cost an obscene amount of money, brought in a player who severely underperformed, and gave their respective fanbases PTSD whenever the front office targets big names in free agency. At the risk of triggering a flood..." December 20

MLB Trade Rumors "At the beginning of each offseason, MLBTR publishes a list of the top 50 free agents on the board by projected earning power. It has only been a month and a half since this winter’s top 50 hit the site, but little did we know then that this offseason would move at such a rapid..." December 20

Yardbarker "Coming off a year that saw seven managerial vacancies open, two following retirements, MLB will see significant turnover in the 2020 season. It serves as a reminder that patience runs thin, an important lesson for several managers heading into next season. In the case of the Chicago..." December 20

Bleacher Report "It's sounding more and more like the Colorado Rockies might actually trade Nolan Arenado. On the heels of earlier reports from MLB Network's Jon Heyman and MLB.com's Jon Morosi, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic chimed in Thursday with..." December 20

Royals Review "The Royals have signed third baseman Maikel Franco to a one-year, $3 million contract, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.The 27-year old has spent the last six years with the Phillies, hitting .249/.302/.431. He was a 1.9 WAR player in his rookie season, but has declined since then,..." December 20

MLB Trade Rumors "The Major League Baseball Players Association came into existence in 1966 with the hiring of Marvin Miller as its first executive director.  Currently, former player Tony Clark serves in that role.  In addition to the people employed by the union under Clark, each of the 30..." December 19

The Score "Let's rank how each team performed in the 2010s, considering overall record, division titles, and championships: 1. San Francisco Giants Record: 821-799 World Series titles: 3 (2010, 2012, 2014) Division titles: 2 Playoff..." December 19

New York Post "When super agent Scott Boras is done with this winter, he will have negotiated around $1 billion worth of player contracts and will personally rake in about $50 million. Boras, who sat on the dais at Yankee Stadium for the introduction of Gerrit Cole Wednesday, takes in five..." December 19