https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/page/12/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-put-stephen-kolek-on-paternity-list-r10367/  The Kansas City Royals will be without right-handed starter Stephen Kolek this weekend, but it is for a good reason. Kolek was placed on the paternity list Friday, with right-hander Mitch Spence called up from Triple-A Omaha. The paternity list allows a player to be away from the tea...10367Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:38:04 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-625-royals-farm-sweeps-the-slate-r10355/  Three Royals affiliates won on the same night. David Shields fired six one-run innings with seven strikeouts as Quad Cities routed South Bend, 8-1. Randy Dobnak turned in a quality start, and Omaha rallied past Columbus, 6-3, behind Matthew Lugo's two-run homer. Josh Hammond went 4-for-4,...10355Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:32:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/john-schreiber-could-make-a-lot-of-sense-for-the-nationals-r10351/  The Washington Nationals have been one of the most surprising teams in baseball in 2026.  After letting go of general manager Mike Rizzo, the Nationals have cleaned house and begun anew under new President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni. They hired Blake Butera as manager, made s...10351Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:54:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-625-naturals-river-bandits-and-storm-chasers-drop-tight-ones-as-fireflies-hold-on-r10316/  Carson Roccaforte and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals could not hold an early lead in a 7-1 loss, while the Quad Cities River Bandits fell 8-1 despite a Luke Pelzer RBI. The Omaha Storm Chasers rallied for two in the ninth but came up short, 3-2. In the lone win, Ryan McDonagh fired five...10316Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:40:36 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-624-naturals-river-bandits-and-storm-chasers-drop-tight-ones-as-fireflies-hold-on-r10356/  Carson Roccaforte and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals could not hold an early lead in a 7-1 loss, while the Quad Cities River Bandits fell 8-1 despite a Luke Pelzer RBI. The Omaha Storm Chasers rallied for two in the ninth but came up short, 3-2. In the lone win, Ryan McDonagh fired five...10356Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:40:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/the-art-of-survival-why-the-royals-pitching-crumbles-when-it-matters-most-r10314/When the tying or go-ahead run is standing on second, the Royals' staff has a knack for falling apart in ways that cold, hard numbers, like the 50 homers they've surrendered with runners on base, the most in the majors, barely begin to capture. They've allowed 46.6% of their total runs via the l...10314Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:51:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-623-royals-affiliates-ride-late-power-and-stingy-arms-to-three-wins-r10278/  Felix Arronde fanned eight over five scoreless innings as Northwest Arkansas rallied late to beat Springfield 6-3, with Carson Roccaforte driving in three. Darwin Rodriguez tossed seven scoreless innings, and Jhosmmel Zue belted a grand slam in Columbia’s 4-3 win. Bailey Falter won in Oma...10278Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:48:54 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/three-trade-deadline-risks-the-royals-must-not-take-r10275/Roughly three weeks remain until the All-Star Break gives most of the Kansas City Royals a few days’ relief from the deepening disappointment of their once-promising 2026 season. A bad bullpen, an improving but still wanting offense, and too many injuries to key players have the Royals stranded...10275Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:51:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/ragans-news-should-make-trade-deadline-plan-clearer-for-royals-r10265/    On Tuesday, before the Royals' second game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, manager Matt Quatraro shared some deflating news about Opening Day starter Cole Ragans. Here's what Quatraro shared with the media, as shared by KC Star Royals beat writer Jaylon Thompson...10265Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:50:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/maikel-garcia-lands-on-royals-injured-list-with-hand-injury-r10252/  The Kansas City Royals are suddenly down both starters on the left side of the infield. With shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. having missed the last three games with a sprained right knee, the Royals on Tuesday placed third baseman Maikel Garcia on the 10-day injured list with a strained mus...10252Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:19:44 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-farm-system-updates-royals-keeps-top-20-list-volume-3-r10227/     We have just completed our June voting for our Top-20 Prospects list at Royals Keep. Thank you for your votes and for helping determine this list. We remain one of the few independent Royals sites that let our community vote every month on who the Top-20 prospects are in the Royal...10227Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:34:33 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-621-toro-cycles-naturals-fall-late-and-columbia-comeback-falls-short-r10222/  Abraham Toro hit for the cycle and drove in six runs as Omaha outslugged St. Paul 15-12 in 11 innings, with Brandon Drury and Josh Rojas adding key extra-base hits. Hunter Patteson worked six strong innings, and Frank Mozzicato struck out one and allowed no runs in relief for Northwest Ar...10222Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:53:55 +0000