https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/page/28/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/examining-trade-possibilities-between-red-sox-royals-cole-ragans-kris-bubic-jarren-duran-more-r4721/Despite recently trading for Sonny Gray, the Red Sox still have notable holes in their rotation. Both Kutter Crawford and Patrick Sandoval will be returning from long-term injuries, and Tanner Houck is still recovering from Tommy John surgery. There have been many reports that the Red Sox and Ro...4721Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:17:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/examining-trade-possibilities-between-red-sox-royals-cole-ragans-kris-bubic-jarren-duran-more-r4686/Despite recently trading for Sonny Gray, the Red Sox still have notable holes in their rotation. Both Kutter Crawford and Patrick Sandoval will be returning from long-term injuries, and Tanner Houck is still recovering from Tommy John surgery. There have been many reports that the Red Sox and Ro...4686Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:17:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/mason-black-trade-outfield-help-pitching-depth-rumors-r4679/The Kansas City Royals have a path to becoming AL Central favorites, but they'll need to dedicate themselves to upgrading the offense in every way this winter.View the full article4679Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:45:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/why-the-royals-shouldnt-sign-cody-bellinger-r4676/Getting a productive outfield bat seems to be priority number one for JJ Picollo and the Kansas City Royals front office. After all, they ranked last in outfield fWAR, according to Fangraphs, and he's been open to the media about possibly trading from their starting pitching depth to get the out...4676Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:50:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/core-or-out-the-door-potential-royals-trade-candidates-6-10-r4663/The Royals will look to take a huge step forward this season after finishing 82-80, missing the wild card by five games. The team has made two trades early on, acquiring two depth pieces: center fielder Kameron Misner from the Rays and pitcher Mason Black from the Giants, in exchange for pitcher...4663Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:14:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/what-would-it-take-for-kansas-city-to-trade-away-cole-ragans-r4642/Last weekend, rumors spread from the Boston Globe that the Royals may be interested in trading away Cole Ragans to the Red Sox for the right package. Royals GM JJ Picollo didn't mention Ragans specifically in his interview with Alex Speier of the Globe. Still, he did hint that they would be open...4642Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:05:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-awarded-competitive-balance-round-pick-in-2026-mlb-draft-r4640/On Tuesday afternoon, MLB announced the order of the two Competitive Balance rounds of the 2026 MLB Draft, as highlighted by Sam Dykstra of MLB Pipeline on Bluesky.   For those unaware, the Competitive Balance rounds in the MLB Draft can be described as follows, according to MLB.c...4640Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:58:27 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/depth-check-a-look-at-the-royals-rotation-in-2026-r4627/The 2025 Royals struggled to stay above .500, finishing the season with an 82-80 record. While there was plenty of blame to go around for failing to reach October after their successful run in 2024, little of that blame can be squared at the starting rotation. The Royals' starting five pitched t...4627Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:53:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/what-should-the-royals-catching-alignment-look-like-in-2026-r4619/The automatic ball-strike challenge system (ABS) is coming to the major leagues in 2026 after being tested in the minor leagues for the last several years. That late-inning ball that should have been a strikeout to end the game, and the era of irate managers kicking dirt over home plate may be w...4619Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:26:13 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/the-case-for-the-royals-to-acquire-adolis-garcia-r4606/The Kansas City Royals need help in the outfield if they want to return to the postseason in 2026.   According to Fangraphs, the Royals outfield ranked last in wRC+ (73) and fWAR (-1.1). The trade deadline acquisition of Mike Yastrzemski helped boost them in the last two months of play...4606Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:47:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/could-cole-ragans-be-shipping-up-to-boston-r4594/  On Saturday, Boston Globe reporter Alex Speier reported that the Royals may be open to trading Cole Ragans for a package involving a Major League outfielder, with Jarren Duran being floated as the centerpiece of such a trade.    Here's a snippet from Speier's piece that dis...4594Sun, 30 Nov 2025 02:49:45 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/5-things-for-royals-fans-to-be-thankful-for-r4574/Thanksgiving is here, and in between your second and third plates of turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing, it’s good to look back on the year and your life to find what you are thankful for. This can be family, friends, or a new job, perhaps. So here are five things Royals fans can be thankful...4574Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:51:01 +0000