https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/page/40/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/how-hard-will-regression-hit-noah-cameron-in-2026-r5832/  One of the best Royals stories from 2025 was the emergence of rookie left-handed pitcher Noah Cameron. In his first MLB season, the rookie from St. Joseph, Missouri, made 24 starts and pitched 138.1 innings after starting the season initially in Triple-A Omaha (seven starts and 32.2...5832Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:52:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/what-role-will-kris-bubic-have-on-the-royals-in-2026-r5822/Kris Bubic’s tenure in Kansas City has been complicated. Bubic made his debut in the pandemic-shortened season in 2020, where he started 10 games and posted a 4.32 ERA. His performance was respectable for a rookie, but not necessarily indicative of becoming the centerpiece of a rotation.  I...5822Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:12:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-and-vinnie-pasquantino-agree-to-two-year-deal-to-avoid-arbitration-r5805/Sources told MLB.com that on Thursday, the Kansas City Royals and first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino agreed to a two-year deal worth more than $11 million guaranteed contract, avoiding the need for the two sides to head to an arbitration hearing.  Pasquantino will have one more year of arbitr...5805Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:40:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/a-breakdown-of-the-25-non-roster-invites-to-royals-spring-training-r5785/On Tuesday, the Royals announced that 25 players not currently on the 40-man roster will be attending major league spring training in Surprise, Arizona. This group of players will typically include free agents who recently signed minor league contracts with the club, along with top prospect...5785Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:52:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/carlos-estevez-named-to-dominican-republic-wbc-team-r5781/  Earlier today, reports came out that Maikel Garcia would be playing for Team Venezuela in the WBC. Later in the evening, the Dominican Republic WBC selection team announced on their social media that Carlos Estevez would be playing for his home country in this upcoming tournament.  ...5781Fri, 30 Jan 2026 03:09:52 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-sign-eli-morgan-to-minor-league-contract-r5780/  On Thursday evening, the Kansas City Royals added to their Spring Training roster by signing right-handed reliever Eli Morgan to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training.   Royals fans should be familiar with Morgan, as he pitched for four seasons with...5780Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:35:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/maikel-garcia-makes-venezuelan-wbc-squad-r5773/  On Thursday afternoon, the Royals shared on social media that Maikel Garcia will play for Venezuela in the upcoming World Baseball Classic.     This will be Garcia's first appearance in the WBC with his home country. His inclusion on the Venezuelan team was merited, es...5773Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:01:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/want-to-be-a-youtube-baseball-analyst-royals-keep-will-pay-you-for-it-r5759/The 2026 MLB season is right around the corner, and we're looking to expand our video coverage. Have you ever considered being on-camera and talking about the Royals? If yes, we'd love to talk to you about it. Our videos are typically in a wide variety of styles: breaking news, analysis, an...5759Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:23:33 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/a-look-at-three-relievers-the-royals-could-add-before-spring-training-opens-r5755/The Kansas City Royals bullpen put together a strong season in 2025, seeing Carlos Estévez lead Major League Baseball in saves, Lucas Erceg lead all Royal receivers with a FIP of 3.49, and John Schreiber appeared in the 10th most games amongst all relievers, totalling 64 innings.  The off-s...5755Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:51:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/the-royals-should-consider-bringing-back-jackson-kowar-r5735/  On Tuesday evening, the Seattle Mariners made a minor move: they designated pitcher Jackson Kowar for assignment in order to make room for catcher Jhonny Pereda.      Royals fans should be familiar with Kowar, as he was drafted 33rd overall by the Royals in the 2018 ML...5735Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:46:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-sign-aaron-sanchez-to-minor-league-deal-r5730/  On Tuesday morning, in some unexpected news, Robert Murray of Fansided reported that the Royals signed pitcher Aaron Sanchez on a Minor League deal with an invitation to Spring Training.    Sanchez is a former highly touted arm from the Blue Jays organization who made the A...5730Wed, 28 Jan 2026 01:40:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/seth-lugo-is-breaking-baseball-analytics-r5715/36-year-old righty Seth Lugo doesn't have the eye-popping stats most of today's top pitchers have. In fact, we found out that he's below average in nearly every advanced metric that sites like Baseball Savant have to offer. How did this grizzled veteran defy baseball analytics and put together a...5715Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:41:02 +0000