https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/page/41/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/four-takeaways-from-jj-picollos-comments-at-the-mlb-gm-meetings-r4304/John Bonnes, covering for Diamondcentric, was at the MLB GM meetings today and spoke with Kansas City Royals general manager JJ Picollo for a few minutes. Picollo, in his fourth season as head front office honcho in Kansas City, had some interesting things to say about their latest coaching and...4304Thu, 13 Nov 2025 03:00:06 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/want-to-become-the-royals-general-manager-our-2026-%E2%80%9Cyoure-the-gm%E2%80%9D-payroll-tool-has-released-r4285/Every offseason, we offer our You’re The GM! tool to build your ideal Royals roster. This year, we’ve updated and streamlined the tool a bit to improve the experience. The idea behind this feature is to give fans a chance to play the role of General Manager (or CBO or PoBO… you get the idea...4285Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:15:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/can-mason-black-be-a-royals-success-story-r4280/  On Tuesday afternoon, the Royals announced on Bluesky that they would be acquiring right-handed pitcher Mason Black from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for right-handed pitcher Logan Martin.     The move comes in the wake of the Giants designating Black for assign...4280Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:03:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/cullen-maxey-named-president-of-business-operations-r4275/The Kansas City Royals are shifting titles and responsibilities in their front office. Brooks Sherman, formerly the president of business operations, is now president of real estate and development. His primary responsibility will be looking for a new ballpark location. In his place, Anne R...4275Wed, 12 Nov 2025 02:15:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/kansas-city-royals-targeting-outfield-help-this-offseason-r4267/The Kansas City Royals have revamped their hitting staff, hiring Connor Dawson and Marcus Thames in recent days. Now, they're setting their sights on the lineup itself, specifically on the outfield. Jon Morosi of MLB Network is reporting that sources have indicated that the Royals are seeki...4267Tue, 11 Nov 2025 22:30:57 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/the-royals-acquire-mason-black-from-the-san-francisco-giants-r4265/The Kansas City Royals made a minor trade to add pitching depth, acquiring Mason Black from the San Francisco Giants for minor league prospect Logan Martin. Black, a third-round pick in 2021, was designated for assignment by the Giants. He has yet to live up to his draft hype, but in the minors...4265Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:11:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-add-to-position-player-depth-with-misner-and-kaiser-acquistions-r4251/  After filling out the hitting coaching staff with the hirings of Connor Dawson and Marcus Thames and non-tendering pitchers Sam Long and Kyle Wright, the Royals have been active in adding to the depth of their roster this offseason, especially on the offensive end. Royals GM JJ Picol...4251Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:53:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/sources-royals-hire-marcus-thames-for-assistant-hitting-coach-role-r4242/On Monday, MLB.com Royals writer Anne Rogers reported via her sources that the Royals would be filling out their hitting coaching staff by hiring Marcus Thames, who recently was the hitting coach for the Chicago White Sox. As Rogers pointed out on Bluesky, Thames has coaching experien...4242Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:15:08 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/mike-macdougal-the-story-of-mac-the-ninth-r4209/On Opening Day of the 2003 season, the Royals entered the ninth inning clinging to a 3-0 lead over the Chicago White Sox. The previous year, Kansas City had lost 100 games for the first time in franchise history; a win would be a most welcome sight for Royals fans. Chicago had the heart of a dan...4209Sat, 08 Nov 2025 12:54:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/the-royals-have-decisions-to-make-on-these-15-arbitration-eligible-players-r4198/With the World Series done and dusted, the offseason can finally begin. The first order of business for many teams is to make decisions on their arbitration-eligible players. For those who don’t know, arbitration is a salary negotiation for players with at least three years of playing time (but...4198Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:12:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/sam-long-outrighted-off-royals-40-man-roster-r4180/According to the Royals' official transaction sheet, left-handed reliever Sam Long was removed from the 40-man roster and outrighted to Triple-A Omaha on November 6th. It is unclear whether Long will remain in the Royals' organization with this latest move. However, to pitch for the Royals again...4180Fri, 07 Nov 2025 03:30:03 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/the-royal-future-tracking-the-royals-prospects-in-the-arizona-fall-league-r4173/With the offseason underway and the Royals looking to build off their 82-80 season, they look to upgrade the roster through internal and external options before the start of spring training, but prospect development is still happening in the Arizona Fall League. The Royals sent eight prospects t...4173Thu, 06 Nov 2025 18:15:01 +0000