https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/page/44/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/can-dairon-blanco-rebound-in-2026-r6336/One player who should be coming into Royals Spring Training with a lot of motivation is outfielder Dairon Blanco. After playing in 157 games in 2023 and 2024 combined, he only played in nine games with the Royals last season. Part of that was due to an Achilles injury, which seemed to sap...6336Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:58:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/commemorating-a-royals-run-for-the-ages-r6318/It’s a shame that physical tickets don’t exist anymore. Their branded designs and omnipresence made them easy mementos. When I was a kid, my dad had a 20-game Royals season ticket package, and all of our tickets and parking passes came in a bound book. Dad would tear off each game’s necessities,...6318Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:10:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/what-can-stephen-kolek-do-to-make-the-royals-opening-day-roster-r6315/The Royals are 1-1 so far in the Cactus League in 2026. After winning their Spring Training opener against the Texas Rangers, Kansas City had a much rougher day on Saturday, losing 10-3 to the Padres.  One pitcher that stood out in the Royals' first couple of games was Stephen Kolek, w...6315Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:00:03 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-sign-elias-diaz-to-minor-league-deal-r6303/  On Friday, the Royals acquired free-agent catcher Elias Diaz, signing the 35-year-old to a Minor League deal. He is not expected until next week, according to the announcement on the Royals' social media account. Diaz made the All-Star team with the Rockies in 2023. That season,...6303Sat, 21 Feb 2026 17:59:40 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/exploring-royals-catching-metrics-throwing-r6271/Royals Spring Training Opening Day is Friday, which means that we will be experiencing a continuous stretch of baseball from now until the All-Star Break. With games finally starting, I wanted to finish my three-part series on Royals catcher metrics before we started getting data from actual gam...6271Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:53:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/three-royals-pitchers-on-the-roster-bubble-to-watch-in-spring-training-r6255/Kansas City will begin its 2026 Spring Training campaign on Friday and Saturday against the Texas Rangers, who share the Surprise complex with the Royals. Safe to say, excitement and expectations are up in Arizona, especially with team workouts beginning this week. The Royals have trie...6255Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:04:03 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/the-next-ichiro-how-nori-aoki-became-a-royals-fan-favorite-r6246/With the World Baseball Classic coming up, it’s nice to look back on how far the tournament has come since its inception in 2006. If you look at the rosters from that year’s tournament, there are several players who were or would end up playing for the Royals. Guys like Matt Stairs, Bruce Chen,...6246Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:52:11 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/three-royals-spring-training-games-to-be-available-for-free-at-royalstv-r6264/The Royals announced last week their broadcast schedule for Spring Training games in the Cactus League, outlining how fans can enjoy the Royals as they prepare for the 2026 MLB season. The Royals begin playing games this Friday, February 20 at 2:00 p.m. CT against the Texas Rangers at th...6264Thu, 19 Feb 2026 01:31:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/who-will-lead-off-for-the-royals-in-2026-r6224/Last season, the Royals traded for Jonathan India with the plan of him being the leadoff man to hit ahead of Bobby Witt Jr. India held that role until early August due to his regression in on-base ability. Mike Yastrzemski and Maikel Garcia became the main leadoff hitters against right and left-...6224Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:58:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/grading-the-kansas-city-royals-2025-26-offseason-r6202/The Kansas City Royals had a goal this offseason of adding depth and improving their talent floor. While they won 82 games last year, the second time they've had a winning season since the 2015 World Series, they also missed out on the postseason after winning 86 games in 2024. Under owner John...6202Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:55:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/exploring-royals-catching-metrics-framing-r6179/In part one of a three-part series on Royals catching defense, I looked at blocking metrics and how Kansas City catchers have struggled in this category. In part two, I am going to look at catcher framing, which has been a controversial area for the Royals' catchers over the past five years. ...6179Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:54:05 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/buck-martinez-an-original-royal-r6167/With his recent retirement from broadcasting, it seems like a good time to look back at the career of Buck Martinez. Martinez will likely be remembered as a Blue Jay by most baseball fans due to his long association with the franchise. He played for Toronto from 1981-1986, then worked as a...6167Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:10:01 +0000