https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/page/49/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/kansas-city-royals-unlikely-to-land-jarren-duran-brendan-donovan-r5542/  The Kansas City Royals have been involved in a fair number of rumors this offseason. Specifically, they were looking to flip some pitching for an outfield bat. On Friday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic provided an update on two of the names that have been tied to the most. According t...5542Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:53:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/can-michael-massey-return-to-form-in-2026-r5535/The Kansas City Royals know that a better lineup will be key to an improvement in 2026. After all, they ranked 26th in runs scored and home runs, 22nd in OBP, and 20th in OPS last season, which helps explain why they went 82-80 last year and missed the postseason. Those rankings have to be bette...5535Sat, 17 Jan 2026 10:45:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-struggles-against-lefties-could-continue-into-2026-r5517/The Royals had well-documented struggles on offense last season, particularly against left-handed pitching. The Royals posted a wRC+ of 80 against lefties in 2025, which ranked 25th in MLB and the worst in the American League. The Royals finished the season with only four players above average i...5517Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:55:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-sign-19-international-players-including-three-top-50-prospects-r5510/On Thursday, January 15th, the MLB International Signing period opened, and the Royals announced 19 signings for their 2026 class on social media.  All of the Royals' signings this year came from Latin America, with the country breakdown as follows: Nine from the Dominican Repu...5510Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:52:50 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/could-the-cubs-matt-shaw-be-a-royals-trade-target-r5487/The Cubs have made some big splashes this offseason that have gotten the attention of baseball fans everywhere, including Royals ones.     First, they acquired pitcher Edward Cabrera from the Marlins in exchange for their No. 1 prospect (Owen Caissie), No. 11 prospect (Cristian He...5487Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:47:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/why-jac-caglianone-will-break-out-in-2026-r5465/The Kansas City Royals and their fanbase walked into 2025 expecting Jac Caglianone to announce himself loudly. After all, it was hard not to dream when he slashed .322/.389/.593 with a 160 wRC+ across Double-A and Triple-A, launching 15 home runs in just 50 games before his June call-up. That ki...5465Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:21:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/what-do-the-new-park-dimensions-for-kauffman-stadium-mean-for-the-royals-r5457/On Tuesday morning, reports circulated that the Royals would be moving the fences in at Kauffman Stadium to generate more home runs and, thus, more offense. Jeff Passan was the first to break news on the report.    Later in the morning, the Kansas City Royals confirmed the report ...5457Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:36:24 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/why-the-royals-and-padres-could-be-trade-partners-again-r5439/The Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres have a strong history of exchanging players, especially over the past few years.  In 2020, the Royals received outfielder Edward Olivares and pitcher Ronald Bolanos from the Padres for reliever Trevor Rosenthal, and also acquired outfielder Franch...5439Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:51:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/a-look-at-the-offseason-for-the-rest-of-the-american-league-central-r5419/The Royals have been active this offseason, addressing needs in the trade and free agent markets. The Royals have also secured their manager for the long term by signing Matt Quatraro to a three-year contract extension. The Royals have boosted their bullpen by adding Alex Lange as a free ag...5419Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:11:52 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/should-the-royals-pursue-outfielder-starling-marte-r5414/  The Chicago Cubs made big waves in the baseball world (during the Chicago Bears' comeback, nonetheless), signing free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman on a five-year, $175 million deal.    The Bregman deal could spark a slew of free-agent moves, especially with pitchers and...5414Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:54:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/reuniting-with-scott-barlow-could-be-the-missing-piece-of-the-royals-bullpen-r5393/The Royals have brought on some key free agents this offseason, with dominant setup man Matt Strahm from the Phillies alongside some additional veteran depth pieces in Kevin Newman and Abraham Toro, who will look to compete for a starting role in spring training.  However, with the addition...5393Sun, 11 Jan 2026 12:58:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/three-royals-yankees-trade-proposals-that-could-make-sense-r5381/It is evident that the New York Yankees desperately need starting pitching for the upcoming 2026 season. Unfortunately, the opportunity to get a "big time" starter seems to be dwindling for the Yankees this offseason.   First, Dylan Cease signed a massive free-agent deal with the Toron...5381Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:50:02 +0000