https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/page/6/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/its-time-for-salvador-perez-to-take-a-smaller-role-r9759/Salvador Perez has not gotten off to the best start of the season. After 61 games played, his slash line sits at .204/.254/.345 with a 61 wRC+, all metrics dropping from 2025 to 2026. His wRC+ marks also represent the lowest among all Royals hitters and 15 points below the next-worst hitter this...9759Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:14:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/four-metrics-that-stand-out-from-the-royals-recent-seven-game-stretch-r9726/  It was a solid start to June for the Kansas City Royals. After starting the road trip with three straight losses to the Rangers in Arlington, the Royals ended up going 5-2 in a seven-game stretch against the Reds and Twins, respectively.  Instead of a traditional Week in Review, I wi...9726Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:57:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-67-columbia-routs-fayetteville-naturals-walk-it-off-storm-chasers-fall-late-r9723/  Columbia exploded for a 16-2 win behind Sean Gamble's four RBIs and Kendry Chourio's five innings, while Henry Ramos drove in five. Northwest Arkansas rallied for a 9-6 win as Carson Roccaforte's ninth-inning grand slam capped a four-RBI day, with Tommy Molsky retiring the side for the wi...9723Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:38:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-not-ready-to-sell-just-yet-but-receiving-interest-on-kris-bubic-r9706/  In USA Today's Bob Nightengale's latest Sunday Notebook, he reported that the Kansas City Royals aren't ready to become sellers on the trade market just yet. Still, they have been receiving some interest from the Sacramento Athletics in Kris Bubic, which could be an intriguing situation w...9706Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:19:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-66-columbia-rallies-mozzicato-shines-in-suspended-bid-omaha-and-quad-cities-fall-r9702/  Columbia overcame an early deficit for a 6-3 victory behind Roni Cabrera and Michael Lombardi, while Frank Mozzicato fired 4 2/3 scoreless innings before Northwest Arkansas was suspended with the Naturals leading 1-0. Omaha dropped a 3-2 decision on a late home run despite Kevin Newman's...9702Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:25:20 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-nab-complete-college-slugger-with-the-6-overall-pick-in-our-june-mlb-mock-draft-r9693/It's time to check back in with another Royals mock. The MLB Draft is just five weeks away. This class is as muddled as any I've covered, though it's plenty deep in talent. You can find our mock consensus draft board here. Let's check in on some player profiles it's currently mocking to the Roya...9693Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:54:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/should-the-royals-have-handled-maikel-garcias-hamstring-injury-differently-r9656/  On May 30th, the Kansas City Royals experienced an injury scare, as Maikel Garcia pulled his hamstring rounding second base against the Texas Rangers.   Tests revealed a grade 1 hamstring strain for Garcia, which was relatively good news. Anything more than that would've r...9656Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:57:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-65-river-bandits-split-and-storm-chasers-roll-but-naturals-and-fireflies-fall-r9655/  Luke Pelzer drove in five runs as Quad Cities outslugged South Bend 13-8 in the High-A opener, and the River Bandits split the doubleheader with a 4-3 loss in the nightcap. Omaha cruised to an 11-2 win behind Kameron Misner, Matthew Lugo, and Luke Maile, who each homered. Northwest Arkans...9655Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:38:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/is-michael-wacha-an-all-star-r9624/Michael Wacha is one of the more well-traveled pitchers in Major League Baseball. So far in 2026, he's sporting a low-three earned run average while being on pace to eclipse 200 innings this season. In this video, we'll dive into what makes Wacha such a steady option and ultimately whether he's wo...9624Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:39:51 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/will-carson-roccaforte-get-his-shot-with-the-royals-this-season-r9619/  The Royals are 24-38 as of Thursday and may be in "evaluation" mode for the remainder of the 2026 season. That's not exactly what fans envisioned back in Spring Training, but with 6.5% odds to make the postseason, according to Fangraphs, they may not have much of a choice.  With next...9619Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:56:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-64-misners-two-homer-night-leads-royals-farm-to-a-clean-sweep-r9617/  Kameron Misner powered Omaha past Columbus 6-4 with two home runs and three RBIs, while John Rave drove in two more. In Springdale, Daniel Vazquez (2-for-4) and Connor Scott keyed Northwest Arkansas' 4-3 walk-off-style win, with Brandon Johnson tossing two scoreless innings of relief. Emm...9617Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:37:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-stephen-kolek-goes-on-family-medical-emergency-list-r9595/  The Kansas City Royals placed right-handed starter Stephen Kolek on the family medical emergency leave list on Thursday and promoted infielder Josh Rojas from Triple-A Omaha. There were no details immediately available on Kolek's situation. Rojas was not on the 40-man roster, so the...9595Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:42:10 +0000