https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/page/8/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/should-royals-general-manager-jj-picollo-be-on-the-hot-seat-r9389/J.J. Picollo has been the Royals’ general manager since September 2021 and the president of baseball operations since September 2022. In that time, the Royals have managed to clinch their first playoff berth since winning the 2015 World Series and followed that performance with another winning s...9389Sat, 30 May 2026 11:52:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/the-royals-should-take-a-different-approach-with-collins-and-loftin-r9388/  The Kansas City Royals lost their fourth-straight game on Friday, this time to the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington. The Rangers beat the Royals 9-1 in a game that was never close. Kansas City starter Stephen Kolek gave up four runs in the first inning and six runs over...9388Sat, 30 May 2026 11:32:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/minor-league-report-529-mitchell-and-rave-power-royals-affiliates-to-a-3-2-night-r9387/  Blake Mitchell drove in seven runs on two homers to lead Quad Cities to an 11-6 win, with Nolan Sailors adding three hits. Omaha walked off Memphis 7-6 in 10 innings behind John Rave's homer and four RBIs, while Columbia edged Charleston 4-3 behind three scoreless innings from Randy Ramna...9387Sat, 30 May 2026 11:03:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-529-mitchell-and-rave-power-royals-affiliates-to-a-3-2-night-r9471/  Blake Mitchell drove in seven runs on two homers to lead Quad Cities to an 11-6 win, with Nolan Sailors adding three hits. Omaha walked off Memphis 7-6 in 10 innings behind John Rave's homer and four RBIs, while Columbia edged Charleston 4-3 behind three scoreless innings from Randy Ramna...9471Sat, 30 May 2026 11:03:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-lose-nick-mears-to-injured-list-with-shoulder-impingement-r9382/  If you felt Kansas City Royals right-handed reliever Nick Mears was struggling for some reason, you might have your answer now. The Royals on Friday placed Mears on the 15-day injured list due to a right shoulder impingement and called up right-handed reliever Eric Cerantola from Tri...9382Fri, 29 May 2026 20:29:18 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/time-is-running-out-on-royals-first-round-draft-pick-frank-mozzicato-r9361/The Kansas City Royals’ starting rotation is in a bit of disarray. Cole Ragans, still billed by many as the cream of the club’s starting pitching crop, threw well in a Triple-A rehab start Saturday but remains sidelined after experiencing elbow pain the next day. Elbow discomfort has also forced...9361Fri, 29 May 2026 11:53:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/five-hitters-sticking-out-in-the-arizona-complex-league-r9358/  The Royals are off to a brutal start at 22-34, good for fourth in the AL Central (somehow, the Detroit Tigers are 0.5 games worse). However, the Surprise Royals, who play in the Arizona Complex League, have been doing well in the rookie league. Going into Thursday, the Surprise Royal...9358Fri, 29 May 2026 11:34:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-528-ramirez-romp-headlines-royals-farm-on-thursday-r9357/  Ramon Ramirez drove in three runs and scored three more in Quad Cities' 12-1 rout, while Emmanuel Reyes spun five innings of one-run ball with five strikeouts. In Columbia's nightcap win, Jhosmmel Zue homered and drove in four. Henry Williams allowed three earned runs over five innings fo...9357Fri, 29 May 2026 11:15:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/three-takeaways-from-the-yankees-series-and-season-sweep-of-the-royals-r9327/  On Wednesday, the Royals lost 7-0 to Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees at Kauffman Stadium. The win for the Bronx Bombers clinched not only a series sweep, but a season sweep, as the Yankees won all three games at Yankee Stadium back in April. Since beating the Yankees in Game 2 of the...9327Thu, 28 May 2026 11:59:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/bailey-falter-designated-for-assignment-mason-black-recalled-r9309/  On Wednesday morning, the Kansas City Royals announced that they had designated left-handed pitcher Bailey Falter for assignment and had recalled right-handed pitcher Mason Black from Omaha. Falter had come over to the Royals at the Trade Deadline from Pittsburgh last season in...9309Wed, 27 May 2026 17:23:22 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/realistic-and-far-fetched-scenarios-if-the-royals-sell-early-before-trade-deadline-r9307/To say that the start of the Royals' season has been bad would be an understatement; it has been an unmitigated disaster so far. Nothing seems to be going right for the Royals this season, and it would be easy to assume that the Royals will be sellers at the trade deadline of the season were to...9307Wed, 27 May 2026 15:40:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/is-it-time-for-the-royals-to-move-on-from-alec-zumwalt-r9297/After a shaky season at the plate in 2025, the Royals have not made substantial progress offensively in 2026. Right now, the Royals sit at a wRC+ of 93, which is tied with the San Francisco Giants for 23rd in MLB. Alec Zumwalt has been the Royals’ Major League hitting coach and Senior Direc...9297Wed, 27 May 2026 11:58:02 +0000