<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mike Moustakas To Retire <a href="https://t.co/OR1ZTH6iTi">https://t.co/OR1ZTH6iTi</a> <a href="https://t.co/3ZclsrrD1o">pic.twitter.com/3ZclsrrD1o</a></p>&mdash; MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) <a href="https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors/status/1896707375953830126?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Congrats to Moose on a great career...and finishing the right way.

Those were fun teams!

I have bought one players jersey in my adult life. Moose in 2013. Those were some of the most fun years of baseball that I don't think I'll ever experience again.

Is it me or are some of these guys like moose and hoz overated. People act like they hit 500 homeuns. Cain and Gordon are fine.

Yes. It’s you. Moose and Hosmer may not have had the statistics that some expected but their overall contributions to probably the most fun seasons we will ever experience make all the props they receive totally well earned.

They were the vocal leaders but I agree Cain and Gordon were the best players.

Statistically, neither Hosmer or Moose were out of this world. And they both had rather short "great" seasons. But they were ours...homegrown prospects many fans had followed and put their hopes into for years. Throw in the fact they all came up together at the same time, were extremely fan friendly AND the team had crazy good success for that 3 year stretch and it starts to make sense.

So yeah, we probably overrate them compared to how the rest of MLB would view them But that's the point of being a fan and putting your heart into a team.

I mean, we'll all remember Leo Chenal more fondly after he's retired than most people will. Help win us a few chips and we'll love you forever.

Hos and Moose are that way for me--- they won when I'd never seen us win at that level (born in 1983) so they're beloved.

Heyman wrote that royals tried to sign Adam Duvall (blech) for a million bucks but he turned us down, saying he'd only play for three million or retire.

MFer hit a buck eighty two last year. Don't threaten us with a good time.

More offseason news:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mets, Royals Discussed Starling Marte Earlier This Offseason <a href="https://t.co/O4TTE0jQQX">https://t.co/O4TTE0jQQX</a> <a href="https://t.co/KT8UXaf8z6">pic.twitter.com/KT8UXaf8z6</a></p>&mdash; MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) <a href="https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors/status/1896965536543613136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Will Omar Infante retire a Royal as well?

No but alicedes might

Chances Jonathan India has a career season with Bobby Witt Jr protecting him?

He kinda sucks but I see no reason we can't expect .840 ops

Royals had a combined .269 OBP from leadoff hitters last year.

India, who 'sucks', has a career OBP of .352.

In his two seasons where he stayed healthy and played 150+ games, his OBP was .366

He will help tremendously, no matter how you look at it.

We don't need him to have a career season, just replicate his ROY performance from 2021 and this offense will be rolling all year long. Assuming Vinnie can rebound and not just be a cardboard cutout with a stick, like he was when he returned from injury last year. His spring training AB's have not looked good, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt for now as he has proved he can hit at a high level in the past.

But I'm way more concerned about Vinnie's performance going forward than I am India's.

Yes he should. He mainly seems to suck at defense it like based on WAR stats.

We also have our most important player coming soon. Jack Sh.... I mean Jac Caglianone

Jac Caglianone > Babe Ruth

Yes please!


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jeff Passan lists Jac Caglianone as 1 of 10 players that scouts are buzzing about in his latest piece:<br><br>“Kansas City has something of a first-base glut with Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez, so Caglianone will get outfield reps this year and could find himself playing in a…</p>&mdash; Jack Johnson (@JohnyJ_15) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnyJ_15/status/1897344898052784526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

If India stays healthy, he's going to score 120+ runs.

The Royals leadoff spot produced 97 runs in about 750 PA last year, with a .270 OBP.

With a .360 OBP, that's going to add a LOT of runs.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Joey Wiemer - Kansas City Royals (1)* <a href="https://t.co/5Nwwfz5Bq5">pic.twitter.com/5Nwwfz5Bq5</a></p>&mdash; MLB HR Videos (@MLBHRVideos) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBHRVideos/status/1897515663737995556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jac Caglianone has arrived <a href="https://t.co/XOiTt5ioWR">pic.twitter.com/XOiTt5ioWR</a></p>&mdash; Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1897841854256726289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Man when he connects he destroys it. He's going to hit some fountain balls.

If they build the new stadium down at Crown Center, that should be a short right field....

I'm wracking my brain... Has KC ever really developed a true power hitter outside of maybe Bo Jackson before? Could Jac be the first to really make the leap and be a consistent threat out of the gate and for years to come?

Imagine if by some miracle, Jac turns into our version of an Aaron Judge type. Now imagine Jac and BWJ in the same lineup for several of their prime years together.

Boner.

As far as I'm concerned, Caglianone can't get here soon enough.

Believe the hype.

I think we all feel this way.

But the reality is muted. This dude won’t see MLB action at the earliest until 2026.

If he’s destroying the minor leagues in 2025, and Vinnie, Salvy are playing well, then Jac might make for an addition.

Most likely 2026 will be his debut year.

But keep in mind that fellow collegians Cam Smith of the Astros (Florida State) and Christian Moore of the Angels (Tennessee) look like they are going to debut in the first half of the big league season and they were taken in the same draft class.

Player development has changed, too. If a highly-touted pitcher is throwing zeros in the high minors, teams don't want to waste their bullets on meaningless games and they are promoted to the majors.

As a result, Triple-A pitching become so watered down that there's a thought process that the only way a hitter is going to learn how to hit major league pitching is to face the filth the big league hurlers are throwing these days.

Question for the minor league experts on here:
Where does Caglianone start the season? Looking at the NWA schedule for April. Any chance he's there if I see them play?

It's possible. The Royals have generally been pretty conservative with moving guys through the minors, but then again we haven't had many college guys who have an elite pedigree like Cags. We started Gordon in AA, but he was thought to be farther along than Cags. I would guess it depends how spring goes. If he keeps hitting and playing well throughout, I think they start him in AA. But if he tails off, he probably goes back to quad cities for a month or two.

If they are serious about developing him as both a hitter and pitcher, I doubt they start him in AA.

He ain't pitching. They think he's a generational power bat, that's what he'll be doing... I think he's going to be in AA.

Open in AA and fast tracked to the majors. :thumb:

India was a great low risk signing. He’s gonna do exactly what we need at the plate.

Unless I missed out on news of an contract extension, he was acquired by a trade.

In news we care about today, Jac Caglianone was walked in his only plate appearance.

In news we don't care about I guess the Royals lost both games in the double header.

Jac with another bomb

Jac bomb. Game on fan duel sports on DIRECTV

Only at bat.

Started with 0-2 count.

With Ned part of the call.

It's happening. We got ourselves an Aaron Judge.

He puts the Jac in jack

Jac inches short of dong number two

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cags is 6 for 11 this spring with three homers, three walks, a double and only one strikeout. His general opponent level has been roughly AA, but he’s done it against two big leaguers today. He’ll likely start in AA but if all goes well, I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s up quick.</p>&mdash; David Lesky (@DBLesky) <a href="https://twitter.com/DBLesky/status/1898850522158756116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

That’s what she said

Man, this guy may be nasty. I hope the “outfield” project pans out because that would be so nice.

As The Wolf so aptly said, “let’s not go sucking each other’s dicks quite yet…”

I’m as pumped as anyone to see Jac turn into an all-star type, let alone an MVP type of player, but the realistic/cynic side of me has just seen this shit too many times for me to go “all in”.

But **** me…. As I mentioned before…. If Jac turns into the real deal that we’re all hoping for, having him and BWJ in the lineup during their prime years is gonna cook. And that’s gonna be a lot of fun.

If he can play a competent RF, and if Salvy has enough in the tank for another all-star type season, plus a few more solid years, plus Vinnie, potentially Massey, MJ, Maikel and India…. We just might have something special.

I hope the bottom is Aaron judge because judge sucks when itmatters most. We need a Big Papi type of bat

Future generations will settle their differences at the Jac Caglianone statue

not sure if this is an every ST thing, but the Royals radio broadcast can be found on the team website.

Gerritt Cole out for the season with Tommy John surgery

**** THE YANKEES FOREVER AND ALWAYS!!!!

Little fun fact about Caglianone: SEC schools like Florida have had so much talent come and go. So many great players over the course of decades and decades. In Caglianone's sophomore year, he set the Florida all time record for homers in a season.

His record didn't last long cause it was broken the next year. By Jac Caglianone!

Real issue is gonna be his K-rate. I fear he could end up being Joey Gallo 2.0. But that's his absolute floor sir!

Peak Joey Gallo averaged 4.0 WAR, 40 HR’s and around 200 K’s per year. I’d take that considering he’d be slotted in a lineup behind India, Witt and Vin. LOT of RBI opportunities there.

I mean, obviously I’d prefer a better comp. than Joey Gallo, but if that’s all we ever get then I can live with that. :shrug:

I been thinking Gallo too but that has to be his floor. right?
.194 career average for Joey

I guess I don't see the big worry that his bat will be made out of swiss cheese. He's not not a swing and miss power guy but he should not be ANYWHERE near Gallo.

Last year in the SEC he had one of the lower K rates of the conference leaders in OPS. This is after cutting it almost in half from the following year.

His strike out rate was around 20% last year in his first year ever of using a wooden bat and actually was on the lower end of everyone on the Quad Cities team. Compare that to Blake Mitchell who K'd 35%, Nivens 27% and Jensen at 22%. Alex Gordon also had a 20% Milb strikeout rate so not worried about the swing and miss.

The comp is Aaron fkn Judge.

Yeah, I don't see Caglianone as a three outcomes guy at all.

He has a tendency to swing outside the zone, but he also is enormous and is able to make good and hard contact outside the zone. Kind of like Perez.

He's quite a bit more advanced in his approach than Perez, though, from everything I've heard and the at-bats I've seen him take.

Great comp, Dunc

Hopefully. the X-Rays come out clean. If not, BWJ may out until July (worst case).

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bobby Witt Jr. left today&#39;s game after being hit in the left forearm. He will undergo further evaluation.</p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1899941516031955214?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Time for BWJ to start armoring up from head to toe Bonds style.

****

Who’s the ****tard pitcher than blasted him with a fastball on the arm?

****ing hate spring training pitching! Shit like this happens all the time when you’ve got guys throwing with either no control or power pitchers ‘trying out’ things. :facepalm:

X-rays negative for fracture. Whew!

Can’t embed tweet from phone.

https://x.com/royals/status/18999745...nHkEIWEd9SmhGw

Andres Munoz of the Mariners, one of the notable closers in the game. He hit him with a 96-mph sinker.

Yep, just listed as a contusion now. Thank GOD!!!

Whew

Here comes....

https://media3.giphy.com/media/HFqr7...d=200.gif&ct=g

I bet you are a ray of sunshine wherever you go

Worst case is logging onto ChiefsPlanet and encountering a chiefqueen post. :(

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The AL West is the division of debauchery <a href="https://t.co/f20XEG0Aw5">pic.twitter.com/f20XEG0Aw5</a></p>&mdash; ⛄️ Danielle Kaatz ⛄️ (@DanielleKaatz) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanielleKaatz/status/1899578556167983251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

ass, tetas, as'hos and anal PBJ PBJ PBJ

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bobby Witt Jr. has a left forearm contusion. X-rays are negative for a fracture. He will be reevaluated in the morning.</p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1899974573149610017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The schedule for national baseball broadcast of games. I really thought we have more because of Bobby baseball and Salvy.

Bubic starting today

If Salvy is still elite this year I will eat my hat.

I hope I have to eat my hat.

I adore Salvy, but it is a concern. He's gonna be 35 in eight weeks. And while his days of catching 140+ games are long gone, he's got a lot of mileage. But he should still have some left in the tank. I'm hopeful he's got one more season of All-Star type level play in him before hopefully slowly declining into a decent, mediocre player, padding his numbers, and when it's all said and done, getting some serious HOF consideration.

I can see him starting around 90 games at catcher this year and probably next before transitioning into a full time backup. Timing-wise, that should work out great, as by then someone of the Mitchell, Jensen or Ramirez will be ready to take the reigns as the primary backstop. Rotate Salvy in as DH and occasional 1B, and he should still get plenty of AB's for the next few years if he's still productive. Might not hurt if he were to take some reps at 3rd. With BWJ at short, Salvy's limited range at 3rd wouldn't make him a total liability, and he certainly has the arm for the position.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">1B Jac Caglianone, OF Gavin Cross, SS Cam Devanney, and OF John Rave have been assigned to minor league camp. Our Major League camp roster is at 40.</p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1901665240439534013?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

And there you go. All the silly talk of Jac making the roster out of ST can thankfully stop. To only be replaced by, when are they gonna call up Jac?!? When are they gonna call up Jac?!? When are they gonna call up Jac?!?

When are they gonna call up Jac?!?

Spring training is a mirage, so Jac still has much to prove.

His performance in the minors will dictate when he is ready.

I have not heard many people say that they want him on opening day roster.

I think you are on facebook too much.

If by on FB too much, you mean on average 2 minutes/day, then sure, I'm on FB too much. I wouldn't say it's the majority, but there's plenty of yahoos clamoring to see Jac start the season with the parent club, even on sites like Royalsreview.

I still can't imagine we would lose more games with jac batting 7th or 8th and keeping renfroe, isbel, Garcia or Melendez on the bench. I get the concept of not hindering his development at the expense of throwing him to the wolves, however.