All hail the Kings of the Cactus League
Let's break down a spring training ball game. What else do you have to do?
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Back in action
With the start of the Cactus League season, it's time to empty the notebook on thoughts from the first four games.
Splash hits: It's baseball time!
It's go time on a new season with new rules and, for the Royals, a new manager. And Brad Keller has a new curveball! It must be Opening Day in the Cactus League!
Royals aim to be raiders of the lost strike zone
Waters is an early injury casualty but the focus remains on the pitchers, charged with pounding the strike zone and how their catchers can help.
The optimism of springtime
The PECOTA projections present a range of possibilities for the Royals, most of them not so great. What if everything went right in 2023?
Splash hits: Cactus League edition
Brady Singer loses in arbitration, Ned Yost wins in the Royals' Hall of Fame, Bally's Sports is going bankrupt and I'm feuding with John Cleese.
Grading the Royals' offseason
The Cactus League roster is set. Many familiar names are back, but there are a few new guys in the mix. Let's look at the work the Royals did this winter and assign a letter grade!