KANSAS CITY -- Beginning when they signed him out of Venezuela as a teenager in 2016, the Royals have seen Maikel Garcia develop through their system first as a potential utilityman, then as a rising everyday player, to this year as an All-Star and Gold Glove Award winner at third

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals have agreed to a one-year, $5.25 million deal with veteran outfielder Lane Thomas, sources told MLB.com on Thursday night. The club has not confirmed the contract, which is pending a physical and includes $1 million in incentives. The Royals are at 38 players on their

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The biggest takeaway on the Royals front from the Winter Meetings this week was simply the fact that they are involved in a lot of areas of the market. Whether that turns into a transaction, we’ll see. Sometimes, that’s just how it shakes out. But the offseason

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Rumors may have been flying, but there wasn’t a whole lot of momentum or movement surrounding offseason transactions for the Royals on Tuesday at the Winter Meetings. But buzz picked up quite a bit when the 2026 MLB Draft Lottery results were announced. For the first time,

Now that MLB has held the Draft Lottery and we know which teams are picking where, it's time to predict whom they'll select. The 2026 Draft actually won't begin until July 11, so we have 214 days to figure it all out. But we can't wait to make our first

ORLANDO – As the Royals continue to search for ways to elevate their offense for 2026, the conversation usually takes a turn toward their pitching. The Royals have a lot of rotation depth and could use it to land a bat in a trade this offseason. That’s a logical connection,

ORLANDO, Fla. -- In an annual highlight of the Winter Meetings, the Scout of the Year program celebrates evaluators and administrators for their contributions to baseball. It did so again Tuesday evening here, with one of the honorees using the occasion to announce his retirement. Padres senior adviser and director

This page will be updated throughout this offseason with any Royals injury updates and transactions.

KANSAS CITY -- It’s not often a position player can dominate a game all by himself. He might only come to the plate four or five times over the course of a nine-inning game. But there are some days where it seems like a certain hitter is the only player

KANSAS CITY – The Royals have seen many incredible individual seasons throughout their franchise history. But what would a roster look like if we mashed all those standout seasons together? Here’s the Royals’ all-time roster based on a position’s best individual season: Starting pitcher: Bret Saberhagen, 1989 This really comes

While a solid percentage of picks in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft get at least some big league time the season following their selection, it’s not so easy to stick around for an entire year.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Rule 5 Draft isn't taking place until Wednesday, and while early buzz at the Winter Meetings might be about things like where Kyle Tucker will sign, there are always early whispers about names who could go in the Rule 5 Draft. Teams haven't really started digging

With the baseball world's eyes trained on Orlando, Fla., over the next few days for the Winter Meetings, it's a great time to have a look at each team's biggest need heading into the annual event, one which often serves as a catalyst for Hot Stove action.

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It might only be December, but there’s a serious case of Draft fever ranging. The root cause is the release of MLB Pipeline’s new 2026 Top 100 Draft Prospects list. The fans are definitely aflame, though, by the upcoming MLB Draft Lottery, which will determine the order of who gets

KANSAS CITY – Next week, the baseball industry will convene in Orlando, Fla., for MLB’s annual Winter Meetings. Unless something moves quickly this week, Royals officials will travel down still shopping for the top item on their wishlist: Offense.

KANSAS CITY – A 4-for-4 day is about the best day a hitter can have at the plate, but recording a hit of each kind is even better. Who wouldn’t want a single, double, triple and a home run to cap it all off? Cycles are rare; there have been

When I was a kid, one of my favorite activities during long road trips with my family was Mad Libs. Remember that one? Every page was a story with a number of blank spaces, requiring players to fill those spaces in with different words to create the whole story. With

With executives from all 30 teams set to descend on Orlando, Fla., for the annual Winter Meetings, the Hot Stove may be on the verge of heating up. Though some clubs have already made some moves this offseason, every team still has plenty of questions to answer between now and

The Rule 5 Draft can be a fascinating, if imperfect, process, and you only need to look at last year’s edition to see why. On one hand, the White Sox selected Shane Smith from the Brewers and watched him blossom into an All-Star before finishing with a 3.81 ERA and

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. In the words of a great bird I once met, “Gobble, gobble.” Thanksgiving is not a holiday traditionally associated with baseball, but if you’re reading a baseball site on Thanksgiving Day, you know that in a just world, every holiday is one associated with baseball. So today,

KANSAS CITY – A local kid who grew up rooting for the Royals, Carter Jensen felt all the love from Kansas City fans when he made his debut for his hometown team on Sept. 2. Now that it’s the offseason, he views it as time to reciprocate that love back

KANSAS CITY -- When looking for a new assistant pitching coach, the Royals did not want to shift too much of their thinking and strategy they’ve built under pitching coach Brian Sweeney in the past three years. But they did want to prioritize pitch design and a diversity of thought,

MJ Melendez's time with the Royals is over. Jonathan India will be back for another year. Kansas City non-tendered Melendez and right-hander Taylor Clarke on Friday afternoon, while agreeing to terms on a 2026 contract with India. The Royals also added to their bullpen, signing right-hander Alex Lange to a

KANSAS CITY – From the first championship in franchise history to the 2014-15 postseason runs that brought Kansas City back onto the national stage, the Royals have had plenty of memorable moments over the past five-plus decades.