Jaylon Thompson stories on the pitchers and catchers of their first few days of camp.
After serving to the Royals return to the playoffs final season for the primary time since 2015 — solely to fall brief within the American League Divisional Collection in opposition to the New York Yankees — Perez needs to deliver one other championship to Kansas Metropolis.
“Win all the things,” the 2015 World Collection MVP mentioned when requested his targets for the approaching MLB season. “The identical reply that I at all times have: being a big-league group, you need to win a World Collection championship. I believe that’s the objective and I believe every group ought to suppose that manner.”
Ned Yost talks about how he might help the group as a particular advisor.
“I knew there have been issues I might do to assist,” Yost mentioned. “You already know, being a former supervisor, I do know what Matt wants. I do know what, , Matt thinks. I do know what to assist him search for in conditions. And it has nothing to do with recreation administration. All of it has to do with, , suggesting gamers that may come to the massive leagues and guys I do know that would assist him.”
Anne Rogers writes about Kyle Wright as he prepares to return to the mound for the primary time in over a 12 months.
As Wright will get again on the mound this Spring Coaching, his development is barely behind different Royals pitchers as they ramp up for the common season. Some are already going through hitters in dwell BP, whereas Wright needs to throw at the least two extra bullpen periods earlier than he takes the mound in opposition to a hitter for the primary time. He’s scheduled to throw a bullpen on Thursday, so he might start throwing dwell BP by subsequent week. If all goes properly with that, Wright will proceed to construct up his innings….
“I’ve been within the behavior of defending for thus lengthy,” Wright mentioned. “‘Let’s not let something like this occur once more.’ Now that I’m full-go, it’s with the ability to really feel comfy in my mechanics and supply and trusting that my shoulder is okay. It will probably take the load. The one option to get previous that’s to only do it. You bought to let it rip and proceed to belief that, ‘Hey, I really feel OK immediately.’
David Schoenfield at ESPN Insider has predictions on who makes the All-Star group with three Royals. [$]
Backup: Vinnie Pasquantino, Kansas Metropolis Royals
Assuming there aren’t any residual results from the damaged thumb, I believe Pasquantino has an enormous 12 months in him. He combines elite contact means with energy (eightieth percentile hard-hit fee) and he’s in his age-27 season — the commonest age for a participant to have a profession season. You possibly can go along with Yandy Diaz, the 2023 batting champ, or new Astros first baseman Christian Walker, however we’ll go along with the youthful participant.
Who’re candidates for long-term contract extensions?
The Royals acquired Ragans from the Rangers for Aroldis Chapman in the summertime of 2023, and the younger lefty rewarded Kansas Metropolis with a 5-2 document and a couple of.64 ERA in 12 begins through the second half. Ragans backed that up in 2024 together with his first All-Star choice and a fourth-place end within the AL Cy Younger Award vote, proving his Okay.C. debut was no fluke. Ragans will likely be arbitration-eligible for the primary time subsequent offseason, so there’s no urgency to get an extension achieved. However after giving their finest participant (Bobby Witt Jr.) an extension final 12 months, might the Royals do the identical with their finest pitcher?
Preston Farr at Farm to Fountains tries to challenge the Opening Day roster.
The Negro League Baseball Museum in Kansas Metropolis is planning to broaden.
The White Sox signal slugger Joey Gallo to a minor league deal.
Yankees pitcher Marcus Stroman is a no-show for the primary exercise of camp.
The Diamondbacks are nonetheless in search of free agent relievers.
The Cardinals appear more likely to maintain third baseman Nolan Arenado.
The Alex Bregman signing raises extra questions in Boston than it solutions.
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