Royals Rumblings - News for August 7, 2024

Bobby wants his Marriott points.

Kiley McDaniel at ESPN Insider updates his farm system rankings, with the Royals still at #26 like they were before the year. (h/t Jacob Milham)

Caglianone is the clear star of the draft class, but David Shields is a breakthrough candidate to track closely as he could take off if his stuff takes the jump many scouts expected it to take this spring. Blake Mitchell, Carter Jensen and Ramon Ramirez give this system real catching depth, but the big hope is that the heavy investment in potential starting pitchers can show dividends in the big leagues, with Blake Wolters and Ben Kudrna having the best chance of the group right now.

Anne Rogers had an update on Dan Altavilla.

Altavilla has been sidelined since mid-June after he felt a pull in his side while pitching in Oakland and was transferred to the 60-day injured list on July 5 to make room on the 40-man roster. The reliever has been recovering and making good progress in Arizona and headed on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday.

Vinnie Pasquantino has no sympathy for the hapless White Sox.

Twins Daily writes it is time to take the Royals seriously.

Bobby Witt Jr. wants Marriott points when the Royals are on the road.

Preston Farr at Farm to Fountains writes about 2024 draftees being assigned to minor league teams.

Ben Clemens writes about the worst pitches in baseball this year, with Nick Anderson highlighted.

Corey Seager breaks up Framber Valdez’s no-hit bid with two outs in the ninth on a home run.

The Astros designate former Royals reliever Dylan Coleman for assignment.

How teams can still add players after the trade deadline.

The White Sox face a long road back to relevance.

The Braves and Reds will play a game next year at Bristol Motor Speedway.

What would the market look like for Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki?

MLB executives give their opinions on who won the trade deadline.

Billy Bean, baseball’s first openly gay ex-baseball player, died of leukemia.

A new Jackie Robinson statue is unveiled in Wichita after the last one was stolen.

Flag football is coming to the Olympics in 2028, what NFL players would make a good team?

Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Kristen Faulkner was a venture capitalist who just picked up cycling six years ago.

A Nobel-winning economist has been tabbed as the interim leader for Bangladesh.

Elon Musk’s X is closing its San Francisco office.

A Mattel TV adaptation trial could help determine idea theft.

Your song of the day is Daft Punk with Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.