Royals Rumblings - News for April 24, 2025

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Stormy nights in the Midwest.

ICYMI, last night’s game was rained out and will be played today as part of a doubleheader.

Right now there is a lot of platooning and rotation, especially in the outfield. Is the plan to eventually settle on a group if/when the offense improves, or will there be continuous rotation? Along those lines, is there any talk of improving the outfield from internal options or via trade?

There is platooning and a rotation in the outfield because no one has taken the opportunity and run with it. After having one of the worst outfields last year, the Royals’ outfield this year has a 52 wRC+ entering Wednesday night — second-worst in the Majors. Their .532 OPS and -1.2 WAR are the worst in the Majors.

Yeah, manager Matt Quatraro would love to have an everyday group out there. But the reality is, he needs to mix and match with the players he has on the roster now just to try to find a spark. We’ll continue to see Kyle Isbel in center field most nights because of his defensive value, but the Royals desperately need production in the corners.

Baseball America highlights Asbel Gonzalez as an under-the-radar prospect to watch ($):

Over the opening weeks of the season, Gonzalez has been an excellent table setter for Low-A Columbia. He’s racked up hits and run wild on the bases so far, hitting .407/.514/.441 over 59 at bats with 16 runs and 22 stolen bases. He currently has nine walks to four strikeouts and shows excellent underlying skill metrics. Though Gonzalez lacks game power, exit velocity data shows some projection. He’s a heavy groundball hitter (49.1% in 2025) and looks to line drives to all fields.

Is Missouri doing enough to keep the Royals and Chiefs in-state?

Downtown Kansas City leaders unveiled a billboard promoting a downtown ballpark.

In Royals injury news: Alec Marsh is still shut down with shoulder soreness, tests yesterday on it were inconclusive. Hunter Harvey began throwing yesterday and is ramping up. Kyle Wright is scheduled to throw 3-4 innings in his rehab appearance this weekend.

Was bringing A’s to town worth it for the city of Sacramento?

Learning new pitches is far from automatic.

Can the Baltimore Orioles figure out their starting rotation before it’s too late?

Relievers are fully aware that fans want to see them pitching less.

Angels players and opponents are frustrated with the team’s travel day schedule. ($)

Basestealers have been extra aggressive so far this season.

Old friend Nicky Lopez is headed to the Cubs on a major league deal.

Texas is placing shortstop Corey Seager on the IL with a hamstring injury.

A’s are placing José Leclerc on the IL with a lat injury.

Vanderbilt took a big jump in this week’s college baseball top 25.

Flau’Jae Johnson is returning to LSU for her senior season.

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