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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-odds-twins-vs-royals-prediction-pick-how-to-watch-3-30-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB Odds: Twins vs. Royals prediction, pick, how to watch – 3/30/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/MLB_Odds_Twins_vs._Royals_prediction_pick_how_to_watch.jpg"><figcaption>Twins-Royals prediction, Twins-Royals odds, Twins-Royals pick, Twins-Royals how to watch</figcaption></figure><h1>MLB Odds: Twins vs. Royals prediction, pick, how to watch – 3/30/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-30T08:50:50-07:00">March 30th, 8:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-30T08:51:34-07:00">March 30th, 8:51am</time><address><a>Brendan Smith</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Twins will travel to take on the Kansas City Royals in an Thursday afternoon Opening Day matchup at Kauffman Stadium. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/" rel="noopener">series</a>, which includes a Twins-Royals prediction and pick, laid out below.</p><p>Minnesota underwhelmed in 2022, finishing in third place in the AL Central with a 78-84 record. Despite a strong lineup, nothing seemed to go right for Minnesota last season. Some offseason moves should have the team in a better position to contend.</p><p>Kansas City seems to be stuck in a perpetual rebuild since winning the 2015 World Series. Last season, the Royals went 65-97, which ended up costing Mike Matheny his job. Now, Pedro Grifol has taken the reigns of the club and will have some talent at his disposal.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Twins-Royals <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Twins-Royals Odds</b></h2><p>Minnesota Twins: -1.5 (+105)</p><p>Kansas City Royals: +1.5 (-126)</p><p>Over: 8.5 (-122)</p><p>Under: 8.5 (+100)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Twins vs. Royals</b></h2><p>TV: Bally Sports North, Bally Sports Kansas City</p><p>Stream: MLB.tv</p><p>Time: 4:10 PM ET/1:10 PM PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Twins Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Carlos Correa is once again a Twin after a tumultuous offseason that saw him agree to terms with both the Giants and Mets. Correa performed well in 2022 for Minnesota, hitting .291 with 24 doubles and 22 home runs in 136 games. Correa opted out of his contract before signing a huge deal to bring him back. Byron Buxton has one of the more exciting skillsets in the league, but has struggled with health. Buxton played in 92 games, his most since 2017, hitting a career-high 28 home runs. Trevor Larnach seems primed for a full-time job after 18 extra-base hits in 51 games last season. Jose Miranda delivered on his prospect status last season, with 40 extra-base hits in 125 games, posting a 116 OPS+.</p><p>Pablo Lopez was acquired from Miami in the offseason, and quickly became the ace of Minnesota. Lopez went 10-10 for a bad Miami team, posting a 3.75 ERA in 180.0 innings, the third straight season with an ERA below 4.00. Caleb Thielbar continues to turn back the clock, throwing harder than ever in 2022. The veteran lefty struck out 80 in 59.1 innings last season. Jhoan Duran may be the closer of the future after posting a 1.86 ERA with 89 strikeouts in 67.2 innings.</p><h2><b>Why The Royals Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Bobby Witt Jr. had a decent debut season, hitting 20 home runs and stealing 30 bases for the Royals in 2022. However, Witt, Jr. struggled with strikeouts and plate discipline, posting an OBP south of .300. Those things should get ironed out with more experience. Vinnie Pasquantino burst onto the scene as a rookie last year, hitting 10 home runs and 1o doubles in 72 games, slashing an impressive .295/.383/.450. More playing time should be in order for Pasquantino. Salvador Perez is still one of the better catchers in the league, especially at the plate, hitting 23 home runs last season. MJ Melendez showed strong plate discipline and some power last season, slugging 18 home runs and walking 66 times in 129 games as a rookie.</p><p>Zack Greinke will make the Opening Day start once again for Kansas City, his second season in a return to his first team. Greinke was quietly solid last season, making 26 starts and pitching to a 3.68 ERA in 137.0 innings. Kansas City’s bullpen is full of unproven arms, but Scott Barlow and Amir Garrett should provide reliable relief. Barlow pitched to a 2.14 ERA with 24 saves last season.</p><h2><b>Final Twins-Royals Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Minnesota’s lineup seems like it will be too much for the young Kansas City pitching staff.</p><p><b>Final Twins-Royals Prediction &amp; Pick: Minnesota -1.5 (+105), over 8.5 (-122)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB Odds: Twins vs. Royals prediction, pick, how to watch – 3/30/2023

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He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The World Baseball Classic is raging on and Team USA is looking to repeat as champions. Among the many notable players on the roster is Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. After an impressive rookie season, he is joining forces with the best of the best.</p><p>Witt loves the atmosphere of <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2023/03/12/bobby-witt-jr-soaking-all-in-team-usas-youngest-wbc-player/11459300002/" rel="noopener">being around the team</a> and participating in the highly competitive tournament, according to Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY Sports. The Royals’ budding star is “soaking it all in” as the Americans look to win.</p><p>“It’s a blast, these are the things you dream of,’’ Witt said, via USA TODAY Sports. “It’s like a two-way All-Star game. It’s incredible just getting around these guys, seeing all of the All-Stars, and the work they put in. You’re just talking about baseball, or whatever, every single day, which is awesome…You kind of emulate what those guys are doing, and learning what I need to do to get ready. Believe me, I’m soaking it all in.’’</p><p>As the youngest player on the Team USA roster, Witt is gaining valuable experience and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-star-nolan-arenado-has-high-praise-for-star-wbc-teammate-bobby-witt-jr" rel="noopener">showcasing his talent</a> to the veteran stars around him. He got a hit in his first at-bat, collecting <a href="https://twitter.com/USABaseball/status/1635150512504074240?s=20" rel="noopener">an RBI double</a> in the team’s 11-5 loss to Team Mexico.</p><p>Before Bobby Witt Jr tries to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-royals-star-bobby-witt-jrs-patrick-mahomes-goal-fire-fans" rel="noopener">establish himself as a long-term star</a> with the Royals in his second MLB season, he is going to try to help Team USA win it all. The squad’s next match comes against Team Canada, headlined by Freddie Freeman and Tyler O’Neill.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. is loving ‘two-way All-Star game’ atmosphere in World Baseball Classic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/royals-news-aroldis-chapman-suffers-non-baseball-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Aroldis Chapman suffers non-baseball injury as Spring Training begins');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Royals-news-Aroldis-Chapman-suffers-non-baseball-injury-as-Spring-Training-begins.jpeg"></figure><h1>Aroldis Chapman suffers non-baseball injury as Spring Training begins</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-27T10:09:10-08:00">February 27th, 10:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-27T10:09:10-08:00">February 27th, 10:09am</time><address><a>James Kay</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kansas City Royals reliever Aroldis Chapman needed to get stitches after he fell and hit his mouth at his home two days ago. He is not expected to miss significant time.</p><p>Anne Rogers from MLB.com <a href="https://twitter.com/anne__rogers/status/1630236599362678784" rel="noopener">tweeted this morning</a>, “Aroldis Chapman slipped and fell at his house on Saturday night, cracked a tooth and split his lip open, requiring stitches. It’s still pretty swollen but he’ll try to play catch today, throw a bullpen tomorrow and get into a game soon. He says he’s feeling OK now.”</p><p>This is not the first non-baseball related injury Chapman has endured in his career. Last season, he got an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aroldis-chapman-lands-on-15-day-il-with-scary-injury-after-getting-a-tattoo" rel="noopener">infection on his leg</a> after getting a tattoo. He was sidelined for three weeks and was put on the IL.</p><p>Chapman, who is 35 years old, signed with the Royals after being a key member of the New York Yankees bullpen for six and a half years. Last season, he recorded a career-worst 4.46 ERA and 1.43 WHIP over 36.1 innings but was a three-time all-star from 2017-2022. In that span, he had a 2.82 ERA and struck out 366 batters in 226.2 innings.</p><p>Chapman was guaranteed $3.75 million in his deal with the Royals, but it has a chance to rise to $8.75 million if he reaches certain benchmarks this upcoming season (appearances and games finished among them). The Royals have not named who their closer is going to be, giving Chapman an opportunity to regain his pre-2023 form. Chapman has recorded 315 saves in his career which ranks third among active relievers per Baseball Reference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Aroldis Chapman suffers non-baseball injury as Spring Training begins

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/royals-3-bold-predictions-2023-mlb-season-spring-training-begins');   ga('set', 'title', '3 bold predictions for Royals 2023 MLB season as Spring Training begins');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/royals-3-bold-predictions-for-2023-mlb-season-as-spring-training-begins.jpg"></figure><h1>3 bold predictions for Royals 2023 MLB season as Spring Training begins</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-25T11:03:41-08:00">February 25th, 11:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-25T11:03:41-08:00">February 25th, 11:03am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>My name is Owen Crisafulli, and I recently received my Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Sport Management, and for awhile I ran my own sports website. Sports are my passion, and I thoroughly enjoy writing about my thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. I have been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston, and love discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-kansas-city-lands-30-hr-hitter-zack-greinke-aroldis-chapman-deals" rel="noopener">Kansas City Royals</a> have been in the middle of a long and tedious rebuild ever since winning the World Series back in 2015. They haven’t had a record over .500 since then, and they have been having an annual battle with the Detroit Tigers for last place in the American League Central. They finished there in 2022, finishing with a <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/royals/2022/10/05/mike-matheny-fired-royals-after-last-place-al-central-finish/8194047001/" rel="noopener">65-97 record</a>, with the Tigers having a better record than them by one game.</p><p>Heading into the 2023 season, it doesn’t seem like much has changed. The Royals will be hoping to get some immediate contributions from their young and upcoming players, but for the most part, it seems wise to expect them to continue to lose at a similar rate as we have seen over the past few seasons.</p><p>That may seem like a rather depressing outlook for the team, but there are still reasons for excitement moving forward. With Spring Training officially underway for the Royals, let’s take a look at three bold predictions for them in the 2023 season and see whether or not they succeed at getting themselves out of the basement in their division.</p><h2><b>3. Salvador Perez will hit 40 home runs</b></h2><p>Salvador Perez is one of the only remaining players from the Royals 2015 World Series champion team, and he’s managed to get better as he’s aged. After missing the entire 2019 season, Perez returned in 2020 and put together a strong campaign in his limited action. That set the stage for 2021, where Perez ended up leading the majors with 48 home runs and 121 RBIs from out of nowhere.</p><p>Perez came back down to earth in 2022, as he struggled to stay healthy, but he still hit 23 home runs over 114 games. Had he been able to stay healthy, he could have made a push for somewhere between the 30-35 home run mark. But all of a sudden, Perez has become one of the best power hitters in the game after typically coming in between 20-25 home runs throughout his career.</p><p>It may not be a given to assume that Perez will immediately be able to return to his old self in 2023, but he will remain at the center of the Royals lineup, and he should be expected to mash. He won’t lead the league in home runs like he did in 2021, but expect Perez to reach the 40-home run threshold again in 2023 if he can stay healthy.</p><h2><b>2. Bobby Witt Jr. and Brady Singer will both be All-Stars</b></h2><p>As previously mentioned, the Royals are going to be focused on developing their young core in 2023. Two of their best young players are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-royals-star-bobby-witt-jrs-patrick-mahomes-goal-fire-fans" rel="noopener">Bobby Witt Jr.</a> and Brady Singer. After encouraging 2022 campaigns from both guys, it wouldn’t necessarily be surprising to see them manage to take the next step forward in 2023.</p><p>Witt is one the brightest young players in the game right now, and turned in a strong 2022 season (.254 BA, 20 HR, 80 RBI, 30 SB, .722 OPS) that saw him finish fourth in the AL Rookie of the Year voting. Singer has been around since 2020, and struggled pretty badly in 2021, but after a strong 2022 season (10-5, 3.23 ERA, 150 K, 1.14 WHIP) he will be entering the 2023 campaign as their best starter.</p><p>Both of these guys have very high ceilings, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see them continue to grow. If Singer can drop his ERA to below three, and Witt finds a way to get on base more frequently, these guys could both be All-Stars for the Royals. It says here that that is precisely what will end up happening, showing that the future isn’t all that bleak in Kansas City.</p><h2><b>1. The Royals will lose the American League Central for the second straight season</b></h2><p>Despite the two positive predictions listed above, it isn’t enough to take away from the fact that the Royals are still a pretty poor team. They don’t have a lot of impact players in both their lineup and the pitching staff, and while there’s a chance that there are some young guys who could take steps forward, it just looks like another rebuilding year in Kansas City right now.</p><p>In the AL Central, which isn’t necessarily a great division, the Royals will once again be battling the Tigers to avoid finishing in last place. The Tigers took a step back in 2022, but still managed to be better than the Royals, and while the gap isn’t that big, they have more major-league ready talent on their roster, which should allow them to bounce back and finish ahead of the Royals once again.</p><p>Finishing with a bad record isn’t necessarily the worst thing for a rebuilding team such as the Royals, but with confidence in the front office waning, seeing the team finish in last place once again wouldn’t be great for morale. Unfortunately, Kansas City’s rebuild still has aways to go it seems, and that will result in them finishing in last in the AL Central once again.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 bold predictions for Royals 2023 MLB season as Spring Training begins

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chiefs-news-royals-star-bobby-witt-jrs-patrick-mahomes-goal-fire-fans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Royals star Bobby Witt Jr’s Patrick Mahomes goal will fire up fans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Royals-star-Bobby-Witt-Jr_s-Patrick-Mahomes-goal-will-fire-up-fans.jpg"></figure><h1>Royals star Bobby Witt Jr’s Patrick Mahomes goal will fire up fans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-25T08:19:50-08:00">February 25th, 8:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-25T08:19:50-08:00">February 25th, 8:19am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>My name is Owen Crisafulli, and I recently received my Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Sport Management, and for awhile I ran my own sports website. Sports are my passion, and I thoroughly enjoy writing about my thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. I have been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston, and love discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kansas City Chiefs are on top of the world after winning Super Bowl 57, and once again, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-brock-purdy-matches-drew-brees-patrick-mahomes-nfl-test" rel="noopener">Patrick Mahomes</a> played a big role in leading the Chiefs to the top of the mountain. In the MLB, the Kansas City Royals haven’t experienced that type of success since winning the World Series back in 2015, but that’s something that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-kansas-city-makes-opening-day-roster-decision-on-superstar-prospect-bobby-witt-jr" rel="noopener">Bobby Witt Jr.</a> wants to change moving forward.</p><p>Ever since winning their latest title, the Royals have failed to put together a season where they posted a record above .500. Talking about making it back to the playoffs is a discussion for another time. But with a cast of young players, led by Witt, leading the team, the Royals may have brighter days ahead of them. And it sounds like Witt is using Mahomes and the Chiefs as <a href="https://www.mlb.com/royals/news/bobby-witt-jr-gives-back-to-high-school-team" rel="noopener">motivation</a> for what he will attempt to accomplish during his time with the Royals.</p><p>“It’s just incredible to see because I can see behind the scenes, the work ethic Patrick Mahomes puts in. He’s truly a role model for me. So, I’m really trying to follow in his footsteps now. That’s definitely the goal. It’s motivation for us. It’s our job to step up.” – Bobby Witt Jr., Royals.com</p><p>A winning standard has been established in Kansas City lately, and the Royals have a lot of work to do to reach the same heights as the Chiefs. With a transcendent prospect like Witt, though, they may be able to pull it off. Witt made a strong first impression with the Royals last season, and it’s clear that he’s focused on elevating his team to match the level that the Chiefs are at. It won’t be easy, but it’s certainly encouraging to hear if you are a Royals fan.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Royals star Bobby Witt Jr’s Patrick Mahomes goal will fire up fans

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He has over three years of collegiate and professional sports and local journalism experience.Though he covers a wide variety of sports and general assignments for ClutchPoints, he specializes in covering the Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA Central Division basketball, NFL football and Big Ten basketball and football.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kansas City Royals outfielder Drew Waters <a href="https://twitter.com/anne__rogers/status/1628080681598455808" rel="noopener">has a left oblique strain</a> and will be out for six weeks, according to a tweet from MLB.com Royals beat writer Anne Rogers.</p><p>Waters was competing for the center field job during spring training, Rogers continued. Center fielder Kyle Isbel will “get every opportunity to grab that spot,” while more innings and at bats will go to outfielders Nate Eaton and Edward Olivares, as well as second baseman Samad Taylor, among others.</p><p>Waters earned 23 hits and five home runs in his 96 at-bats in the 2022 season. He was originally selected by the Atlanta Braves in the second round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from  Etowah high school in Woodstock, Georgia, according to Baseball Reference. He spent five seasons in the minor leagues, including three on AAA teams and two on AA squads.</p><p>The 24-year-old outfielder earned 573 plate appearances with two different teams in 2019, racking up 163 hits, 80 runs and seven home runs during his time with the Gwinnett Stripers and Mississippi Braves. Drew Waters made it up to the Royals in 2022 after games with the Stripers, Omaha Storm Chasers and Rome Braves.</p><p>The Texas Rangers were able to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-news-texas-lands-former-yankees-top-of-prospect-royals-star-pitcher" rel="noopener">agree to terms</a> with 11-year Royals pitcher Danny Duffy in late January. The team added right-handed pitcher Jacob deGrom from the New York Mets, adding to their high-profile pitching core before the start of spring training.</p><p>The Royals added <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-kansas-city-lands-30-hr-hitter-zack-greinke-aroldis-chapman-deals" rel="noopener">extra roster additions</a> of their own in the offseason when they signed former Cleveland Guardians outfielder Franmil Reyes to a minor league contract with non-roster invite to spring training. He joined right-handed pitcher Zack Greinke and lefty Aroldis Chapman as the team’s free agent signings in the offseason.</p><p>The Royals will face the Rangers on Friday at 2:05 CST in Surprise Stadium. They will take on the Rangers again at 2:05 p.m. CST on Saturday, again in Surprise Stadium.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Former top prospect dealt brutal injury blow after Braves trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/royals-news-kansas-city-lands-30-hr-hitter-zack-greinke-aroldis-chapman-deals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Royals land former 30-HR hitter after Zack Greinke, Aroldis Chapman deals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Royals-news-Kansas-City-lands-former-30-HR-hitter-after-Zack-Greinke-Aroldis-Chapman-deals.jpg"></figure><h1>Royals land former 30-HR hitter after Zack Greinke, Aroldis Chapman deals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-15T15:22:23-08:00">February 15th, 3:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-15T15:22:23-08:00">February 15th, 3:22pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-kansas-city-unveils-wild-2-billion-stadium-plans-to-replace-kauffman" rel="noopener">Kansas City Royals</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/anne__rogers/status/1625963994690248706" rel="noopener">have signed</a> former Cleveland Guardians outfielder Franmil Reyes to a minor league contract with a non-roster invite to spring training, according to MLB.com Royals beat writer Anne Rogers.</p><p>Reyes joins <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-zack-greinke-back-in-kansas-city-on-1-year-deal" rel="noopener">Zack Grienke</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-aroldis-chapman-joining-kansas-city-after-disastrous-yankees-ending" rel="noopener">Aroldis Chapman</a> free-agent signings for the Royals this offseason.</p><p>Franmil Reyes is most-known for his years in Cleveland with the Guardians. He was traded to Cleveland from the San Diego Padres during the 2019, a season in which he hit 37 home runs.</p><p>Reyes continued to have solid seasons in 2020 and 2021, hitting 30 home runs again in 2021. However, he struggled mightily with the Guardians in 2022 and was eventually designated for assignment by the team. He finished up with the Chicago Cubs before becoming a free agent.</p><p>The Royals are trying to tap into that 30 home run power that baseball fans have seen since he has come into the league. His performance during the 2022 season came as a surprise, as he was <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/franmil-reyes/14566/stats?position=DH/OF" rel="noopener">an above league-average hitter</a> according to Fangraphs’ ‘weighted runs created’ plus statistic, which is a commonly-used modern baseball statistic.</p><p>The Royals are not expected to contend this season, and <a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/standings/" rel="noopener">projected to finish last</a> in the American League Central by Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA projections. However, the Royals are hoping that the signings of Reyes, Zack Grienke and Aroldis Chapman along with Bobby Witt Jr. will help them surprise this season.</p><p>There are also players like Vinnie Pasquantino who <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/vinnie-pasquantino/27676/stats?position=1B/DH" rel="noopener">was a solid bat</a> for the Royals during 2022.</p><p>While expectations are not high for the Royals, the team has made some signings to try to improve their squad for 2023.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Royals land former 30-HR hitter after Zack Greinke, Aroldis Chapman deals

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/royals-news-zack-greinke-back-in-kansas-city-on-1-year-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Royals run it back with Zack Greinke on 1-year deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/royals-news-kc-runs-it-back-with-zack-greinke-on-1-year-deal.jpg"></figure><h1>Royals run it back with Zack Greinke on 1-year deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-01-30T10:08:19-08:00">January 30th, 10:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-01-30T10:08:19-08:00">January 30th, 10:08am</time><address><a>Karl Rasmussen</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>One of the all-time <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-zack-greinkes-opening-day-nod-makes-mlb-history" rel="noopener">Kansas City Royals greats</a> is set to run it back with the organization for one more year. Zack Greinke and the Royals have finally reached an agreement on a one-year contract, bringing the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/zack-greinke-hilariously-not-recognized-at-astros-mlb-playoff-game-after-going-full-dad-mode" rel="noopener">39-year-old free agent</a> back to Kansas City for another season. The news was first reported by Bob Fescoe of 610 Sports radio, who indicates the <a href="https://twitter.com/bobfescoe/status/1620052616452653056?s=20&amp;t=8nBs5cVKvKUpRf1JFXZJ1Q" rel="noopener">deal will be made official</a> by the organization on Tuesday.</p><p>It’s unclear how much the Royals will be paying Greinke in his age 39 season, but fans will be delighted to see the veteran right-hander back in KC as he reaches the tail end of his MLB career. The two sides were reportedly discussing the deal throughout much of the offseason, so it’s a relief to see it get done ahead of Spring Training.</p><p>Last season, Greinke pocketed $13 million in his one-year deal with the Royals. It was a major reunion between Greinke and KC, where he spent the first seven seasons of his MLB career. During his first stint with the Royals, Greinke made one All-Star Game and won the AL Cy Young in 2009. Last year, he made 26 starts, recording a 3.68 ERA with 73 strikeouts in 137 innings of work.</p><p>Greinke has been to six All-Star Games in his career, including five in six years from 2014-2019. While he’s not the same pitcher he was back in his heyday, the Royals and Greinke have an outstanding relationship and the organization is more than happy to bring him back as means of mentoring some of the younger arms in the rotation.</p><p>In addition to Zack Greinke, the Royals added some other veterans this offseason, including Aroldis Chapman, Jordan Lyles, and Johan Camargo, among others.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Royals run it back with Zack Greinke on 1-year deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-white-sox-interested-in-royals-infielder-after-adalberto-mondesi-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'RUMOR: White Sox interested in Royals infielder after Adalberto Mondesi trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/White-Sox-interested-in-Royals-infielder-after-Adalberto-Mondesi-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: White Sox interested in Royals infielder after Adalberto Mondesi trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-01-24T16:09:51-08:00">January 24th, 4:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-01-24T16:13:54-08:00">January 24th, 4:13pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox <a href="https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1618013594653974528" rel="noopener">are reportedly interested</a> in trading for Kansas City Royals’ infielder Nicky Lopez, per <i>The Athletic’s</i> Ken Rosenthal. KC struck a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-boston-trades-for-former-royals-top-ss-prospect-after-trevor-story-injury" rel="noopener">deal to send Adalberto Mondesi</a> to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday. The Royals, as they remain in the midst of a rebuild, are open to trading a number of their players.</p><p>With that being said, Rosenthal revealed Kansas City’s stance on Lopez and the team’s plan moving forward.</p><p>“Royals not eager to move Lopez, viewing him as important depth. Team’s plan is to go with Witt Jr. SS, Massey 2B, Lopez UT. But Lopez could open at 2B if Massey is not read,” Rosenthal wrote on Twitter.</p><p>Bobby Witt Jr is regarded as the future of the ball club. He was a highly-touted prospect throughout his tenure in the minor leagues and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-kansas-citys-bobby-witt-jr-displays-why-he-is-mlbs-top-prospect-with-a-bomb-vs-athletics" rel="noopener">displayed signs of stardom</a> last year. He was likely one of the primary reasons Kansas City felt comfortable enough to trade Mondesi away.</p><p>Lopez features a decent amount of potential as well, but he may prefer a more structured role. As Rosenthal noted, the Royals could implement him as a utility man moving forward.</p><p>The White Sox, on the other hand, are also aiming to add offensive depth. They have enough talent to potentially make a run at the AL Central crown in 2023. But after their injury-plagued 2022 campaign, Chicago will not shy away from adding depth.</p><p>It will be interesting to see if the White Sox and Royals can come to terms on a Nicky Lopez-led trade.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: White Sox interested in Royals infielder after Adalberto Mondesi trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/twins-news-minnesota-trade-michael-taylor-royals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Twins bolster outfield in blockbuster trade with Royals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/twins-news-minnesota-bolsters-of-with-another-blockbuster-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>Twins bolster outfield in blockbuster trade with Royals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-01-23T16:40:14-08:00">January 23rd, 4:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-01-23T18:17:57-08:00">January 23rd, 6:17pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-news-pablo-lopezs-johan-santana-reason-for-excitement-about-joining-minnesota-after-trade" rel="noopener">Minnesota Twins have made</a> another bold offseason move, trading for Kansas City Royals outfielder Michael A. Taylor. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-minnesotas-riskiest-mlb-offseason-move" rel="noopener">Twins will look</a> for Taylor to bolster the team’s outfield as Minnesota attempts to make a postseason run.</p><p>Taylor <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1617672591321468928" rel="noopener">being dealt</a> to the Twins was first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel. Minnesota <a href="https://twitter.com/Feinsand/status/1617673468967006209" rel="noopener">will be sending</a> left-handed pitcher Evan Sisk and right-handed pitcher Steven Cruz to Kansas City, via the MLB Network’s Mark Feinsand.</p><p>Taylor has been with the Royals for the past two seasons after spending the first seven of his MLB career with the Washington Nationals. He is a career .241 hitter with 74 home runs, 281 RBI and 95 stolen bases.</p><p>Sisk is <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/twins/" rel="noopener">not listed</a> inside the Twins’ top 30 prospects by MLB Pipeline. However, Cruz ranked as Minnesota’s 28th best prospect. Still, he has yet to advance beyond the AA level.</p><p>The Twins’ outfield is currently projected to feature Joey Gallo in left, Byron Buxton in center and Max Kepler in right. However, adding Taylor gives Minnesota more versatility at the position. If a player were to go down with injury, or if the team wanted to have Gallo spend a game at designated hitter, Taylor could fill in.</p><p>While his predominant position is center field, Taylor has experience playing all three at the major league level. Furthermore, he won his first Gold Glove back in 2019.</p><p>Minnesota has had an impressive offseason, re-signing Carlos Correa and trading for Pablo Lopez. Michael A. Taylor might not be as flashy, but he could be a crucial role player for the Twins this upcoming season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Twins bolster outfield in blockbuster trade with Royals

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-padres-royals-join-marlins-in-aroldis-chapman-sweepstakes');   ga('set', 'title', 'RUMOR: Padres, Royals join Marlins in Aroldis Chapman sweepstakes');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MLB-rumors-Padres-Royals-join-Marlins-in-Aroldis-Chapman-sweepstakes.jpg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: Padres, Royals join Marlins in Aroldis Chapman sweepstakes</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-01-18T10:41:17-08:00">January 18th, 10:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-01-18T10:44:36-08:00">January 18th, 10:44am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Veteran relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman is drawing interest in MLB free agency. The former New York Yankees closer was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-marlins-interested-ex-yankees-aroldis-chapman" rel="noopener">previously linked to the Miami Marlins</a>. However, the San Diego Padres and Kansas City Royals have also been <a href="https://twitter.com/hgomez27/status/1615774206414700544" rel="noopener">connected to the left-handed flame-thrower</a>, per Hector Gomez and Alfre Alvarez.</p><p>Alvarez reports that Miami, San Diego, and Kansas City have all made offers to Aroldis Chapman. Chapman also reportedly threw a bullpen for the Marlins. Gomez referred to the three teams as “frontrunners” in the Chapman free agency sweepstakes.</p><p>Chapman was previously regarded as one of the best closers in all of baseball. But the wheels fell off in 2022 as he dealt with injuries and underperformance. He ultimately finished the season with a lackluster 4.46 ERA and only 9 saves. With that being said, Chapman had an All-Star campaign in 2021. So he is only one year removed from a 30-save season.</p><p>The Royals are surprising potential suitors for Aroldis Chapman. They would likely deal him away ahead of the trade deadline if they were to sign him.</p><p>On the other hand, the Padres are not surprising by any means. They have made <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-san-diego-adds-more-thump-with-nelson-cruz-deal" rel="noopener">no shortage of moves</a> during the offseason as they look to steal the NL West away from the Los Angeles Dodgers.</p><p>But Chapman resides in Miami which makes the Marlins a truly legitimate contender to sign him.</p><p>It will be interesting to see where Aroldis Chapman ultimately ends up. If he finds his form in 2023, signing him will payoff in pivotal fashion.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: Padres, Royals join Marlins in Aroldis Chapman sweepstakes

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He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kansas City Royals <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-theyre-still-further-behind-scouts-drop-harsh-truth-bombs-on-kansas-city-struggles" rel="noopener">are evidently in a rebuild</a> of some sort after going an atrocious 65-97 last season, which put them at the bottom of the AL Central. As they look to give younger players more of an opportunity in 2023, it appears the organization could <a href="https://theathletic.com/4009306/2022/12/16/mlb-free-agency-rumors-dodgers-swanson/" rel="noopener">make a few trades this winter.</a></p><p>According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Hunter Dozier, Adalberto Mondesi, and Michael Taylor are all players the Royals are willing to move in the coming months leading up to spring training. While Dozier and Taylor aren’t too surprising, Mondesi is.</p><p>The young infielder was previously deemed untouchable by Kansas City, but health issues have limited him to just 50 games across the last two years. He’s never played more than 102 in the season. While the shortstop market is hot as can be this offseason, Mondesi is a possible option for teams that swung and miss on a big name. He’s a respectable defender and can swing it a bit, but because of his injury history, ballclubs may shy away.</p><p>Dozier, 31, is capable of playing a variety of positions but the Royals believe he’s best at first or right field. The focus is to allow Bobby Witt Jr to play shortstop on a regular basis. That wasn’t the case in 2022. If KC can’t get rid of Dozier, he could even suit up at third.</p><p>As for Taylor, he’s a decent defender but not the greatest hitter and the Royals want to allow their young outfielders in Kyle Isbel and Drew Waters to get more playing time in center field. Taylor is a free agent after 2023, so if they can trade him now, it would be ideal.</p><p>The moral of the story is the Royals want to start from scratch with youth. We’ll see if the franchise can move closer to that goal.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: The 3 Royals players who could be available via trade this offseason

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2023 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.458	0	3	1.119	1

2023 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.458	0	3	1.119	1