*****Official 2024 Royals Season Repository Thread*****

[ChiefsCountry]

Year Two of the Matt Quatraro tenure. Time to take a step up this year. Active in free agency and trades this offseason. A new look pitching rotation and bullpen. Will the young players take the leap up offensively? Bobby Witt extension? New stadium? Will Vinny recover from injury? Salvy taking aim at the Royals record book? Will Cole Ragans turn into the best Royals starting pitcher since Greinke 1.0?

Free Agents/Trades Acquisitions
Seth Lugo, SP
Michael Wacha, SP
Kyle Wright, SP
Hunter Renfroe, OF/DH
Will Smith, RP
Chris Stratton, RP
Nick Anderson, RP
Adam Frazier, 2B
Garrett Hampson, INF/OF
Matt Sauer, RP

[Fansy the Famous Bard]

Originally Posted by MAHOMO 4 LIFE!

I really want the Yankees again for the first round of the playoffs!

I think we are better than them. If we can somehow get Vinnie back and he hits well. I like our chances. We may have a chance to have some fun in the post season. Win a ballgame or two. Who'd a thunk that might be a possibility going into this year? I originally stated this team would beat .500. I felt good about that at the time, but who the hell expected this? What an absolute joy of a year it has been to witness. And frustrating because our record could be a lot better were it not for this historically bad bullpen. Hell just one right handed reliever have worked out from the blob of a group we started with. Zerpa had a few moments and McArthur was good for like a couple weeks? Then the front office made some moves and Lynch/Bubic are actually pitching and getting guys out. It's light years better than what we started with. Not perfect, but waaay better.

[WhawhaWhat]

The Malibu Earthquake happened during Diggin' Weekly this morning 🫨

Thankfully Moose and his fam are all okay 🙏 pic.twitter.com/kN586ogoMD

— Diggin' Deep Podcast (@DigginDeepPod) September 12, 2024

[Infidel Goat]

In The Athletic, Jim Bowden's ten MLB prospects primed to make Bowden's top 50 prospect list in 2025 include one Royal:

7. Blake Mitchell, C, Royals (High A)
Age: 20
Bats: L Throws: R
Height: 6-0 Weight: 202
Scouting grades: HIT: 50 PWR: 60 RUN: 45 ARM: 70 FLD: 55

A 2023 first-round pick (eighth overall), Blake Mitchell has a .368 OBP this season with 16 doubles, 18 home runs and 51 RBIs between Low A and High A. He also has 26 steals in 33 attempts. Mitchell is an above-average defensive catcher with a rifle for an arm. He’s the one player in the Royals’ farm system they wouldn’t talk about when other teams made inquiries at the trade deadline.