@maxrieper

Editor of Royals Review. Baseball stuff. If you want tech public policy coverage, go to @maxriepertech

 Prairie Village, KS
Joined November 2025
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If you have a short attention span, the good news is that there aren’t a ton of names the Royals have to consider adding to the 40-man roster!
Royals Review@royalsreviewOct 13
Royals 40-man roster decisions… if there is a Rule 5 draft royalsreview.com/kansas-city…

Royals 40-man roster decisions… if there is a Rule 5 draft

Who will the Royals protect?

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If the Rays and Brewers meet in the World Series it’s going to be streamed live on Microsoft Excel.
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I'm always amazed at the number of people that like baseball that want *fewer* baseball games. 162 is great! Get rid of the mediocre playoff teams!
Jeff Passan
@JeffPassanOct 8
Major League Baseball proposed cutting the regular-season schedule from 162 games to 154 games in a bargaining session with the MLBPA today. Also part of its proposal: higher seeds in playoffs get to choose their opponents, and division series expand to seven games.
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Also seems to bolster the point that MLB owners don't need to spend money on payroll to be successful in the standings.
Honestly Jake
@Honestly_JakeOct 8
MLB Payrolls of the remaining teams, ranked. Guardians: 29th Rays: 28th White Sox: 27th Brewers: 19th Dodgers: 1st So one out of the top 5 teams left spends money, and apparently that means we need a salary cap?
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Imagine how good it would feel to send Liberty Biberty 450 feet deep to dead center in a home run derby
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Like Cleveland getting the Browns back.
KSHB 41 News
@KSHB41Oct 7
Country music legend Garth Brooks is returning to Kansas City, Missouri. The singer's “Blame It All on My Roots” arena tour will takeover the T-Mobile Center for back-to-back nights in November. Learn how to get tickets in the bio🔗
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FWIW, two teams in the playoffs scored fewer runs this year than the Royals (Cleveland and Boston). No teams that allowed more runs than the Royals made the playoffs.
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I really hate how likable the White Sox have become.
Talkin' Baseball
@TalkinBaseball_Aug 11
Miguel Vargas and Sam Antonacci went to the movies dressed as Spider-Man
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Munetaka Murakami having the time of his life during the clubhouse celebration 🤣
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How could Alec Zumwalt let this happen?
Sam McDowell
@SamMcDowell11Oct 1
The Royals’ ERA this year was 1.04 higher than it was a season earlier — the largest one-year jump in franchise history. kansascity.com/sports/spt-co…

The Royals have already made several changes. Here’s where they need it most

Injuries played a role in this Kansas City Royals season getting off track. But make no mistake, there were bigger issues.

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It sounds like the Royals could be pretty active in trying to upgrade the bullpen, starting rotation, and outfield. But don't expect them to bring in high-priced relievers. What J.J. previewed about the offseason in his end-of-year presser: royalsreview.com/kansas-city…

Picollo says Royals plan to be “aggressive” in acquisitions after disappointing season

J.J. Picollo addresses the media after a 69-93 season.

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Its important to remember that when baseball teams win, its because of the players, but when they lose, its because of analytics.
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Probably because he doesn't have Peacock
Chandler Rome@Chandler_RomeSep 29
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is at Daikin Park today for Game 1 of Astros-White Sox
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incredible that the royals have more World Series appearances in the last 40 years than they do appearances on this list
ProGridSports
@ProGridSportsSep 28
MLB Division Winners since 1995
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I don't really think this changes much. He is still director of hitting. But maybe having Connor Dawson and Marcus Thames as the voices players are hearing more will have an impact. Also, development of Cags and Jensen, and even Massey this year was very encouraging.
Royals Review@royalsreviewSep 29
Alec Zumwalt out as hitting coach royalsreview.com/kansas-city…
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Jac Caglianone is just the 13th Royals outfielder ever to qualify for the batting title and put up an OPS+ of 130 or better:
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Right. People act like it would be really easy to replace that production. Vinnie has a career wRC+ of 114. Last year there were 34 outfielders that put up a 114 wRC+ in at least 400 PA. Can the Royals find a guy like that?
Sasquatch Vinnie
@SasquatchVinnieSep 28
The Vinnie trade talks are coming back and I just have 1 thing to say. Since 2024, we have been begging to have a solid outfield bat. We finally have one named Jac Caglianone. Why move Jac to 1st, trade Vinnie, and then have to find another outfielder to replace Jac?
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6.65 - The Royals' ninth inning ERA 64 - Vinnie Pasquantino's April wRC+ The numbers that defined the Royals season. royalsreview.com/kansas-city…

Ten statistics that defined the Royals 2026 season

What went right and the many things that went wrong.

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@klwoodjrSep 27
If Max Scherzer’s daughter ran out to the mound for his retirement
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Munetaka Murakami having the time of his life during the clubhouse celebration 🤣
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