The Royals only get one of four games in New York against the Yankees. What to make of the series? KC gets three arms for Andrew Benintendi. How good are they? Brady Singer has 22 K's in his last two starts. Are we watching the birth of an Ace? Drew Waters now has an 1.101 OPS in Omaha. Did the Royals fleece the Braves? The Trade Deadline looms. Will the Royals get anything else done?

Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) break it all down on this week's episode of Kauffman Corner.

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On Saturday Brady Singer punched out a career high 12 batters and Sunday Kris Bubic hung seven innings on just 82 pitches. Is the Royals pitching all fixed? Rany Jazayerli and Soren Petro break down Brady Singer, Kris Bubic and all the Royals pitching. How bad is it now with Asa Lacy? What are the takeaways from the first half? Over view of the Royals draft. What expectations should Royals fans have for the Trade Deadline?

(01:01) Brady Singer. What is the floor and ceiling now?
(30:50) How bad has it gotten with Asa Lacy?
(40:45) Jonathan Bowlan is probably the best pitching prospect in the system again.
(43:45) Take aways from the first half of the season.
(1:00:45) Final view of the Royals Draft.
(1:07:05) Trade Deadline is coming.

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The Royals grab Virginia Tech - OF, Gavin Cross with the 9th pick in this year's MLB Draft and Arkansas - 3B, Cayden Wallace at pick #49. The guys break down both picks as well as detail how this draft will be considered a success. What has to happen with the Royals trade of the #35 pick to the Braves for Drew Waters and two more players to be considered a success?

Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) are breaking down the draft's first night as well as the Royals 4-game series in Toronto.

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Emergency Pod! After the Royals head to Toronto without 10 unvaccinated players... that's twice as many as the team with the next most and more than 26% (10/38 Total) of the total number of MLB unvaccinated players on the rest of the teams traveling to Toronto... Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss...

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The Royals continue to languish 20 games below .500 while the Orioles are now (43-44). How much should this concern Royals fans? Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) are breaking it down, along with...

(0:54) Orioles vs. Royals. Why is it working in Baltimore and not KC?

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MLB Draft is less than 2 weeks away and KC has the 9th pick. How should the Royals approach this draft? Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) are breaking down the draft as well as looking ahead to the Trade Deadline, talking Jackson Kowar out of the bullpen and looking to the Minors for help with the Minor League Minute.

(0:54) The Royals have played .500 baseball for three straight weeks. What's it mean?

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Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) are talking about the Royals trading Carlos Santana. How did they pull that off? Finally giving Vinnie Pasquantino the call to the big leagues. What does Twins' pitching coach Wes Johnson leaving for LSU mean about how much big league teams really care about their coaching staff? Jackson Kowar impresses in relief. Did the Royals blow it by letting Salvy try to play through injury?

(1:20) The Royals were actually able to get Carlos Santana traded. What did they get in return? What to expect from Wyatt Mills and William Fleming? How important is it that the Royals at $4.3M in Santana salary?

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Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) are feeling the spirit of Father's Day as they dig deep to find the positives going on within the Royals organization. Do they agree on what the positives are? Of course not. They discuss... Where does Bobby Witt Jr. rank? M.J. Melendez's bat is a positive but what about his lack of a position? Are the minor leagues a positive? Is the young pitching a positive?
(0:35) Happy Father's Day!
(4:55) Rany like the health of the pitching staff.
(8:03) Petro is positive on Hunter Dozier bouncing back with the bat and his future value.
(13:57) Rany is high on the bullpen... Petro's not as sold on it.
(19:08) With Benintendi and Taylor, the Royals prove they can find the "mortar" guys.
(22:55) The importance of making players better... all the good teams do.
(33:17) M.J. Melendez bat is a positive, but where does he play?
(49:15) Rany says the minor leagues as a whole are a positive. Petro, not so much!
(55:24) The young Royals starters are starting to get strikeouts and limit walks.
(59:59) Bobby Witt Jr. is a definitive positive for the Royals.
(1:07:45) Minor League Minute: Double-A Catcher, Logan Porter.
(1:13:16) Lorenzo Cain was released by the Brewers. What he meant to the Royals.
(1:17:38) The Passing of Dave Wickersham... one of the original Royals and stand up man.

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Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) are talking about the Royals continued problems with their pitching staff. Is it possible the pitching coach is not part of the problem? Any positives with Jonathan Heasley, BradySinger and Daniel Lynch? How has Michael Taylor mastered the strike zone? Is there a negative side to M.J. Melendez hot hitting?

(1:30) Reaction to the last week... Rany points out the uptick in offense.
(5:19) Is there accountability within the Royals when it comes to the pitching staff?
(16:56) The guys review the past comments of the organization boasting about Daniel Lynch.
(23:42) What does Jonathan Heasley's sparkling last start mean for the Royals drafting?
(30:00) Brad Keller has inspired a Royals version of the "Oompa Loompa Song."
(34:38) The "Keller Coaster" continues. Is he underachieving or just bad?
(43:40) Michael A. Taylor has cut down on his strikeouts... so trade him, right?
(55:27) M.J.Melendez has an OPS over .800... is there a downside to this?
(1:06:46) The Jakob Junis Minute... Rany gives the latest on his success with the Giants.
(1:08:39) Minor League Minute: Diego Hernandez

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Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) talk about the Royals pitching. Rany is ready to call for Cal Eldred's job. Rany lays out just how bad the pitching numbers are under Eldred. Should ownership be at a "blow it all up" point with this regime?

(1:03) A "Rany Rant"... Rany calls for Cal Eldred's job as the pitching coach and here's why!
(18:52) The latest on Jakob Junis and his success with the Giants.
(21:35) Cal Eldred declines Petro's invitation to appear on his radio show. What's that mean?
(34:59) Rany talks about the levels of change the Royals have to consider.
(38:40) Petro asks when the Royals will have a prospect (Witt Jr.) "kick ass" from the start?
(47:10) Petro points out how the Astros have turned over their entire team while still winning!
(52:35) Only 12K fans at the K Sunday how big of a statement is that?
(54:19) The latest thoughts on Brady Singer, Jonathan Heasley and Jose Cuas.
(1:04:12) The guys are asked how close are they from saying it's time for a house cleaning?
(1:15:36) Minor League Minute: Erick Pena (most expensive international signing) is not hitting at all!
(1:17:28) Are there any positives to end with?

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