Royals Rundown: A Kansas City Royals Podcast

This week we discuss the plethora of roster moves made by the Royals lately and what they could mean long term. 1:25) Then we do a bit of day trading some pretend player stocks in Ball Street. (36:01) In the Shenanigans, we start out with a Royals themed DFA that's built for both speed and power. (52:40) Finally we wrap up the week with a ridiculous Keep, Trade, Cut. (1:04:25)

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This week we had our very first mailbag! The listeners submitted some great questions including power ranking some of KC's staple BBQ joints, a Bobby Witt Jr extension, and the biggest hole for the Royals currently and how we'd fix it. (1:58) We kicked off the Shenanigans with a round of Waiver Sharks where one contestant put in a perfect round. (30:40) Finally we kick off wedding szn with a Waiver Wire draft of the "Worst Things About Weddings". (43:51)

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It was a great week for Royals affiliates, with Columbia, Quad Cities, and Northwest Arkansas all playing really good ball. Quad Cities LHP Christian Chamberlain made his organizational debut on Sunday, and joined Alex and Joel to talk about pitching in Omaha, getting drafted, and his pro debut.

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This week, we have the ol' 40 game sample size for the Royals' 2021 season. In Clearing the Waivers, each go through the one definitive thing we can say about this club (2:19). We also buy and sell some Take shares in Ball Street (24:00). And we wrap up the Waivers with a new segment, Let's Make a Deal, where we each give a roster move we'd like for the Royals to make. (45:55)

In the Shenanigans, we have the shortest round of Waiver Sharks we've ever had. (57:32) Finally, we Keep, Trade, Cut some different kinds of fans to watch a game with. (1:07:19)

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Vinnie Pasquantino joined Alex and Joel to talk about the affiliates week. They talk about Vinnie leading the minor league orgs in HR, his first two career stolen bases, and if he likes the nickname we've given him.

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We've got a jammed pack episode of Royals content this week. First in Clearing the Waivers (2:10) we talk about the worst things we've seen over the past couple weeks of Royals baseball. Next we try a new segment called "What Have You Done for Me Lately?" where we highlight a player that has been doing their job and one that has not. (19:27). Then we get into the Shenanigans, kicked off by an old fashioned DFA centered around former Royals Opening Day starting pitchers. (41:19). Finally, we round out the week with a Waiver Wire draft of Random Royals. (54:18)

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The MiLB season is officially underway! Alex and Joel recap some of the key storylines/performances from the first week of the minor league season for the four Royals affiliates. They were also joined by RFR's No. 13 prospect Will Klein to talk about getting drafted by the Royals, his first taste of professional baseball, and what he learned from his first time on the mound for Quad Cities.

***Note: Sorry about the poor audio quality, Joel's computer decided to rebel during the recording of the show.

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This one was a Chiefs heavy episode and we couldn't have a better guest on to debrief from the Chiefs 2021 Draft class. Craig Stout of the Kansas City Sports Network and KC Laboratory joins us to talk Chiefs OLine, positional value, and football IQ. He even sticks around to grade some draft hot takes in a new segment!

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With MiLB Opening Day right around the corner, there is about to be some "Royals Farm" to report on! First, Alex and Joel discuss the call up of top pitching prospect (No. 2 overall) Daniel Lynch and what it means moving forward for the big league club. Alex and Joel also talk through the rosters for AA Northwest Arkansas and AAA Omaha. They also give some "preseason awards" to some prospects in the system.

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This week we had Kent Swanson from Arrowhead Pride and the AP Laboratory to help us get ready for the NFL draft this week. (2:27) Then we intercept some questions from the internet that were meant for others in order to give our own takes on it in Who Asked You? (28:30) In the Shenanigans, we bring back our old tongue twisting friend, The Waiver Watch Wating Game to guess some critic scores of movies/shows that involves drafts. (52:19) Finally, we stay #OnBrand and Keep, Trade, Cut some favorite Draft Day foods. (1:04:00) Hope you all enjoy!

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