Royals Rundown: A Kansas City Royals Podcast

Defense wins championships, at least here in Kansas City, so Mark Simon, the author of the Fielding Bible, Volume 5, stops by to talk about the newest defensive metrics and how Royals players stack up. Later on, Max Rieper, Shaun Newkirk, and Matthew LaMar give their early impressions of spring training.

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Alex and Joel were joined by Jeff Ellis, lead draft analyst for 247 Sports to begin talking about who the Royals could potentially take with the 4th overall pick in June. After that, Alex and Joel answered some of your Twitter questions.

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Max Rieper, Shaun Newkirk, and Matthew LaMar are all scrambling to find a way to watch Royals baseball now that Youtube TV won’t be carrying Royals games this year. We also discuss Brady Singer’s hot start to spring training and give our roster predictions.

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Alex and Joel were joined by Lexington Legends radio broadcaster Emma Tiedemann on this episode. She talks about calling two championships in her two years in Lexington, what to expect in 2020, and being one of the few women broadcasters in the sport and how important that is.

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Royals 11th round draft pick from last season Vinnie Pasquantino joined Alex and Joel for an incredible conversation. They talked about his 2019 season, his time in Burlington last year, the New York Jets, and much more. You're going to want to stick around for the whole episode, it is a good one.

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Max Rieper, Shaun Newkirk, and David Lesky project fun will be had by all as they look at ZIPS and PECOTA projections for the Royals this year. Plus we talk to Dan Szymborski, the creator of ZIPS on the direction of the Royals.

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Alex and Joel were joined on this episode by Burlington Royals GM Mikie Morrison. The Burlington Royals are one of the 42 teams that could lose their affiliation in a cut down by MLB that has been proposed. Mr. Morrison came on to talk about the importance of baseball in Burlington, and how this decision could potentially impact the community in Burlington, but in other communities throughout the country where professional baseball is sparse.

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Alex and Joel were fortunate to be joined Royals starting pitcher Brad Keller on this episode. He talks about how he's feeling coming into the season, his experience with the Rule 5 draft, his welcome to the big leagues, and more! Thanks so much to Brad for taking some time to chat before the season gets underway!

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Our Max Rieper, Shaun Newkirk, and Matthew LaMar discuss a bit of hand-egg ball and the big game this weekend. Plus we discuss the return of Alex Gordon and Greg Holland and whether Brady Singer is ready for the big leagues.

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Royals minor league hitting coordinator Drew Saylor joined Alex and Joel to talk about what we can expect from the hitting prospects in 2020. He was a minor league manager of the year in the Dodgers organization and also spent time coaching in the Pirates and Rockies organization, and he brings a wealth of knowledge of Kansas City. Get excited folks, it's going to be a fun year!

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