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Kansas City Royals

AL Central · 2022

65-97.40127.0 GB

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021

Division

AL Central

Team	W-L	GB	RF	RA	DIFF
CLE	92-70	—	698	634	+64
CWS	81-81	11.0	686	717	-31
MIN	78-84	14.0	696	684	+12
DET	66-96	26.0	557	713	-156
KC	65-97	27.0	640	810	-170

2022 Outlook

Final record

65-97.401 · 162 games

Pythagorean review

Pythag win%	.394
Deserved record	64-98
Luck (W vs Pythag)	+1
MLB Pythag rank	26th of 30

Schedule

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Date	Opp	Res	Score
10/1	@CLE	W	7-1
10/2	@CLE	L	5-7
10/3	@CLE	W	5-2
10/4	@CLE	L	3-5
10/5	@CLE	L	2-9

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
HR	Salvador Pérez	23
RBI	Bobby Witt	80
SB	Bobby Witt	30
AVG	Vinnie Pasquantino	.295
OPS	Vinnie Pasquantino	.833

2022 · by PA

Player	Pos	G	PA	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	OPS
Bobby Witt	SS	150	632	20	80	30	.254	.294	.722
MJ Melendez	DH	129	534	18	62	2	.217	.313	.706
Hunter Dozier	1B	129	500	12	41	4	.236	.292	.679
Nicky Lopez	2B	142	480	0	20	13	.227	.281	.554
Salvador Pérez	C	114	473	23	76	0	.254	.292	.757
Michael Taylor	RF	124	456	9	43	4	.254	.313	.670
Vinnie Pasquantino	1B	72	298	10	26	1	.295	.383	.833
Kyle Isbel	CF	106	278	5	28	9	.211	.264	.604
Michael Massey	2B	52	194	4	17	3	.243	.307	.683
Nick Pratto	1B	49	182	7	20	0	.184	.271	.657
Edward Olivares	RF	53	174	4	15	2	.286	.333	.743
Ryan O'Hearn	RF	67	145	1	16	0	.239	.290	.611
Nate Eaton	OF	44	122	1	12	11	.264	.331	.718
Drew Waters	LF	32	109	5	18	0	.240	.324	.803
Adalberto Mondesí	SS	15	54	0	3	5	.140	.204	.344

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
W	Brady Singer	10
SV	Scott Barlow	24
SO	Brady Singer	150
IP	Brady Singer	153.1
ERA	Scott Barlow	2.18
WHIP	Scott Barlow	1.00

2022 · by IP

Player	W	L	ERA	WHIP	GS	SV	IP	SO
Brady Singer	10	5	3.23	1.14	24	0	153.1	150
Brad Keller	6	14	5.09	1.50	22	1	139.2	102
Zack Greinke	4	9	3.68	1.34	26	0	137.0	73
Daniel Lynch	4	13	5.13	1.57	27	0	131.2	122
Kris Bubic	3	13	5.58	1.70	27	0	129.0	110
Jonathan Heasley	4	10	5.28	1.49	21	0	104.0	70
Scott Barlow	7	4	2.18	1.00	0	24	74.1	77
Dylan Coleman	5	2	2.78	1.24	0	0	68.0	71
Carlos Hernández	0	5	7.39	1.84	7	0	56.0	35
Taylor Clarke	3	1	4.04	1.18	0	3	49.0	48
Amir Garrett	3	1	4.96	1.32	0	0	45.1	49
Max Castillo	0	2	5.95	1.35	6	0	39.1	37

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
OAA	Nicky Lopez	+13
FLD%	Nick Pratto	1.000
RF/9	Nick Pratto	8.54
DP	Bobby Witt	51

2022 · by Inn · OAA 2016+

Player	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
Michael Taylor	CF	123	1010.0	289	8	3	0	.990	2.65	+5
Bobby Witt	SS	98	825.2	113	259	16	51	.959	4.05	-11
Salvador Pérez	C	77	621.2	548	30	3	3	.995	8.37	—
MJ Melendez	C	78	578.1	467	27	5	3	.990	7.69	—
Nicky Lopez	2B	68	537.0	122	152	3	41	.989	4.59	+13
Michael Massey	2B	48	401.2	95	123	4	37	.982	4.88	-4
Nick Pratto	1B	43	340.1	297	26	0	32	1.000	8.54	—
Hunter Dozier	1B	42	332.0	290	22	1	33	.997	8.46	-6
Vinnie Pasquantino	1B	37	306.2	273	16	2	37	.993	8.48	—
Kyle Isbel	RF	49	278.2	89	1	2	0	.978	2.91	+12
Edward Olivares	RF	27	197.0	54	1	1	0	.982	2.51	—
Brady Singer	P	27	153.1	7	17	1	0	.960	1.41	—
Brad Keller	P	35	139.2	13	11	1	0	.960	1.55	—
Drew Waters	RF	17	139.0	33	1	0	0	1.000	2.20	—
Zack Greinke	P	26	137.0	20	17	0	1	1.000	2.43	—

2022 · vs league

xwOBA

.30950

AVG

.23947

SLG

.38127

Barrel%

7.8%57

Hard%

38.3%47

88.757

BB%

7.2%13

23.1%40

Speed

27.693

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Scoring Trend

rolling 12-game R/G

3.95

R/G

5.00

RA/G

-1.05

Diff

Runs scoredRuns allowed162 games

Run Profile

Pythagorean

Runs / G	3.95
Runs allowed / G	5.00
Run diff / G	-1.05
Expected record	64-98
Expected win %	.394
Actual vs Pythag	+1

Situational Splits

record · run diff

Split	W-L	RF	RA	DIFF
Home	39-42	335	399	-64
Away	26-55	305	411	-106
vs Division	33-43	268	336	-68
1-run games	16-20	130	134	-4
Last 10	3-7	45	58	-13

Roster Profile

49 players · 22 pos / 27 P

Average age30.5

Age distribution

U25 025-29 2030-33 2334+ 6

Bats

Left 12Right 35Switch 2

Throws

Left 10Right 39

Recent Form

last 12 · 4-8

WinLossStreak W1

Recent results

last 12

Date		Opp	Result	Score
2022-10-05	@	CLE	L	2–9
2022-10-04	@	CLE	L	3–5
2022-10-03	@	CLE	W	5–2
2022-10-02	@	CLE	L	5–7
2022-10-01	@	CLE	W	7–1
2022-09-30	@	CLE	L	3–6
2022-09-29	@	DET	L	3–10
2022-09-28	@	DET	L	1–2
2022-09-27	@	DET	L	3–4
2022-09-25	vs	SEA	W	13–12
2022-09-24	vs	SEA	L	5–6
2022-09-23	vs	SEA	W	5–1

Injured List

10 on IL

Player	Pos	Status	Detail
Kyle Isbel	CF	10-Day IL· foot	Isbel (foot) participated in a full team workout Friday and could begin a rehab assignment next week, per MLB.com.
Maikel García	3B	10-Day IL· hand	Garcia (hand) began swinging during the All-Star break and is set to be re-evaluated Sunday, per MLB.com.
Connor Seabold	P	15-Day IL	The Royals placed Seabold on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a right lat strain.
Alec Marsh	P	60-Day IL· shoulder	The Royals placed Marsh (shoulder) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.
Carlos Estévez	P	60-Day IL· shoulder	Estevez (shoulder) started a throwing program Friday, per MLB.com.
Cole Ragans	P	60-Day IL	Ragans underwent UCL repair surgery on his left elbow Wednesday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
James McArthur	P	60-Day IL· elbow	McArthur (elbow) underwent surgery Friday to help combat continued soreness and inflammation, MLB.com reports.
Jonathan India	2B	60-Day IL	no
Kris Bubic	P	60-Day IL· elbow/shoulder	Bubic (elbow/shoulder) could begin a new throwing program next week, per MLB.com.
Nick Mears	P	60-Day IL· shoulder	The Royals transferred Mears (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Tuesday.

KC News

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Royals star Bobby Witt Jr., bothered by back again, exits
Royals All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. left Monday night's 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants with back tightness.
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Bobby Witt: Back in action Monday
Witt (back) will start at shortstop and bat second in Monday's game against the Giants. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Bobby Witt: Still nursing back issue
Witt left Monday's game against the Giants due to low back tightness, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Bobby Witt: Lifted early Monday
Witt (undisclosed) was removed from Monday's game against the Giants in the fifth inning, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Royals Place Stephen Kolek On 15-Day Injured List
Prior to today’s 19-2 loss to the Padres, the Royals activated right-hander Stephen Kolek from the restricted list and placed Kolek on the 15-day injured list due to a right flexor strain. K.C. manager Matt Quatraro told MLB.com’s Anne Rogers and other media that Kolek will undergo testing on Monday to determine the extent of […]
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Padres embarrass Royals, hang 19 runs in Kansas City
The Padres steamroll the Royals in Kansas City 19-2 thanks to five home runs from the team.
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Stephen Kolek: Out with flexor strain
Kolek (personal) was reinstated from the family medical leave list and placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to a right flexor strain. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Bobby Witt: Managing back tightness
Manager Matt Quatraro said that Witt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres due to back tightness, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Vinnie Pasquantino: Back on bench Sunday
Pasquantino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Bobby Witt: Not in Sunday's lineup
Witt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Fernando Tatis: Swats homer, logs steal Saturday
Tatis went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and a stolen base in Saturday's loss to Kansas City. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Fernando Tatis: Fills stat sheet in rout
Tatis went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 19-2 win over the Royals. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Salvador Perez and Lane Thomas hit 2-run HRs, Royals beat Padres 6-1
— Salvador Perez and Lane Thomas homered to help the Kansas City Royals beat the San Diego Padres 6-1 on Saturday.
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San Diego Padres vs. Kansas City Royals: Game Highlights
San Diego Padres vs. Kansas City Royals: Game Highlights
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Kris Bubic: Could resume throwing soon
Bubic (elbow/shoulder) could begin a new throwing program next week, per MLB.com. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Carter Jensen's 2-run single caps 4-run 10th inning as Royals rally for 7-6 win over Padres
— Carter Jensen hit a two-run single to cap a four-run rally in the 10th inning that gave the Kansas City Royals a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
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Carter Jensen: Walks off San Diego
Jensen went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and a walk during the Royals' 7-6 extra-inning win over the Padres on Tuesday. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Fernando Tatis: Picks up three hits in loss
Tatis went 3-for-5 with an RBI single in Friday's 7-6 loss in extra-innings against the Royals. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Michael King: Picks up no-decision Friday
King allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in a no-decision Friday against the Royals. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Phillies' trade deadline shopping list gets longer, more urgent with Brad Keller injury
The Phillies have surged back into contention, but the bullpen in front of All-Star closer Jhoan Duran is an area of concern
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