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Kansas City Royals

AL Central · 2023

56-106.34631.0 GB

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Division

AL Central

Team	W-L	GB	RF	RA	DIFF
MIN	87-75	—	778	659	+119
DET	78-84	9.0	661	740	-79
CLE	76-86	11.0	662	697	-35
CWS	61-101	26.0	641	841	-200
KC	56-106	31.0	676	859	-183

2023 Outlook

Final record

56-106.346 · 162 games

Pythagorean review

Pythag win%	.392
Deserved record	64-98
Luck (W vs Pythag)	-8
MLB Pythag rank	27th of 30

Schedule

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Date	Opp	Res	Score
9/27	@DET	L	0-8
9/28	@DET	L	3-7
9/29	vsNYY	W	12-5
9/30	vsNYY	L	2-5
10/1	vsNYY	W	5-2

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
HR	Bobby Witt	30
RBI	Bobby Witt	96
SB	Bobby Witt	49
AVG	Freddy Fermin	.281
OPS	Nelson Velázquez	.888

2023 · by PA

Player	Pos	G	PA	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	OPS
Bobby Witt	SS	158	694	30	96	49	.276	.319	.814
MJ Melendez	DH	148	602	16	56	6	.235	.316	.714
Salvador Pérez	C	140	580	23	80	0	.255	.292	.714
Maikel García	3B	123	515	4	50	23	.272	.323	.681
Michael Massey	2B	129	461	15	55	6	.229	.274	.655
Edward Olivares	RF	107	385	12	36	11	.263	.317	.769
Nick Pratto	1B	95	345	7	35	1	.232	.307	.660
Drew Waters	LF	98	337	8	32	16	.228	.300	.677
Kyle Isbel	CF	91	313	5	34	7	.240	.282	.662
Vinnie Pasquantino	1B	61	260	9	26	0	.247	.324	.761
Freddy Fermin	C	70	235	9	32	0	.281	.321	.782
Matt Duffy	3B	79	209	2	16	1	.251	.306	.631
Nelson Velázquez	OF	53	179	17	34	0	.235	.302	.888
Dairon Blanco	CF	69	138	3	18	24	.258	.324	.776
Jackie Bradley	CF	43	113	1	6	0	.133	.188	.398

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
W	Brady Singer	8
SV	Carlos Hernández	4
SO	Brady Singer	133
IP	Jordan Lyles	177.2
ERA	Cole Ragans	3.47
WHIP	Cole Ragans	1.16

2023 · by IP

Player	W	L	ERA	WHIP	GS	SV	IP	SO
Jordan Lyles	6	17	6.28	1.24	31	0	177.2	120
Brady Singer	8	11	5.52	1.45	29	0	159.2	133
Zack Greinke	2	15	5.06	1.27	27	0	142.1	97
Cole Ragans	7	5	3.47	1.16	12	0	96.0	113
Alec Marsh	3	9	5.69	1.56	8	0	74.1	85
Carlos Hernández	1	10	5.27	1.33	4	4	70.0	77
Taylor Clarke	3	6	5.95	1.61	2	3	59.0	65
Daniel Lynch	3	4	4.64	1.26	9	0	52.1	34
Tucker Davidson	1	2	5.96	1.62	1	2	51.1	46
Brad Keller	3	4	4.57	1.92	9	0	45.1	31
Angel Zerpa	3	3	4.85	1.27	3	0	42.2	36
Austin Cox	0	1	4.54	1.26	3	1	35.2	33

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
OAA	Maikel García	+15
FLD%	Jackie Bradley	1.000
RF/9	Freddy Fermin	8.90
DP	Michael Massey	71

2023 · by Inn · OAA 2016+

Player	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
Bobby Witt	SS	149	1280.0	169	344	12	69	.977	3.61	+13
Michael Massey	2B	118	906.0	193	257	3	71	.993	4.47	+3
Maikel García	3B	104	859.2	66	179	7	21	.972	2.56	+15
Salvador Pérez	C	91	738.1	655	25	1	2	.999	8.29	—
Kyle Isbel	CF	89	710.1	200	2	1	0	.995	2.56	+11
MJ Melendez	RF	72	589.2	148	4	5	0	.968	2.32	-10
Nick Pratto	1B	78	565.2	512	28	4	51	.993	8.59	-5
Freddy Fermin	C	65	499.2	470	24	9	5	.982	8.90	—
Edward Olivares	LF	54	399.1	83	3	3	1	.966	1.94	—
Drew Waters	CF	50	380.0	115	1	4	1	.967	2.75	+5
Vinnie Pasquantino	1B	44	363.2	309	11	1	27	.997	7.92	—
Jackie Bradley	CF	29	213.2	59	3	0	0	1.000	2.61	—
Nelson Velázquez	RF	26	201.0	44	0	1	0	.978	1.97	—
Matt Duffy	3B	31	186.0	21	45	4	5	.943	3.19	-1
Jordan Lyles	P	31	177.2	4	9	1	0	.929	0.66	—

2023 · vs league

xwOBA

.31943

AVG

.24537

SLG

.40237

Barrel%

8.5%63

Hard%

41.8%90

89.477

BB%

6.7%7

23.6%37

Speed

27.687

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Scoring Trend

rolling 12-game R/G

4.17

R/G

5.30

RA/G

-1.13

Diff

Runs scoredRuns allowed162 games

Run Profile

Pythagorean

Runs / G	4.17
Runs allowed / G	5.30
Run diff / G	-1.13
Expected record	64-98
Expected win %	.392
Actual vs Pythag	-8

Situational Splits

record · run diff

Split	W-L	RF	RA	DIFF
Home	33-48	390	431	-41
Away	23-58	286	428	-142
vs Division	20-32	206	263	-57
1-run games	21-20	179	178	+1
Last 10	6-4	47	47	0

Roster Profile

55 players · 23 pos / 32 P

Average age30.4

Age distribution

U25 025-29 2930-33 1634+ 10

Bats

Left 18Right 36Switch 1

Throws

Left 13Right 42

Recent Form

last 12 · 8-4

WinLossStreak W6

Recent results

last 12

Date		Opp	Result	Score
2023-10-01	vs	NYY	W	5–2
2023-09-30	vs	NYY	L	2–5
2023-09-29	vs	NYY	W	12–5
2023-09-28	@	DET	L	3–7
2023-09-27	@	DET	L	0–8
2023-09-26	@	DET	L	3–6
2023-09-24	@	HOU	W	6–5
2023-09-23	@	HOU	W	3–2
2023-09-22	@	HOU	W	7–5
2023-09-20	vs	CLE	W	6–2
2023-09-19	vs	CLE	W	7–6
2023-09-18	vs	CLE	W	6–4

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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