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Kansas City Royals

AL Central · 2024

86-76.5316.5 GB

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Division

AL Central

Team	W-L	GB	RF	RA	DIFF
CLE	92-69	—	708	621	+87
DET	86-76	6.5	682	642	+40
KC	86-76	6.5	735	644	+91
MIN	82-80	10.5	742	735	+7
CWS	41-121	51.5	507	813	-306

2024 Outlook

Final record

86-76.531 · 162 games

Pythagorean review

Pythag win%	.560
Deserved record	91-71
Luck (W vs Pythag)	-5
MLB Pythag rank	6th of 30

Schedule

Full schedule →

Date	Opp	Res	Score
10/2	@BAL	W	2-1
10/5	@NYY	L	5-6
10/7	@NYY	W	4-2
10/9	vsNYY	L	2-3
10/10	vsNYY	L	1-3

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
HR	Bobby Witt	32
RBI	Bobby Witt	109
SB	Maikel García	37
AVG	Bobby Witt	.332
OPS	Bobby Witt	.977

2024 · by PA

Player	Pos	G	PA	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	OPS
Bobby Witt	SS	161	709	32	109	31	.332	.389	.977
Salvador Pérez	C	158	652	27	104	0	.271	.330	.786
Maikel García	3B	157	626	7	58	37	.231	.281	.613
Vinnie Pasquantino	1B	131	554	19	97	1	.262	.315	.761
Paul DeJong	3B	139	482	24	56	2	.227	.276	.703
Tommy Pham	LF	116	478	9	39	7	.248	.305	.673
MJ Melendez	DH	135	451	17	44	4	.206	.273	.673
Kyle Isbel	CF	136	426	8	42	11	.229	.287	.654
Hunter Renfroe	RF	120	424	15	52	1	.229	.297	.689
Freddy Fermin	C	111	368	6	36	2	.271	.319	.685
Michael Massey	2B	100	356	14	45	1	.259	.294	.743
Adam Frazier	2B	104	294	4	22	3	.202	.282	.576
Robbie Grossman	LF	86	245	3	16	3	.212	.322	.615
Garrett Hampson	2B	113	231	0	16	7	.230	.275	.575
Nelson Velázquez	OF	64	230	8	27	2	.200	.274	.640

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
W	Seth Lugo	16
SV	James McArthur	18
SO	Cole Ragans	223
IP	Seth Lugo	206.2
ERA	Seth Lugo	3.00
WHIP	Lucas Erceg	1.05

2024 · by IP

Player	W	L	ERA	WHIP	GS	SV	IP	SO
Seth Lugo	16	9	3.00	1.09	33	0	206.2	181
Cole Ragans	11	9	3.14	1.14	32	0	186.1	223
Brady Singer	9	13	3.71	1.27	32	0	179.2	170
Michael Wacha	13	8	3.35	1.19	29	0	166.2	145
Michael Lorenzen	7	6	3.31	1.24	24	0	130.1	97
Alec Marsh	9	9	4.53	1.26	25	0	129.0	123
Lucas Erceg	2	6	3.36	1.05	0	14	61.2	72
Chris Stratton	4	3	5.55	1.47	0	4	58.1	44
James McArthur	5	7	4.92	1.45	0	18	56.2	49
Angel Zerpa	2	0	3.86	1.45	0	0	53.2	49
John Schreiber	4	3	3.66	1.32	0	2	51.2	46
Hunter Harvey	2	4	4.44	1.32	0	1	50.2	55

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
OAA	Bobby Witt	+16
FLD%	Seth Lugo	1.000
RF/9	Freddy Fermin	9.08
DP	Bobby Witt	78

2024 · by Inn · OAA 2016+

Player	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
Bobby Witt	SS	160	1393.2	207	361	15	78	.974	3.67	+16
Kyle Isbel	CF	136	1046.1	293	1	4	1	.987	2.53	+9
Maikel García	3B	124	1001.1	66	203	11	13	.961	2.42	+2
MJ Melendez	LF	120	939.2	188	2	2	1	.990	1.82	-6
Hunter Renfroe	RF	116	933.2	200	9	2	2	.991	2.01	-5
Vinnie Pasquantino	1B	103	893.0	805	71	2	76	.998	8.83	+2
Salvador Pérez	C	91	765.0	730	25	5	7	.993	8.88	—
Paul DeJong	SS	90	730.0	110	163	12	29	.958	3.37	+4
Freddy Fermin	C	91	663.0	634	35	5	2	.993	9.08	—
Michael Massey	2B	82	623.1	122	177	3	39	.990	4.32	+4
Tommy Pham	RF	54	387.2	92	2	1	0	.989	2.18	-2
Garrett Hampson	CF	52	313.1	91	1	1	0	.989	2.64	+8
Adam Frazier	2B	43	270.2	46	83	2	12	.985	4.29	-1
Seth Lugo	P	33	206.2	14	29	0	3	1.000	1.87	—
Nick Loftin	2B	28	191.0	35	65	2	15	.980	4.71	—

2024 · vs league

xwOBA

.31867

AVG

.24660

SLG

.40157

Barrel%

7.4%27

Hard%

40.1%67

89.373

BB%

7.3%17

20.2%80

Speed

27.573

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Scoring Trend

rolling 12-game R/G

4.46

R/G

3.92

RA/G

+0.54

Diff

Runs scoredRuns allowed168 games

Run Profile

Pythagorean

Runs / G	4.54
Runs allowed / G	3.98
Run diff / G	+0.56
Expected record	91-71
Expected win %	.560
Actual vs Pythag	-5

Situational Splits

record · run diff

Split	W-L	RF	RA	DIFF
Home	45-38	388	353	+35
Away	44-41	362	306	+56
vs Division	33-19	252	169	+83
1-run games	19-23	140	144	-4
Last 10	5-5	27	26	+1

Roster Profile

46 players · 22 pos / 24 P

Average age31.0

Age distribution

U25 025-29 2230-33 1034+ 14

Bats

Left 13Right 31Switch 2

Throws

Left 9Right 37

Recent Form

last 12 · 4-8

WinLossStreak L6

Recent results

last 12

Date		Opp	Result	Score
2024-09-29	@	ATL	W	4–2
2024-09-28	@	ATL	L	1–2
2024-09-27	@	ATL	L	0–3
2024-09-26	@	WSH	W	7–4
2024-09-25	@	WSH	W	3–0
2024-09-24	@	WSH	W	1–0
2024-09-22	vs	SF	L	0–2
2024-09-21	vs	SF	L	0–9
2024-09-20	vs	SF	L	1–2
2024-09-18	vs	DET	L	2–4
2024-09-17	vs	DET	L	1–3
2024-09-16	vs	DET	L	6–7

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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