2026 Royals: Struggling To Do Much of Anything

To put it simply, they are middling at best, with three guys doing excellent work. It’s just not enough hitting and not enough relied pitching to do much of anything.

To put it simply, they are middling at best, with three guys doing excellent work. It’s just not enough hitting and not enough relied pitching to do much of anything.
The Guardians can’t hit. Fortunately for them, they haven’t needed to. Part of the Tigers problem seems to be leaving the starters in too long. How fun is it to talk about the White Sox having a playoff shot! They’re in the right division to do it. If they can make a move for a little help, they could reach…Kansas City can’t do much of anything right.
Read moreThe pitching should improve with Skubal’s return and Detroit is in position to save some team some money during a fire sale and get another bat…or two. They’re only 8.5 games out of first.
Read moreThe Guardians can’t hit. Fortunately for them and their .229 team average, they haven’t needed to.
Read moreThe hitting isn’t the problem. The pitching is.
Read moreAdvertisements The Mariners have been unable to sustain anything resembling a real winning streak. Their longest is two. The fact that they are only four games below .500 is encouraging given that Cal Raleigh’s production has been dreadful (.161 ave., 7 Hrs, 57 strikeouts) is on the Injured List. He wasn’t doing anything before going 0-38 with an oblique strain.
Read moreShame on Major League Baseball for failing to give Sacramento its due. Kudos to the team for leading the division through the early going of the 2026 season.
Read moreThey are slowwwwwww. Who’s leading off? It doesn’t matter because no one is young enough, fast enough, or on base enough to steal a bag.
Read moreThe starters get them 65 percent of the way there. The bullpen holds on as best as it can. The offense struggles. Lots of one-run games here.
Read moreOne NL Central team is the result of four years of drafting and trading at the minor league level. There are so many questions. The price of experience will be steep. A 70-win should be considered a success.
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