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Sean Thornton
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I'm just a simple man trying to make my way in the universe. Occasionally write about baseball at bleedingroyalblue.com. IBWAA member.
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November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Different Starters Used, Last Two Seasons:

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November 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Most Squared-Up Swings
(Statcast Bat Tracking Era, since mid-2023):

Luis Arraez, 1,031
Steven Kwan, 819
José Ramírez, 813
Nico Hoerner, 812
Maikel Garcia, 792
Francisco Lindor, 779
Cody Bellinger, 754
Bobby Witt Jr., 749
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Royals Hire Mike McFerran As Assistant Pitching Coach
The Royals have hired Mike McFerran as an assistant pitching coach, the club announced. The 32-year-old comes over from the Athletics organization, where he’d spent the past two seasons working with minor league pitchers. McFerran has never previously worked on an MLB staff. His two-year stint with the A’s was his first in a professional…
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November 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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If you are a baseball fan (and especially a #Royals fan) this is worth your time. A great book & a deeper look into the first KC team I fell in love with.

P.S.-Orta was safe.
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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We’re excited to welcome Mike McFerran to our coaching staff as our Major League Assistant Pitching Coach!
A blue graphic with a cutout image of Mike McFerran in the center. Text on the graphic reads, "Welcome to Kansas City Mike McFerran Major League Assistant Hitting Coach"
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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#Royals
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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The Blue Jays made an incredible run to the World Series, and while people want it so badly to be just about contact, it really wasn't.

On the 5 teams best positioned to follow the Toronto path to 2026 success:

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Which team can emulate the 2025 Jays in '26?
Baseball can be a copycat sport, and everyone seems eager to take a lesson from the stunning Toronto run to the seventh game of the World Series, which goes something like this: Make more contact and ...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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NPB’s Chiba Lotte Marines Sign Sam Long
The Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball announced that left-hander Sam Long has been signed to a contract for the 2026 season.  Long heads to Japan after five MLB seasons, and after posting a 5.36 ERA over 40 1/3 relief innings for the Royals in 2025. Long’s top big league campaign was in 2024,…
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November 24, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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November 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Sunday Notes: Colorado Reliever Juan Mejia Has a Brayan Bello Connection blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes...
Sunday Notes: Colorado Reliever Juan Mejia Has a Brayan Bello Connection
Plus Dana Brown on Astros scouting, Peter Bender on Marlins prospects, Randy Jones, Fernando Valenzuela, Phil Maton, Win Noyes, facts and stats galore, and more.
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November 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Braves Sign Brewer Hicklen To Minor League Deal
The Braves have signed outfielder Brewer Hicklen to a minor league contract, according to Aram Leighton of Just Baseball Media.  The deal presumably contains an invitation to Atlanta’s big league Spring Training camp. Hicklen is entering his age-30 season, and he has appeared in 10 career Major League games spread out over three of the…
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November 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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November 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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