Oh no. Follow me on Twitter for some more baseball and Royals content! @TheMFinKC Further inquiries: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.com https://www.fansfirstsports.com/ http://farmtofountains.com/ Shout out to r/KCRoyals and r/Baseball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OH DEAR GOD! THE ROYALS GOT SWEPT BY THE TIGERS!! THIS IS THE WORST THING TO HAPPEN TO ME SINCE THE CARTOON NETWORK WEBSITE SHUT DOWN! WHY, WORLD?! WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY?!!?!?!?! At least that's what the witty internet personality in me says. The normal person in me says "oh, that kinda sucks. Anyway, you tried the new Mountain Dew yet?" Follow me on Twitter for some more baseball and Royals content! @TheMFinKC Further inquiries: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.com https://www.fansfirstsports.com/ http://farmtofountains.com/ Shout out to r/KCRoyals and r/Baseball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royals improve their squad by acquiring four interesting players at the deadline, but it still seems like the real talk is how Bobby Witt Jr. is doing unspeakable things on the baseball diamond. Also the White Sox are bad lol Follow the podcast for more baseball, especially Royals-related content @royaldeluxpod and/or follow me on Twitter for other general nonsense @TheMFinKC Further inquiries: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.com https://www.fansfirstsports.com/ http://farmtofountains.com/ Shout out to r/KCRoyals and r/Baseball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I was only pretending to suck." --Zack Greinke.  Literally.  That's the biggest news story of the week.  Of course, anything Zack Greinke says or does is the biggest news story of the week, but that's not the point.  The Royals got thwomped and glomped over the course of a few games, but who cares about that.  The World Baseball Classic is approaching its end--but who cares about THAT when Royals aren't playing in it?!  WHERE IS TUCKER BRADLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! New episodes every Monday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royals AREN'T winning baseball games anymore?!  NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!  OK, break out the paper bags, it's been a fun ride y'all.  But hey, you know who IS still riding?  Team Venezuela, thanks to our SALVY boy!  Salvador Perez plays his most meaningful baseball games in nearly ten years--oh, but wait, the World Baseball Classic doesn't matter in America so that means somehow it doesn't matter in the rest of the world, according to weirdos on the internet.  Shucks.  This seems like a discussion for a true weirdo on the internet--ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @Mets scott barlow for brett baty pls say yes Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the World Baseball Classic begins eliminating teams, Lux has found a new favorite--Team Italy! The great Nicky Lopez and Vinnie Pasquantino help bring their team to a major underdog victory and advance to the next round.  Meanwhile, the Royals continue to dominate Spring Training, but not by so much this time!  In fact, some games aren't quite so good, but that's not entirely a bad thing? New episodes every Monday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friday episodes are BACK, baby.  And what a Friday it is, as the Royals not only continue winning meaningless baseball games in Arizona, but do so in thunderous fashion.  But enough of that, let's talk about something REAL.  Lorenzo Cain, baby!  My mother's favorite player is retiring and that's a really big deal!  What is the impact Lorenzo Cain had on Kansas City?  That's a silly question, you already know the answer to that.  Let's celebrate it! New episodes every Monday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spring is in training!  Or something like that.  Also there's a baseball world happening this month!  Cool!  Anyway, Royals hitters are hitting and I just love to see it.  There are two particular hitters that I think will be GUYS.  I mean, like, GUYS guys.  Guys who you look at and think "Yeah... that's a guy right there."  Also, pitch clock celebration!  Hooray for making me want to multitask less!! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ROYALS BASEBALL IS BACK!!  Wait, should I be happy about that?  I mean, I guess it's my hobby to talk about it, so... sure?  How did we get here, anyway?  Let's talk about everything JJ Picollo did, including every free agent signing and trade made in the last few months.  Also, GAMES!  We have GAMES to talk about!  RAID THE ZONE!! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mr. deLux Podcast returns from his hibernation* and talks about the state of Royals pitching!  There are HOW many guys on this team that can pitch?  And... wait, we have only THIS many positions available?  Where does everyone else go?  Hello???  Well, at least the ones that make it to Kansas City will look nice in those cool powder blue pants.  Hey, we should talk about that too!  Only on Opening Day?  What gives?  Meanwhile, what's going on with Salvador Perez?  Has anyone checked on him lately? *was playing Apex Legends for like an entire month like a very responsible person Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After spending the last two months watching Bocchi the Rock and playing Pokemon Violet, I finally remembered my duty as the #1 Weirdest Kansas City Royals Podcast Host and have thus returned to talk about this beautiful, wonderful, and highly strange baseball team.  The Royals hired Matt Quatraro as their next manager and he brought a friend from the Rays organization along with him, plus a pitching coach from the Guardians!  Meanwhile, ownership makes their intentions of building a new stadium well known to the public, but what does the public want?  Extensions and free agents!  We gotta talk about those, too, because who doesn't want their favorite Royals to stick around for longer?  Favorite Royals such as... Ryan O'Hearn, perhaps?? New episodes.... eventually! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I'm so f**ked up." --Mike Matheny The 2022 Royals season has ended.  It's over.  We can move on with our lives.  But first, let's talk about some good pitchers that helped make the season suck less, and a good hitter as well!  All hail Zack Greinke, Scott Barlow and Drew Waters, three of the best success stories of the year.  You know what isn't a success story?  Mike Matheny's managerial career with the Royals lmoa.  Good thing that's now over--oh yeah, didn't you hear?  Mike Matheny got fired!  And Cal Eldred went with him!  What!!!!!!!!  Have our prayers been answered?!  Are the Royals going to dramatically improve next season and get back into contention quickly?!  Well, maybe.................. maybe not.................................................................... ? New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royals lost some games (WOW! SHOCKER!!) to the Cleveland Guardians over the weekend, but these games have come with some good things.  Kris Bubic pitched one of his best games of the year and several Royals batters had multiple multi-hit games, leading to several strong finishes to this otherwise disastrous season.  Plus, Brady Singer pitched his last game of 2022, which warrants a small retrospective on his tremendous season and what his future could be. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royals have a rough week with a few heartbreaking, disappointing or just outright annoying losses that have me re-evaluating their options in the bullpen. Good thing everybody's trying to trade everybody else for another couple of days, so hopefully that will sort itself out. Follow the podcast for more baseball, especially Royals-related content @royaldeluxpod and/or follow me on Twitter for other general nonsense @TheMFinKC Further inquiries: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.com https://www.fansfirstsports.com/ http://farmtofountains.com/ Shout out to r/KCRoyals and r/Baseball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Royals bad.  Upvotes to the left.  They got swept by the Detroit Tigers, one of the most miraculous accomplishments made by any team in 2022--just shy of accumulating 16 walks and hits while scoring just one run.  I guess that's what you would call a "rundown." ...oh wait, wrong podcast.  Uhh, also Luke Weaver bad, Hunter Dozier bad, Mike Matheny bad, I'm really just trying to be friends with more Royals fans is that what you want to hear? New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the final week of this hell season, the Royals are battling for their fourth-place lives against their basement rivals, the Detroit Tigers.  Zack Greinke had the best start of the season for himself, but the bullpen and Mike Matheny blew it later on.  What else is new? New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As your favorite weirdo host enters an age of scuff, the Royals enter a post-Dayton era.  Apparently, this era is full of surprises beyond our wildest imaginations, such as a series sweep, a four-game winning streak, and an ELEVEN RUN INNING?????  There have been many examples of this lineup proving they are the real deal, but on Sunday they proved to the entire baseball world that they cannot be taken lightly.  Extend Vinnie? New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EMERGENCY PODCAST.  THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS HAVE FIRED THEIR PRESIDENT.  DAYTON MOORE IS GONE.  IT HAS FINALLY HAPPENED.  FOR ALL OF THE AMAZING THINGS THAT DAYTON HAS DONE FOR KANSAS CITY (AND DESERVES ALL THE CREDIT FOR), THE ROYALS HAVE BEEN IN DIRE NEED OF CHANGE FOR ARGUABLY SEVERAL YEARS AND IT IS NOW HAPPENING.  JOHN SHERMAN IS THE MOST BASED OWNER IN BASEBALL RIGHT NOW.  I WOULD BE SCREAMING MORE IF NOT FOR THE FACT THAT HALF MY FACE WAS NUMBED THIS MORNING.  I AM IN A WORLD OF PAIN BUT I AM VERY HAPPY. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the next episode of this thrilling anime arc, the President of the Kansas City Royals, Dayton Moore himself, lets it be known to everyone that he is right and you are wrong and you are nitpicking and biased so he wins ha ha. Well, that's a way to address an impending 90+ loss season, ain't it?  Indeed, there has not been a lot to enjoy in this Royals season, but apparently that's okay and things are going to get better.  Where have we heard that one before?  Why am I writing this summary as if it's just more things said on the podcast instead of actually explaining what's happening?  The Athletic published an article saying the Royals are bad, and then the guy who runs the Royals said "no they aren't" and refused to elaborate further.  So we should maybe talk about that.  A bit. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guys, did you know that the Royals pitching is bad?  Wow.  If only I was told about this by literally every media outlet in existence including this one.  . . . . . OK this sounds mean-spirited towards those guys even though they're doing the Lord's work.  I just mean to say The Athletic put out a scathing article on how truly horrible the Royals pitching development is in 2022 and it's both satisfying and terrifying to know that it's not new information if you've been paying attention.  But it comes from more deep-rooted sources than your average fan-made podcast, which makes it particularly eye-opening.  For the Royals faithful, it's another day of worry, of panicking in slow-motion as we wonder if this team will ever be okay. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breaking format a bit because, well, nihilism will do that to you.  The Royals have been producing some utterly atrocious results on the field recently by getting blown up by the Tigers twice and coming very close to being no-hit by the Twins yesterday.  But, the good news for everyone is that it will all be over soon.  Oh, and apparently our pitching coordinator is leaving/fired so maybe that will be fixed, finally. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royals had a day off on Thursday, which means we only get one game to talk about -- but it was a win!  The Royals come from behind to win 2-1 against the Cleveland Guardians, avoiding a sweep in an otherwise mediocre series.  Of course, these things matter little in a dead season, but we can look ahead with what we have now -- what's to become of Zack Greinke?  Should the Royals extend Nick Pratto?  Many questions asked and answered on another special dual podcast! With Royals Rundown!https://anchor.fm/royals-rundown/https://twitter.com/JMilTheHamhttps://www.si.com/mlb/royals/ New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royals played a couple of games against the Cleveland Guardians and lost both of them despite competent starting pitching.  Some mistakes here and there added up and ultimately made for some disappointing games, but it's not all bad.  I mention how great MJ Melendez has been for the Royals this season, and how not great Hunter Dozier has been for the Royals this past few years. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a weekend of labor, we find the Royals victorious from their 3-game series against the all-threatening Detroit Tigers.  One of these games featured a MASSIVE offensive outburst from the whole lineup, most notably a 4-hit game from "fourth outfielder" Nate Eaton, and a three-run home run from Bobby Witt Jr., who now finds himself comfortably within the 20-20 club.  That's 20 stolen bases and 20 home runs on the season, and get this... it doesn't look like it was that hard for him to do.  Today I'm gonna talk about BWJ at length and what his season has been like (and what it could have been like) for the Royals. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gonna put this in the notes because I somehow forgot to mention this on the podcast but the Red Sox, Twins and Guardians all lost games so the Royals are back in playoff contention as of now. Yeah. Follow the podcast for more baseball, especially Royals-related content @royaldeluxpod and/or follow me on Twitter for other general nonsense @TheMFinKC Further inquiries: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.com https://www.fansfirstsports.com/ http://farmtofountains.com/ Shout out to r/KCRoyals and r/Baseball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I AWAKEN FROM MY SLUMBER.  After a hiatus that went three times longer than expected, your local basement-dwelling weirdo is back to talk about baseball.  I'm sorry that you have to listen to me again, how will you ever recover? Unfortunately it's not entirely good news as catching up with the Royals will reveal some unfortunate things with this team, such as uncertain futures with several key players that we once had high expectations for.  But maybe this will lead to new beginnings? New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Kansas City Royals finish up their four-game series with the Chicago White Sox by bullying their bullpen repeatedly to win three out of four.  The Royals are now 6-2 on the longest homestand of the season, which means there's nothing the Dodgers can do to hurt us.  You know, the Los Angeles Dodgers.  The, uh, winningest team in baseball history, apparently.  Like I care!!!!!!!!!!! New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royals had a lengthy day full of mostly fun baseball, as they played two games against the Chicago White Sox.  Brady Singer was absolutely dominant, a thing that is becoming increasingly common for him, and Vinnie Pasquantino homered in BOTH games!  Not much to complain about today, so I have some extra time to shout out the Quad Cities River Bandits with their huge W in the Minor League Field of Dreams game yesterday.  How cool is that?! New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With all expectations and necessitations (a word I made up) out of the way, the Royals are finally letting the kids play.  And the result?  A 3-1 series win against the Boston Red Sox, and a much-energized Royals roster that is not only playing impressive baseball, but having a blast while doing so.  In this SPECIAL TOP 10 ANIME CROSSOVER episode, Jacob and I talk about one of the most fun Royals weekends in recent years, ask questions about the future of MJ Melendez, Brad Keller and Michael A. Taylor with the team, and bring up the possibility of a move out of Kauffman. With Royals Rundown!https://anchor.fm/royals-rundown/https://twitter.com/JMilTheHamhttps://www.si.com/mlb/royals/ New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Through one of the most bizarre chain reactions in baseball, Eric Hosmer is back in KC after five years!  Yep, since becoming a free agent after 2017, Hos has never stepped into Kauffman Stadium again until now.  KC fans gave him a warm welcome,  which he fully deserves, and that was only some of the good that happened in that game.  After a few slow games, the Royals bats came to life to defeat the Boston Red Sox 7-3, also thanks to some decent pitching by Kris Bubic. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm sure no one else is going to use this title for their own articles, podcasts, videos or whatever!  Very original!  Only the best here at Royal de Lux.  Anyway, Royals made some trades, which is somewhat hard to believe.  But then you realize it's only the trades they were more-or-less forced to make, in other words they got rid of the guys that were pretty much one foot out the door, and held on to the actually valuable pieces that would've fetched a good return.  Royals! New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Benintendi was traded to the New York Yankees just as the Royals play a four-game series against them--a series that continues a long scoreless stretch from KC.  As I talk about the trade, I also express a fear that Brady Singer might not like us so much.  I mean, could you blame him? New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royals are going to begin the second half of the season tonight, so I talk about what I want to see from the team going forward.  This involves trading a few players and then trading a couple more, so we've gotta talk about that as well.  I mean, come on, when was the last time I was wrong about predicting trades with the Royals, huh? New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back at the beginning of the season, I predicted what every team's win-loss record would be, who would make the playoffs and win the World Series, and who would win the big awards of the sport.  Now that we're about halfway through the season, let's see how they've held up!  Or haven't............... New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After one of the darkest days in Royals history came one of the brightest.  A truck full of rookies stormed into Toronto and beat the Blue Jays 3-1.  Who woulda thunk, huh?  It turns out when you give a bunch of people everything to prove and nothing to lose, they do some really amazing things.  Now, the Royals went winless for the following three games, but that's not the point.  We now have something to look forward to, a clear vision of what needs to happen with this team. Along with the weekend recap, the Royals drafted two players on the first day of the MLB Draft.  They're some interesting guys that are worth talking about, so why don't we do just that? New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royals do the very non-unthinkable and acquire a good reliever well before the deadline! Just like I totally said would happen. They then go on to pick the most interesting guy in the MLB Draft, blueball everyone in the world who enjoys the Home Run Derby, and make everyone super jealous of having four All-Stars on the same field at the same time*. Follow the podcast for more baseball, especially Royals-related content @royaldeluxpod and/or follow me on Twitter for other general nonsense @TheMFinKC Further inquiries: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.com https://www.fansfirstsports.com/ http://farmtofountains.com/ Shout out to r/KCRoyals and r/Baseball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi, Hunter Dozier, Cam Gallagher, MJ Melendez, Brady Singer, Brad Keller, Kyle Isbel, Michael A. Taylor and Dylan Coleman. The Royals have 10 players who are willingly absent from the upcoming four games in Toronto.  You can have your opinion on what people can or should do I guess, but the point is, we've lost almost half of our roster and that's a problem. IDK what else to put in the description.  I'm just not in the mood anymore. @royaldeluxpod royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a lot of talk of the New York Yankees valuing Royals left fielder Andrew Benintendi as their most-wanted player at the trade deadline.  They may also want Michael A. Taylor as well!  So, with that in mind, we should look at some Yankees prospects and see who might fit the Royals in a potential trade. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royals made one of the strangest trades we've ever seen!  Not only is it not something we could have expected, but it brought back some really interesting players that have a chance of impacting the Royals greatly down the line!  It's Tuesday, but I had to do an emergency podcast to talk about this because it's really big news, and I'm excited!  This is what we want!! . . . It is what we wanted them to do, right? New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While discussing the latest Royals games against the Astros, I talk about Andrew Benintendi's trade value, which only seems to be getting higher as the season goes on.  As one of the top targets in baseball, it makes me wonder if he could be gone before we even get to the All-Star Break.  And if so, who goes in his stead?  Does anyone really deserve to? New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royals have had a few interesting games lately, some of which they've even won!  The bats are getting scary while the pitching still shows occasional flashes of brilliance even against super good teams, but some things still hold them back.  I rant about Amir Garrett in this episode a little bit. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zack Greinke is one of the most storied pitchers in baseball.  He is within the final years of a Hall of Fame career.  The question is, will this be his last year?  Does he get traded?  What happens at the end of 2022?  Are we even supposed to know?  I ask ponder such things about Greinke in today's episode, because I just like the guy. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royals did a couple of things that have been demanded for weeks and months.  Carlos Santana was traded to some team for no one cares, and Vinnie Pasquantino is FINALLY IN THE MLB!!  HE IS HERE!!!  Also the Royals lost but no one cares VINNIE IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!! Other things to talk about are other potential trade candidates from the Royals, as well as recent struggles with Kyle Isbel and Nicky Lopez. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royals aren't winning a lot of baseball games with Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi, Michael A Taylor, Hunter Dozier, Cam Gallagher, Josh Staumont and Scott Barlow.  But I think these guys can fetch a pretty prospect (or player?) at the trade deadline.  What can I do to get the best possible return?  In this episode, I speculate these trades, maybe reach a little bit... New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As usual, things haven't gone well for the Kansas City Royals.  In this episode, I talk about someone who became a fan-favorite but has fallen onto a dark path we've all seen before.  Hopefully it doesn't continue this way, but if it does.... New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OK I promise I'm going somewhere with this.  There's a chicken sandwich at Arby's that has been a token of improvement in my life.  It's not an amazing sandwich and I'm not shilling for Arby's or anything.  That's just the way it is.  Since proclaiming my need to spend time away from the team, the Royals finally win baseball games, and their supposed least valuable player has started to show progress. Because -5 + 1 is progress, right?  That's what the Royals say, anyway. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royals are so good this year they have four players going to the All-Star Game. That's more than the Orioles! So take THAT Baltimore! I love gloating about how cool my favorite team is! Bobby Witt Jr., Salvador Perez and Seth Lugo were announced as very obvious selections, but Cole Ragans got a (somewhat) surprising nod as well! RANGERS DON'T LOOK Follow the podcast for more baseball, especially Royals-related content @royaldeluxpod and/or follow me on Twitter for other general nonsense @TheMFinKC Further inquiries: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.com https://www.fansfirstsports.com/ http://farmtofountains.com/ Shout out to r/KCRoyals and r/Baseball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I want out.  The Royals aren't giving me what I want, so I'm done.  Now, whenever they play baseball, I'm going to do something good for myself.  This is now a self-help podcast, because there's nothing new to talk about with the Royals, and even if there is it certainly isn't any good news that would be fun to talk about.  Be the change you want to see. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royals had a pretty OK weekend with one good game, one bad game, and one OK game that reveals a couple of things, but nothing new.  Mostly, it just reminds everyone that Cal Eldred is not qualified to be a pitching coach at any level, as Kris Bubic takes lessons learned elsewhere to find success like Jakob Junis did.  Meanwhile, Salvador Perez begins heating up in what could be a fun summer for one of the most exciting hitters in baseball! New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As I type this description, having the episode already completed and ready to go, I realize I could have done something goofy like make this episode into a Survivor parody or something.  Because what I'm doing here is evaluating the Royals' front office and management, looking at five guys individually and deciding whether or not they need to leave.  Because SOMETHING has to change in that way, or else the Royals might be a last-place team forever. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices