Anne Rogers
@annerogers.bsky.social
Royals beat writer for MLB.com. Mizzou grad. She/her.
So much good stuff in this piece from @mikepetriello.bsky.social looking at Statcast data analysis to see just how much change the new outfield dimensions might bring this year and beyond... www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
The Royals moved in the fences. How many more homers are coming?
Last month, the Royals announced a most unexpected change for the 2026 season: After years of having the second-most spacious park in the Majors – and first among those that aren’t located a mile high...
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February 4, 2026 at 4:06 PM
So much good stuff in this piece from @mikepetriello.bsky.social looking at Statcast data analysis to see just how much change the new outfield dimensions might bring this year and beyond... www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
The #Royals will have two hitting coordinators leading the Minor League system this year: Nic Jackson and Abrahan Núñez.
Here's why the club thought that was the best path and what both coordinators bring to this role: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Here's why the club thought that was the best path and what both coordinators bring to this role: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Royals' new hitting coordinators focusing on seamless transitions for young players
KANSAS CITY -- Along with two new hitting coaches at the big league level in Connor Dawson and Marcus Thames this year, the club will have a different look on the hitting side of player development.
A...
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January 20, 2026 at 9:27 PM
The #Royals will have two hitting coordinators leading the Minor League system this year: Nic Jackson and Abrahan Núñez.
Here's why the club thought that was the best path and what both coordinators bring to this role: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Here's why the club thought that was the best path and what both coordinators bring to this role: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Happy arb day. #Royals have several eligible players that will be negotiating salaries for the 2026 season today.
Source tells me that Michael Massey agreed to a $1.57 million contract (as @AriA1exander first said).
Also, Daniel Lynch IV agrees to a $1.025 million deal.
Source tells me that Michael Massey agreed to a $1.57 million contract (as @AriA1exander first said).
Also, Daniel Lynch IV agrees to a $1.025 million deal.
January 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Happy arb day. #Royals have several eligible players that will be negotiating salaries for the 2026 season today.
Source tells me that Michael Massey agreed to a $1.57 million contract (as @AriA1exander first said).
Also, Daniel Lynch IV agrees to a $1.025 million deal.
Source tells me that Michael Massey agreed to a $1.57 million contract (as @AriA1exander first said).
Also, Daniel Lynch IV agrees to a $1.025 million deal.
The #Royals have done a good bit of work this offseason addressing their roster. But there's reason to believe they're not done yet. What's next? www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Royals 'in a better spot' with Spring Training on horizon
KANSAS CITY -- Isn’t it funny how baseball can feel so far away in December but as soon as the new year hits, we’re closer than ever to the season ramping back up?
Well, we’re at that point. It’s 2026...
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January 6, 2026 at 7:51 PM
The #Royals have done a good bit of work this offseason addressing their roster. But there's reason to believe they're not done yet. What's next? www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Royals officials have contacted their players in Venezuela, which includes three MLB players and several Minor Leaguers. Coach José Alguacil is in Venezuela, too, and has talked with players.
Picollo: "Everybody’s healthy, not harmed, and families are fine. They’re all safe."
Picollo: "Everybody’s healthy, not harmed, and families are fine. They’re all safe."
January 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Royals officials have contacted their players in Venezuela, which includes three MLB players and several Minor Leaguers. Coach José Alguacil is in Venezuela, too, and has talked with players.
Picollo: "Everybody’s healthy, not harmed, and families are fine. They’re all safe."
Picollo: "Everybody’s healthy, not harmed, and families are fine. They’re all safe."
#Royals GM JJ Picollo on Matt Quatraro: "I’ve never worked with somebody in that position that’s as interested in hearing what other people have to say as he is, and I think that allows him to continue to grow and is why he continues to grow as a manager." www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
With eye on stability, Royals extend Quatraro through '29
KANSAS CITY -- Emphasizing stability in leadership and the growth they’ve seen over the past three seasons, the Royals signed manager Matt Quatraro to a three-year contract extension, the club announc...
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January 5, 2026 at 7:05 PM
#Royals GM JJ Picollo on Matt Quatraro: "I’ve never worked with somebody in that position that’s as interested in hearing what other people have to say as he is, and I think that allows him to continue to grow and is why he continues to grow as a manager." www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
#Royals announced a three-year contract extension with manager Matt Quatraro. He is heading into the final year of his current contract, so this new one will begin in 2027 with a club option for the 2030 season.
January 4, 2026 at 7:03 PM
#Royals announced a three-year contract extension with manager Matt Quatraro. He is heading into the final year of his current contract, so this new one will begin in 2027 with a club option for the 2030 season.
Carter Jensen and Noah Cameron (with some help from two #Royals teammates) made this holiday season unforgettable with a shopping spree for 12 Urban Youth Academy teens: “I had no idea they were going to do this.”
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Jensen, Cameron help make holidays unforgettable for KC youngsters
KANSAS CITY -- Carter Jensen and Noah Cameron weren’t wearing red outfits or carrying around big sacks of presents, but the two Royals players might as well have been Santa Claus for 12 Kansas City-ar...
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December 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Carter Jensen and Noah Cameron (with some help from two #Royals teammates) made this holiday season unforgettable with a shopping spree for 12 Urban Youth Academy teens: “I had no idea they were going to do this.”
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"This is exactly what our bullpen needed right now."
#Royals reunite with Matt Strahm, add high-leverage lefty to the bullpen: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
#Royals reunite with Matt Strahm, add high-leverage lefty to the bullpen: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Royals acquire All-Star lefty Strahm in trade with Phillies
KANSAS CITY -- Following the trade that sent reliever Angel Zerpa to Milwaukee for outfielder Isaac Collins and reliever Nick Mears, the Royals turned up their search for left-handed relief help this ...
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December 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"This is exactly what our bullpen needed right now."
#Royals reunite with Matt Strahm, add high-leverage lefty to the bullpen: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
#Royals reunite with Matt Strahm, add high-leverage lefty to the bullpen: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Kicking off a Royals AMA over on Reddit in about 15 minutes. Bring your questions and come hang: www.reddit.com/r/KCRoyals/c...
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December 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Kicking off a Royals AMA over on Reddit in about 15 minutes. Bring your questions and come hang: www.reddit.com/r/KCRoyals/c...
From a 16-year-old SS who had one offer to play professional baseball to a 25-year-old Gold Glove 3B who just signed an extension with the only team he's ever known.
Maikel Garcia has grown up. And now: "We want to bring a championship back to the city." www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Maikel Garcia has grown up. And now: "We want to bring a championship back to the city." www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
5-year extension with Royals culmination of Garcia's growth
KANSAS CITY -- As Royals general manager J.J. Picollo began to discuss the club’s five-year extension with third baseman Maikel Garcia on Wednesday, he brought everyone back to Feb. 6, 2016: The day t...
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December 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
From a 16-year-old SS who had one offer to play professional baseball to a 25-year-old Gold Glove 3B who just signed an extension with the only team he's ever known.
Maikel Garcia has grown up. And now: "We want to bring a championship back to the city." www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Maikel Garcia has grown up. And now: "We want to bring a championship back to the city." www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
"I’m not necessarily going to have 100 RBIs every year. But I’m going to get on base for the big dogs and have them knock me in."
Spoke with Isaac Collins yesterday about the trade that made him a Royal, his approach as a hitter and what he'll add to KC: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Spoke with Isaac Collins yesterday about the trade that made him a Royal, his approach as a hitter and what he'll add to KC: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
For new Royals outfielder Collins, moving day has double meaning
KANSAS CITY -- Isaac Collins was moving into his new house in Denver on Saturday, when his agent called to inform him of a trade in the works. It looked like Collins was headed to Kansas City.
Thirty ...
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December 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"I’m not necessarily going to have 100 RBIs every year. But I’m going to get on base for the big dogs and have them knock me in."
Spoke with Isaac Collins yesterday about the trade that made him a Royal, his approach as a hitter and what he'll add to KC: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Spoke with Isaac Collins yesterday about the trade that made him a Royal, his approach as a hitter and what he'll add to KC: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Updated story here with #Royals GM J.J. Picollo’s thoughts on…
—Why this trade fits KC’s needs
—Isaac Collins’ skillset at the plate and in the field
—Nick Mears in the bullpen
—What might come next
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—Why this trade fits KC’s needs
—Isaac Collins’ skillset at the plate and in the field
—Nick Mears in the bullpen
—What might come next
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Royals add Collins, Mears in trade with Brewers, part with Zerpa
KANSAS CITY -- Continuing their flurry of activity following the Winter Meetings, the Royals swung a trade Saturday night. They acquired outfielder Isaac Collins and right-handed reliever Nick Mears f...
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December 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Updated story here with #Royals GM J.J. Picollo’s thoughts on…
—Why this trade fits KC’s needs
—Isaac Collins’ skillset at the plate and in the field
—Nick Mears in the bullpen
—What might come next
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—Why this trade fits KC’s needs
—Isaac Collins’ skillset at the plate and in the field
—Nick Mears in the bullpen
—What might come next
www.mlb.com/news/royals-...
It’s the post-Winter Meetings flurry!
#Royals add Collins, Mears in trade with Brewers, send Zerpa to Milwaukee. That’s two new outfielders in the span of a couple of days for KC, but that doesn’t mean they’ll stop looking for more offense: www.mlb.com/news/royals-...
#Royals add Collins, Mears in trade with Brewers, send Zerpa to Milwaukee. That’s two new outfielders in the span of a couple of days for KC, but that doesn’t mean they’ll stop looking for more offense: www.mlb.com/news/royals-...
Royals add Collins, Mears in trade with Brewers, part with Zerpa (sources)
KANSAS CITY -- Continuing their flurry of activity following the Winter Meetings, the Royals swung a trade Saturday night. They acquired outfielder Isaac Collins and right-handed reliever Nick Mears f...
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December 14, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It’s the post-Winter Meetings flurry!
#Royals add Collins, Mears in trade with Brewers, send Zerpa to Milwaukee. That’s two new outfielders in the span of a couple of days for KC, but that doesn’t mean they’ll stop looking for more offense: www.mlb.com/news/royals-...
#Royals add Collins, Mears in trade with Brewers, send Zerpa to Milwaukee. That’s two new outfielders in the span of a couple of days for KC, but that doesn’t mean they’ll stop looking for more offense: www.mlb.com/news/royals-...
The #Royals left side of the infield is one of the best in baseball. Now the two hitters are anchored there until at least 2030 with Maikel Garcia finalizing an extension today. A breakdown of the money is within, along with more on Garcia's breakout year: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Maikel, Royals agree to 5-year extension with option for 2031 (source)
KANSAS CITY -- Beginning when they signed him out of Venezuela as a teenager in 2016, the Royals have seen Maikel Garcia develop through their system first as a potential utilityman, then as a rising ...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The #Royals left side of the infield is one of the best in baseball. Now the two hitters are anchored there until at least 2030 with Maikel Garcia finalizing an extension today. A breakdown of the money is within, along with more on Garcia's breakout year: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Maikel Garcia's five-year contract extension is worth a guaranteed $57.5 million, source tells mlb.com, though the club option and escalators in the deal can get it into the $85 million range.
December 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Maikel Garcia's five-year contract extension is worth a guaranteed $57.5 million, source tells mlb.com, though the club option and escalators in the deal can get it into the $85 million range.
An interesting note J.J. Picollo threw out there yesterday was that the avenue for a trade might get a little “complicated,” talking about the potential for a multi-team trade to get all the needs met. #Royals might get creative.
Winter Meetings wrap: www.mlb.com/news/royals-...
Winter Meetings wrap: www.mlb.com/news/royals-...
Outfield bats remain a Royals priority after Winter Meetings
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The biggest takeaway on the Royals front from the Winter Meetings this week was simply the fact that they are involved in a lot of areas of the market.
Whether that turns into a trans...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
An interesting note J.J. Picollo threw out there yesterday was that the avenue for a trade might get a little “complicated,” talking about the potential for a multi-team trade to get all the needs met. #Royals might get creative.
Winter Meetings wrap: www.mlb.com/news/royals-...
Winter Meetings wrap: www.mlb.com/news/royals-...
ICYMI... #Royals benefit from MLB Draft lottery and will pick No. 6 in next year's draft.
J.J. Picollo: "To get the sixth pick, you feel like there’s a little vindication." www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
J.J. Picollo: "To get the sixth pick, you feel like there’s a little vindication." www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Royals elated to land No. 6 pick via Draft Lottery
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Rumors may have been flying, but there wasn’t a whole lot of momentum or movement surrounding offseason transactions for the Royals on Tuesday at the Winter Meetings. But buzz picked ...
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December 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
ICYMI... #Royals benefit from MLB Draft lottery and will pick No. 6 in next year's draft.
J.J. Picollo: "To get the sixth pick, you feel like there’s a little vindication." www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
J.J. Picollo: "To get the sixth pick, you feel like there’s a little vindication." www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Would the Royals really trade Cole Ragans?
Never say never, but it "would be really difficult to trade Cole," GM J.J. Picollo said yesterday.
Still, KC is discussing other starters in trade ideas and looking at the FA market for bats: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Never say never, but it "would be really difficult to trade Cole," GM J.J. Picollo said yesterday.
Still, KC is discussing other starters in trade ideas and looking at the FA market for bats: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Would the Royals really trade Cole Ragans?
Never say never, but it "would be really difficult to trade Cole," GM J.J. Picollo said yesterday.
Still, KC is discussing other starters in trade ideas and looking at the FA market for bats: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Never say never, but it "would be really difficult to trade Cole," GM J.J. Picollo said yesterday.
Still, KC is discussing other starters in trade ideas and looking at the FA market for bats: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
#Royals are also looking at the reliever market, particularly a left-on-left arm that could fit in the back of their bullpen. But they view that as secondary to their outfield search.
December 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
#Royals are also looking at the reliever market, particularly a left-on-left arm that could fit in the back of their bullpen. But they view that as secondary to their outfield search.
Hello from the Winter Meetings. Here's what I wrote last week about the #Royals search for bats, yes plural, and what to know heading into this week in Orlando. More info to come this afternoon: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Here's your Winter Meetings preview for the Royals
This story was excerpted from Anne Rogers’ Royals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Hello from the Winter Meetings. Here's what I wrote last week about the #Royals search for bats, yes plural, and what to know heading into this week in Orlando. More info to come this afternoon: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...
Talked with new #Royals assistant pitching coach Mike McFerran about his time with Wake Forest, the A's and how excited he is now to join KC.
He likes to say he got his PhD in pitching at Wake Forest. Now he's applying it all in pro ball:
He likes to say he got his PhD in pitching at Wake Forest. Now he's applying it all in pro ball:
Royals hire McFerran from A's to replace Bove as assistant pitching coach
KANSAS CITY -- When looking for a new assistant pitching coach, the Royals did not want to shift too much of their thinking and strategy they’ve built under pitching coach Brian Sweeney in the past three years. But they did want to prioritize pitch design and a diversity of thought,
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November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Talked with new #Royals assistant pitching coach Mike McFerran about his time with Wake Forest, the A's and how excited he is now to join KC.
He likes to say he got his PhD in pitching at Wake Forest. Now he's applying it all in pro ball:
He likes to say he got his PhD in pitching at Wake Forest. Now he's applying it all in pro ball:
The #Royals hired Mike McFerran as asst. pitching coach, replacing Zach Bove. McFerran was the A's pitching performance coach in '24 and Minor League pitching coordinator in '25. Before that, he was the pitching lab coordinator and director of player development at Wake Forest.
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The #Royals hired Mike McFerran as asst. pitching coach, replacing Zach Bove. McFerran was the A's pitching performance coach in '24 and Minor League pitching coordinator in '25. Before that, he was the pitching lab coordinator and director of player development at Wake Forest.