Kauffman Corner

By: Soren Petro
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  • Rany Jazayerli (@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (@SorenPetro) are dedicated to covering the Kansas City Royals. Everything from yesterday's game to the very latest on the Royals top prospects. Top shelf analytics to pure passionate fan reaction, and everything in between when it comes to Royals baseball.

    Lifelong Royals fans. Jazayerli was a founder of Baseball Prospectus, author of the blog "Rany on the Royals" and a published writer with Grantland, The Ringer, Sports Illustrated and The Athletic. Petro has hosted local and national sports talk radio since 1994 and hosted hundreds of Royals Pre and Post game shows. From hundred loss seasons to champagne drenched clubhouses, Petro has covered the Royals for close to 30 years.

    Sit back and enjoy Royals fans!
    Copyright Soren Petro
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Episodes
  • Could the Royals Have Done Better This Offseason?

    Could the Royals Have Done Better This Offseason?
    Feb 11 2025
    Dan Szymborski of FanGraphs wrote that the Royals missed an opportunity with their outfield this offseason.

    Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss whether the Royals could have done more and if they get the credit they deserve for the success they achieved last season.

    - Were Lugo and Wacha really a "low-key" acquisitions?
    - Were the Royals just lucky in 2024?
    - Do the Royals have answers in-house?
    - KC getting enough credit for the Jonathan India trade?
    - Should KC have done whatever it takes for Santander?
    - Fair to compare Royals with Witt Jr. to the Angels and Trout?
    - Any Free Agents left for KC to target?
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    56 mins
  • Talking Pitching Development with Paul Gibson, Sr. Director of Pitching Performance

    Talking Pitching Development with Paul Gibson, Sr. Director of Pitching Performance
    Feb 3 2025
    If you are going to win in the big leagues you have to be able to pitch. The Royals proved that with their playoff run last year. For a small market team developing pitching is a must. Paul Gibson, the Sr. Director of Pitching Performance for the Kansas City Royals joins us to discuss KC's pitching development.

    Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) talk to Gibson about...

    - What goes into Gibson's job?
    - Communicating with the pitchers in the organization.
    - Promoting pitchers that haven't put up big numbers yet.
    - Alec Marsh's development.
    - When and how to move starters back to the bullpen.
    - Daniel Lynch's conversion to the bullpen.
    - Teaching velocity.
    - Working with outside pitching academies.
    - David Shields
    - Ben Kudrna
    - Pitching more innings.
    - Developing pitching in Latin America.
    - Young pitching in the system from Latin America.
    - Asa Lacy
    - Carlos Estevez
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    59 mins
  • Can the Royals Still Find Help on the Free Agent Market?

    Can the Royals Still Find Help on the Free Agent Market?
    Jan 28 2025
    The Free Agent market is drying up quickly. What can the Royals still get done before heading to Arizona for Spring Training?

    Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) and David Lesky (Inside the Crown/@DBLesky) pinch hitting for Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) discuss if the Royals can still find help on the market, plus...

    - Where to turn if there's not a bat?
    - Could Kris Bubic be the key?
    - Can the Royals still add to the bullpen?
    - Where does Jonathan India play?
    - How optimistic are we about Melendez's new swing?

    - How does the outfield fit together right now?
    - Is there help in the system?
    - What kind of win total are we feeling?
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    1 hr

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