Kauffman Corner

The man behind the Royals analytics department stops by Kauffman Corner.  We talk Royals baseball with the Vice President - Research & Development/Assistant General Manager of the Kansas City Royals, Daniel Mack. Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) welcome Daniel Mack to discuss… - Growth of the analytics dep...

Should the Royals be locking up Maikel Garcia? If so what is it going to take to get a deal done? David Lesky (Publisher - Inside the Crown/@DBLesky), Les Norman (Former Royals OF/Author - Teaching the Tools of Hitting) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss Garcia’s future with the Royals and more… - What it will take to lock up Maikel Garcia? - Is this the right t...

Anyone can put together a prospect list, but how many people can put together a draft of Royals Prospects? Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) evaluate the Royals Farm System by taking turns drafting Royals Prospects.  - Does anyone top Carter Jensen? - Where do young arms Shields and Chourio land? - How high do...

If the Royals only way to find the bat they need for 2025 is to make a trade, which players are “untouchable”? David Lesky (Publisher - Inside the Crown/@DBLesky), Les Norman (Former Royals OF/Author - Teaching the Tools of Hitting) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss who the Royals should consider to be “Untouchable” and more… - Which LCS teams does the Royals O...

How did we do on our 2025 Preseason Prospect Rankings? Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) take a look back at what our expectations were for the Royals top prospects in the system and more… - Did the Royals get it right with the hitting coaches?  - Where did the Royals hitting improve? - Our 2025 Prospects Ranki...

The Royals have a massive 16 players eligible for arbitration. How many should the Royals keep and how many should they walk on? David Lesky (Publisher - Inside the Crown/@DBLesky), Les Norman (Former Royals OF/Author - Teaching the Tools of Hitting) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss the many arbitration cases to determine which players the Royals might want to...

It’s time to see how we did on our Preseason Predictions.  From who we thought would be the best hitter and pitcher to our Bold and Daring Predictions for the season. Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) go over the predictions they crushed and more importantly the ones that were a complete swing and miss.  - Play...

JJ Picollo and Matt Quatraro met with the media to wrap up the 2025 season and begin to look ahead to 2026. David Lesky (Publisher - Inside the Crown/@DBLesky), Les Norman (Former Royals OF/Author - Teaching the Tools of Hitting) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) break down the Royals season ending presser and more. - Was this season a success? - Are the Royals better...

The 2025 Season came to an end Sunday. Time to hand out our final grades for the Royals. Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss whether this season was a success for the Royals and hand out letter grades on each aspect of the team. - Was 2025 a success? - Grading the Starting Rotation. - Bullpen. - Lineup. -...

Cole Ragans dominates with 10 K’s in 5 Innings.  But what should the Royals expect in ’26 from Ragans and the rest of the rotation? David Lesky (Publisher - Inside the Crown/@DBLesky), Les Norman (Former Royals OF/Author - Teaching the Tools of Hitting) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss the swing and miss ability of Ragans and how to use him next year.  - Ragan...

The 2025 Season is winding down and the injuries are starting to pile up on the pitching staff. Do the Royals already have a health problem for 2026? Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss the mounting injuries and start to look ahead to 2026. - Carter Jensen batting leadoff… Crazy or Genius? - Do the Royals...

Carter Jensen’s two homer game gave a glimpse of his immense potential. Jensen and what else should Royals fans be watching the rest of the season? David Lesky (Publisher - Inside the Crown/@DBLesky), Les Norman (Former Royals OF/Author - Teaching the Tools of Hitting) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss what to look for in the final days of the 2025 Season. - Ca...

After getting beaten up by the Guardians and Phillies the Royals dreams of a playoffs to finish the season are officially done. Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss how the Royals came up short and whether something should’ve been done differently in this 2025 season. - It’s officially over, correct? - Wha...

The Royals Playoff hopes aren’t dead but they are on life support. David Lesky (Publisher - Inside the Crown/@DBLesky), Les Norman (Former Royals OF/Author - Teaching the Tools of Hitting) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss what it’s going to take for the Royals to make the Post-Season. - How do the Royals get to October? - Quatraro managing for the sprint? - Ar...

The injuries continue to pile up for the Royals, but they just won’t quit on the Wild Card race. Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss the latest on the injuries to Seth Lugo and Bobby Witt Jr. and discuss how the Royals can stay in the fight for the AL Wild Card.  - What has to happen for the Royals now? -...

The Royals have dropped the first two games of a series with the Angels that was considered one of the last “Easy” series left on the Royals schedule. Is this too much to overcome? David Lesky (Publisher - Inside the Crown/@DBLesky), Les Norman (Former Royals OF/Author - Teaching the Tools of Hitting) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss the playoff picture and mo...

Jac Caglianone, Carter Jensen and Luinder Avila were called up to the big club. Did the Royals get it right with the roster expansion? David Lesky (Publisher - Inside the Crown/@DBLesky) in for Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) talk about the latest additions to the roster and take measure of the Royals pursuit...

Bobby Witt’s numbers are off a little from last but he’s still having a very good season. Could he heat up and steal the MVP? David Lesky (Publisher - Inside the Crown/@DBLesky), Les Norman (Former Royals OF/Author - Teaching the Tools of Hitting) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss why putting a couple bucks on Bobby for the MVP isn’t such a bad idea. - Latest P...

The Royals dropped two of three in Detroit and have just 31 games left in the season. What’s it going to take for the Royals to make the Playoffs now? Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss the rest of the Royals schedule and if the Royals can find enough wins to make it back to the post-season. - Thoughts o...

Bobby Witt Jr. becomes the youngest Royal to reach 100 career homers. David Lesky (Publisher - Inside the Crown/@DBLesky), Les Norman (Former Royals OF/Author - Teaching the Tools of Hitting) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) are discussing how Bobby Witt Jr. finishes the season and what he’s capable of in his career. - Royals Playoff Chances. - BWJ youngest Royal to 1...

Did the Royals do enough to realistically think they are still in the hunt for a playoff spot in the American League? Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) take a look back at the 9 games against sub .500 teams and determine whether it was good enough to think the Royals can still get into the 2025 MLB Playoffs and...

Seth Lugo has given up seven runs in his last two starts, did the Royals make a mistake in extending his contract? David Lesky (Publisher - Inside the Crown/@DBLesky), Les Norman (Former Royals OF/Author - Teaching the Tools of Hitting) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) break down the struggles of Seth Lugo and discuss what it’s going to take for the Royals to make the...

The Royals can’t afford to be losing to teams that sold at the deadline, but that’s what they did in Minnesota. Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss the Royals series loss to the Twins and discuss where they go from here. - Did this weekend end the Royals Playoff chances? - Who should bat leadoff for the R...

Matt Quatraro takes Jonathan India out of the lead off spot and it works for both the top of the lineup and Jonathan India. So what’s next? David Lesky (Publisher - Inside the Crown/@DBLesky), Les Norman (Former Royals OF/Author - Teaching the Tools of Hitting) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) are talking Jonathan India, the playoffs and more. - Where to hit Jonathan...

The Royals have used the momentum of the trade deadline to win their 4th straight series. So how good are the Royals now? Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss what the Royals were able to accomplish with the deadline and look forward to the stretch run. - Rany weighs in on the Royals Deadline moves. - How...