Visiting Dugout Episode 82 — Kansas City Royals — 2025-05-05
Friend of the pod Kevin O'Brien is back to talk to Chrystal about a division rival -- the Kansas City Royals.
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Show Notes
Friend of the pod Kevin O'Brien is back to talk to Chrystal about a division rival — the Kansas City Royals. After winning a series against the Houston Astros (thanks to the rain!), the White Sox embark on a four-game series against Bobby Witt Jr. & Co. Tune in to hear what Kevin said about the Royals and how this series might play out.
Here is what we talked about:
- What's new with the Royals
- Rating the offseason
- The slow start from Kansas City
- How he feels about the season going forward
- Pitching matchups
- Cole Ragan's unsuccessful first Tommy John surgery that led to a second surgery
- Keys to winning the series
- Who is hitting the ball right now -- potential threats to the White Sox
- Fears heading into the series
- Is the American League Central wide open?
- The Colorado Rockies
- Aaron Judge, of course
- Pete Alonso and the Mets are good
- The battle of staying healthy
- The Giants and Oracle Park
You can follow Kevin on Bluesky and Twitter. I would also recommend checking out his work on Pitcher List, The Royals Reporter, and his new podcast Crown Talk.
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