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.

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."

#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.

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.” www.mlb.com/news/carter-...

"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/...

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/...

"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/...

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 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-...

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.

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-...

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/...

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/...

#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/...

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:

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.

Source: The #Royals are finalizing a one-year deal with RHP Alex Lange. Lange, a Lee’s Summit West grad, was DFA’d by the Tigers earlier this week & is under club control through 2028. He spent most of the season on the IL after lat surgery. Notched 26 saves for Detroit in ‘23.

Per source, McArthur's one-year deal is for $810k as he and the club avoid arbitration. McArthur didn’t pitch at all in 2025 after an olecranon (elbow) fracture last offseason and subsequent setbacks, but he was beginning his throwing program by the end of the regular season.

ICYMI: #Royals add two prospects to 40-man roster, protecting them from next month's Rule 5 Draft

Roster news: #Royals have added pitchers Ben Kudrna (No. 7 on MLB Pipeline's club Top 30 list) & Steven Zobac (No. 11) to the 40-man roster, protecting them from the Rule 5 Draft. Among the notable not added: Frank Mozzicato & Gavin Cross, first-round picks in 2021 and '22.

#Royals targeted blend of experience, innovation with hitting coach hires: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...

A standout season for Noah Cameron landed him fourth in Rookie of the Year voting: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...

Kameron Misner provides outfield depth, elite defense for #Royals as they get the offseason started in a trade with the Rays: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...

#Royals restructure leadership team at the top, bringing in Cullen Maxey as president of business operations: "This is a day that helps change our organization and prepares us for the future," CEO/chairman John Sherman said. www.mlb.com/royals/news/...

News: The #Royals are hiring Marcus Thames as a hitting coach, according to sources. Thames is a former big leaguer who has also coached for several organizations, including NYY, MIA, LAA, and most recently, CWS. He joins the KC staff alongside Connor Dawson.

#Royals are back with FanDuel in 2026:

#Royals sign Salvy to new $25 million contract that keeps the captain in Kansas City through 2027: www.mlb.com/news/salvado...

Source: Salvador Perez's new contract with the #Royals is worth a guaranteed $25 million over the two years. There's a signing bonus and some deferred money within the contract, but it essentially works out to $12.5 million a year.

The #Royals placed RHP Kyle Wright on outright waivers, as Jon Heyman first reported... Wright missed the past two seasons following shoulder surgery in '23 + additional injuries this year. One of KC's non-tender candidates due to the injury history as he enters the final year of arb.

Alec Marsh’s surgery last month was a right labral repair, so he’s looking at a long road to recovery, maybe up to a year. Marsh missed all of 2025 with a shoulder injury. A couple more #Royals injury updates can be found here: www.mlb.com/news/royals-...

The #Royals left side of the infield was golden in 2025. Bobby Witt Jr., Maikel Garcia take home AL Gold Gloves at SS and 3B: www.mlb.com/news/bobby-w...

Mail call 📫 Reply here with your #Royals questions and I'll pick a few to answer for an upcoming inbox...

#Royals third base coach Vance Wilson interviewed for San Francisco’s managerial opening this month and is a candidate for the manager’s job in Minnesota, too, according to a source. Twins have him on their interview list.

Mike Jirschele quipped that he didn’t want anyone to bother him when his retirement was announced. That’s totally Jirsch. And totally wasn’t going to happen — his legacy is too great with the #Royals for his phone to stay quiet. “He’s a Royals legend.” www.mlb.com/news/mike-ji...

Eager to continue success on the field, #Royals owner John Sherman discusses payroll, offseason philosophy: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...

News: The #Royals will not bring back assistant hitting coaches Joe Dillon and Keoni DeRenne in 2026. The org will be searching for new voices, thoughts and experience to balance out the staff, general manager J.J. Picollo tells me: www.mlb.com/news/royals-...

The #Royals expressed confidence in their coaching staff yesterday but will continue to evaluate this month and through the offseason what they need to help the staff and the players: www.mlb.com/news/royals-...

#Royals GM JJ Picollo says hitting coach Alec Zumwalt “will return” as the hitting coach in 2026 and “most of the staff” will return as well. Might be tweaks to the staff to help get most out of players.

Year 5 on the #Royals beat challenged me in new ways. I learned a lot. Grew a lot. Thank you to everyone who read and interacted this year. I might go sleep for a week now but the work doesn't stop in the offseason, so we'll have it all covered on MLB.com. Cheers!

Bobby Witt Jr: "Now we’ve got to ask, ‘How motivated can we get because of this year?’ We can’t be satisfied with playing .500. We can’t be satisfied with making the postseason one year. Hopefully it lights a fire under the guys. I’m ready to get to work." www.mlb.com/royals/news/...

Only two #Royals have ever held the title of MLB saves leader in franchise history — Dan Quisenberry and now Carlos Estévez. Clinching the title with his 42nd save last night was fitting for a guy who has meant a lot to the #Royals this year:

Michael Wacha made his 31st start of the season tonight, a new career high for the 13-year veteran pitcher. Been an anchor for the rotation all year. In his season finale, he spun six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits, walking three and striking out five. #Royals

As the final series of 2025 gets underway for the #Royals, thought this quote from Michael Lorenzen -- a vet who has been with several orgs in his career -- last night was good perspective. I asked him what it's been like to pitch for this team the past year-plus.

Vinnie, Salvy, history: First #Royals teammates with 30 HRs, 100 RBIs in a season