2022 Kansas City Royals | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium | |
City | Kansas City, Missouri | |
Record | 65–97 (.401) | |
Divisional place | 5th | |
Owners | John Sherman | |
General managers | Dayton Moore | |
Managers | Mike Matheny | |
Television | Bally Sports Kansas City (Ryan Lefebvre, Jeff Montgomery, Rex Hudler, Steve Physioc) | |
Radio | KCSP 610 AM (Denny Matthews, Steve Stewart, Rex Hudler, Ryan Lefebvre, Steve Physioc, Jeff Montgomery) | |
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The 2022 Kansas City Royals season was the 54th season for the franchise, and their 50th at Kauffman Stadium.
On December 2, 2021, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announced a lockout of players, following expiration of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). On March 10, 2022, MLB and the MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. Opening Day was played on April 7.[1] Although MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout, the agreement provides for a 162-game season, with originally canceled games to be made up via doubleheaders.[2]
On September 13, the Royals were officially eliminated from playoff contention for the sixth consecutive season.
Overall, the team finished with a 65–97 record (.401), landing them in last place in the American League Central and in second to last place in the American League, winning more games than only the Oakland Athletics, whose record was 60-102 (.370).
Offseason[edit]
Lockout[edit]
The expiration of the league's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Major League Baseball Players Association occurred on December 1, 2021, with no new agreement in place.[3] As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to lockout the players stopping all free agency and trades.[4][5]
The parties came to an agreement on a new CBA on March 10, 2022.[6]
Rule changes[edit]
Pursuant to the new CBA, several new rules were instituted for the 2022 season. The National League will adopt the designated hitter full-time, a draft lottery will be implemented, the postseason will expand from ten teams to twelve, and advertising patches will appear on player uniforms and helmets for the first time.[7][8]
Roster[edit]
Regular season[edit]
American League Central[edit]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cleveland Guardians | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | 46–35 | 46–35 |
Chicago White Sox | 81 | 81 | .500 | 11 | 37–44 | 44–37 |
Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 14 | 46–35 | 32–49 |
Detroit Tigers | 66 | 96 | .407 | 26 | 36–46 | 30–50 |
Kansas City Royals | 65 | 97 | .401 | 27 | 39–42 | 26–55 |
American League Wild Card[edit]
Team | W | L | Pct. |
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Houston Astros | 106 | 56 | .654 |
New York Yankees | 99 | 63 | .611 |
Cleveland Guardians | 92 | 70 | .568 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 92 | 70 | .568 | +6 |
Seattle Mariners | 90 | 72 | .556 | +4 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 86 | 76 | .531 | — |
Baltimore Orioles | 83 | 79 | .512 | 3 |
Chicago White Sox | 81 | 81 | .500 | 5 |
Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 8 |
Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 8 |
Los Angeles Angels | 73 | 89 | .451 | 13 |
Texas Rangers | 68 | 94 | .420 | 18 |
Detroit Tigers | 66 | 96 | .407 | 20 |
Kansas City Royals | 65 | 97 | .401 | 21 |
Oakland Athletics | 60 | 102 | .370 | 26 |
Record against opponents[edit]
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2022 |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 9–10 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 6–0 | 9–10 | 12–8 |
Boston | 10–9 | — | 2–4 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 7–12 | 6–1 | 3–16 | 9–11 |
Chicago | 2–5 | 4–2 | — | 7–12 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 11–9 |
Cleveland | 3–3 | 2–5 | 12–7 | — | 10–9 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 13–6 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 12–8 |
Detroit | 5–1 | 1–5 | 7–12 | 9–10 | — | 0–7 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 11–9 |
Houston | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 7–0 | — | 5–2 | 13–6 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 12–7 | 5–1 | 14–5 | 2–4 | 12–8 |
Kansas City | 3–4 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 7–12 | 9–10 | 2–5 | — | 3–3 | 7–12 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 7–13 |
Los Angeles | 1–6 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 7–13 |
Minnesota | 4–3 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 6–13 | 11–8 | 0–6 | 12–7 | 2–4 | — | 2–5 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 8–12 |
New York | 12–7 | 13–6 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | — | 5–2 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 10–10 |
Oakland | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 5–2 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 1–5 | 2–5 | — | 8–11 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 5–15 |
Seattle | 4–2 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 11–8 | — | 2–5 | 14–5 | 5–2 | 12–8 |
Tampa Bay | 10–9 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 10–9 | 12–8 |
Texas | 0–6 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 5–14 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 5–14 | 3–4 | — | 2–4 | 11–9 |
Toronto | 10–9 | 16–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 4–2 | — | 13–7 |
Updated with the results of all games through October 5, 2022.
Game Log[edit]
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April: 7–12 (Home: 5–6 ; Away: 2–6)
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May: 9–20 (Home: 3–7 ; Away: 6–13)
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June: 11–15 (Home: 6–10 ; Away: 5–5)
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July: 13–15 (Home: 8–5 ; Away: 5–10)
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August: 13–16 (Home: 10–7 ; Away: 3–9)
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September: 10–16 (Home: 7–5 ; Away: 3–11)
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October: 2–3 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 2–3)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Royals team member |
Statistics[edit]
Batting[edit]
(Final Stats)
Players in bold are on the active roster.
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; K = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage; TB = Total bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | TB |
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Andrew Benintendi * | 93 | 347 | 40 | 111 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 39 | 52 | .320 | .387 | .398 | 138 |
Dairon Blanco | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .286 | .286 | .286 | 2 |
Hunter Dozier | 128 | 462 | 51 | 109 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 4 | 34 | 125 | .236 | .292 | .387 | 179 |
Nate Eaton | 44 | 106 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 30 | .264 | .331 | .387 | 41 |
Cam Gallagher | 18 | 42 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .214 | .267 | .333 | 14 |
Brewer Hicklen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
Kyle Isbel | 106 | 256 | 32 | 54 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 16 | 75 | .211 | .264 | .340 | 87 |
Nicky Lopez | 141 | 436 | 51 | 99 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 29 | 63 | .227 | .281 | .273 | 119 |
Michael Massey | 52 | 173 | 16 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 46 | .243 | .307 | .376 | 65 |
MJ Melendez | 129 | 460 | 57 | 100 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 62 | 2 | 66 | 131 | .217 | .313 | .393 | 181 |
Whit Merrifield * | 95 | 383 | 51 | 92 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 15 | 30 | 61 | .240 | .290 | .352 | 135 |
Adalberto Mondesi | 15 | 50 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | .140 | .204 | .140 | 7 |
Ryan O'Hearn | 67 | 134 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 35 | .239 | .290 | .321 | 43 |
Edward Olivares | 53 | 161 | 24 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 36 | .286 | .333 | .410 | 66 |
Vinnie Pasquantino | 72 | 258 | 25 | 76 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 35 | 34 | .295 | .383 | .450 | 116 |
Salvador Pérez | 114 | 445 | 48 | 113 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 76 | 0 | 18 | 109 | .254 | .292 | .465 | 207 |
Nick Pratto | 49 | 158 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 66 | .184 | .271 | .386 | 61 |
Emmanuel Rivera * | 63 | 198 | 24 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 46 | .237 | .284 | .399 | 79 |
Sebastian Rivero | 17 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .154 | .214 | .154 | 4 |
Carlos Santana * | 52 | 176 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 36 | 28 | .216 | .349 | .341 | 60 |
Michael A. Taylor | 124 | 414 | 49 | 105 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 4 | 35 | 109 | .254 | .313 | .357 | 148 |
Drew Waters | 32 | 96 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 40 | .240 | .324 | .479 | 46 |
Bobby Witt Jr. | 150 | 591 | 82 | 150 | 31 | 6 | 20 | 80 | 30 | 30 | 135 | .254 | .294 | .428 | 253 |
TEAM TOTALS | 162 | 5437 | 640 | 1327 | 247 | 38 | 138 | 613 | 104 | 460 | 1287 | .244 | .306 | .380 | 2064 |
Source[9]
Pitching[edit]
(Final Stats)
Players in bold are on the active roster.
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; WHIP = Walks plus hits per inning pitched; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | WHIP | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
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Albert Abreu * | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 2.31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Scott Barlow | 7 | 4 | 2.18 | 1.00 | 69 | 0 | 24 | 74.1 | 52 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 77 |
Ronald Bolaños | 0 | 0 | 4.42 | 1.75 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
Jake Brentz | 0 | 3 | 23.63 | 3.94 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
Kris Bubic | 3 | 13 | 5.58 | 1.70 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 129.0 | 156 | 80 | 80 | 63 | 110 |
Taylor Clarke | 3 | 1 | 4.04 | 1.18 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 49.0 | 50 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 48 |
Dylan Coleman | 5 | 2 | 2.78 | 1.24 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 68.0 | 47 | 25 | 21 | 37 | 71 |
José Cuas | 4 | 2 | 3.58 | 1.67 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 37.2 | 39 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 34 |
Amir Garrett | 3 | 1 | 4.96 | 1.32 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 45.1 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 49 |
Zack Greinke | 4 | 9 | 3.68 | 1.34 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 137.0 | 157 | 58 | 56 | 27 | 73 |
Foster Griffin * | 0 | 0 | 12.46 | 2.31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Jonathan Heasley | 4 | 10 | 5.28 | 1.49 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 104.0 | 108 | 61 | 61 | 47 | 70 |
Carlos Hernández | 0 | 5 | 7.39 | 1.84 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 56.0 | 72 | 47 | 46 | 31 | 35 |
Brad Keller | 6 | 14 | 5.09 | 1.50 | 35 | 22 | 1 | 139.2 | 153 | 81 | 79 | 57 | 102 |
Jackson Kowar | 0 | 0 | 9.77 | 2.43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 17 |
Daniel Lynch | 4 | 13 | 5.13 | 1.57 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 131.2 | 155 | 76 | 75 | 52 | 122 |
Joel Payamps * | 2 | 3 | 3.16 | 1.45 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 42.2 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 33 |
Matt Peacock * | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 1.50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Brady Singer | 10 | 5 | 3.23 | 1.14 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 153.1 | 140 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 150 |
Collin Snider | 4 | 2 | 6.55 | 1.60 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 22 |
Gabe Speier | 0 | 1 | 2.33 | 1.09 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 19.1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
Josh Staumont | 3 | 3 | 6.45 | 1.75 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 37.2 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 43 |
Arodys Vizcaíno | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | 1.94 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
TEAM TOTALS | 65 | 97 | 4.70 | 1.47 | 162 | 162 | 33 | 1416.0 | 1493 | 758 | 740 | 589 | 1191 |
Source[9]
Farm system[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Feinsand, Mark (March 10, 2022). "MLB, MLBPA agree to new CBA; season to start April 7". Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ Lacques, Gabe (March 10, 2022). "Baseball is back: MLB, players agree on new CBA to salvage 162-game 2022 season". USA Today. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ Baumann, Michael (December 2, 2021). "All the Questions—and Answers—About the Most Important Details of the MLB Lockout". The Ringer. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ Nightengale, Gabe Lacques and Bob. "MLB lockout is on after collective bargaining agreement expires, owners agree to freeze out players". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ Selbe, Nick. "MLB Owners Vote Unanimously to Institute Lockout". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "Play Ball! 2022 MLB season will start April 7 with full 162-game schedule; spring training games begin March 17". SportsLine. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ Conti, Kristen. "Here Are the New MLB Rules for the 2022 Season". NBC Chicago. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "MLB to add jersey advertising for first time in league history as part of new CBA, per report". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ a b "2022 Kansas City Royals Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
External links[edit]
- Kansas City Royals Official Site Archived July 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- 2022 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference