Bold & Daring Predictions (with Rany Jazayerli) for the 2026 Royals Season

About this episode

The episode features Rany Jazayerli discussing bold predictions for the 2026 Royals season.

On a special Royals Opening Day edition of the Kauffman Corner Podcast, Rany Jazayerli is back to help us make our “Bold & Daring Predictions” for the 2026 Season. David Lesky (Publisher - Inside the Crown/@DBLesky) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) welcome Dr. Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder of Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) to lay out 15 “Bold & Daring Predictions”… - How many homers will this team hit? - Who will have the big seasons at the plate? - Are any Royals headed for MLB Hardware? I- s the Farm System ready to blossom? - Will this pitching staff dominate with the K? - Who scores all the runs for this team? - Is the Royals Offense really ready to walk? ⁃ Does Caglianone get on base enough to make a difference?

People in this episode

Hosts: Soren Petro, David Lesky

Guest: Rany Jazayerli

Topics covered

• 2026 Royals Season
• Bold Predictions
• Baseball Analysis
• Royals Offense
• Farm System
• Pitching Staff

Keywords

• Royals
• predictions
• baseball
• 2026 season
• offense
• pitching
• farm system
• MLB hardware

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Baseball Prospectus, Inside the Crown, Sports Radio 810-WHB

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