About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of Cole Ragans' injury on the Royals and explores potential solutions and strategies moving forward.

The Royals lost Cole Ragans to the IL last week. How worried should the Royals be? Can Stephen Kolek hold the fort? Did the Royals miss an opportunity to trade Ragans this past offseason?David Lesky (Publisher - Inside the Crown/@DBLesky) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss the Ragans issue and much more… - How serious is the latest Ragans injury?- Did the Royals miss the chance to trade Ragans?- Can Stephen Kolek get the job done?- Should the Royals look for an Estevez replacement?- Does Salvy need to be dropped from the Clean Up spot?- Who else can bat 4th?- Is Bobby Witt Jr. gearing up for an MVP run?⁃ The week ahead… at Chicago and St. Louis.

People in this episode

Host: Soren Petro

Guest: David Lesky

Topics covered

• Royals
• Cole Ragans injury
• Stephen Kolek
• trade opportunities
• batting order
• Bobby Witt Jr.

Keywords

• Royals
• Cole Ragans
• Stephen Kolek
• trade
• batting order
• Bobby Witt Jr.
• injury
• baseball

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Inside the Crown, Sports Radio 810-WHB

Places: Chicago, St. Louis

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