| Power Ranking | ||||
| WEEK | RECORD | RANK | COMMENT | |
| Week 5 | 13-9 | 14 | The Royals are 13-9 and are in first place in the AL Central despite averaging barely four runs per game. Jeremy Guthrie matched a Royals record with his 16th straight start without a loss. Relievers have also pitched the fewest innings (56) in the majors. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 4 | 10-7 | 14 | Last year's Royals squad was 3-14 in their first 17 games. This version is 10-7 and leading the AL Central. The starting pitching has gone at least six innings in 14 of the 17 games so far. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 3 | 7-5 | 13 | A 4-2 week can't mask the continued sputtering of the offense. The Royals have drawn only 30 walks and have hit four homers in the first 12 games. The pitching, however, has been surprisingly good (3.32 ERA is third-best in the AL). A rare five-game work week is coming up with off days around the Braves and Red Sox series. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 2 | 3-3 | 17 | K.C. coughed up a two-run lead to the Phillies in the ninth Saturday, and nearly blew a five-run cushion Sunday but survived to finish with a 3-3 week. Despite slugging only .385, they scored 30 runs, thanks in part to a 1.002 OPS with runners in scoring position. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |
| Week 1 | 0-0 | 18 | The Wil Myers-James Shields trade will be debated for quite a while, but if "Big Game James" can carry K.C. to the playoffs in the next two years, then Royals GM Dayton Moore will be canonized. Shields' first assignment: the White Sox in Chicago. -- Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit | |