{"id":1962604,"date":"2025-08-15T18:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T18:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1962604"},"modified":"2025-08-15T18:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T18:11:09","slug":"royals-reveal-game-plan-for-slumping-trade-pickup-after-bullpen-demotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-reveal-game-plan-for-slumping-trade-pickup-after-bullpen-demotion\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals Reveal Game Plan For Slumping Trade Pickup After Bullpen Demotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"style_hfl21i-o_O-style_uhlm2\"\/>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_w9b29kqgu\">The good news about Bailey Falter&#8217;s early struggles with the Kansas City Royals is that they&#8217;ll have him for a long time. But they&#8217;d sure like to get some production out of him now, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_bspf99efc\">Falter came to the Royals in a July 31 trade, as part of the team&#8217;s overall strategy to stockpile pitching depth for their improbable playoff push. But after immediately slotting into the rotation upon arrival, Falter finds himself demoted to the bullpen after just two outings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_9up1uun20\">With Michael Lorenzen returning from the injured list, the Royals are opting to roll with rookie Ryan Bergert, another trade piece, over Falter as a starter. But they&#8217;ve also got high hopes that Falter can now make an impact in his new relief role. <\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_3nmsg58nn\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"style_120ff32\">\n<figure data-id=\"_3nmsg58nn\" class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><canvas class=\"style_1e28o3x-o_O-initial_9vayoh\"\/><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\"><source\/><source\/><source\/><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Falter\" title=\"Falter\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6527,h_3671,x_0,y_132\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k2q7d7nwm78739674d.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6527,h_3671,x_0,y_132\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k2q7d7nwm78739674d.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6527,h_3671,x_0,y_132\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k2q7d7nwm78739674d.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6527,h_3671,x_0,y_132\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k2q7d7nwm78739674d.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6527,h_3671,x_0,y_132\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k2q7d7nwm78739674d.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6527,h_3671,x_0,y_132\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k2q7d7nwm78739674d.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6527,h_3671,x_0,y_132\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k2q7d7nwm78739674d.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6527,h_3671,x_0,y_132\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k2q7d7nwm78739674d.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6527,h_3671,x_0,y_132\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k2q7d7nwm78739674d.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><figcaption class=\"tagStyle_1ulimm5-o_O-text_1j8vahs\">Aug 11, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Bailey Falter (36) delivers a pitch against the Washington Nationals in the first inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images \/ Denny Medley-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_p9dgtuq4w\">Royals pitching coach Brian Sweeney was excited to get his hands on Falter when he was acquired, having spent time with him when he was a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies. His command hasn&#8217;t been good so far as a Royal, but there&#8217;s a plan in place, as Sweeney recently explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_utg6sxgmi\">\u201cI think most importantly, he\u2019s open to experimenting &#8230;\u201d Sweeney said, <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/sports\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/article311691606.html\" target=\"_blank\">per Jaylon Thompson<\/a> of the Kansas City Star. \u201cHis slider was kind of verti (vertical, displaying a lot of height) and it had more vertical movement than we would want. So just a little shift in that grip and his slider actually got down to the zero line with less vertical break.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_tudu7ejnd\">Thompson also noted that Falter&#8217;s slider usage has increased drastically in his first two outings, and he&#8217;s generated six whiffs on the pitch in eight innings as a Royal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_t7c4pwof2\">\u201cI think the whole repertoire changed because of the slider,\u201d Sweeney said, per Thompson. \u201cSo we\u2019re trying to solve the problem of strikeouts and swing-and-miss for him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ag4lgkqa9\">\u201cIt was a good thing for him the other day. He went from 12 percentile to double that because of the slider. So he is solid. Maybe it wasn\u2019t his favorite day of pitching the other day, but you can take the positive out of that outing.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_mi0h1r9tq\">So is that all that needs to change? More sliders, and hope Falter&#8217;s stuff ticks up in a short outing where he can empty the tank?<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_2yj246yp3\">Perhaps so. But the Royals are banking on a quick learning curve, and a lot of improvements from not only Falter, but other pitchers on the roster. If it all works out, though, they could find themselves breaking some hearts to get to October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_7xnduoxfc\"><em><strong>More MLB: <\/strong><\/em><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/royals\/news\/where-does-royals-rotation-rank-against-other-playoff-contenders-jackson3\"><em><strong>Where Does Royals&#8217; Rotation Rank Against Other Playoff Contenders?<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.si.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The good news about Bailey Falter&#8217;s early struggles with the Kansas City Royals is that they&#8217;ll have him for a long time. But they&#8217;d sure like to get some production out of him now, too. Falter came to the Royals in a July 31 trade, as part of the team&#8217;s overall strategy to stockpile pitching [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1962605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1962604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Royals-Reveal-Game-Plan-For-Slumping-Trade-Pickup-After-Bullpen.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1962604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1962604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1962604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1962605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1962604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1962604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1962604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}