Kansas City Royals' 2023 Projected Starting Lineup, Pitching Rotation, Bullpen

Over the winter, the Kansas City Royals re-signed Zack Greinke and signed free agent Jordan Lyles, bolstering their pitching rotation. Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Royals for the 2023 MLB season.

The Kansas City Royals are less than two months away from Opening Day.

Over the winter, the Royals re-signed Zack Greinke and signed Jordan Lyles, bolstering their pitching rotation. Coming off 65-win season in which they finished last in the American League Central, the Royals are hoping to put 2022 in the rearview and improve this season.

Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Royals in 2023, featuring 2022 slash lines and statistics:

STARTING LINEUP

C Salvador Perez .254/.292/.757

1B Hunter Dozier .236/.292/.679

2B Michael Massey .243/.307/.683

3B Nicky Lopez .227/.281/.554

SS Bobby Witt Jr. .254/.294/.722

LF Edward Olivares .286/.333/.743

CF Drew Waters .240/.324/.803

RF Kyle Isbel .211/.264/.603

DH Vinnie Pasquantino .295/.383/.832

PITCHING ROTATION

1) Brady Singer: 10-5, 3.23 ERA, 24 starts, 153.1 IP, 1.14 WHIP, 4.29 SO/W, 127 ERA+

2) Zack Greinke: 4-9, 3.68 ERA, 26 starts, 137 IP, 1.34 WHIP, 2.70 SO/W, 111 ERA+

3) Jordan Lyles: 12-11, 4.42 ERA, 32 starts, 179 IP, 1.39 WHIP, 2.77 SO/W, 91 ERA+

4) Daniel Lynch: 4-13, 5.13 ERA, 27 starts, 131.2 IP, 1.57 WHIP, 2.35 SO/W, 80 ERA+

5) Kris Bubic: 3-13, 5.58 ERA, 27 starts, 129 IP, 1.70 WHIP, 1.75 SO/W, 73 ERA+

OTHER ROTATION OPTIONS (THAT COULD APPEAR IN THE BULLPEN)

Jonathan Heasley: 4-10, 5.28 ERA, 21 starts, 104 IP, 1.49 WHIP, 1.49 SO/W, 78 ERA+

Jackson Kowar: 0-0, 9.77 ERA, 0 starts, 15.2 IP, 2.43 WHIP, 1.55 SO/W, 43 ERA+

Angel Zerpa: 2-1, 1.64 ERA, 2 starts, 11 IP, 1.09 WHIP, 1.00 SO/W, 258 ERA+

Carlos Hernandez: 0-5, 7.39 ERA, 7 starts, 56 IP, 1.84 WHIP, 1.13 SO/W, 56 ERA+

Ryan Yarbrough: 3-8, 4.50 ERA, 9 starts, 80 IP, 1.38 WHIP, 2.77 SO/W, 81 ERA+

BULLPEN

Scott Barlow: 7-4, 2.18 ERA, 69 appearances, 24 saves, 74.1 IP

Amir Garrett: 3-1, 4.96 ERA, 60 appearances, 0 saves, 45.1 IP

Josh Staumont: 3-3, 6.45 ERA, 42 appearances, 3 saves, 37.2 IP

Dylan Coleman: 5-2, 2.78 ERA, 68 appearances, 0 saves, 68 IP

Aroldis Chapman: 4-4, 4.46 ERA, 43 appearances, 9 saves, 36.1 IP

Taylor Clarke: 3-1, 4.04 ERA, 47 appearances, 3 saves, 49 IP

Jose Cuas: 4-2, 3.58 ERA, 47 appearances, 1 save, 37.2 IP

Brad Keller: 6-14, 5.09 ERA, 35 appearances, 1 save, 139.2 IP

Max Castillo: 0-2, 9.16 ERA, 5 appearances, 0 saves, 18.2 IP

Collin Snider: 4-2, 6.55 ERA, 42 appearances, 0 saves, 34.1 IP

Josh Taylor: 1-0, 3.40 ERA, 61 appearances, 1 save, 47.2 IP

Here's a look at the Kansas City Royals' schedule for the 2023 regular season.

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