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

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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