ChiefsPlanet - Royals 2013 Kansas City Royals Repository Thread

The one issue I have with moving anyone around is how much of a defensive loss it is. It seems like when anyone of our everyday starters sits the replacement is responsible for at least 1 bad play, error and/or run for the games they start. If this team loses any position player for an extended period of time, I would really worry about the defense. Hosmer and Moose may not be able to hit but they are light-years above their replacements defensively. I'd say a .180 Moose is still better than a .250 Tejada.

To be fair, Moose has been incredibly awful, to the point where his defense doesn't matter. I simply believe its a 3-week anomaly, and he couldn't possibly be this bad. Whether he rebounds to being "not awful, but still kinda crappy", or "OK", or "finally, now thats what I'm talkin' about" remains to be seen.

In only 3 weeks, Moose already has -0.6 WAR. That is breathtakingly bad in that short a time, at least Hosmer has been about replacement level.

alnorth

04-22-2013 07:23 PM

I'm planning on starting the game thread tomorrow, just to test my "mojo". If I can follow a double header sweep with beating Scherzer, then I'll take on the tall task of Wednesday. If we lose tomorrow, then I'll leave the heavy burden of Mendoza vs Verlander to some other brave, foolhardy soul.

farmerchief

04-22-2013 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 9615153)

What's worse: his slug% was a tidy .465 his first year at age 21. But in his last 650 PA has been........351. Yeah: .351 slug % for Hosmer over that long time frame. For an AL corner IF.

He's now simply a slap-hitting, ground ball dribbling, punch & judy hitter.

When Hos came up, the one thing I loved about him is he never got cheated on his swing, and was consistently hitting the ball Hard, maybe for an out, but he was blasting the ball! What happened to that guy? Did pitchers finally figure him out, and he cannot adjust, or is it truly bad coaching?

CoMoChief

04-22-2013 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by farmerchief (Post 9615353)

When Hos came up, the one thing I loved about him is he never got cheated on his swing, and was consistently hitting the ball Hard, maybe for an out, but he was blasting the ball! What happened to that guy? Did pitchers finally figure him out, and he cannot adjust, or is it truly bad coaching?

all 3

alnorth

04-22-2013 07:58 PM

heads-up to people who might buy tickets, don't just automatically go to stubhub. Yes, most of the time thats what I do and more than likely it'll be cheaper/better for good seats.

I just now bought tickets at a high-demand game. The stubhub prices seemed high so I checked with the Royals and found out that the stubhub sellers were being a little too greedy, at least for that game.

RedDread

04-22-2013 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 9615351)

I'll eat it if that happens but I'm predicting W - L - W this series.

Demonpenz

04-22-2013 08:24 PM

if anyone goes to that day game on thursday in may stub hub has great deals.

Shogun

04-22-2013 08:28 PM

I have no problem starting "The true mexicutioner" v Verlander game thread. My guy got this. 7IP 5 hits 2ER Im guaranteeing!

Raiderhater

04-22-2013 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by RedDread (Post 9615469)

I'll eat it if that happens but I'm predicting W - L - W this series.

That would not be a not so bad way to end an already pretty good road trip.

Hootie

04-22-2013 09:05 PM

Yuniesky Betancourt hit another bomb today.

His slugging % is higher than Moose's and Hosmer's combined.

AndChiefs

04-22-2013 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess (Post 9615641)

Yuniesky Betancourt hit another bomb today.

His slugging % is higher than Moose's and Hosmer's combined.

His defense is SO bad though.

Hootie

04-22-2013 09:13 PM

he's playing 1st now lol

maybe we should have had him there all along!!!

Saul Good

04-22-2013 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 9614630)

+160 is the kind of spread that Miami and Houston get. I think we'll settle in around +130, at least for tomorrow.

I can see Wednesday getting an ugly spread.

I just realized that I had my dates wrong. I was referring to the Verlander/Mendoza matchup.

alnorth

04-22-2013 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good (Post 9615685)

I just realized that I had my dates wrong. I was referring to the Verlander/Mendoza matchup.

yep, that'll be +150 or +160.

If we win on Wednesday, that'd be crazymaking.

KChiefs1

04-22-2013 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 9615351)

Keep the mojo going!