Didn't Butler have a good HR year a couple years ago? Hosmer needs to hit some HRs. If a Butler doesn't hit any it's time to can his ass.

With our luck, I'm almost convinced at this point if we'd kept Myers he'd be a .280, 9 HR guy.

.280 and 9 HRs!!!!!!!!!


Can he play 3B with those awesome stats!?

He hit 29. People forget just two years ago Moose hit 20.

Problem is if these other guys don't hit Butler's not going to get any pitches.

Knowing my luck I'd spend $200+ on an authentic jersey and they guy would get traded, injured or just plain suck.

So I bought a $25 stitched one from Korea. Numbers/Name look great but the KC Royals arm patch is pretty bad. So anyone looking really close knows I'm cheap.

The jersey you ask? Yea, Moustakas. Glad I'm only out $25.

I have an Alcides Escobar shirt. Luckily it was just a t-shirt, not a jersey. It is currently on eBay and getting no bids, for some reason. I'm hoping his hit today will bring out the big bucks.

So y'all know: I mentioned it in today's game thread, but I plan to use my 3,333rd post to start tomorrow's game thread against the Rays. I might not get it posted right at midnight, but since it's an evening game, timing shouldn't be an issue.

Missed todays game, was playing some ball at a tournament. Saw that Esky FINALLY got his first. How'd Valencia play?

Solid.

Myers going yard at the K before anyone on the Royals hits a HR in '14 would be so Kansas City.

Spent upwards of 10 minutes Photoshopping this, so I didn't want it buried in a game thread.. :D

http://i.imgur.com/cbN8Dvk.png

LMAO

Looked fine at 3B. Got some good hacks against Sale. Will be a nice weapon against tough lefties.

Just hope he isn't pressed into playing a lot of games against RH starters... which means Moustakas has to start hitting.

From what I've seen so far, the shortened, quicker stroke I saw in spring training seems to have been left in Arizona. Disappointing, but I think anyone who had some optimism about Moustakas was taking it with a grain of salt.

I think the shift that's being used against him mind****ed him to the max.

If he could have just gotten a little traction with some success, then a different defensive approach might not have affected his dome, but alas.

And, yep, that's how mentally fragile I believe Mouse is right now and was entering the regular season. He just needed something positive to happen to allow him to believe in himself.

I'm more inclined to believe that it is ability, and he is what he is.