Idk, Valencia probably going to be more useful in the end.

Gets me frustrated when I think about it, man. 1B, 3B, LF, RF, DH have to provide some pop. 5 total HRs from those players near the end of April. So ****ing bad. SOOOOOO ****ing bad.

Probably true, especially if Ned insists on going on with no extra middle infielder.

Can Aoki cover CF?

I'm fairly certain he has done it before.

I said in another thread, I would DH Perez once a week there. Give him a break from squating an extra day. Maybe on Chens starts. No reason for him to catch Chen.

ROFL

I would think it would be smart if we did rest him and pair a pitcher to our backup to primarily catch them. He could DH from time to time too...

I wanna see Salvy at 3B. Dude could crush with that arm and agility.

At this point the Royals need to be projecting these kinds of #'s (listed below). This is what they SHOULD be doing, and what we all expect from them. The only problem is, they're not who we all thought they were.


* This team should be hitting anywhere from 160-170 HRs a season, which would rank them approx 10th-15th (based on last season's ML team stats). For the past 20 years, Royals are always in the bottom 5 of this category...people need to stop blaming Kauffman Stadium for this.

* This team should be hitting around a collective .270-.280BA, which would rank them in the top5 (based on last season's ML team stats). Last season they were top 10 (9th), batting a collective .260, so there's no reason why this stat can't improve.

Folks, with our pitching staff, this is a WS team if our guys would be able to produce these kind of numbers:


1.RF-Aoki .285BA 7HR 55RBI 85R 15SB
2.2B-Infante .300BA 10HR 55RBI 65R
3.1B-Hosmer .290BA 25HR 85RBI 15SB
4.DH-Butler .300BA 35HR 105RBI
5.3B-Moustakas .285BA 25HR 80RBI
6.LF-Gordon .285BA 25HR 85RBI 15SB
7.C-Perez .290BA 20HR 80RBI
8.CF-Cain .265BA 10HR 55RBI 20SB
-->OF/PR-Dyson .260BA 40SB**
9.SS-Escobar .270BA 5HR 60RBI 40SB**

**Anytime when either Escobar or Dyson are on 1B with no one on 2B, with a RHP on the mound, these guys need to be stealing.

So if everyone achieves career highs in every category, this team turns into a WS team. Great insight.

Butler hitting 35 HRs. ROFL

In two and a half seasons, maybe.

So much :facepalm:

Not only is Butler not a 35 HR hitter, he never has been and he never will be.
No shit our team would be a WS team with a team that produced those kind of numbers, but our team isn't that team and if you're dreaming of them being that team then you should stop watching the 2014 Royals because you're going to be severely disappointed.

I know this will probably sound like a typical high school baseball player's opinion but my favorite player has to be either Bryce Harper, that being said, Jose Fernandez probably shares it to... Two opposing reason too. Bryce brings attitude and Jose Fernandez brings a crazy ridiculous work ethic.

But none of this really matters because Ventura, Salvy, Hosmer, Gordo, Infante, and Esky is in front of both, in that order.


random thoughts of the night btw ;)