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Are you ready to Rumble?
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Sell the team
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Everything is Awesome!!!!!
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: The Pitt
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LET'S GO ROYALS!!!!
(must be positive, right?)
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M-I-Z-Z-O-U
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Kansas City
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New year, let's go.
I don't have big expectations for this season. It's a reset year. But I'm looking forward to: 1) Watching Bobby Witt, Jr. in year 2. Does he take some steps forward in pitch selection and defense? 2) MJ Melendez defensive home. Melendez is quick, has a big arm, and can do more than catch. I still think 3B could be a good home for him, if he doesn't stick behind the dish. Can he improve his receiving skills with more time behind the plate and more competent coaching? 3) Vinnie Pasquantino. What does a full year at the MLB level look like for Big Vin? 4) Young pitchers. Can Singer sustain? Can Lynch and Kowar improve with better coaching at the MLB level?
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Mod Team
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Valley of the hot as ****
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Expectations.
My only goal is that they hopefully won't lose 100 games. I like watching the young field talent but we have trash for pitching which will see us lose a lot of games. |
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The Insider
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Lake of the Ozarks
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I think Daniel Lynch will take a big step forward this year. He showed signs last year of being good and then one bad inning would derail him. Not to mention every time Eldred would talk to him he got worse.
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The Insider
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Lake of the Ozarks
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https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/...eaknesses.html
1. Where can the Royals look for pitching? Recently, Royals GM J.J. Picollo told reporters that the team is still interested in adding to their rotation, even following deals with righty Jordan Lyles and lefty Ryan Yarbrough. While a deal for another starter makes sense for the club, the best available arms, such as Pablo Lopez and Chris Sale, reside on the trade market at this point in the offseason. It seems unlikely that Kansas City would go to the level of prospect (in the case of Lopez) or financial (in the case of Sale) commitment necessary to land either of those arms, or any other top arm that could become available, for that matter. Given this reality, it seems the best option for Picollo’s front office would be scouring what’s left on the free agent market. Few quality free agent starting pitchers remain, but a reunion with future Hall of Famer Zack Greinke might make the most sense if the Royals are going to continue adding pitching. Greinke was a stabilizing force in the Kansas City rotation in 2022, posting a solid 3.68 ERA over 137 innings. Failing a Greinke reunion, the Royals could look to take a flier on a pitcher with a solid track record who battled injuries in 2022, such as Wade Miley or former Royal Danny Duffy. Either pitcher comes with durability concerns, but Kansas City should have enough young depth to cover for those potentially missed innings. |
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#8 |
Life is changing..
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: NW Missouri
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I have zero optimism. Hoping they can stay somewhat competitive through May.
I have my doubts. |
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Life is changing..
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: NW Missouri
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Rabbi Goldmann
Join Date: Nov 2012
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Singer 3.1war is the only pitcher projected to be >1.0 war on Steamer proj. So if people believe in this sorta stuff, the computers don’t think any of our other pitchers are worth a crap
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MVP
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21st Century Schizoid Fan
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Cash for the New Stadium Fund jar
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I'm with the Banned
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#RIPAce
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: So Cal
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Addition by subtraction.
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