***Official 2024/2025 KC Royals Offseason Thread***

[GabyKeepsMeWarm]

Royals went from 56-106 to 86-76.

Made the playoffs. Took out the Orioles on the road.

Lost in four games to the Yankees by 4 runs.

Finally got a bullpen.

Had two pitchers who will finish in the top five for the Cy Young.

Bobby Witt jr turned into a superstar likely being an MVP #2 to that phag in NY.

Salvy just kept doing Salvy stuff.

Vinnie came back from shoulder surgery and had a helluva year.

Cole Ragans had a full season. His arm didn’t fall off. He’s probably top five for Cy Young.

Seth Lugo is gonna finish top five for Cy Young. He’s like Rick Reed. And he’s ours for at least another season.

Brady Singer will get his next time with arbitration. And I’m ambivalent, but I know it’s damn hard to find healthy arms who could be be better as a 3/4 starter.

Michael Wacha was more than everything we could’ve ever wanted, but I say let that man fly unless he wants to take a dumb contract, which he won’t do.

That gives us Alec Marsh who was pretty great for his role.

And we have Wright coming in, plus Bubic who could start.

But this team needs another bat and wingman for Bobby. It’s perfect that Juan Soto would fill many roles, but it ain’t happening.

Adames is someone I like. And we can dangle Massey/Garcia. Just a thought.

This team…. I hope they go into the offseason working hard, and I hope they got the glitter out of their eyes.

Good team with obvious weakness, and a perennial superstar ready to erupt….

Sherman and JJ should be on the phone soon

[cmh6476]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Kris Boobitch to the rotation then?

Between bubic and Lynch and the guys octillo is mentioning and maybe even a couple others in the system, we'll have a healthy competition in the spring and I wouldn't expect the rotation to drop off much because we lost singer, while the offense should benefit a ton by having a true leadoff guy in the lineup.

[SithCeNtZ]

One note about Wiemer that I haven't seen mentioned: he's been terrible against righties but he has had very good success against lefties so far. He has a .780 OPS against them in the majors and has more home runs against them than against righties despite 160 fewer plate appearances. This makes me think they were looking for a platoon guy who can play vs lefties and hopefully he fits the bill.

[dlphg9]

Finally a guy that can get on base in front of Witt! Love this trade.

[MVChiefFan]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

It's funny seeing old boomer women get mad on Facebook about the trade saying the Royals trade all their good players lol

LOL Facebook sports fans are the absolute worst. I go down a rabbit hole with the comments and then hate myself afterwards.

[Ceej]

Originally Posted by lewdog

I wish Brady well but I was kinda tired of watching him try to figure it out.

Dude was schizo.

All of the talent in the world, and when he was on he had #1 type stuff.

But, any sort of adversity he just crumbled.

The most infuriating pitcher I've ever watched.

Good riddance.

[PHOG]

Nice trade. Leadoff hitter for sure. And a platoon player for the OF.

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by Ceej

Dude was schizo.

All of the talent in the world, and when he was on he had #1 type stuff.

But, any sort of adversity he just crumbled.

The most infuriating pitcher I've ever watched.

Good riddance.

Will be interesting to see what he does in that bandbox in Cincy.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Ceej

Dude was schizo.

All of the talent in the world, and when he was on he had #1 type stuff.

But, any sort of adversity he just crumbled.

The most infuriating pitcher I've ever watched.

Good riddance.

Reminds me of Matt Clement for the Cubs back in the 2000's. Really good, but couldn't just figure it out.

[Woogieman]

Originally Posted by Ceej

Dude was schizo.

All of the talent in the world, and when he was on he had #1 type stuff.

But, any sort of adversity he just crumbled.

The most infuriating pitcher I've ever watched.

Good riddance.

I could be completely wrong, and I didn't get Bally's, but it always seemed to me he was a bit of a mope, and a guy that was just biding his time until free agency like some of the 1990s players. Some guys are just reserved, but I think if he were a clubhouse leader, he'd still be here. I never heard any interviews where teammates praised him for non-pitching traits like they do with Lugo, Waga, and Ragans for his grit.

[BWillie]

I would have preferred Steven Bangladesh or Robert Singapore but this is still good.

[gblowfish]

Brady reminded me a lot of Keller. Talented, but not able to focus an pitch his way out of trouble. I think the staff will be better without him. And we really need help in position players. I remember watching India when the Reds played here last year, and he's a good player. He'll impact the team daily too. Good trade.

[Ocotillo]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

Brady reminded me a lot of Keller. Talented, but not able to focus an pitch his way out of trouble. I think the staff will be better without him. And we really need help in position players. I remember watching India when the Reds played here last year, and he's a good player. He'll impact the team daily too. Good trade.

Until the Royals make another move like add Sean Manaea or Nick Pivetta, I don't know how you can say that.

Singer didn't miss a start last year. It's a good trade because the Royals needed offense and an on-base guy, but let's not act like they didn't have to give up someone good to get India. They did. Their pitching depth took a hit.

[kstater]

Really, really like this move. The positives of a career .350 obp guy in front of Bobby well outweighs the negative of hoping Brady finally figures it out. He may, he may not, but you can't waste Bobby's years hoping for it.

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[PHOG]

It would appear Brady had a hangup about pitching at night last season, as he was 7-3 in day games but 2-10 in night games.

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/11323/splits/

[duncan_idaho]

Looking at India’s defensive profile, I think it’s more likely he moves to LF than moving back to 3B.