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2012 Kansas City Royals Repository Thread
2012 Slogan: Our Time
A better, more accurate 2012 Slogan: It is Finally Next Year (from Great Expectations) An alternative slogan if you don't like that one: Someone has to win this crappy division (from alnorth) With the beginning of a new year, it is time for the 2012 version of the Royals Repository Thread. We've got Hosmer, we've got a 2011-dominating Gordon, we've got Moose, we've got hopefully a killer bullpen, we've got a stereotypical slow slugging DH, we've got easily one of the best defensive shortstops in the AL, we've got a promising catcher in Salvador Perez. Hell, we've got offense and promising prospects galore. We do not have starting pitching. Oh yeah, we've also got this: ![]() Get ready for, (as of January 2012 anyway), one of the most confusing puzzles of a baseball season in recent Royals history. Will they suck? Maybe, I don't know. Will we be given a year of 0.500 baseball? Possibly, I don't know. Will they win the division and go to the playoffs for the first time in 27 years? For the first time in a long time, it could happen, I don't know. 92 losses, 92 wins, or anything in between would not surprise a lot of us. Everything goes here except Gameday threads and really big news. If a giant story breaks, the Royals achieve some awesome milestone, or we sign/lose a highly significant player/coach/mascot/whatever, then it might also deserve its own thread. This being Chiefs Planet, please do not clutter the board with new threads about trivial Royals news or you will only annoy those who come here for just Chiefs football. If you aren't sure and its not a Gameday thread, it goes here. What sort of stuff often goes here? SPchief explained it well, so I'll just copy that: Quote:
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Jon Nunnally homered in his first AB for the Royals in '95 too btw. He went on to hit 41 more total. New Royal Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a grand slam in his first at bat, first pitch, and new pitching coach Dave Eiland is among those who homered in their first at bat too... the only one he ever hit.
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I don't remember the years Bell was in KC I was guessing because Bell did it. Jose Offerman did it too.... maybe him? Didn't look up the roster.
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Didn't see this anywhere in here, but it looks like Crow will be in the starting rotation for sure. So the rotation looks like Crow, Hochevar, Sanchez, Chen, and Paulino/Duffy?
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Chen, Hoch, and Sanchez have a lock on the first 3 spots, in some order. Crow, Duffy, Paulino, and a few less-attractive options are fighting for the last 2 spots. Maybe Montgomery if he sets Phoenix on fire, but he's probably going to be asked to defeat AAA first before getting called. Paulino has a big edge because he has no options. It'll probably come down to Duffy or Crow.
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Royals expect to compete for AL Central title
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There's no reason Hosmer won't win the MVP this year. 40 Home Runs 150 batted in. 20 steals 55 chicks bagged.
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I'm sorry, but it's going to be criminal if Paulino becomes an afterthought this spring.
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not exactly seeing what makes you think that means he will be in the rotation for sure. That video confirms that they are going to stretch Crow out in spring training, and he will be ready to go back to the pen if needed.
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Like to see the competition. Feel pretty good about getting No. 4/5 innings out of a combination of Crow/Paulino/Duffy rather than Hiram Davies ...
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