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Old 12-11-2012, 09:59 AM  
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2013 Kansas City Royals Repository Thread
Proposed 2013 Slogan: Tigers: They're what's for dinner
Actual 2013 Slogan: Come to Play
A better, more accurate, or alternative slogan: All in, no panic, we promise.

Dayton Moore has pushed all his chips in and is riding on King/Jack suited, hoping it comes together, he gets some good luck, and he hits the nuts by the river card. There's potential, oh yes, there's potential. There's also risk.

At the midway point, Dayton is left counting on the river card. The flop and turn didn't help him, and he's looking at the Tigers holding a pair of Queens and the Indians holding a pair of 9s. His 2013 plan hasn't failed - yet - but the odds are not in his favor.

Burning questions updates below.

Burning Questions for 2013:

1) Will the improve rotation be improved enough? Does James Shields pitch like a fringe No. 1 away from Tampa Bay? Does Ervin Santana pitch to his highest upside in his walk year? Can Jeremy Guthrie build on his strong performance as a Royal in 2012? Can Wade Davis bring his new mentality- and velocity - back to the rotation?

Midseason check-in: Yes, the rotation is certainly improved enough. Shields has pitched like a fringe No. 1 and Santana is having his best season. Guthrie has horrible peripherals but has continued to perform well at his home park and eat innings on the road. Davis brought neither his kick-ass mentality or improved velocity back to the rotation and is in Luke Hochevar/Hiram Davies territory.

2) When will Luke Hochevar be shown the door?
Midseason check-in: It appears, never, at this point. Hochevar has been solid in non-leverage situations, though pretty much every time he has been used with men on base in an inning, it has been a disaster.

3) Does Hosmer bounce back?
Midseason check-in: It took some time, but Hosmer's performance from June 1 on is probably the most encouraging thing about the 2013 season so far.
4) Can Moustakas hit for a whole season like he did in the first half of 2012?
Midseason check-in: Nope. Moustakas was god-awful, then great for about 3 weeks, then god-awful again. He has been better since he started working with Brett and Grafol but still has a long way to go.
5) Who regresses?
Midseason check-in: Welp, Alicides Escobar is not a surprising name here (though Yost's stubborn insistence on hitting him second is ridiculous). Billy Butler is a surprise. He isn't having a terrible year - still contributing a lot to the offense - but he's not hitting for the average or power he has displayed over the past several years.
6) Who plays 2B?
Midseason check-in: A whole bunch of people, and not that great. Gio is at least getting a shot, though he once again is not doing much with it.
7) Can Jeff Francoeur be at least replacement level, rather than epic horrible level?
Midseason check-in: Hahahahahahahahahahaha
8) Will Dayton Moore survive to see 2014?
Midseason check-in: Outlook uncertain. Probably still around, unless the team completely tanks in the second half and he does something foolish. My guess - he sacrifices Ned Yost this offseason and gets one more shot with a new manager in 2014.
9) Will Danny Duffy come back healthy? And if he does, is he the same, better or worse?
Midseason check-in: Yes. Velocity looks the same, and it looks likely he is the same guy as before.
10) And the big one: Has KC added enough to run down the big-money Detroit Tigers?
Midseason check-in: Doesn't look like it, does it?
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Old 08-08-2013, 07:01 AM   #9031
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A split with the BoSox won't work. 3 out of 4 minimum. We are at home. Time to make hay.
After losing Tuesday nights abortion, I agree. winning 3 of 4 needs to happen. Not a MUST, but it would be extremely helpful. A MUST would be to avoid losing 3 of 4, and a death sentence would be getting swept.
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Old 08-08-2013, 07:22 AM   #9032
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A split with the BoSox won't work. 3 out of 4 minimum. We are at home. Time to make hay.
Did you see their rotation for hte week? 3/4 will be very hard.
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Old 08-08-2013, 07:28 AM   #9033
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Did you see their rotation for hte week? 3/4 will be very hard.
Likewise, they will see our best as well:

Chen - 2.03 ERA
Santana - 2.97
Guthrie - 3.96
Shields - 3.36
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If we want to be a playoff team, we're going to have to beat the best. Early in this season seems like a long time ago, but we went into Boston and won 2/3, so no reason we can't win 3/4 at the K. Let's do this, boys and girls.
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Old 08-08-2013, 07:42 AM   #9035
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So, depending upon when Davis comes back from bereavement leave, is he inserted back in the rotation for Monday's opener vs the Marlins? My guess is yes, although I'd LOVE to see Duffy back in his spot, Davis to the Pen, and Mendy to Omaha. I'd also love to see Will Smith back as well, but who would he replace?
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I actually like our pitching matchups against Boston tonight and Friday.

Tonight: Chen is really mixing his pitches well and keeping hitters off balance. Lester, who we have traditionally struggled against, is a shell of his former self and is really having a rough year. Hopefully it continues tonight . . . .

Friday: Peavy . . . meh. We've knocked him around before with the 'other' Sox. We know what he's got. And Santana . . . . need I say more?

Saturday & Sunday: I don't like these matchups near as well, but I do like the fact that we've got Shields (yes, I realize he sh*t the bed against Minny Tues.) going in the last game, a former AL East guy who knows what it's like to pitch in these big games against top notch AL East opponents. Hopefully "Big Game" James lives up to his name come Sunday.

We'll see . . . . .
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Old 08-08-2013, 07:55 AM   #9037
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So, I was at the game last night. Split time between Gordo Nation and the Diamond Club thanks to my Brookside Godfather (who's a great, great guy and got us in without tickets because the door guy loves him).

I didn't get to see Duffy from back there, but his performance was about what I expected from him. His stuff was excellent. He really does have TOR-quality stuff, if he can improve his control and command. LHP who can pump 95-96 can succeed in the majors for a long time if they have good control and can throw quality strikes with the fastball for strike 1.

We were starting to see that before the Tommy John last year.

Loved making Deduno lose his mind in the dugout. Like many Twins pitchers, he needs to realize he isn't very good and deal with it.
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Why are the Sox having such a strong season? I know losing Valentine was important .
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I actually like our pitching matchups against Boston tonight and Friday.

Tonight: Chen is really mixing his pitches well and keeping hitters off balance. Lester, who we have traditionally struggled against, is a shell of his former self and is really having a rough year. Hopefully it continues tonight . . . .

Friday: Peavy . . . meh. We've knocked him around before with the 'other' Sox. We know what he's got. And Santana . . . . need I say more?

Saturday & Sunday: I don't like these matchups near as well, but I do like the fact that we've got Shields (yes, I realize he sh*t the bed against Minny Tues.) going in the last game, a former AL East guy who knows what it's like to pitch in these big games against top notch AL East opponents. Hopefully "Big Game" James lives up to his name come Sunday.

We'll see . . . . .
Saturday's game is going to be tough. Felix Doubront has only given up 16 ER's in his last 10 Games. That's VERY good. He's a big strong lefty that is hard to hit. His biggest weakness is his control - and it's not a glaring problem at all. We'll need to get to him early to have a good chance in that game. That said, Guthrie has been very good in his last 3 starts. His last game was masterful. Let's hope his mojo continues.

Sunday's match-up with Lester going against Shields.......If we were talking 3 weeks ago, I would have loved our chances. Now? Let's just say that I am hoping for an off day for Lackey. Lackey has owned in day games, where James has definitely struggled more in Day v Night Games.
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Why are the Sox having such a strong season? I know losing Valentine was important .
David Ortiz has returned to form.

And they have 10 batters with an OWAR of 1.0+... 7 guys with 2.0+.... to be honest that's pretty amazing.
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Why are the Sox having such a strong season? I know losing Valentine was important .
I thought they'd finish last in the East when the year began and that Toronto had a chance to win it. Ortiz has been mashing, and the rest of the lineup is solid pretty much all the way through. Their starting pitching has been serviceable and the relief guys have been pretty good.

Their team ops is 787, Hosmer has our highest ops for our regulars at 785.
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