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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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Hultzen: Showed severe control problems in his debut season. Paxton: Has severe control problems that have been present throughout his pro career. Walker: Stud and I like him, but he's got a long way to go, and I have seen some legit questions about his delivery that make his long-term health a big problem. They're all great prospects. But that's all they are at this point, and that's why I hesitate. Call it recent burnout of pitching prospects in the Royals system if you want (Combined with Lamb, Zimmer, Ventura all having 2014 likely arrival dates, too). But you're right. It's just a difference in perspective.
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Yost believes Hochevar can turn the corner for Royals
By BOB DUTTON The Kansas City Star Luke Hochevar was 8-16 last season for the Royals with a 5.73 ERA in 32 starts. JOHN SLEEZER Luke Hochevar was 8-16 last season for the Royals with a 5.73 ERA in 32 starts. NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- That impact addition the Royals are seeking for their rotation, manager Ned Yost suggests, could already be in hand. “I look for Luke Hochevar to bounce back,” Yost declared Monday in his news conference at the Winter Meetings. “I really do. I think Luke has great stuff, and I feel good every time he steps on the mound. “The optimist in me thinks he’s going to have a great year.” The Royals reinforced their rotation in recent weeks by obtaining Ervin Santana in a trade from the Los Angeles Angels and retaining free-agent Jeremy Guthrie. They continue to push hard on trade possibilities for a front-of-the-rotation addition. That quest – and a willingness to surrender prospects — is one of the major storylines this week while baseball convenes as an industry for its annual meetings at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. “Would I like to have another starting pitcher?” Yost parried. “Would I like to have two more starting pitchers? Sure. I think every major-league manager would … but at what cost?” Yost is adamant the Royals continue to see Hochevar as a potential cornerstone despite all indications to the contrary through seven professional seasons. Hochevar was 8-16 last season with a 5.73 ERA in 32 starts. Ask Yost to explain his conviction, and he rapidly ticks off a series of points. “One, he’s got great stuff,” Yost said. “Two, he’s a great competitor. Three, he’s not afraid …” Pause. “You can pinpoint why a guy doesn’t have success more times than not,” Yost said. “You can look at a pitcher and see makeup flaws. Or maybe it’s stuff. Or maybe he doesn’t throw enough strikes. Or maybe the quality of his pitches isn’t really good. “I don’t see any of that with Hoch. “I like his pitches. I like the quality of his pitches. I like his stuff. I like the way he competes on the mound. I like his makeup. He’s not scared. He goes right after hitters. He does his homework. The intangibles are there to have success. He just hasn’t had it.” Hochevar was the first overall pick in the 2006 draft and reached the majors late in the 2007 season. While he has flashed dominant potential on occasion, he is also a combined 38-59 with a 5.39 ERA in 132 career games. Even so, general manager Dayton Moore said the club never considered non-tendering Hochevar prior to last Friday’s deadline, which means the Royals are probably looking at, roughly, a $4.4 million outlay for next season. Yost acknowledged Hochevar’s lack of success is puzzling. “I’ve never really had a player,” he said, “who I couldn’t figure out why he hasn’t been successful. Again, you can, generally, identify one thing for why a player isn’t successful With Hoch, I can’t. “I think, at the blink of an eye, it can turn around for him. I just think it’s a matter of time before he is successful. I think this year, with the addition of Santana and having Guthrie from the beginning of the year, I think it’s really going to help Hoch. Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/03...#storylink=cpy |
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Bounce back? He was never there
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Ned are you going to continue being a problem?
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Although its clear that the Royals don't hate Hoch as much as we do, they aren't quite as enamored with him as that article suggests. There were credible reports that the Royals called everyone to see if there was interest with Hoch or Chen.
They probably heard "no, not really" 29 times, then their scouts chirped about how he just needs one more chance, and now they are putting a happy face on it.
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I expect him to be traded our cut loose soon.
Seems like they say shit to **** with us and then do the opposite. I think someone had interest in him and we couldn't put a deal together so we kept him and are seeing if something changes. Too much smoke round these parts Posted via Mobile Device Last edited by SAUTO; 12-03-2012 at 09:15 PM.. |
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I know, I know: "What are they supposed to say?"
I'm just tired of hearing it, even if it's just empty platitudes that they don't mean. Just tired of the Hoch bullshit. |
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Looks like soria to texas
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I get some of the obsession with Hochevar. If you just look at him from a scouting perspective, Yost is not off base.
But when you have the long history of failure that is on Hochevar's resume, you have to - at some point - realize that the results are never going to match the stuff.
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