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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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I'm just saying, before he sprained his UCL, Giolito was the projected first overall pick... A high schooler with a mid 90s plus fastball and three well-commanded pitches. Crazy!
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There probably isn't a pitcher in the draft (or one available when the Royals select) that will be a viable option to help the team in 2013, so I don't think we should get locked into thinking that we must take a college arm. This could pigeon hole us into taking a lesser talent. BPA in this game. |
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That's impressive.
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giolito is BPA at that pick, but he's a huge signing risk. he comes from money and is committed to UCLA (for some reason, it's a bit harder to pry people from UCLA these days)
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Man I hate rich kids. If millions of dollars can't keep you from college, something is wrong with you.
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New collective bargaining agreement means that teams simply cannot throw crazy money at kids. The player is either going to want to play professional baseball now or not.
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I like it.
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why? it kills the market inequality that gave the royals all of the guys who signed for over-slot. it makes it that much harder to compete with the large markets. now, will this force them to pony up the cash to compete anyway? in a perfect world, yes. in this world, no.
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It's crushing for the Royals unless Glass is going to start spending in FA.
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Yeah so I was wrong. My line of thinking was a bit naive and short sighted. Perfect world stuff.
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I know this doesn't go here but man When it rains, it pours.
Roch Kubatko @masnRoch Adam Jones got hit in left wrist in Toronto, but his right wrist is sore and he's getting an MRI. Yeah, that's how it's going for #orioles. All 3 starting outfielders might be on DL at same time. DL Players Zach Britton Nolan Reimold Nick Markakis Brian Roberts |
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