2012 Kansas City Royals Repository Thread

[alnorth]

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:

If you locate something of interest.. ANYTHING.. deals on apparel, best ways in/out of the stadium, giveaways, great stories from this season or from seasons gone by, rumors, trades, anything.... feel free to post it here.

[Sure-Oz]

Frenchy is a worse hitter than Betancourt right now, thats pretty sad

[Ceej]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Great athlete. Not especially fast. Average to a tick above. Still, would be a solid option in CF because you need someone there who possesses great instincts and takes great routes.

Myers can be this guy.

And if he continues to rake, he would clearly by an outstanding option in the 2 hole. Just get our best three the most ABs. That's why I hesitate not to have Butler hitting third.

I think we are missing the biggest variable in this entire line up equation.

Myers is still a Stormchaser.

[Sure-Oz]

Myers will be in AAA and Robert Ford seems to think he'll be a sept callup or next year. He's stayed on that stance all year

[Nightfyre]

Next year we should get Lamb and Odo up into the rotation. Dwyer has been on lately and could also make an appearance in the beginning of 2013. If we can get three of these guys up, it will go a long way towards solidifying our team.

[Ceej]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Myers will be in AAA and Robert Ford seems to think he'll be a sept callup or next year. He's stayed on that stance all year

Other than GMDM being an idiot -- are there any legitimate reasons to keep Myers in Omaha?

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by CJizzles

Other than GMDM being an idiot -- are there any legitimate reasons to keep Myers in Omaha?

No...

None.

He is adjusting to the breaking ball now as well which seemed to be an issue earlier.

[CaliforniaChief]

Alrighty. This three game series, right or not, has convinced me that it's not quite #ourtime.

It IS, however, time to do the following:

1. Call up Myers. (Duh.)
2. Call up Odorizzi (Again, Duh.)
3. Call up Montgomery
4. Trade Broxton.
5. Trade Frenchy.
6. Bring up Cain when well.
7. Send Sanchez to Omaha.
8. Bring up Giovatella.

[Reaper16]

FUTURES GAME ON NOW. OUR TIME.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

FUTURES GAME ON NOW. OUR TIME.

Is it on tv ?

[Sure-Oz]

Woohoo. see both of our young pitchers and Myers. Of course no mention of any royals players by espn

[kstater]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Woohoo. see both of our young pitchers and Myers. Of course no mention of any royals players by espn

They just spent several minutes talking about Odorizzi.

[kstater]

Odorizzi sucks.

[SPchief]

BUST

[Sure-Oz]

a 19 year old just went yard, well we wont see Odorizzi ever now

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by kstater

They just spent several minutes talking about Odorizzi.

When it first started, of course i walk away from the tv when they talk about a ROyal