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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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It'd be hard to overtake the Tigers. But there's two wildcards . . . :hmm:
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Random thought re: Shields...
If I'm willing to go 6 years, $90 million on Anibal Sanchez, who's two years younger than Shields... What am I willing to offer Shields as an extension to his current two-year deal? That makes him the same age as Sanchez when it's all over? Not that the Royals would do it, or Shields would, but I was trying to think of a number that makes sense. 2 years, $35 million? Would bring his four years in KC (hypothetical) to 4 years, $60 million.
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Re: Bubba Starling... those expecting him to replace Frenchy in RF are either going to be disappointed or asking for 2-3 more years of Frenchy after this one.
Because Starling is starting the season at Low-A ball. He's at LEAST 2 years away, even in the most optimistic setting.
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Presser and not one question about RF.
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Hey, at least I got to See Frank White at Hy-Vee on Saturday. He was good! He was smiling, that was nice to see...
I'd love to get excited, but I have to remind myself that no matter how cool the car is, the person driving has to be good too. I'm left wondering what our drivers can do with this talent. Add to it that Glass too has proven through actions (not words) that he hates Kansas City, and you get the impression there might be another turn-1 wreck. Signed, Jackson County Resident Who's Seen This Shit Before
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Wow, one click = 2 posts... Cool!
LOL, removing one of them!
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Jayson Stark said Myers is the only player in MLB to have won Minor League Player of the Year, but never played for the big league club he was with. |
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