The Royals

[420seriouscat69]

@Cartierfor3 Ms. wacky just sent me their blueprint for the UA WS shirts (Discounted heavily!). PM me your email address and you can take a look at them if you want. She can only buy up to 6 and she has one spot left. Sorry guys, cf3 has been running this thread for years.

Let me know if Cf3 declines...

(or if you can get this one discounted!)

You got it, bud! Right now there's only 6 options for this fire sale, they're either pull over hoodies or tee's.

[8manpick]

Dayton at the press conference just talked about paying players for what they are going to do, not what they have done...

Already positioning for negotiations w/ Gordon and Zobrist 

[sys]

they should have stolen more this year.  that mets team couldn't hold a runner to save their life.

[Gooch]

bitb: royals should trade moustakas, so we can be sure we'll be better in the future

BITB can get mumped. I did not spend all that money on Moose jerseys for him to be traded.

[Cartierfor3]

they should have stolen more this year.  that mets team couldn't hold a runner to save their life.

outside of Flores their non-outfield defense was disgustingly bad. an offense to the game itself.

[420seriouscat69]

I've heard the Moose trade rumor talk for awhile now. Everyone seems to think Cuthbert could hold his own at 3rd, but there's no way he'd ever have his pop.

[Cartierfor3]

I've heard the Moose trade rumor talk for awhile now. Everyone seems to think Cuthbert could hold his own at 3rd, but there's no way he'd ever have his pop.

if we traded moose, we'd need a bunch of good players back, and i'd want to look elsewhere for a 3B.

[Cartierfor3]

https://twitter.com/McCulloughStar/status/662380657767751681

[Belvis Noland]

The real question is whether you think the Royals are returning enough to compete for another World Series next year.

With Gordon and Zobrist, they essentially return the entire club next year. 

[420seriouscat69]

https://twitter.com/McCulloughStar/status/662380657767751681

This would make me sad.

[Belvis Noland]

Why would Kuntz prefer a role roving the minors over 1st base? 

[420seriouscat69]

Why would Kuntz prefer a role roving the minors over 1st base?

To be a potential Manager and then be able to manage in the big leagues some day.

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

Why would Kuntz prefer a role roving the minors over 1st base?

shorter season? less pressure? likes working to develop players? idk. im not rusty kuntz.

[Belvis Noland]

Why would Kuntz prefer a role roving the minors over 1st base?

To be a potential Manager and then be able to manage in the big leagues some day.

Do most MLB managers manage in the minors?  no idea. 

[420seriouscat69]

Why would Kuntz prefer a role roving the minors over 1st base?

To be a potential Manager and then be able to manage in the big leagues some day.

Do most MLB managers manage in the minors?  no idea.

Ned took two years off after the Brewers. @cf3, didn't we sign him to help the organization or something in the minors before he took over for Hillman?

[420seriouscat69]

My HS coach, took a job with the Cardinals as a scout, so he could eventually manage in the minors and work his way up. I know he's coaching a small minor league team now, but it is kind of a weird path for Kuntz to do that.

[Cartierfor3]

I don't think Rusty wants to manage in the majors. He's 60, and the major league season is very long and stressful. In Dayton's book, he talked about how much Rusty loves teaching the game of baseball, and credits him for teaching Gordon outfield fundamentals. If he were a roving minor league coach, he could go be with certain minor league teams in the organization for a stint to work with young players but not have to have the grind of the entire season. He could take a week off now and again during the summer. I think he wants more life freedom, and to just teach young players how to play.

[Cartierfor3]

There's a reason George Brett's coaching career outside of spring training was about 8 weeks. The baseball season is all consuming at that level. I would imagine especially after these past 2 seasons, Rusty is ready for a break

[SPEmaw]

Mitch Maier will replace Rusty as 1B coach. Rusty will be nearly irreplaceable on the adorbs / defensive alignment front, but MM wouldn't even get close. Yuck.

[sys]

he tried to retire last year too and the royals wouldn't let him.  hope they get him turned around for yet another year.

[Cartierfor3]

he's gone.

https://twitter.com/McCulloughStar/status/662402414788665344

https://twitter.com/McCulloughStar/status/662402718435295232

https://twitter.com/royalsreview/status/662385570891436033

[Panjandrum]

[mocat]

that's the perfect gif, panj 

[Panjandrum]

that's the perfect gif, panj 

I want him to get paid.  Selfishly, I want him to stay, but this is the contract he's been working for his whole life.  He should go take it.

[sys]

it's probably the right move.  at least they'll get a pick and hopefully dyson will get to play more.