Author Topic: The Royals (Read 5762534 times)

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #57750 on:** January 17, 2016, 11:08:01 AM »

The royals and Kennedy have long been rumored so there is obviously a lot that the royals/Eliand like about him. If the last three years truly are player only options then it does seem a little weird. I had just assumed it was front loaded with team options or something so the royals could try and stay really competitive the next two years.

8manpick · « **Reply #57751 on:** January 17, 2016, 11:17:28 AM »

Thought year three was a mutual, and 4/5 was a one time player option

star seed 7 · « **Reply #57752 on:** January 17, 2016, 11:19:02 AM »

Quote from: Rick RowdyBoyy Daris on January 17, 2016, 11:08:01 AM

The royals and Kennedy have long been rumored so there is obviously a lot that the royals/Eliand like about him. If the last three years truly are player only options then it does seem a little weird. I had just assumed it was front loaded with team options or something so the royals could try and stay really competitive the next two years.

YOU THINK YOU KNOW MORE THAN DAYTON MOORE YOU SON OF A BITCH?

Missouriscribe · « **Reply #57753 on:** January 17, 2016, 03:16:23 PM »

Kennedy seems like the new JGuts.

slobber · « **Reply #57754 on:** January 17, 2016, 05:07:23 PM »

It's an Iken miracle doesn't have 'it'

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The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep · « **Reply #57755 on:** January 18, 2016, 12:23:05 PM »

please list posters who are doubting GMDM signings below so i know who to PI after our 2016 and 2017 championships

sys · « **Reply #57756 on:** January 18, 2016, 10:07:45 PM »

so much for outfielders being on sale.

8manpick · « **Reply #57757 on:** January 19, 2016, 08:13:12 AM »

Quote from: sys on January 18, 2016, 10:07:45 PM

so much for outfielders being on sale.

Upton makes it look like we got a steal on Gordon

ChiComCat · « **Reply #57758 on:** January 19, 2016, 08:46:07 AM »

http://espn.go.com/blog/buster-olney/insider/post?id=12122

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If you've been paying attention to statistical projections this winter, then you know that once again, some metrics suggest the Royals will be a sub-.500 team. I'm not smart enough to understand why it is that Kansas City's model doesn't seem to translate well in these metrics. Maybe they don’t take into account the true impact of a home ballpark that protects and cultivates pitchers, or maybe they don't measure the culture of loyalty that has developed within the organization.

Whatever.

The Royals are an excellent team toughened by their postseason experience, right in the middle of their window of opportunity. It will not be easy for another American League Central team to knock off a club that makes few mistakes defensively, and has arguably baseball's best reliever in Wade Davis. Also, the Royals' rotation has a chance, it appears, to be K.C.'s best and deepest in recent seasons

steve dave · « **Reply #57759 on:** January 19, 2016, 08:48:40 AM »

Quote from: ChiCat on January 19, 2016, 08:46:07 AM

the Royals' rotation has a chance, it appears, to be K.C.'s best and deepest in recent seasons

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ChiComCat · « **Reply #57760 on:** January 19, 2016, 08:50:02 AM »

I enjoy how Olney will just say outright "eff the projections on these guys"

steve dave · « **Reply #57761 on:** January 19, 2016, 09:02:39 AM »

the thing about baseball is pretty much any team can slop into hundreds of wins over a short two season span to win an ALCS and WS. any given sunday through saturday for months on end as they say.

scottwildcat · « **Reply #57762 on:** January 19, 2016, 09:05:14 AM »

Quote from: steve dave on January 19, 2016, 09:02:39 AM

the thing about baseball is pretty much any team can slop into hundreds of wins over a short two season span to win an ALCS and WS. any given sunday through saturday for months on end as they say.

That is what they say

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8manpick · « **Reply #57763 on:** January 19, 2016, 09:53:21 AM »

Quote from: steve dave on January 19, 2016, 08:48:40 AM

Quote from: ChiCat on January 19, 2016, 08:46:07 AM
the Royals' rotation has a chance, it appears, to be K.C.'s best and deepest in recent seasons

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I mean, Jeremy Guthrie started 24 games for us last year

kso_FAN · « **Reply #57764 on:** January 19, 2016, 11:58:10 AM »

Looks like the Royals copied Cleveland with the 6:15 pm first pitch on school nights during April, May, and September. Also helps deal with colder weather.

sys · « **Reply #57765 on:** January 19, 2016, 12:05:21 PM »

the main reason the projections don't like kc is because historically, good defense has not been very stable. so the projections regress kc's defense toward the mean, which makes them a very average team. there are other small effects, so probably justified, some perhaps not. but defense is the main factor. someone let olney know

Cartierfor3 · « **Reply #57766 on:** January 19, 2016, 12:19:45 PM »

615 starts on a weekday suck completely.

steve dave · « **Reply #57767 on:** January 19, 2016, 12:22:41 PM »

6:15 starts are only worse than 6:00 starts and 5:00 starts and so forth down to about 4:30 which are probably the best.

kso_FAN · « **Reply #57768 on:** January 19, 2016, 12:38:56 PM »

Quote from: Cartierfor3 on January 19, 2016, 12:19:45 PM

615 starts on a weekday suck completely.

When you drive 2-ish hours to/from games its actually kind of nice.

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #57769 on:** January 19, 2016, 12:50:07 PM »

They're kinda great for the gym tho.

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #57770 on:** January 19, 2016, 12:55:16 PM »

Away game road trips Vs the NL:

STL-

Philly- Gross. Been there, done that.

MIA-

Middle of the week tho.

mocat · « **Reply #57771 on:** January 19, 2016, 12:56:28 PM »

_FAN, it looks like the September mid-week games @ Cleveland are 7:10 pm (cleveland time)

mocat · « **Reply #57772 on:** January 19, 2016, 12:57:48 PM »

Quote from: Cartierfor3 on January 19, 2016, 12:19:45 PM

615 starts on a weekday suck completely.

don't be ridiculous

mocat · « **Reply #57773 on:** January 19, 2016, 12:59:24 PM »

Quote from: mocat on January 19, 2016, 12:56:28 PM

_FAN, it looks like the September mid-week games @ Cleveland are 7:10 pm (cleveland time)

also appears the Royals did not change the times to 6:15 in May. Just april and september

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #57774 on:** January 19, 2016, 01:00:53 PM »

Classic chodecat, breaking in front of my in depth analysis of the Royals schedule.