Your Kansas City (?) Royals: Not Last

It'll be fun to watch some of the young position players to see how they progress. Massey, MJ, BWJ, Vinnie all appear to be future regulars. Jury still out on everyone else though. Looking at the projected Opening Day lineup and the OF looks like

 

Vinnie went 2-4 and Nicky went 2-5, 1 R, 2 RBIs as Italy upset Cuba in extras.

 

I don’t know who does the KCSN Royals pod (seems like all the pods are shuffled now), but they had a cool stat from spring training. Obviously stats in ST mean Jack squat but a nice trend. Last year we had the worst K/BB rate in the majors with like a 2.2, so far in ST were 7th with like a 3.4. Sounds like Aldred’s “each AB is a chess match” has finally been scrapped and the news staff is saying “throw some fucking strikes”. Next step, find some pitchers that don’t suck.

 

Love a pun

 

Very fapable

 

13-2

 

We are going to start the regular season 2-13 aren’t we?

 

Sal is having a hell of a game. 2-2, 2R, 4 RBI, 1 HR. It’s still the second inning.

 

Damn, Acuna just struck out, if he got on base Sal would of been up with bases loaded in the third:

 

I’d bet my life savings we win fewer than 6 games in April.

 

4th inning. Sal’s a triple away from the cycle. I think he can do it.

 

MJ not as great. 0-2, 2 Ks.

 

Salvy got his triple!!!!!!


(Another double and he advanced to third on the throw, should rule it a triple for more fun.)

Now 4-4 and 5 RBIs in the 5th.

 

Brady looked awful and got destroyed. Nervous, slow, couldn’t place anything.

 

Heasley hooked straight after his dumpster fire pitching today.

 

A week out from Opening Day. Predicted lineup?

1. Melendez (LF)
2. Witt Jnr (SS)
3. Perez (C)
4. Pasquantino (1B)
5. Reyes (DH)
6. Olivares (RF)
7. Massey (2B)
8. Dozier (3B)
9. Isbel (CF)

 

Yo Zack! Cool

 

He had one pick off error and a balk in his two innings…

 

Pratto, Garcia, Fermin to start in AAA

 

Fidelio

 

What’s a realistic aim for this season? Top 3 of the division? Or is our pitching going to be too much of a dumpster fire?

 

It'll be another exciting race between the Royals and Tigers.

 

None of the projection systems like us. Vegas doesn't either. And it's hard to blame them. Unless we get some crazy development from our young pitchers, the staff will be subpar. The bottom half of the lineup is going to be really bad. Bullpen should be ok. If this team somehow gets to 80 wins then we should consider the season a success.

 

Please please please

 

Hunter Dozier has been scratched from Thursday's Cactus League lineup.
Dozier took a ball off his lip during batting practice, but it's not a major concern. He should be back to normal in the next day or two.

 

fuck

 

So he’s out for the year

 

he gone

 

Yeah, this just speaks to how awful our outfield will be this year. It's going to be an offensive trainwreck.

 

We are going to suck again, aren’t we?

 

yes

 

I listened to the whole thing, do I get free tickets?

 

Kauffman corner podcast previewed the season. Rany and Soren both predicted 77 wins.


Would take