whew..nice DP!

Morales is definitely more valuable than Escobar, too ! LMAO

RBIs matter in that they're an important counting stat, but they're more a product of your team than an individual effort. The three guys hitting immediately in front of Morales have OBPs over .350. That's why his RBI total is so high.

Side note:
I flipped over to the Futures Game to watch Fuenmayor hit. A few thoughts:

1) He definitely is a 1B/DH type, only, for KC. Big, thick body, thick lower half.

2) He lined a two-strike single to right in his AB, off the minors' top SP prospect, Lucas Giolito. Well-located 96 MPH fastball over the outer half, and he just went with it and drilled it to right.

Not a video game, Volquez has made a career out of struggling with his command. I can promise you he's not trying to walk anyone in a 6 run game

I don't understand how Escobar's WAR isn't higher. The guy is an outstanding player. After Sal, he might be the player we can least afford to lose.

Sounds like team MVP material when our current team MVP Morales moves on

Damn.

Nice catch.

Okay but I'm talking about what is making us win, having a guy in the top 2 highest RBI producers list is what is making your team with already great defense and bullpen win more games. End of story, runs is basically it. You're telling me Cain batting at 5 could of done what Morales has done? Don't get me wrong either I think Cain is a sick player, hes my avatar ffs

I know our neighbors to the east won't like this but Pittsburgh would be down right dangerous adding those two.

Cain has an .OPS like 75 points higher and is like 13-14 in situations with a runner on 3rd with less than 2 outs

In short, Cain would be obliterating Morales' RBI production in the 5 hole. This is simple mathematics

Exactly. The score of the game doesn't change anything. Is he supposed to lob 84 mph fastballs down the heart of the plate because we're up?
Volquez has NEVER had very good command and to expect differently this year is wrong.

Something that always irks me is when people say to a pitcher with struggling command, "THROW STRIKES ZOMG." WTF do some people think he's trying to do.. it's not ****ing easy to throw strikes, and Volquez has never been able to with consistency.

The defensive metrics for Escobar just never seem to like him as much as it seems they should. Not sure why.

His range and arm are impressive.

We will never know, Cain is staying at 3. And Morales rakes at 5. Not a bad thing to have

Cain could come closer to doing what Morales has done at the plate than Morales could come to doing what Cain does in the field and on the bases. Cain is our MVP in a landslide.

Oh, FWIW, Minnesota is up 5-1.