BTW, most underated post of the day

Zobrist is also a switch hitter. He will be in the lineup every day. Calling him a utility guy is probably underselling it a bit.
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Is Manaea who the Reds rejected in the Cueto deal for medical reasons?

Also, does this mean Orlando goes back down?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The biggest fear I have as a Royals fan is that a key hitter gets hurt before October. Zobrist means they have a backup everywhere except C.</p>&mdash; Rany Jazayerli (@jazayerli) <a href="https://twitter.com/jazayerli/status/626105888655302656">July 28, 2015</a></blockquote>
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It's Ned, so I fully expect this:

Esky
Moose
Cain
Hos
Kendrys
Zobrist
Sal
Rios
Infante

Once Gordo's back:

Esky
Moose
Cain
Hos
Kendrys
Gordo
Zobrist
Sal
Rios

Probably underselling? He's been very good in his career. He's an everyday player. Zorilla!!!

No! Cuthbert will be going down

It cracks me up that people keep putting Esky in the ninth spot. It isn't going to happen. You need to revise your lineup accordingly on what it should look like with that caveat.

Ben Zobrist rankings among #Royals hitters:
BB Rate - Most (12.5%)
K Rate - Least (9.6%)
AVG - 7th (.268)
OBP - 4th (.354)
SLG - 5th (.447)

LMAO

1 through 5 is locked in stone. Ned's gonna pencil in Esky/Moose/Cain/Hosmer/Morales come hell or high water. So, hopefully he at least puts Zobrist in at 6.

I'd rather keep Rios in our lineup vs Omar.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ben Zobrist rankings among <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash">#Royals</a> hitters:
BB Rate - Most (12.5%)
K Rate - Least (9.6%)
AVG - 7th (.268)
OBP - 4th (.354)
SLG - 5th (.447)</p>&mdash; Brandon Kiley (@BKSportsTalk) <a href="https://twitter.com/BKSportsTalk/status/626105398823514112">July 28, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We have a Johnny Cueto sighting in blue <a href="http://t.co/8Wy8IEOUlA">pic.twitter.com/8Wy8IEOUlA</a></p>&mdash; Joel Goldberg (@goldbergkc) <a href="https://twitter.com/goldbergkc/status/626108461592395776">July 28, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Johnny Cueto is here and on the field. He will run the stadium steps, as is his routine. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash">#Royals</a></p>&mdash; Jeffrey Flanagan (@FlannyMLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/FlannyMLB/status/626108430529400832">July 28, 2015</a></blockquote>
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I don't understand why any Royals fan is overly concerned about losing our starting pitching prospects given our track record with them.

Additionally, because this trade happened with Oakland and given what we have done to them in the last year or so, this can seemingly only work in our favor and end up being bad for Oakland.