Vargas to start Saturday's game. He'll be limited to 45 pitches or three innings. Gee will be the first guy out of the pen.

Unfortunately the next 5 or so will be probably be with Yost :#

It has been great to see the starting pitchers decide the season was over. Have those F sticks even been trying lately. Come on man.

Just a weird thing. And a nice anecdote to why run differential is something you have to look at in context with the Royals.

Yeah, the run differential of -37 says they've far outplayed their expected record. But getting blitzed by two bad teams from the AL West (worse than they did against the best team in that division) is pretty random.


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No. I will be shocked if Ned Manages past 2017 (when this Team's run will be over). I think we re-stock the missing parts and make a run for the Hardware next season. After that, I think Edgar will be ready to do nothing more than Hunt, Fish and Mow Grass.

Do you think that you want the team to win more than they do?ROFL

Yeah. And while the Royals online verse likes to freak out about payroll and how there's no room under the current payroll to plug holes in 2017, I look at a move like bringing up Jason Vargas for this season - a move that voids the $6 million insurance payment on him in a season in which they have no chance and he can't make a difference - and think that Glass is probably going to green light another payroll increase, at least for 2017.


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LaRussa effect is in full swing.

Sure about that?

I read that as, by this point the payments have, or virtually have, maxed out. Flanagan tweeted the same thing back in July.

Ah, I missed that. That makes sense, then.

Still won't be surprised if the payroll is increased by a large amount again, into the 140s.

Last shot at true contention with this group, super cheap players slated for several spots moving forward.


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Agreed

Duncan, where do you see that increase being spent. LF = Gordan, CF = Cain/Burns, RF = Orlando/Dozier/Dyson/Bonifacio, 3rd = Moose/Cuthbert/Dozier, SS = Escabar/Mondesi, 2nd = Mondesi/Merrifield/Colon, 1st = Hos/Cuthbert/Dozier, C = Perez/Butera. Four of the starting rotation should be set with Duffy/Kennedy/Ventura/Vargas. You have Minor/Strahm/Young as possible 5th starter. And hopefully, Zimmer or Almonte will push for a starting spot. Other than pitching (starters and pen), what position would you replace the current player(s)?

Yep. They'll worry about $ in 2018

Another playoff run in 2017 will keep ratings up in 2018 while negotiating the new TV deal.

Royals finished 10-24 against the AL West. That is why we aren't in the playoff hunt.

Indians, White Sox, and Twins all have winning records against the AL West. Detroit is at .500. If we were even .500 with the AL West, tied for the Wild card spot right now.