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Grading the Royals at the Halfway Mark (https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=274519)

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990 (Post 9812205)

Well, on the positive side, we are having our best season in 10 years, and several players are underperforming. What happens if they start playing up to potential?
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.500 and we give up two 2nd-round picks.

They just need some power. Even a guy like Adam Dunn would help.

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Originally Posted by stonedstooge (Post 9812210)

Still shooting for a .500 season baby!

Dare to dream big, guys.

I was going to grade Moose on a curve but he popped it up to the 1st baseman...in foul territory.

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Originally Posted by Consistent1 (Post 9812228)

They just need some power. Even a guy like Adam Dunn would help.

Yeah, how's his team doing again???

I went up on the MLB site to see how the Royals main offensive players have been doing. Some interesting stuff:

1) Hosmer's month has brought him even with his team mates in offensive production for the first half. That doesn't mean he's doing well, by any means. He does lead the team in batting averages, and is tied in homers. He could end up with a halfway decent year if he can hit for some power in the second half.

2) Gordon leads the team in strike outs. Part of that is hitting lead off, he gets more ABs. But he needs to cut that way down and walk more.

3) Cain strikes out a lot too, but is not among the lead leaders. Davis in Baltimore has K'd more than 120 times, but he also has 37 homers.

4) Butler's OBP is the best on the team. He doesn't strike out as much as other DH in the league, but his warning track power is still a problem. And he has to be the slowest guy in MLB. Maybe Oritz is slower, but I'd like to see them in a 40-yard dash contest.

5) Moose in on pace to drive in 35 runs this year. OUCH.

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Originally Posted by Al Bundy (Post 9812152)

The Royals are the only team that doesn't have a single player with 10 home runs.

HR's = Rally Killer's

Bunting in the 1st inning to move the runner = smart small ball baseball.

/Corky Yost

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Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 9812264)

The ineptness of the Royals shines with this post.

Oh, and most importantly, **** this team with a rusty barbed wire, AID's Hammer, it's inept owner, it's dumb ****ing GM and it's reerun Coach. I have hit my mother ****ing boiling point with this Team. Yay!!!! I got to the ASB this year before I snapped. Progress!

This team's rottenness starts from the head down. Need a sniper with two bullets.

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Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 9812236)

Yeah, how's his team doing again???

I get that, but when any at bat could result in at least a run, that is better than nothing.

Wil Myers would have fit it perfect with this team. He doesn't appear to do much more than hit chippy singles.

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Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 9812194)

Baltimore's Davis has broken the Royals season home run record, BEFORE the ASG.

Sigh....

Steroids or not that is just unfathomable.

Went all in with the Myers trade (which was dumb) 8GB in Central and 9.5GB out of 2nd wild card. I would give it a D+.

Every time I see this thread I read Grading the Royals at Halmark