Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Reporter: "Zack, are you concerning yourself with all of the recent hype? The talk about you possibly winning the Cy Young. Is that bothering you at all?"
Greinke: "Not really. I’ve been playing this World of Warcraft game." |
Reporter: "Zack, are you concerning yourself with all of the recent hype? The talk about you possibly winning the Cy Young. Is that bothering you at all?"
Greinke: "Not really. I’ve been playing this World of Warcraft game." |
Meyers is going to be an absolute star.
Why not keep him, dump Francour, and sign Anibal Sanchez? Probably could get him for similar $. He is not the pitcher Shields is but we're not getting fleeced and mortgaging the best prospect in the game who's going to be up THIS year. Not to mention giving up Odorizzi TOO! I am very frustrated by this. Just another cluster**** by the Royals. All in the name of DM saving DM's job. Disgusting. |
Quote:
|
What position has the ability, all by itself, to stop a losing streak before it becomes the 11-12 game monster Royals fans have become accustomed to?
Shields is probably worth more to the Royals than even his WAR suggests... |
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
In other news, this thread seems to be collapsing under its own weight.
|
Quote:
This angle isn't getting enough play. That said, DM is still dumb as ****. |
I think people are a little too wrapped up in this WAR stuff. I like the stat, I get it...
but for the love of God last year we went on a huge losing streak to start the year...and then we evened out...and did it with Hosmer being terrible, Frenchy being god awful...no Cain or Perez for an extended period of time and simply ATROCIOUS starting pitching. The fact of the matter is, regardless of how shitty we feel about losing Myers (and the dude was gonna be my favorite player)...we did gain a top tier starter and another guy with major league stuff...we're also *knock on wood* going into the season with Cain and Perez AND perhaps maybe Hosmer can go back to being the player he was his rookie year? Our guys are still so young we have no idea if they can take some big steps as well...and we have two holes in our lineup...so does just about every other team in baseball, if not more. So really...did we lose the deal? Maybe. Probably. But are we a hell of a lot better now compared to last year? Oh, yes. For sure. Would we have been better with Myers over Frenchy! I'm sure we would be as well... but when it comes down to it, pitching wins. Every single time. |
WAR Predictions for 2013 KC rotation:
1) James Shields - 4.0 WAR (I think fwar is better for pitchers, and he's over 4 in each of the past two years) 2) Jeremy Guthrie - 2.5 WAR (this is in line with his production in Baltimore. Given a full season in KC, I think he slightly over-performs that. 3) Ervin Santana - 2.0 WAR (This is the toughest one to hedge. At his best, he's a 4 WAR guy. But he also can be a negative, like he was a season ago) 4) Wade Davis - 2.0 WAR (Another tough one... his most productive seasons were as a reliever or in partial duty. Projecting a little here and expecting to pitch like a solid 3/4 guy. 5) Bruce Chen - 1.5 WAR (Has been consistently in this ballpark for KC) Compare that to last season's rotation, which was headed by Chen's 1.2 WAR, the negative value of Hochevar, and a bunch of replacement level guys. It's a bonus. Not enough to get the Royals there by itself, but an upgrade nontheless. If Hosmer and Moustakas aren't productive this year, none of this likely matters. |
Quote:
Regardless my biggest frustration is overpaying. Hellickson, Moore, or Price would have been better. |
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 07:00 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.