ChiefsPlanet - Royals *** Official 2016 Royals Repository, Version 1 ***

These guys continue to fail over and over again with their predictions. Why are they still relevant? Because they have a formula? Well they refuse to update their formula to account to the factors that make the Royals good. They are a bunch of mom's basement dwelling clowns.

The models have been good/accurate for a lot of teams and over time.

They just struggle to account for:
Great bullpens
Great defenses (especially if paired with a park that suppresses HR)

The Royals break a lot of those models, because those don't regress to expected means.

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suzzer99

06-01-2016 11:42 AM

Also great defense at 1B and catcher.

Also the power of Salvy's smile, Gordon's character, and Hos's steady alpha leadership. ;)

Dartgod

06-01-2016 11:58 AM

Any news on Eibner yet?

Prison Bitch

06-01-2016 12:14 PM

We are +3 wins vs expected, going by both PtThag and BaseRuns. 2 weeks ago when I last checked we were flat. I'd guesstimate we picked up 2-3 wins in the four rallies Friday-Monday. All which were expected losses (all 3 vs Sux) or tossup (vs Rays)

KChiefs1

06-01-2016 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 12255558)

I finally got around to listening to a podcast the KC Baseball Prospectus guys did last week with Jonah Keri. My, what a week changes.

Keri's main points were about luck, and how Royals guys didn't have any projection left, and how 2B was still a black hole.

We will see how long Cain stays hot... But he just had the second best month by OPS and most homer-happy month of his career.

And Hosmer, if he does this for a full year, has projection left.

Merrifield also has drastically changed the landscape at 2B. I don't expect him to hit .350 all year, but I wouldn't be shocked if he puts up that type of OPS. I hate to agree with the Beaver, but his comparison last night of Merrifield to former Texas Ranger Michael Young is one that I have also been thinking about.

Also don't think the rotation will be THIS rough the rest of the season... They have enough bodies to cycle through, and if they still in contention and need to, there's always the trade market.

Most amusing part was how surprised Keri acted about Ian Kennedy. It's amazing that these guys continue to be surprised when a guy comes to KC and outperforms their expectations.

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Keri is not a Royals believer much like Rob Neyer isn't either. Their numbers can't figure out the Royals.

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KChiefs1

06-01-2016 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Dartgod (Post 12255683)

Any news on Eibner yet?

Ruptured vagina.

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KChiefs1

06-01-2016 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 12255584)

According to Twitter, the Indians' Marlon Byrd has tested positive for PEDs

162 game ban.

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Coach

06-01-2016 12:41 PM

Wonder if he will just call it quits. Although that .270/.326/.452 line isn't too bad. That'll hurt Cleveland.

KevB	06-01-2016 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat (Post 12255638)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Turns out, Tuesday night <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash">#Royals</a> game set ratings record in KC, a 17.6 on FSKC (158K households). Beat ABC, NBC, Fox, CBS combined</p>— Blair Kerkhoff (@BlairKerkhoff) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlairKerkhoff/status/738047398476316672">June 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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FSKC may be the biggest winner in the Royals resurgence. What a smoking deal for them right now.

KevB	06-01-2016 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Coach (Post 12255759)

Wonder if he will just call it quits. Although that .270/.326/.452 line isn't too bad. That'll hurt Cleveland.

Especially with Brantley apparently far away from returning

WhawhaWhat

06-01-2016 01:31 PM

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Source: RHP Jeremy Guthrie plans to opt out of Triple A deal with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Padres?src=hash">#Padres</a> and become free agent. Pitched better in May after rough April.</p>— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/738089367202369537">June 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Bring him in for a look? Can he be worse than everyone else who got a shot?

siberian khatru

06-01-2016 01:36 PM

It seems like every year for the past 3 seasons Marlon Byrd has been a Royals target for RF.

siberian khatru

06-01-2016 01:38 PM

Things aren't going too well in San Diego and with our old buddy BGJ:

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The frustration in San Diego is palpable.

Padres executive chairman Ron Fowler, in a radio interview with the Mighty 1090 AM on Wednesday, labeled the team "miserable failures" on the win-loss front, calling its performance "embarrassing."

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Fowler singled out right-hander James Shields, who allowed 10 runs in 2 2/3 innings on Tuesday. Shields, who signed a four-year, $75 million free-agent contract with the Padres in February 2015, has been the subject of trade talks.

"To have a starter like (James) Shields perform as poorly as he did yesterday is an embarrassment to the team, an embarrassment to him," Fowler said.

"It's about as frustrating as it can get. In a normal environment, if you had performed as well as we have over the last three years, you'd probably be unemployed. But it's baseball, with guaranteed contracts. We've got to get through it."

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/s...ailures-060116

Prison Bitch

06-01-2016 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat (Post 12255842)

ROFL

C3HIEF3S

06-01-2016 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat (Post 12255842)

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