I haven't had a chance to see any games lately, but if Hosmer still has that long circular swing, I would think that inconsistency at the plate is always going to be an issue for him.

Swing is still loopy. Becoming a slap hitter.

I would like to see Hosmer and Cain working together, that guys swing hasnt changed once since I've seen him. Looks perfect. Love his swing.

A list of the current worst WARs in baseball.

Eduardo Nunez Yankees -0.5
Giancarlo Stanton Marlins -0.5
Justin Smoak Mariners -0.5
Chris Heisey Reds -0.5
Jon Jay Cardinals -0.5
Mike Moustakas Royals -0.5
Rickie Weeks Brewers -0.5
Victor Martinez Tigers -0.5
Juan Pierre Marlins -0.6
Adam Dunn White Sox -0.6
Jeff Keppinger White Sox -0.7
Maicer Izturis Blue Jays -0.7
Aaron Hicks Twins -0.8

And people think I'm bad/Frenchy

I know I'm not saying anything profound here, as we've all had our 2 cents about Frenchy starting, but holy shit. Everyone on this team (sans probably Hoch) is evaluated on talent.

Why not him? In the players' minds, assuming they can see what is blatantly obvious, Ned playing favorites certainly overcomes any of the clubhouse bullshit francoeur brings.

And he's sitting today....

When we have the Matt Cassel of baseball starting in RF.

Ned said its hard to find games for Dyson to play in when Cain has been swinging such a good bat. No mention of the Failure in right

Which is mind blowing considering Francouer has only had 1 day off

Buuuuuuuuuuuuut alas, The team is winning while Ned is at helm so far so I won't crucify him for this.

1st inning
 

Top 1st

Brantley strikes out (looking)
Kipnis flies out to left
Cabrera singles to right
Swisher grounds out to pitcher

0 runs, 1 hit

Bottom 1st

Gordon walks
Escobar called out on a ball hit to second *
Butler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play, Gordon out at second

0 runs, 0 hits

* This was not the infield fly rule, but the second baseman intentionally dropped a liner to try to get a cheap double play. The umpire called out Escobar.

To me, as of late, his swing and patience has improved quite a bit. He had some really good ABs with unfortunate results last night.

And I just don't see Moose or Hosmer being 25+ HR guys, unfortunately.

It's bizarre to me how much time Royals fans spend worrying about Frenchy. Sure, he's crap to marginal but he's here for one more year and he was never labeled the future of the Royals.

Hosmer and Moustakas on the other hand were supposed to be the future of the franchise and they are captains of the failboat at this point. I can't get why so much energy is expended on a throw away player who'll be gone next year. It was one thing when Myers was available but that's no longer the case.

Exactly. I just don't understand it.

Let's get Guthrie the lead here