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When I read the paper this AM, GMDM was saying don't panic, this is the same team that went 17-10.
Don't
Panic.
My prediction for this team was they would win 75 games. That's three more than last year. Right now I'm wondering if they'll avoid losing 90. Last year they were 72-90, so if they win 73 games, the Royals will spin that as progress.
Moose has been a .180 or worse hitter. If you're not going to send him down, how can you NOT have him watch film of his at-bats, and work with him to figure out what is wrong? Tony Gwynn was a film room warrior.
Frenchy is just at the end of the road. He's not getting to balls in the outfield, he can't catch up with the fastball, he strikes out with guys on base, he's just used up. Yet, they'll keep him around all year because they have to pay him $7 million, so they'll just keep trotting him out there till the $7 million is spent and all the Frenchy Quarter T-Shirts are given away.
Hosmer IS NOT Ross Gload. OK?
That's an insult to Ross Gload.
Gload's career batting average was .281 with an OBP of .325.
Hosmer's career batting average is .263 with an OBP of .321.
Esky and Salvy has been worse on defense this year. Royals have gone over 30 innings without hitting a homer as a team.
The NL average slugging pct is higher than the Royals. And that's a league where the pitcher bats.
Time to hire those four new hitting coaches. Or should we hire eight? Or Sixteen? Thirty Two???
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