Royals ****Official Royals v. Tigers, Game Three 7/8*** - Page 8

Jenson71 · 10:36 AM

Everett Teaford, LHP
1-1, 4.70 ERA
Teaford earned another start following his first win on Monday as he tries to secure a permanent spot in the rotation. This will be his fourth start. In two stays at Triple-A Omaha this year, he was 4-0 with a 1.09 ERA in seven games.

Max Scherzer, RHP
7-5, 4.98 ERA
Scherzer has rounded into his 2010 form over his last three starts, allowing five runs on 14 hits over 20 innings with three walks and 26 strikeouts. He fanned nine Twins over 5 1/3 innings in a victory at Target Field on May 26.

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Today is also the Futures Game, on ESPN2 at 4pm. Royals have three players there: Will Myers, Jake Odorizzi, and Yordano Ventura.

What a complete bitch of an away series this has been. Let's end this half on a good note, and avoid the sweep from the Tigers.

Royals 2012 All-Star:

**Bowser** · 07-08-2012, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Al Bundy

Who knows that he will actually ever shorten it back up? People say sophmore slump, I say the great players don't suffer through sophmore slumps like this. I looked at Frank Thomas... yeah he didn't suffer a sophmore slump.

Ok, don't call it sophomore slump. Call it bad luck hitting, especially early in the season. He was knocking the cover off the ball, but right at people. Can't remember seeing such bad luck at the plate.

Trading Hosmer would be a monumental ****up. You can NOT spin it any other way and make it believable.

Demonpenz · 07-08-2012, 01:17 PM

I love hope Coke points the sky

**BigMeatballDave** · 07-08-2012, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lewdog

Who are these homers you speak of? Everyone on this board is pretty realistic and most of us said this wasn't our year, although we hoped they would keep it together for a bit longer this year. We also didn't expect to have such pitching injuries. But there is also no excuse for our shitty starting pitching, even with the injuries. Just a shit rotation that was put together.

Mostly me.

I said they still have a shot since the division was so shitty.

This was when Chicago was leading the division at 3 games over .500

stonedstooge · 07-08-2012, 01:18 PM

I'm still hoping for a .500 season. Been steady on that all year

Al Bundy · 07-08-2012, 01:22 PM

Trading Hosmer would be a bad pr move for the fanbase, but it would be a great baseball move. Get the right guys for him while he still has some value.

Nightfyre · 07-08-2012, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Al Bundy

Who knows that he will actually ever shorten it back up? People say sophmore slump, I say the great players don't suffer through sophmore slumps like this. I looked at Frank Thomas... yeah he didn't suffer a sophmore slump.

Hosmer is struggling less than Butler did in his sophomore year.

**DeezNutz** · 07-08-2012, 01:22 PM

Hosmer will improve and be a very steady, productive contributor. He will not be a phenom, however. That's a status reserved for Perez (and soon to be Myers).

Nightfyre · 07-08-2012, 01:23 PM

You guys are reeruned if you think you can call a players career when he's just 22.

**DeezNutz** · 07-08-2012, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

Hosmer is struggling less than Butler did in his sophomore year.

Incorrect by virtually all offensive metrics.

**DeezNutz** · 07-08-2012, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

You guys are reeruned if you think you can call a players career when he's just 22.

No one is "calling a career" but superstar status is rare, and these types are often self-evident.

arrowheadnation · 07-08-2012, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

Hosmer is struggling less than Butler did in his sophomore year.

THIS.

The same could be said for Alex Gordon. We wouldn't even be this down on Hosmer if the team weren't on the cusp of being halfway decent.

**Bowser** · 07-08-2012, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Al Bundy

Trading Hosmer would be a bad pr move for the fanbase, but it would be a great baseball move. Get the right guys for him while he still has some value.

JFC

Ok, give us some names you would expect back for Hosmer. I'm genuinely curious as to who you would go after with Hosmer as trade bait.

**DeezNutz** · 07-08-2012, 01:25 PM

Alex Gordon was supposed to be a #3 hitter and a ****ing monster. He never lived up to this billing.

But we're still very glad that he's a Royal. Same will be true for Hosmer.

**BigMeatballDave** · 07-08-2012, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

No one is "calling a career" but superstar status is rare, and these types are often self-evident.

You don't think he showed any Superstar status last season?

Nightfyre · 07-08-2012, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Incorrect by virtually all offensive metrics.

Puhlease-
Butler, Pre-allstar break in 2008:
.249 average/.310 obp/15xbh/2 hr

Hosmer, Pre-allstar break in 2012:
.231 average/299 obp/24xbh/9 hr

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