*** Official 2015 Royals Repository ***

[duncan_idaho]

In this thread: All things related to the AL Champions.

Duncan's Official Team Record prediction: 90 wins
Duncan's Official Team MVP prediction: Eric Hosmer

I can't wait for this season to start. The AL Central should be a very entertaining race. I'll give brief thoughts on each team the Royals must contend with to make it back to the postseason - strengths and weaknesses.

Detroit Tigers:
Strength: The offense is still full of powerful hitters, and Miguel Cabrera may be healthier.
Weakness: Rotation is questionable after Price and Sanchez, bullpen continues to be horrible.

Cleveland Indians:
Strength: Great manager and a deep, versatile lineup.
Weakness: The rotation is a question mark past Corey Kluber, and even he has a few questions about him.

Chicago White Sox:
Strength: 1-2-3 combo of Sale, Quintana and Samardzija is pretty formidable. Offense is anchored by Jose Abreu, too.
Weakness: Defense still has major questions, and this team has 20 games to improve by if it really wants to make the playoffs.

The Royals will be a division winner IF ...
1) Ventura and Duffy combine for 375+ innings of high-quality work
2) Eric Hosmer delivers on his potential with a FULL season of success rather than bursts
3) The deeper bullpen lessens the critical load on Herrera, Davis and Holland
4) Lorenzo Cain stays healthy
5) Either Alex Rios or Kendrys Morales bounces back to 2013 form

Let's get this started!

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

Samardzija gave up six runs in the first inning. That is awesome.

[C3HIEF3S]

Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

That's the one that I grew up cherishing as a kid ... But seriously, go watch a Will Clark YouTube. It's uncanny.

Wow, you're definitely right on there.

[Prison Bitch]

Amazingly, if twins win today, they'll be 10-11.

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

White Sox vs Orioles is the free game of the day on mlb.tv. Normally who cares, but they allowed 0 people into the stadium today so it's kind of interesting to watch.



EDIT: Plus Samardizja is getting bombed.

It says I need to pay.

[WhawhaWhat]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

It says I need to pay.

Do you owe them money or something?

You need an MLB.tv login but you shouldn't have to pay anything.

[Pitt Gorilla]

I remember folks claiming that Moose would never be able to hit the ball to the opposite field. Perhaps the shift was enough incentive to learn to do just that.

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

Do you owe them money or something?



You need an MLB.tv login but you shouldn't have to pay anything.

I'll do it again.

[mr. tegu]

Three run home run for Plouffe to put Minnesota up 7-3 over Detroit.

[Bob Dole]

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

White Sox vs Orioles is the free game of the day on mlb.tv. Normally who cares, but they allowed 0 people into the stadium today so it's kind of interesting to watch.

EDIT: Plus Samardizja is getting bombed.

Thought they were going to show it on the TV, but then Bob Dole realized the Yankmees were playing/

[RollChiefsRoll]

Hahahaha Samardzija has given up 7 and counting. Nice job, porn stache.

[WhawhaWhat]

I love listening to Gary Thorne. Their radio guy is really good too.

[RealSNR]

Are the Twins not as bad as we all thought they were? Or is it just April and shit happens?

[Hootie]

I told 'Mother****erjones' (who won't show face anymore) that Samardzija is just a name (mostly because of football @ Notre Dame). He has never been even close to an ace. He's a really solid #3 and a so-so #2. He's also a headcase.

Maybe next year these projection systems will figure out what defense and bullpen mean.

[WhawhaWhat]

Tigers down 7-3 to the Twins in the 5th.

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

Tigers down 7-3 to the Twins in the 5th.