2013 Kansas City Royals Repository Thread

[duncan_idaho]

Proposed 2013 Slogan: Tigers: They're what's for dinner
Actual 2013 Slogan: Come to Play
A better, more accurate, or alternative slogan: All in, no panic, we promise.

Dayton Moore has pushed all his chips in and is riding on King/Jack suited, hoping it comes together, he gets some good luck, and he hits the nuts by the river card. There's potential, oh yes, there's potential. There's also risk.

At the midway point, Dayton is left counting on the river card. The flop and turn didn't help him, and he's looking at the Tigers holding a pair of Queens and the Indians holding a pair of 9s. His 2013 plan hasn't failed - yet - but the odds are not in his favor.

Burning questions updates below.

Burning Questions for 2013:

1) Will the improve rotation be improved enough? Does James Shields pitch like a fringe No. 1 away from Tampa Bay? Does Ervin Santana pitch to his highest upside in his walk year? Can Jeremy Guthrie build on his strong performance as a Royal in 2012? Can Wade Davis bring his new mentality- and velocity - back to the rotation?

Midseason check-in: Yes, the rotation is certainly improved enough. Shields has pitched like a fringe No. 1 and Santana is having his best season. Guthrie has horrible peripherals but has continued to perform well at his home park and eat innings on the road. Davis brought neither his kick-ass mentality or improved velocity back to the rotation and is in Luke Hochevar/Hiram Davies territory.

2) When will Luke Hochevar be shown the door?
Midseason check-in: It appears, never, at this point. Hochevar has been solid in non-leverage situations, though pretty much every time he has been used with men on base in an inning, it has been a disaster.

3) Does Hosmer bounce back?
Midseason check-in: It took some time, but Hosmer's performance from June 1 on is probably the most encouraging thing about the 2013 season so far.
4) Can Moustakas hit for a whole season like he did in the first half of 2012?
Midseason check-in: Nope. Moustakas was god-awful, then great for about 3 weeks, then god-awful again. He has been better since he started working with Brett and Grafol but still has a long way to go.
5) Who regresses?
Midseason check-in: Welp, Alicides Escobar is not a surprising name here (though Yost's stubborn insistence on hitting him second is ridiculous). Billy Butler is a surprise. He isn't having a terrible year - still contributing a lot to the offense - but he's not hitting for the average or power he has displayed over the past several years.
6) Who plays 2B?
Midseason check-in: A whole bunch of people, and not that great. Gio is at least getting a shot, though he once again is not doing much with it.
7) Can Jeff Francoeur be at least replacement level, rather than epic horrible level?
Midseason check-in: Hahahahahahahahahahaha
8) Will Dayton Moore survive to see 2014?
Midseason check-in: Outlook uncertain. Probably still around, unless the team completely tanks in the second half and he does something foolish. My guess - he sacrifices Ned Yost this offseason and gets one more shot with a new manager in 2014.
9) Will Danny Duffy come back healthy? And if he does, is he the same, better or worse?
Midseason check-in: Yes. Velocity looks the same, and it looks likely he is the same guy as before.
10) And the big one: Has KC added enough to run down the big-money Detroit Tigers?
Midseason check-in: Doesn't look like it, does it?

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by Three7s

You're still going on about this? I thought this was burned to death in the last GDT.....

someone just posted about it, so I responded

[Cephalic Trauma]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

someone just posted about it, so I responded

Okay, we get it. Now stop because right or wrong, it's probably not gonna happen.

[Hootie]

if I don't stop, what are you going to do?

[Cephalic Trauma]

Okay sorry, princess. Kindly refrain from ****ing up one of the best threads on here with the same post over and over.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by Cephalic Trauma

Okay sorry, princess. Kindly refrain from ****ing up one of the best threads on here with the same post over and over.

I don't think you're in any position to tell someone else not to **** up a thread.

[Hootie]

and I know that you're a n00b that doesn't really know anything but these repository threads cycle themselves pretty frequently...one week we'll talk about Gordon hitting 3rd, the next week about firing Ned, the next week about how great someone is, so on and so forth

so the only thing you're trying to do right now is get a reaction and I'll gladly give you one...

it helps me pass time on boring work days where I have no work to do other than being here

[Chris Meck]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

he's right about Gordon

I don't ****ing care what anyone says GORDON IS A 3 HITTER...just because he's good in the leadup spots doesn't mean keep him there...

the dude hit 51 doubles

Ricky Henderson's best doubles year ever was 33 (he also hit a career best 28 bombs that year)...

YOU DON'T HIT A GUY THAT HITS 51 DOUBLES AT LEADOFF

why? you don't like your lead-off man in scoring position? WAIT-what if he hit 20 less doubles but stole 2nd base 20 more times. Then you think he'd be a good lead-off man?

It's the same thing, man. Leave him alone. He hits better in that slot, it's been shown.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

why? you don't like your lead-off man in scoring position? WAIT-what if he hit 20 less doubles but stole 2nd base 20 more times. Then you think he'd be a good lead-off man?

It's the same thing, man. Leave him alone. He hits better in that slot, it's been shown.

if we're winning, we're winning

it's whatever

If I set the lineup it would be:

Cain, Hosmer, Gordon, Butler, Perez, Moustakas, Francouer, Escobar, Getz

[Jerm]

It'll never happen but man Stanton is exactly what this team needs...such a perfect fit.

Sadly it's a pipe dream.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Jerm

It'll never happen but man Stanton is exactly what this team needs...such a perfect fit.

Sadly it's a pipe dream.

Stanton is what every team needs. Dude's one of the best players in the game.

[Al Bundy]

Originally Posted by Jerm

It'll never happen but man Stanton is exactly what this team needs...such a perfect fit.

Sadly it's a pipe dream.

I would offer up Hosmer and Moose for him. I doubt the Marlins would take those 2 at this point. Hosmer should have been traded before last season. After seeing what I have seen from those 2, I won't question trading prospects again.

[lewdog]

I am campaigning for Chiefshrink. He is up for Douche of the Year in the Midnight Vulture Region. For those of you who frequent the Royals threads, please show your support by voting for this douche. He really deserves to move onto the next round.

Thanks!

[Cephalic Trauma]

Originally Posted by lewdog

I am campaigning for Chiefshrink. He is up for Douche of the Year in the Midnight Vulture Region. For those of you who frequent the Royals threads, please show your support by voting for this douche. He really deserves to move onto the next round.

Thanks!

I'm in the skip towne region, and I would really appreciate your vote.

Thanks!

[SPATCH]

Originally Posted by Al Bundy

I would offer up Hosmer and Moose for him. I doubt the Marlins would take those 2 at this point. Hosmer should have been traded before last season. After seeing what I have seen from those 2, I won't question trading prospects again.

You were probably 100% sure that Alex Gordon would never pan out, either.

Please chill.

[Brianfo]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

why? you don't like your lead-off man in scoring position? WAIT-what if he hit 20 less doubles but stole 2nd base 20 more times. Then you think he'd be a good lead-off man?

It's the same thing, man. Leave him alone. He hits better in that slot, it's been shown.

This times eleventy billion. There are some dumb mofos on this site.