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duncan_idaho · 10:01 AM

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?

-King- · 07-31-2013, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by silver5liter

@Ken_Rosenthal: Source: #Royals on H. Kendrick’s no-trade list. Kendrick can block trades to 12 teams this season

nope

He can waive that.
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BlackHelicopters · 07-31-2013, 06:49 AM

Absolutely fantastic to be relevant entering August.

**alnorth** · 07-31-2013, 06:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archie F. Swin

This Royals/Indians winning spasm is diving me absolutely BONKERS. The Royals can't win for winning!

Fortunately, its helped us a lot for the Wild Card. The playoff odds report on baseball prospectus thinks we have only a 0.5% chance of winning the division, but a 1.7% chance of grabbing at least the 2nd wild card. (2.3% overall). Maybe the focus needs to shift over to Baltimore.

Three7s · 07-31-2013, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth

Fortunately, its helped us a lot for the Wild Card. The playoff odds report on baseball prospectus thinks we have only a 0.5% chance of winning the division, but a 1.7% chance of grabbing at least the 2nd wild card. (2.3% overall). Maybe the focus needs to shift over to Baltimore.

Whom won last night.

It's be freaking sweet to knock ChiefsandO's team out of the playoffs and take their spot.

sedated · 07-31-2013, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth

Fortunately, its helped us a lot for the Wild Card. The playoff odds report on baseball prospectus thinks we have only a 0.5% chance of winning the division, but a 1.7% chance of grabbing at least the 2nd wild card. (2.3% overall). Maybe the focus needs to shift over to Baltimore.

Mama Hip Rockets · 07-31-2013, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archie F. Swin

This Royals/Indians winning spasm is diving me absolutely BONKERS. The Royals can't win for winning!

Okay, here's a positive spin. In the last 10 games, the Royals have gained on these teams in the wild-card standings:

Indians - 1 game
Orioles - 3 games
Rangers - 4 games
Yankees - 4 games

Mr. Laz · 07-31-2013, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silver5liter

@Ken_Rosenthal: Source: #Royals on H. Kendrick’s no-trade list. Kendrick can block trades to 12 teams this season

nope

yea, but that doesn't mean he will/won't ... just that he can

Archie F. Swin · 07-31-2013, 09:28 AM

Would GMDM sit on his thumbs when he has the opportunity turn his reputation around? You'd think the last thing he would do today is absoltutely nothing. People are optimistic about the Kansas City Royals on July 31st. You better strike while that iron is hot.

TLO · 07-31-2013, 09:34 AM

Make something happen GMDM!

Mr. Laz · 07-31-2013, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archie F. Swin

Would GMDM sit on his thumbs when he has the opportunity turn his reputation around? You'd think the last thing he would do today is absoltutely nothing. People are optimistic about the Kansas City Royals on July 31st. You better strike while that iron is hot.

Yea, but if you are 'buying' then you almost always have to take on salary in the process. Maybe GMDM has already maxed his payroll for this year.

He doesn't want to sell because he wants to keep a winning attitude going etc.

so what do you do?

I assume they are going to consider it selling Santana for the sandwich pick if he walks in FA.

They want to win this year and moving Santana right now would probably cost us big.

Archie F. Swin · 07-31-2013, 09:40 AM

Petro lobbying hard for Rickie Weeks...hard

duncan_idaho · 07-31-2013, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archie F. Swin

Petro lobbying hard for Rickie Weeks...hard

If he lobbying as hard for that as he was for trading Wil Myers for Jair Jurrjens a few years ago?

Cephalic Trauma · 07-31-2013, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archie F. Swin

Petro lobbying hard for Rickie Weeks...hard

Why?

-.7 WAR, 10 mill a year. Is there something I'm missing?

Archie F. Swin · 07-31-2013, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

If he lobbying as hard for that as he was for trading Wil Myers for Jair Jurrjens a few years ago?

not yet

Archie F. Swin · 07-31-2013, 09:50 AM

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/0...kendrick.html?

Blue Jays Interested In Howie Kendrick
By Zach Links [July 31, 2013 at 10:43am CST]
In recent days, the Blue Jays have expressed geniune interest in Angels second baseman Howie Kendrick, according to Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet. While the Blue Jays aren't buyers in the traditional sense, they are looking at ways of addressing needs for 2013 and beyond.

Kendrick, 30, will earn the prorated portion of $8.75MM in 2013, $9.35MM in 2014, and $9.5MM in 2015 before hitting free agency. This season, Kendrick is hitting .301/.344/.446 with eleven homers and is looking stronger than he did in 2012.

The Angels have also discussed Kendrick with the Royals as Kansas City combs the market for a second baseman. According to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times, the Halos would require a front-line, Major League or MLB-ready starting pitcher for Kendrick or Erick Aybar. This morning, DiGiovanna noted that the club is fielding numerous inquiries on Kendrick, who has a no-trade list of a dozen teams.

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duncan_idaho M-I-Z-Z-O-U Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $1790308	2013 Kansas City Royals Repository Thread 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? Last edited by duncan_idaho; 07-15-2013 at 10:01 AM..
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Archie F. Swin This is the way Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Casino cash: $9975673	http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/0...kendrick.html? Blue Jays Interested In Howie Kendrick By Zach Links [July 31, 2013 at 10:43am CST] In recent days, the Blue Jays have expressed geniune interest in Angels second baseman Howie Kendrick, according to Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet. While the Blue Jays aren't buyers in the traditional sense, they are looking at ways of addressing needs for 2013 and beyond. Kendrick, 30, will earn the prorated portion of $8.75MM in 2013, $9.35MM in 2014, and $9.5MM in 2015 before hitting free agency. This season, Kendrick is hitting .301/.344/.446 with eleven homers and is looking stronger than he did in 2012. The Angels have also discussed Kendrick with the Royals as Kansas City combs the market for a second baseman. According to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times, the Halos would require a front-line, Major League or MLB-ready starting pitcher for Kendrick or Erick Aybar. This morning, DiGiovanna noted that the club is fielding numerous inquiries on Kendrick, who has a no-trade list of a dozen teams. __________________ "No Two People Will Do It The Same, You got It Down...When You Appear to Be In Pain!"
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