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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?

ChiefsCountry · 06-28-2013, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by sedated

Is there no way to ban someone from a thread? He's been a worthless troll and dumbass for years now.

Yes you can ban posters from threads.

BigCatDaddy · 06-28-2013, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by sedated

Is there no way to ban someone from a thread? He's been a worthless troll and dumbass for years now.

I'm sure he's been reported before, but the mods are too busy writing roast to worry about it.

**ChiTown** · 06-28-2013, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Myers HR number 3

And your mother is a whore. Good day, Sir!

Prison Bitch · 06-28-2013, 10:57 PM

Thought I'd add that Shields won, and the Royals have a winning record in his starts. 117 ip of sub-3 era, 104k, avg 7 ip per start. Stud.

SPchief · 06-28-2013, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Thought I'd add that Shields won, and the Royals have a winning record in his starts. 117 ip of sub-3 era, 104k, avg 7 ip per start. Stud.

Mooses' line for the last 7 games: .348 .375 .565 .940

BigCatDaddy · 06-29-2013, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SPchief

Mooses' line for the last 7 games: .348 .375 .565 .940

If him and Hos can keep this up it will be huge for this year and what the team does for next year regarding trades. Batting Escobar 2nd though? Neds to get shit canned still.

Prison Bitch · 06-29-2013, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SPchief

Mooses' line for the last 7 games: .348 .375 .565 .940

So?

Coach · 06-29-2013, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

If him and Hos can keep this up it will be huge for this year and what the team does for next year regarding trades. Batting Escobar 2nd though? Neds to get shit canned still.

Or having Getz lead off....

Coach · 06-29-2013, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

So?

Well, it either means that he finally figured it out, or just a flash in a pan....

I agree though, its too small of a sample size. I need to see Moose doing this more on a consistent basis before I'll buy it.

BigCatDaddy · 06-29-2013, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

So?

So hopefully he is getting his shit together.

BigCatDaddy · 06-29-2013, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Coach

Or having Getz lead off....

He just can't help himself, but put some light weight slap hitter at the top of the lineup. It's Gordon, Hos, Sal, Billy, and Moose if he keeps swing the bat like that. They throw the slappys like Escobar, Lough and Johnson/Tejada in.

Nightfyre · 06-29-2013, 10:31 PM

I am curious how Dyson would hold up playing CF regularly.

1. Dyson
2. Cain
3. Hos
4. Butler
5. Gordon
6. Salvy
7. Moose
8. Slapdick 2b
9. Escobar

Go ahead and pitch around Billy now. I dare you.

TambaBerry · 06-29-2013, 10:44 PM

I feel like salvy has been playing pretty damn good right behind billy though.

Al Bundy · 06-29-2013, 10:57 PM

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/0...medium=twitter
The Royals have released outfielder/first baseman Xavier Nady, according to the Pacific Coast League's transactions page. Nady had been playing on a minor league deal that he agreed to after being cut in advance of the Article XX(B) free agent retention bonus deadline, back in late March. It is not presently known whether Nady exercised an opt out clause to trigger his release, or indeed whether he had any such clause in his contract.

Nady was hitting a robust .310/.382/.486 in 289 plate appearances for the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers. After a well-documented power outage over his last several seasons, moreover, Nady had swatted a promising 11 home runs thus far for Omaha. In a combined 166 big league plate appearances last season for the Nationals and Giants, Nady hit just .184/.253/.316.

Demonpenz · 06-29-2013, 11:10 PM

Would have liked to see Nady HR's in the majors.

12-11-2012, 09:59 AM
duncan_idaho M-I-Z-Z-O-U Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $1780308	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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Prison Bitch Rabbi Goldmann Join Date: Nov 2012 Casino cash: $5450159	Thought I'd add that Shields won, and the Royals have a winning record in his starts. 117 ip of sub-3 era, 104k, avg 7 ip per start. Stud.
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Nightfyre MVP Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Helena, MT Casino cash: $3668849	I am curious how Dyson would hold up playing CF regularly. 1. Dyson 2. Cain 3. Hos 4. Butler 5. Gordon 6. Salvy 7. Moose 8. Slapdick 2b 9. Escobar Go ahead and pitch around Billy now. I dare you.
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Al Bundy Damnit Peg Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $5391831	http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/0...medium=twitter The Royals have released outfielder/first baseman Xavier Nady, according to the Pacific Coast League's transactions page. Nady had been playing on a minor league deal that he agreed to after being cut in advance of the Article XX(B) free agent retention bonus deadline, back in late March. It is not presently known whether Nady exercised an opt out clause to trigger his release, or indeed whether he had any such clause in his contract. Nady was hitting a robust .310/.382/.486 in 289 plate appearances for the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers. After a well-documented power outage over his last several seasons, moreover, Nady had swatted a promising 11 home runs thus far for Omaha. In a combined 166 big league plate appearances last season for the Nationals and Giants, Nady hit just .184/.253/.316.
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