WELL WAKE HIS ASS UP! WE GOTTA WIN TOMORROW!

it's the chisox. Like resting Mahomes against the Donks and rolling with Wentz and still expecting to win.

Nice. That's good news knowing Salvy won't be out long.

Hopefully he won't be out long.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">James McArthur was acquired by the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Royals</a> on May 8th, 2023 for Junior Marin.<br><br>He was 26 years old with a 7.31 ERA in AAA. <br><br>Now he’s Kansas City’s closer and Marin has played a total of 5 games in the Phillies organization.</p>&mdash; Jack Johnson (@JohnyJ_15) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnyJ_15/status/1780054670842400777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I’d rest Salvy through the White Sox series

Well apparently Dayton Moore's bible study didn't help this guy.

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/f...sh-in-florida/

The trades the Royals pulled off in 2023 have worked out pretty spectacularly in the Royals favor.

McArthur, Ragans, Velazquez...

Boy, Boston shit the bed late against the Tribe, and are now on their way to an ugly loss, while Cleveland just keeps winning. Stuck for at least another day in second place.

I don't understand how McArthur became good. I mean he's never been good at any level.

That's less about a fantastic trade and more about really good player development I guess. And of course good ol' reliever volatility - we'll see how long he can keep this up.

It's not like he's Mason Miller out there throwing fire on the black with hellish breaking stuff. He just...throws. And they get out. There's nothing amazing that I see and that usually yields regression over any meaningful timeline.

It's either random variance, or the Royals made some tweaks to his pitch usage/mechanics when he was brought in that helped him out.

His MLB walk rate has been miniscule, which seems to be the main difference. He also just doesn't throw his four-seamer or cutter at the MLB level (though they have been sprinkled in enough to show up on his Fangraphs page).

He's huge (6-7) and has a pair of pretty good breakers to go with a good sinker. I'm not sure he's a closer long-term, but that's a good bullpen arsenal.

Looks like some moves may be coming.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I am absolutely 100% not implying anything, but Gavin Cross, Drew Waters, and Michael Massey were all pulled from their respective games this evening. That is at least mildly curious and/or concerning at a number of levels.</p>&mdash; Alex Duvall (@aduvall013) <a href="https://twitter.com/aduvall013/status/1780774183577809064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

trade comin?

Would guess more like Waters and Massey coming up, and Cross was hurt.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Methinks Michael Massey will be back with the Royals tomorrow. <a href="https://t.co/OmyOAIXjYb">https://t.co/OmyOAIXjYb</a></p>&mdash; Pete Grathoff (@pgrathoff) <a href="https://twitter.com/pgrathoff/status/1780989657129291923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>