I bet $100 on the Royals winning over 74 wins.

Doesn't look like thats a possibility atm LMAO.

May need to get a cardboard life sized cut out of Brittany Mahomes in a bikini and peel off pieces/sections off as they win.

They will win a grand total of one game, were they to do that.

I’d be surprised if they got to 75. That’s the top end of what I could see them winning if they “surprise” and are better than expected.

Most likely cluster to me is something between 68-72/94-90.

The pitching coaching was so awful last year, I think they’re picking up 4 wins or so just from better coaching there (IE the improvements like Bubic and Greinke and Keller made over the off-season).

One thing we've learned is the the spring training league is, in no way, an indicator of their ability to compete with MLB teams in the regular season.

It's all good, many of these kids are young and have to learn about the MLB...

We'll all be fine.

Should have learned that over the last several years. They do this pretty much all the time.

I remember when 2013 felt hopeless. The only difference here is that the Royals are actually making great contact. Oh and the pitching actually does feel hopeless.

I randomly picked three games in February that included opening day. The other two I selected were May 6 which became lo chain's retirement ceremony, and June 2 which is the big slick softball game prior to the royals game. I feel like I kind of lucked out.

I feel differently about the pitching. Keller and Bubic have made nice jumps this year.


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And they got Chapman fixed as well.

Keller is still a guy that should be 2 times through then done.

I like having these west coast late afternoon games, even better with the 2.5 hour game time.

In general, yeah. The curveball gives him another weapon and should help him get whiffs against righties, which has been an issue for him.

I remember idiots on 610 talking about Keller like he was going to be the Mahomes of the Royals in 2019.

Mahomes just came off an MVP season, 50 TDs and 5000 YDs, and AFCCG at home in which we should have won.

Keller coming off a season in which his club finished 58-104, but he had a 3.08 which is decent, but his peripherals looked like trash. 140 innings, 96 strikeouts, 50 walks, 6.2 SO/9, 3.2 BB/9, 1.304 WHIP, 3.55 FIP, and a whopping 2.6 WAR.

I get that he was a 22 year old coming from AA, but the amount of hype he got for just a pretty good season was unreal. Hell he was basically just a younger Brian Bannister. They had very similar rookie years.

I seem to remember just about everyone saying he was overperforming myself.