In other small market news, Tampa is 12-0

Smashing the ball???? They lead the league in strikeouts!!!! Who's the idiot?

The Rays have so much elite pitching it is outrageous. Jeffrey Springs hasnt given up a run yet in his two starts and is K'ing everyone with that wicked changeup. He's trying to make it a same team CY Young battle with Shane McClanahan, another bona fide ace. Then Drew Rasmussen is a baller pitching great as always. He went to OSU which is where elite baseball players and scholars go.

They had their highest paid player ever go down (Zach Eflin, had been dealin too), brought up a rookie and its top 50 MLB prospect Taj Bradley, big baller goes out there K's 8 in 5 innings and gets the win. He throws heat and has a cutter and curve to go with it, lookin like the real deal.

The bullpen is the stuff of nightmares for opposing teams. They should call it the horse stable, not bullpen, cause its filled with STUDS! Fairbanks is lockdown.Jason Adam is very good too.

Over on offense, I hear big Randy is going off! Brandon Lowe is also crushing the ball, homers on the reg, top 3 in xWOBACON in MLB I think I read yesterday.

Tyler Glasnow is hurt but if he comes back, oh my!

Rays are real good. They took out Steve Irwin and they'll take out every team in MLB too!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Good morning! Royals starting pitchers are:<br>6th in MLB in ERA (3.47)<br>7th in FIP (3.68)<br>5th in lowest walk rate (6.3%)<br>5th in lowest HR/9 (0.74)<br>2nd in IP per start (5.58)</p>&mdash; Royals Review (@royalsreview) <a href="https://twitter.com/royalsreview/status/1646507236724703232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

All that work Eldred put in is finally paying off.

Just goes to show how grossly and blatantly incompetent he was.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This was the kind of win that makes you want to believe that the Royals are - finally - in competent hands, and that the Royals are - finally - headed in the right direction.<br><br>It&#39;s one game. But it&#39;s also the blueprint.</p>&mdash; Rany Jazayerli (@jazayerli) <a href="https://twitter.com/jazayerli/status/1646341231750832129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Probably had our best lineup combo in last night

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It&#39;s a small thing, but the Royals making the obvious move as soon as it was clearly obvious represents progress for them. <a href="https://t.co/l5cpa1C4AT">https://t.co/l5cpa1C4AT</a></p>&mdash; Rany Jazayerli (@jazayerli) <a href="https://twitter.com/jazayerli/status/1646535696713146369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Vinnie already with a .969 OPS

A star is born.

They are smashing the ball you dumb mother****er. I posted the advanced stats. I'm sorry if youre too stupid to understand what they are saying. What do strikeouts have to do with hitting the ball hard?

LMAO....they're hitting the ball hard.....WHEN THEY ACTUALLY HIT THE BALL!!!! You're a dumbass dlphg9.....

damn, pitchers are dropping injured like flies this year...average innings pitched for a starter last year was just 4.9 ...no wonder bullpens are overused

Pitch clock?

could be a factor...I didnt think of that...maybe not enough time to regroup the shoulder/arm complex
just a thought