Might explain why he ran out of gas so quickly last night. Seems like he was hurting.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Michael Wacha was wearing a boot on his left foot tonight to take as much pressure off it as possible after a ball hit it in the first inning. Said it&#39;s &quot;definitely a little tender right now&quot; and that he&#39;ll get scans tomorrow. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Royals</a></p>&mdash; Anne Rogers (@anne__rogers) <a href="https://twitter.com/anne__rogers/status/1796750118898561265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I don't think the Royals have the potential to win the World Series so I don't want them to make any big trades.

Timing along with quality supply may be an issue. This early in the season what teams with decent bullpen pieces are so far out of it that they would want to sell off some of those good pieces? This bullpen needs multiple quality arms to make the Royals actual contenders. Swapping out Chris Stratton (just to pick a name) for Chris Stratton Adjacent doesn’t make tons of sense. And who are we trading? I agree with what others have said in that relievers don’t necessarily cost a lot but who is trading a good reliever for some Royals lotto ticket prospect in early June. And we needed BP help stat. The BP collective ERA was over 5 in May.

That’s not the type of prospect you need to trade for bullpen rentals, though. Unless you’re buying a guy who is elite AND controllable, significant prospects don’t trade hands.

The last bullpen guy who got elite prospects back in return for a rental that I can remember was Aroldis Chapman, and that was a pretty unique situation … that also was almost a decade ago.

Now, would I trade Blake Mitchell for the right return? Sure would. Same with Gavin Cross. And anyone else in the system.

Blake Mitchell has a .410 wOBA and a 151 wRC+ in his first full pro season with low Single-A Columbia. That's with a 33.3% strikeout rate.

The A's are shopping Mason Miller for a big time position player prospect. Their reasoning is that Miller has ace upside and can be moved back into the rotation in 2025. But his injury track record is so bad that I can only see a team like the O's, that has an embarrassment of riches of position players, taking that chance.

Vinnie straight up destroyed that pitch

Who has the gdt thread MOJO that can get things turned around? It doesn't seem to be be...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Michael Wacha has a “small, non-displaced fracture” in his left foot, manager Matt Quatraro said. He didn’t say when Wacha will be able to return, noting that it’ll depend on when the soreness subsides. Wacha is still able to play light catch on his knee to keep his arm moving.</p>&mdash; Anne Rogers (@anne__rogers) <a href="https://twitter.com/anne__rogers/status/1797306307084485082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Oh no. That means Lynch might have to pitch

When does Bubic come off the IL?

Player Date P Comment
Daniel Lynch IV
6/2/2024 P Recalled From Minors Rehab (The Kansas City Royals recalled LHP Daniel Lynch from the minors.)
Michael Wacha
6/2/2024 P Placed on 15-Day IL (The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Michael Wacha on the 15-day injured list with a foot fracture.)

Gahhhhh is Bubic not ready to at least got 3-4 innings? Just looked.

He has 1 appearance that he went 3 2/3 innings - 1 Hit - 0 ER - 7 Ks - 1 BB

Lynch hasn't been terrible, but I really wanna see Bubic back.

2 gdt's to break the steak

Why do Royals players after a big hit point to both cheeks with their pinky fingers?

Isbel heading to the IL?