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06-13-2016, 09:52 AM | #1861 |
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We gave up our 6th or 7th best relief pitcher and AAAA guy for a legit starter who helped win us the World Series. Sign me up for that every year.
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06-13-2016, 10:07 AM | #1862 |
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06-13-2016, 10:41 AM | #1863 |
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06-13-2016, 10:43 AM | #1864 |
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06-13-2016, 10:44 AM | #1865 |
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06-13-2016, 11:08 AM | #1866 | |
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The Royals traded two pitchers of consequence in those deals: Sean Manaea and Cody Reed. Brandon Finnegan is a long-term reliever because of his size and body. He lost the 30 pounds he gained during the Dec 2014-Feb 2015 time period, but he's still a two-pitch guy who's been up and down in the NL. John Lamb is just a guy. Likely a AAAA type pitcher at this point. Has an ERA nearing 6. The other guy traded to the A's was also a AAAA guy. Reed has big-time stuff and could be an all-star starter. Same with Manaea. Both have some warts as well (Manaea - control, Reed - third pitch). Manaea actually has an ERA over 6 right now. Reed is still at AAA. The only guy from that group of five who actually might be helping KC this year is Finnegan, and that would likely be out of the pen. All things considered, small price to pay for two pieces that completed a World Series winning roster. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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06-13-2016, 11:16 AM | #1867 | |
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90 percent of guys who take the full rehab process (and don't try to rush back in 9 months) recover completely. Of those, maybe ten-twenty percent see slightly improved velocity due to the reconstruction and rehab. I would expect Vargas to come back and again be a solid rotation guy who absorbs innings for you and plays up a bit for KC due to the ballpark and defense. That he's a "crafty" lefty helps in that, I think. But there surely is the possibility he is a John Lamb and never comes all the way back. Minor has more upside than that (he could be a quality no. 3 starter if fully recovered) but also is dealing with shoulder problems, which are much less predictable. Still, odds are decent that at least one of those two guys gives them a solid back-end piece to add to the rotation. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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06-13-2016, 11:36 AM | #1868 |
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I mean, it's 1B. It's where you put your fat guy who owns a glove that can hit. The fact that Hosmer refuses to want to learn another position kind of pisses me off. He is quick for his size, he has a big arm. Yet he plays 1B, where defensive prowess doesn't matter as much as the other positions.
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06-13-2016, 11:39 AM | #1869 | |
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06-13-2016, 11:43 AM | #1870 | |
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06-13-2016, 12:06 PM | #1871 | |
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He's left handed. There are only four defensive positions he can play, and he has not been great in the OF in limited looks (probably because he was a fat lefty as a kid/young teen and a tall lefty as a Hs player, so he never played out there). That leaves 1B. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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06-13-2016, 12:52 PM | #1872 |
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Woulda been nice to keep Cueto + Zobrist (185M) instead of Gordon, Gopher Ball Ian, Soria and Young (181M). Hindsight is 20-20 I guess.
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06-13-2016, 01:43 PM | #1873 |
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Oh sure. Keeping Zobrist and Cueto make sense to keep around..
Assuming the Royals were in the National League and are being managed by Joe Maddon. .... dipshit.
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06-13-2016, 01:47 PM | #1874 |
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That made zero sense^
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06-13-2016, 01:57 PM | #1875 |
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Cueto wouldn't be near as effective with a full year in the American League and Zobrist likely wants to end his career on Maddon's squad.
It's not ****ing rocket science.
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