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2014 Royals Repository
With my 6,000th post on ChiefsPlanet (it only took me 12 years to get here), I bring you: The 2014 Kansas City Royals Repository.
To be discussed here: All things Royals, as they attempt to post another winning season and make it back to the playoffs for the first time since 1985. 25-man RosterAvailable HERE AL Central Standings: Link Duncan's Top 20 Royals Prospects
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12-19-2013, 01:45 PM | #17 |
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We still don't have anyone to hit the ball out of the park!!!
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12-19-2013, 01:46 PM | #18 | |
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We don't hear about failures to extend, only successes. That absolutely fantastic Salvy Perez extension was utterly unexpected and just came out of nowhere. Some players want security more than others.
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12-19-2013, 01:54 PM | #20 |
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Starting pitching is gonna be our biggest question going into the season. Vargas as your #2 is scary. Odds would say that Guthrie should take a slight decline from last year. 4 and 5 Starters are still big ?'s.
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I like all the trades. Lot of good pieces added. It has the potential to jump up to an A- or A grade, depending on any additional moves he makes. He really should move one of Hochevar, Holland or Davis for a piece that can help, or even for prospects at this point (Hochevar and Davis, not so much on Holland).
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12-19-2013, 02:05 PM | #23 |
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12-19-2013, 02:06 PM | #24 | |
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63rd in ERA amongst starters in that stretch. 33rd in IP 52nd in WHIP 47th in BB/9 75th in H/9 (impressive, considering he's a soft-tosser) 61st best Opponents OPS (tied with Ervin Santana, actually) I wouldn't call it 'scary' in light of all of that. It's not ideal, but he's a good No. 3/borderline No. 2 starter. As for Guthrie, I wouldn't really expect him to decline. He's pretty likely to give KC an ERA somewhere between 4.00-4.25 with 200 IP and a whip between 1.25-1.35. It's just kind of who he is. He'll give them a pretty similar performance, and it wouldn't surprise me if he's even a little bit better. they will have questions at teh back end, but many teams do. And the potential answers include some big upside/big potential at those spots (Duffy, Ventura, even Davis could be big upgrades over what the Royals got from Mendoza and Davis last year).
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12-19-2013, 02:06 PM | #25 |
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Time for the 2014 push!
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12-19-2013, 02:15 PM | #29 | |
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I think he's going to age well... he's got the frame to hold up to the innings load he has handled, his arsenal is one that should age well (fastball-changeup usually does), and he's a smart pitcher. But there's also a chance he turns into a Jeremy Guthrie sort before a 5 or 6 year deal is over. Can't afford to take that risk if you're KC.
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12-19-2013, 02:16 PM | #30 |
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