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Because those are different things. Team leadership is going to look at next season as a year they expect to compete for a playoff spot, They looked at this year that way, too. I'm probably king sunshine pumper around here for the Royals, and I don't believe they're ready to compete for a playoff spot unless they make huge commitments in free agency to fix holes. Now, if you tell me they commit to Carlos Rodon to fix the starting pitching and add Dansby Swanson to upgrade the IF even more and add some more bullpen help in free agency, OK. Maybe I'll believe that's a team ready to contend. But if they just stick with this crew and maybe make a couple of small additions? No. No that is not a contending team. That is a team still in a rebuild. They're going to retain Mamoron and Eldred and continue to wonder why they can't get the young pitching angle right. And still lose 80+ games.
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08-25-2022, 09:39 AM | #5402 | |
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Screw Mondesi. Stick Witt at short and let him be. Mondesi can play 3B or OF until his body fails again.
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I expect to do something in free agency. They cleared a shit ton off the books and the entire roster is mainly rookies on cheap deals.
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08-25-2022, 10:10 AM | #5406 |
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The only thing I want the Royals to even consider in FA or a trade is pitching. If Dayton gets another junk veteran to take ABs from a young player, then I'm going to freak out.
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08-25-2022, 10:12 AM | #5407 | |
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You expect them to clean house in leadership positions and also to spend in free agency. I'll believe that when I see it.
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Charlie Blackmon is a free agent this offseason, as are Justin Turner and Eric Hosmer. David Price too, on the pitching side. Which one will it be?
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Well, it won’t be Eric Hosmer, as much as Dayton might like that. We have 3 guys that can play 1B right now; one (Pratto) really well, one (Vin) competently, and one (Dozier) that can be used in a pinch but you don’t really want to have to rely on there. Sal has also played a few games at 1B.
The only guy I would really be interested in that group would be Turner, since we don’t have an obvious solution for 3B. That said, Turner sometimes has an issue with being able to stay healthy. We already have one potential (likely) brokedick 3B in Mondesi, assuming he’s back for one more year. Don’t want to sign another one (unless he comes cheap). |
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Keep an eye on this. Not that Bobby Witt would do it but if he did I'm guessing this will set his market.
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