Outlook for 2019 Royals

[Chief_For_Life58]

One of the most visible ways in which power pitching has changed the game is that it has overpowered the Hamilton class. There’s a high minimum strength standard now, and if you don’t reach it, you can’t play. Billy Hamilton doesn’t have a career .245 batting average because he’s obstinate but, rather, because you can’t beat modern pitching by “just slapping the ball and running.” The game that Willie Wilson could play 40 years ago, that Otis Nixon could play 30 years ago, that Ichiro Suzuki and Juan Pierre could play even a decade ago, is gone. (The Larry Bowa/Freddy Galvis comparison within this piece also makes the point.)

Billy Hamilton’s career is just another thing we’ve lost to pitchers becoming witches. Everything comes back to velocity. Everything.

Can someone explain this? I dont know enough about baseball. This is an interesting point though.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Chief_For_Life58

Can someone explain this? I dont know enough about baseball. This is an interesting point though.

It's largely inaccurate; a declarative narrative lacking support at least as to the example he provided.

You don't understand it because he made a poor point.

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by Chief_For_Life58

Can someone explain this? I dont know enough about baseball. This is an interesting point though.

See I disagree with that statement. I believe it is not a priority to hit for contact so metrics and teaching moves away from it. Ichiro could still hit for contact today if he were coming up.

Sadly it is going to take a foreign player to show it is still possible or a patient GM and owner building the team up with prioritizing hitting for contact.

It would also be cheaper to obtain those players in today's market.

I also think someone needs to take the bullpen to the next level. Pitchers go 4 or 5 innings max unless they are dealing. After that, bullpen by committee. There is no reason relief pitchers cant throw 20 pitches. If they are that worried cut down on warm up pitches and before the game.

[Al Bundy]

Brady Singer, a @Royals first-round pick, gave his parents the sweetest Christmas gift.

(Get ready to cry)

(via @Bsinger51) pic.twitter.com/iqXg7yoOW1

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 26, 2018

[ROYC75]

Originally Posted by Al Bundy

Brady Singer, a @Royals first-round pick, gave his parents the sweetest Christmas gift.

(Get ready to cry)

(via @Bsinger51) pic.twitter.com/iqXg7yoOW1

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 26, 2018

Awesome, nice to see that their are still families with kids growing up with respect to their parents!

[gblowfish]

Originally Posted by ROYC75

Awesome, nice to see that their are still families with kids growing up with respect to their parents!

I hope the kid gets to the bigs quick and becomes our ace.

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by Al Bundy

Brady Singer, a @Royals first-round pick, gave his parents the sweetest Christmas gift.

(Get ready to cry)

(via @Bsinger51) pic.twitter.com/iqXg7yoOW1

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 26, 2018

Now this is a kid I can cheer hard for.