So Zac Gallens mystery pitch. Is it just me or if that breaks like it should, does Vinny not put that in the right field porch? What a weird break, pardon the pun.

I was wondering that too! Catcher sets up low and outside. The pitch ends up, up and in. Is this why the catcher missed it completely?

To me it looks like it got there faster than what Vinnie and the catcher thought, but it was just 83 mph.

Man Gallen was on though, and has been maybe the best pitcher in the MLB the last three weeks?

Cardinals traded Sandy Alcantara and Zac Gallen for Marcel Ozuna. Talk about a rotation they could have had.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shohei Ohtani was a HR shy of being the first pitcher to ever hit for the Cycle<br><br>“BASEBALL HISTORY FOR SHOHEI OHTANI….. and it’s caught at the wall” <a href="https://t.co/buJ9Lei6fc">pic.twitter.com/buJ9Lei6fc</a></p>&mdash; Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1651724296039825409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Home run No. 5 for Vinnie Pasquantino -- and the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Royals</a> have their first hit and run of the night off Tyler Mahle in the fourth inning.<br><br>103 mph off the bat<br>419 feet</p>&mdash; Anne Rogers (@anne__rogers) <a href="https://twitter.com/anne__rogers/status/1651746537163071489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 28, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Greinke might be done. He is getting shelled again tonight.

If it happens, the royals brand and championshps stay here.

Future Royals Hall of Famer Vinnie Pasquantino

thats good right?

God we are bad. Like bad bad.

Matt Strahm got his third win tonight.. era in the twos, whip under one, in five starts

Greinke will prob go on the IL after this

We ended up trading a way more valuable piece for Trevor Cahill than Johnny Cueto.

Pratto up and starting 1B tonight.

I like Pratto-1B, Vinnie-DH, Witt-SS, MJ-RF, Oli in LF, and Salvy-C.

I would rather Witt be batting 2nd instead of leading off, and I'm not sure what the answer will be at 3B (it's Dozier today). They are very keen on giving Massey all the chances he needs to get it going at 2B and I can respect that. It's been a really tough go for him but they obviously believe in him.

Our one through four hitters, sometimes five can be respectable. It's the bottom half that have been dreadful. I'm still hoping Massey gets it going and Pratto can be a little more consistent with some pop.

Pratto has about a 35% K-rate in the majors, and basically the same number in the minors. He has very little idea what he is doing at the plate and it shows. At all levels. He gets undressed multiple times per game, ON AVERAGE (two K's per game in the minors). You don't put a bat like that anywhere near the top of the order.

I'd have traded Pratto last season if I was KC. He isn't capable of hitting at the MLB level as evidenced by his K-rate and walk rate. If he does play, it's for defense, and therefore, he should hit no higher than 9th, like ever. Maybe 8th on days that Nicky Lopez is in the lineup. And sure, 7th when Jackie Bradley Junior is in there.

These are comedy numbers you get with Pratto.

In 2023 so far, his K-rate is 57.1%. Just 7 plate appearances, but he's been undressed in 4 of the 7.

In 2022 his minor league K-rate was 30.5% in 374 plate appearances. That's a player that isn't suited for hitting in MLB. It ballooned up to 36.3% in his MLB experience.

The guy just can't hit. You don't bat him near the top of the order at all. You try to trade him.

Edit: just noticed that bronco buster wasn't saying to bat Pratto first, he was just listing him first. Anyway, Pratto isn't a MLB-level player.