Is Cahill hurt? Is it mental now that the games are all for real unlike in SD

My theory is, Average pitchers in the NL don't always do well in the AL. They are used to having an automatic out every 9th batter. None of the three guys from the Padres are doing well. Even Kennedy seems to have had his best years playing in the NL.

I was encouraged by the peripherals on Cahill's breaking ball, which was generating big whiff percentages in his action earlier this year.

It was a small sample, but it looked like his slider/curveball combination had unlocked something. Disappointing.


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That is a terrible name.

He throws very hard! He must be good!

Exactly! Just like Kyle Farnsworth!

Maybe it's just me, but I would wait a couple more weeks for Dave Eiland to work with these projects before I throw in the towel.

They don't have weeks to work on projects.

If they can't win at least 8 out of the next 13 games their season is over.

We're about to get passed over in the standings by the Twins!

Twins are in the rearview!

SURPRISE!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Royals put Trevor Cahill on disabled list and recall Kevin McCarthy. Royals say Cahill has right shoulder impingement.</p>&mdash; Jeffrey Flanagan (@FlannyMLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/FlannyMLB/status/895736225021165568">August 10, 2017</a></blockquote>
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That happens when you go 2-8

A.J. Preller strikes again!

Is it too late to sell?

Sell what? We don't have jack shit to sell.


We could possibly sell Moose and Hoz for grade C prospects. Just to get rid of salary.


Jay Bruce (29 home runs, 120 wRC+ so = our duo) was just picked up for free. Well, a top-30 Cleve prospect. There is zero market for batters.

So Cahill goes on the DL but Junis isn't called up? Makes sense...

They don't need a starter until Cahill's turn comes up again in 5 days. When that happens, McCarthy (probably) will be sent down and Junis will be back up.

This is probably for the best.

This season took a big shit this month. Maybe they've got one last push in them?

So apparently the Padres are less than honest with players they trade when it comes to injuries...

So the Royals traded for a guy with a bum shoulder AND a guy that came to the Royals needing surgery all in the same 8 months? lol

Random stat of the day....

Of the top 10 RBI guy's in the AL right now, eight of them have 40 or more walks.

Moose is in that top 10 with 73 RBIs....but the lowest walks total of the group with 19!


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And he's a rental, too

Wtf is a "same 8 months"?

He's swinging a lot on pitch 1 and mashing them, .343 avg. so it's all good. Hisnopponfield approach was reeruned regardless what HUD said. His power needed to be unleashed



Royals knew Cahill had shoulder issues, took a gamble. It didn't work out. It happens. But the bullpen guys are awful hideous bums. DM should be pissed about that

It was a fun season, men. Kept it interesting all the way up to the Chiefs first preseason game.

The Royals are a .500 team. That's the number they'll be at for the remainder of the season.

I hope I'm served a big dish of crow in October, but I doubt it.

Yeah I don't believe it's an overeaction to state the playoffs are pretty much out of the question at this point. We just don't have the pitching. I would love to be convinced otherwise though.

Forget the playoffs, the only question is how long will it take to rebuild the team to respectability once Cain / Hosmer / Moustakas walk.

Thank god we have Alexander & Mccarthy to provide a solid pen in the future when we cant get any leads after this year

People have written the obituary for this team about 100 times this season. There is a long way to go and this team is way too unpredictable to really know. At this point they could finish 10 games under .500 or win 90 games and I would not be surprised by either result.

Season's over man.

That was the deciding game. Game number 114.

/Al Bundy

We've got a chance, but it can't be more than 20%.

I don't think the seasons over necessarily, but this is a .500 ballclub. Last year and this year have proved that.

Now, could they go on a run in September and squeak into the playoffs as the second Wildcard? It's possible.

But I wouldn't hold my breath . . . . .

This team came back from being completely dead in April, this is nothing compared to that. I have no idea what to do about the bullpen though. It is going to be a problem. I think they need to make some kind of move to shake things up.

That said, we have about the easiest schedule left of most of the playoff contenders. We still have to play the Indians 10 times, and the White Sox 9. Plenty of opportunity to right the ship. If I'm not mistaken, we actually don't have another road series against a playoff team the rest of the season... except for the Cleveland games.

I'm actually not sure we have another road series against a team that currently has a winning record for that matter, except Cleveland.

Royals back in 3rd place behind a team that sold.....

I can agree we could make a run at it, but that is only based on the team's history, and not really on how they are playing or especially not based the pitching. I don't really see how it gets better, which is really the main issue.

I'm going to Cleveland second weekend in September. That will jump start us into the playoffs. BWillie luck.

I don't mean to be flippant, but sometimes baseball doesn't make a lick of sense. This team looked like a 120 loss team in April. They kind of look like that now. Then when they've played well they look like they could beat anyone. They beat the Astros when they were on fire.

It's the complete opposite of football. Especially with this team. You just ride the wave and hope they get back on their feet, and this team will feed off that confidence and run with it. It probably isn't going to make sense.

It's entirely possible the bullpen is out of gas though, for sure.

The middle relief is just killing this team. Really hope they can get out of this horrid stretch and pull out some wins.

DM has had a terrible last 2 years. Everything he's done has gone straight to shit.



Oh - and does this finally end the myth he can "build a bullpen"? His bullpen is pure garbage. Worst in MLB, other than maybe the Reds

Marco Estrada has had three straight excellent starts, pitching 7 innings in each one. Word is the Mariners are eyeing him. Should the Royals jump in?

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He has not had a good two years. Paying for everything in 15 going right, I think.

But that "myth" you speak to hasn't been proven a myth yet. The Royals reliever ERA is 13th. The only metric where the pen has struggled and is in the bottom of the league is in walks.

ERA Ranks the previous five seasons:
5
2
10
2
6

Aggregate rank: 1

No bullpen has a lower ERA over that time period. No bullpen has more fWAR.

Basically, the Royals bullpen has been so good the previous five years, having one that is roughly league average feels like having the worst pen in the league.

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Not just fWAR. It's really the leverage index scores that made us so dominant. From 13-16, with the HDH core (but also with valuable giysbloke Hoch, Madison, Fraser, Collins, franklin morales) our WPA was #1.


But our non-leverage index scores ("true talent") are absurd. 21.19 score vs Orioles 13.10 in 2nd. That gap = the drop from Orioles to #16. Run Expectancy the same (250 vs Orioles 162, gap down to #11)



At any rate, the fact he has NOBODY worth a shit now is troubling to say the least. But what's worse: he got zero value from them via trades/releases.

So, the Royals probably don't HAVE TO sweep the Sox and A's.... but.... they kinda have to sweep the Sox and A's, right?

Not in the sense that they'll definitely be out of it if they don't, but more like they won't get many more chances to make up a lot of ground by playing very bad teams.

First off, WE are the bad team. At least today.


Second, all 3 teams at the top of the WC standings are expected to finish with 81 wins. If we had done ANYTHING other than go 2-9 we'd be the faves

Funny thing is that we are only a game back from the wild card.

.600 gets them to 85 wins.

No GDT?

Honestly most people gonna be following the Chiefs game. Royals need to do something worth giving a shit about over the next few days to get people re-invested.

I'm on it.

Lewdog loves Friday night games!!

We were beaten by a guy named BUMMER


Not kidding

This looks over right now... unbelievable how far they've fallen since making the trades

Got infected by the scum from the Padres. Not too worry, if we can rip off 5 or 6 in a row we're right back in it.

I really hope we don't. I can't take anymore false hope this year. End the season somewhat gracefully and let's start this 30 year rebuild. Since the deadline, this team couldn't beat the Sweeney led 2005 Royals.

I can't believe those turds they got from the Padres and their infectious stink and suck is what brings an end to this era of Royals baseball.

DM is what brought an end to the run, sad to say. Had he kept Dyson and davis we'd be leading the WC. Neither player he got back has done shit.



He also left the farm system in current disarray. DM had an unreal run but a replacement needs to be groomed

Sad!

Team chemistry is key! Gotta keep the core together

We need to go on a 8-2 run like now! 5 games back from Cleveland and 1.5 from the wild card

We can probably forget about Cleveland for a while. If we sweep them while 5 or less games back, then the division can be in play but for now, time to join the 37 other teams going for the 2nd WC. Or, how about, just beat the ****ing White Sox?????

One game at a time.
Just win baby!

Should there even be a GDT?

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The 2017 KC Royals in a nutshell

It's past time to start another winning streak, starting tonight. :thumb:

Someone new should start a GDT

i got this!

Brewers trade for Neil Walker. Meanwhile we sit on our hands and don't do anything about the starting pitching or bullpen

Does it matter anymore?

I can't believe this team went from sitting solid in the playoffs to now having to need another 9 game winning streak.

Neil Walker is a second baseman.

We are very capable of a 9 game winning streak! Sit back and enjoy the ride

Point is other people are making moves and we're not

You want DM making moves?

I think they should make a move but it's not like we're in control. You can only trade for a guy after he's been put through waivers. And then nobody else has to claim him first.

Jay Bruce good pickup for the tribe

If the Royals end up with 3 runs total, this game is a loss

So you're saying we have to score more runs than the other team to win? Never thought about it like that.

I appreciate good sarcasm as much as the next guy, but alas, as it was 3-2 Royals at the time I made this post, And my post turned out to be 100% accurate I must request that you **** right off!







Just busting your chops. But I posted originally(and accidentally as I was aiming for the GDT)right after Abreu 2nd homer made it 3-2

Without looking what place are the Royals in the MLB for most runs scored as a offense