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07-15-2018, 02:40 PM | #2731 |
Be Kind To Your Pets
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At least Mondesi broke the shutout. This game has been super hard to watch. I've got it on in the background while I do other things. Meesh my cat gave up on it in the sixth and went in to sleep on the sofa.
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07-15-2018, 02:50 PM | #2732 |
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And our system isn’t comparable to 2006 - it’s much deeper, exciting, and if development goes well (with a little luck sprinkled in), we could be contending again in 2020-2021.
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07-15-2018, 03:05 PM | #2733 | |
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Your math is off. Moore became GM mid season 2006. 2007 was his first full year in control of the team. He inherited the worst major league roster in baseball as well as the worst farm system - a two-prospect system. The only other young player of note was Zack Greinke, who had long since exhausted his prospect status and who almost quit Baseball to start a lawn mowing business within a month or two of Moore becoming the GM. They built the system up with high school draft picks and international signings - thinks that take a long time to get to the majors. They had an elite farm system by 2010 and the best farm system in baseball by 2”11 (four year). In that timespan, Moore’s team completely overhauled the Royals approach in Latin America and made thema player there again. They had a winning team in 2013 (his seventh season at the helm), and won pennants and a World Series in in 8th and 9th seasons. They’re not starting over at ground zero like in 2006. They’re 2-3 years ahead of that curve, easily. |
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07-15-2018, 03:06 PM | #2734 |
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07-15-2018, 03:07 PM | #2735 | |
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07-15-2018, 03:11 PM | #2736 | |
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Personally I'm disappointed because the Royals were never supposed to return this this level of shit. There was suppose to be a level of guys always on the come since the farm system got turned around. Down years were supposed to be years like say last year. We were never supposed to get back to a spot where they were a bottom feeder with years of minor league rebuilding needed. I have a I'll believe it when I see it stance on any of the guys now since honestly Moore hasn't truly hit on a draft pick since Eric Hosmer and that is why they sit where they do today. I just find it a bit pathetic that in the process of building a major league winner the farm system turned back into a pumpkin and we sit right back as one of the worst. |
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07-15-2018, 03:12 PM | #2737 | |
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07-15-2018, 03:13 PM | #2738 |
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No they weren't but lets also know that Moore didn't draft Gordon and the other 2 guys well any dipshit can play first and Moose...well he was a high school SS so he had to have some type of athletic talent.
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07-15-2018, 03:27 PM | #2739 | |
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Considering the economic disparity of Baseball, is it fair to expect the second-smallest market to be consistently good year-in, year-out, at the major league level? It isn’t, IMO. They did a bad job adjusting to the new rules when the draft slots went into place and haven’t done as well in the draft as they need to in order to keep the pipeline turning over. But they also have very clearly deviated from the approaches that did not work for them previously in the draft. We’ve got a three draft trend of moving away from highly projectable HS arms and taking more polished pitchers with upside and college hitters with higher floor and more developed hitting skills. As for that farm system, it’s got a lot of helium right now and I’d expect to be ranked more in the middle of systems preseason 2019. |
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07-15-2018, 03:46 PM | #2740 |
I’m a Mahomo!
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This is a race that is going down to the last weekend.
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07-15-2018, 03:51 PM | #2741 |
Valiant 'The Thread Killer'
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I will say say I like the trend of college pitchers and how we got the Japanese kid.
Question, why didn't other teams fight the rule change on Latin players and overspending? It is bs there is no cap in baseball but they want to limit it elsewhere. To me that is just to hinder small market teams from getting to more players. It just happened to coincide with royals rise of small ball and defense. After result was stopping the signings by a limit and juicing the ball. |
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07-15-2018, 03:55 PM | #2742 | |
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All teams that sacrificed players and the future to get a chance to win a world series. Difference between then and us right now? We went to two and won one. Shut the **** up please. |
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07-15-2018, 03:59 PM | #2743 |
Valiant 'The Thread Killer'
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I still would like a team to try this. Quality starting pitchers cost a fortune, if they flop it can sink a team.
Why not take the metrics further on 3rd time through the batting order. Go 3 to 4 starting pitchers. Replace those starters with relief. After 4 or 5th inning plug in relief per matchup unless starter is cruising or huge lead. Rest of the guys go only one inning. Everyone pitches less per day, but more per week. Most of the starters wouldn't have to worry about a quality start. Just throw your best pitches, then next man up. I think it would allow some teams to compete with out the star talent. |
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07-15-2018, 04:06 PM | #2744 |
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07-15-2018, 04:08 PM | #2745 | |
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