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05-24-2018, 08:41 AM | #1006 |
Stroking to the SB Champs!
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05-24-2018, 08:45 AM | #1007 |
Stroking to the SB Champs!
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Oh, and Texas has called up a journeyman AAA pitcher for tonight's game. He will most likely throw 6 shutout innings..........
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05-24-2018, 09:54 AM | #1008 |
M-I-Z-Z-O-U
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Guys, time to embrace the suck and hope that a Stephen Strasburg or Casey Mize type emerges for the 2019 draft.
Can’t imagine the White Sox getting worse (though the Orioles could when thy move Manny Machado), but he Royals WILL when they trade Herrera and Moustakas. Carlos Hernandez at Lexington is a SP to watch, as are Dan Tillo and Gerson Garabito and Evan Steele (all at A+ or A, shocker!). Hernandez is huge (6-6) and throws hard. Needs to continue to improve his control but is really intriguing moving forward. If they get lucky and can nab an advanced college arm with high upside with the 2019 selection, KC’s rebuild really starts to take shape. Ultimately, you just take the best player, though, regardless of position. Stockpile talent and trade if necessary. |
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05-24-2018, 10:32 AM | #1009 |
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Honestly, there should not be a single player on this roster that shouldn't be on the trade block, and that includes Salvy. Maybe especially Salvy.
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05-24-2018, 10:45 AM | #1010 |
Stay positive, don't give up
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@JonHeyman: Sources: royals are ready to start talking trade (in here: a rundown of potential chips) https://frsbaseball.com/mlb/royals/h...rade-business/
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05-24-2018, 11:24 AM | #1011 |
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Can't say that's too surprising. Although the disappointing part is right there in the article. We basically have one for sure trade chip in Herrera. Duffy has cratered his value, the demand might not be that high for Moose and Kennedy makes too much money. With a payroll sitting at like $130 million I wonder if they're just going to try and shed salary.
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05-24-2018, 11:48 AM | #1012 | |
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Yeah, not surprising. Moustakas is a good chip for a team with an opening. It looks like Atlanta will swing into bringing up Austin Riley. Might as well since they’ve been so aggressive with their other pieces. An injury could open something up there. The Angels are kind of in an “all-in” mode and would still make sense to me. Given the way Ian Kinsler has struggled, I could see them sending Moustakas home and playing Cozart at 2B. A LH power bar like Moustakas would make a lot of sense for the Angels. They also could use Herrera. The Angels has the worst farm system in Baseball two-three years ago and now are a top 10 system. Royals could pull the same type of quick reverse with another good draft. |
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05-24-2018, 01:15 PM | #1013 | |
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Study: MLB's balls are not juiced but aerodynamically different
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05-24-2018, 02:38 PM | #1014 | |
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05-24-2018, 06:38 PM | #1015 | |
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05-24-2018, 08:46 PM | #1016 |
Stay positive, don't give up
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Great start for Duffy 7 2/3 ip 4 hits 1 er 2 walks 5ks
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05-24-2018, 08:54 PM | #1017 |
Be Kind To Your Pets
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Good to see Duffy figure it out.
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05-24-2018, 09:46 PM | #1018 |
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A couple more starts like that for Duffy and the Royals should start fielding offers . . . . .
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05-25-2018, 07:32 AM | #1019 | |
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05-25-2018, 08:14 AM | #1020 |
Spiraling down the Drain
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Royals win three in a row. Time to start talking wildcard again.
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