I was gonna say I'd be all over that, but then I looked at his contract. He only has a year left and that year it really expensive. It's probably double our payroll! Jk kinda. If the Dodgers would send cash then I would take him.

Chances are almost zero of the Royals making the playoffs, so there is no need of paying a guy a ton of money when we're not going anywhere and Sherman would 100% not take that contract on.

The Royals could get Bauer for 200K and a bag of balls. He is persona non grata in the league, and they play in LA where persona means more than anything else. I think he would be amenable to coming here and I think he would thrive, goddamnit.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Introducing our 2023 coaching staff. <a href="https://t.co/Dm5SpyYplV">pic.twitter.com/Dm5SpyYplV</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1606318879021711366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Zumwalt is the goat but I think he is of more value working with minor leaguers. MLB guys dont listen to hitting coaches like Milb guys do. I played golf with one of George Bretts buddies who played on Royals in 1985 year and hes like nobody listens to the hitting coach, ever.

You met George ****in Brett BWillie? And you're just gonna make a passing mention of it as an aside. Weak, bro.

Start a new thread in the lounge entitled "I met George Brett and this one weird thing happened" and you'd get literally millions of views. Instead you're hiding your best stories like some sort of squirrel storing up those acorns for the winter.

He didn't meet George Brett. He said he met one of George's buddies. He should have said he met an ex royals player, but he's trying to make it sound more credible by saying it was one of George's friends that said it. He's full of shit probably.

They kept Vance Wilson?!???!! :doh!:

Well I dont like to name drop or tell any of the stories he told me to anyone cuz probably wouldn't want me to. Some funny shit he told me. He was a backup infielder in the 85 squad.

Backup infielder for 1985 Kansas City Royals -

Buddy Biancalana, Bob Hegman, or Jim Scranton

I have a golf story that will put Bwillies dan quisenberry stories to shame. So I'm on clairmont, a 9 hole course in Portland that isn't even reknowned. No one really plays there. It's more of a finesse course than a driving course and the young kids love their drivers, so they don't come.

For that reason, I expected my 2some of me and the late Robbbie to be just that: a 2some. But no, we got paired up and so were a 4some.

Real old guy, one of our new pair. But my guy Robbie recognized him immediately. It was the OG founder of the Blazers. The NBA team. He told tales.

I cant imagine he is still alive.

Greg Pryor?

That surprised me.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Right handed reliever Nick Wittgren has signed with the Royals. It is a minor league contract with an invite to Big League Camp.</p>&mdash; Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1606445431604629505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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You are very probably right.

Pryor is active in a lot of the Royals collector groups on Facebook so it wouldn't shock me.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/...lb-team-2.html

Largest contract in franchise history.

Angels: Mike Trout – 10 years, 360MM. Signed 3-21-19.
Astros: Jose Altuve – 5 years, $151MM. Signed 3-20-18.
Athletics: Eric Chavez – 6 years, $66MM. Signed 3-18-04.
Blue Jays: George Springer – 6 years, $150MM. Signed 1-19-21.
Braves: Austin Riley – 10 years, $212MM. Signed 8-1-22.
Brewers: Christian Yelich – 7 years, $188.5MM. Signed 3-6-2020.
Cardinals: Paul Goldschmidt – 5 years, $130MM. Signed 3-24-19.
Cubs: Jason Heyward – 8 years, $184MM. Signed 12-15-15.
Diamondbacks: Zack Greinke – 6 years, $206.5MM. Signed 12-8-15.
Dodgers: Mookie Betts – 12 years, $365MM. Signed 7-22-20.
Giants: Buster Posey – 8 years, $159MM. Signed 3-29-13.
Guardians: Jose Ramirez – 7 years, $129MM. Signed 4-6-22.
Mariners: Robinson Cano – 10 years, $240MM. Signed 12-12-13.
Marlins: Giancarlo Stanton – 13 years, $325MM. Signed 11-18-14.
Mets: Francisco Lindor – 10 years, $341MM. Signed 3-31-21.
Nationals: Stephen Strasburg – 7 years, $245MM. Signed 12-9-19.
Orioles: Chris Davis – 7 years, $161MM. Signed 1-21-16.
Padres: Fernando Tatis Jr. – 14 years, $340MM. Signed 2-22-21.
Phillies: Bryce Harper – 13 years, $330MM. Signed 2-28-19.
Pirates: Ke’Bryan Hayes – 8 years, $70MM. Signed 4-7-22.
Rangers: Corey Seager – 10 years, $325MM. Signed 12-1-21.
Rays: Wander Franco – 11 years, $182MM. Signed 11-27-21.
Red Sox: David Price – 7 years, $217MM. Signed 12-4-15.
Reds: Joey Votto – 10 years, $225MM. Signed 4-2-12.
Rockies: Nolan Arenado – 7 years, $234MM. Signed 2-26-19.
Royals: Salvador Perez – 4 years, $82MM. Signed 3-21-21.
Tigers: Miguel Cabrera – 8 years, $248MM. Signed 3-31-14.
Twins: Joe Mauer – 8 years, $184MM. Signed 3-21-10.
White Sox: Andrew Benintendi – 5 years, $75MM. Signed 12-16-22.
Yankees: Aaron Judge – 9 years, $360MM. Signed 12-7-22.

Jesus Christ... The A's biggest contract is Eric Chavez from 2004????? Nearly 20 years of inflation later and that shit still stands at $66M. That's ****ing embarrassing.

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Lol what the hell is intriguing about Ryan O’Hearn….

When can we start the 2023 season and move on from 2022?

How much he will suck ass?

The Rangers realized they are not a small market team apparently...look at these rotation.

Sunday when the new 2023 Royals thread appears

Spring training.. Im in...anybody else?

Yes sir. I’ll be there much more this year.

couldnt get the same house in Surprise so staying in Glendale? I think
Im ready!

Is this a yearly occurrence for you? Where are you coming from?

KC...third time

Hopefully they hired Frank Jobe as special advisor

Edit: NVM he died 8 years ago. You get the point tho

I met George Brett, probably a hundred times. I used to bartend at a place he used to come into on the plaza a lot. So often, he and Leslie knew my name. (then, that was the late 90's, I'm sure they would not remember me now.)

It's not a big deal. I met all the 90's Chiefs, and a lot of them knew me by name, too. Derrick and all of them. Marcus Allen. Lots of them. Cal Ripken Jr., too, right when he was about to break the streak. Joe Montana. That was cool, nobody recognized him for like...hours. Except me, obviously. He was much smaller than you'd think.

Anyway, when you live in the city, you see famous people sometimes. It's not a big deal.

Did Marty have a preference for one of your co-workers?

I never saw Marty. But Carl Peterson was a huge ****ing asshole, I know that's shocking.

Steve Deberg came in once while he was a Giants coach. He was awesome. Great guy!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Royals Designate Ryan O&#39;Hearn For Assignment <a href="https://t.co/J2h9Yd0MKO">https://t.co/J2h9Yd0MKO</a> <a href="https://t.co/sZe5ws49Yk">pic.twitter.com/sZe5ws49Yk</a></p>&mdash; MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) <a href="https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors/status/1608116943705235458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Now will come the part where no one wants to trade for him, he passes through waivers unclaimed, and he ends up back in the Royals minor league system...

They couldn't have done that earlier so they could have had a rule 5 pick?

He's also guaranteed $1.4 million if he clears waivers and opts to return to the Royals minors.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My understanding is that under the new labor deal, deals for arbitration-elgible players like O&#39;Hearn&#39;s are now guaranteed, which makes this even more of a head-scratcher?</p>&mdash; Royals Review (@royalsreview) <a href="https://twitter.com/royalsreview/status/1608136172110241792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

So the Royals have no idea what they are doing, good to know.

Being reported that Greinke is now trending “out of the Royals price range.”

If this was the “massive investment in return” that Sherman was promising when asking for the Kansas City taxpayers to fund the stadium, I’m not impressed.

It is time


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They're literally sitting there with their thumbs up their asses expecting a new coaching staff to work miracles as they expect to get a new stadium...

You are probably right.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/...ssignment.html

It is time

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Over the last 3 years he has a 107 wRC+ which would be 3rd on the royals behind Salvy 119 and Beni 114. He’s a superior hitter to ROH obv and will be league Min salary. And if ROh and Dozier and MJ can play corner Of, so can The Hoz

Getting a bunch of return scrubs so we can lose 101 games while trying to build a downtown stadium.

I expect nothing less.

“I’m also available. I’m talking to you Lewdog”


https://i.pinimg.com/736x/fa/1b/68/f...ball-games.jpg

They just threw 1.4M in the garbage.

The answer to 3rd base. Im just sayin’.

Didn't we have a halfway competent 3rd baseman we just threw in the dumpster for Weaver?

Yup.

#DaytonIsSoSmart.

No. Look up how he hit after the first week he was on his new team. He was terrible. Way below replacement value. Almost cost me first place in my AL only league on a weird website that did pay out in the end.

I’ll be there again. The last time I went was 2015…..

Hosmer came across as a jerk in this article, PB. Do you support his behavior as described here?

https://tht.fangraphs.com/learning-t...the-clubhouse/

(Btw just so you know, Darwin Barney went to Oregon State)

read like a fiction novel

seriously, does Ohearn dfa free up a roster spot?

Yes. That's directly why players get DFA'd. And not just the 26 man roster. He won't count against the 40-man roster either.

I’m being dead serious. Those 3 would fill positions of need and cheaply. And are better than the alternatives. If I had to bet on Zack or Qweddo I wouldn’t lean either way. Hosmer is OBVIUOISLY > ROH. Moose I don’t have a feel for but we do need help at 3B. I mean why not?

I was thinking Lyles was already on the roster and that we were getting a new player...Im a little slow on the uptake

it might put a few more butts in the seats....all that other money the owners are getting...maybe thats not high priority...Cueto can still pitch

I mean we are just going to ROh and sign another Rivera or Mikael Franco etc anyway.


And anyone who says it’s a gimmick, was excited for bringing Zack last year

Fine with Moose. But Hos ain’t close to the guy he used to be (him ignoring fundamentals his whole career has come back to bite him as he’s aged). I also want him nowhere near the logjam that is Pratto/Vinnie/Salvy/Melendez at 1B/DH. Here’s what Hos has been up to lately.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Legendary 1B Eric Hosmer <a href="https://t.co/VNTnRC6F5N">pic.twitter.com/VNTnRC6F5N</a></p>&mdash; Al Scott (@AlScott1998) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlScott1998/status/1606001660592914434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Heyman says Hosmer will go to Cubs or Orioles

Say what you want about Hosmer but hes gonna feast with this no shift thing. We do not have a spot for him but Im rooting for him.

By feast, you mean he's gonna put up a .700 OPS? Well, I for one look forward to his feasting.

If I’m Hos I’m doing everything I can to get to Baltimore.

107 wRC+ last three years vs ROH 68. I know everyone here hates ROh but the fact remains he’s a far worse hitter than someone we could’ve picked up for free

The guy is just ****ing terrible.