*****Official 2024 Royals Season Repository Thread*****

[ChiefsCountry]

Year Two of the Matt Quatraro tenure. Time to take a step up this year. Active in free agency and trades this offseason. A new look pitching rotation and bullpen. Will the young players take the leap up offensively? Bobby Witt extension? New stadium? Will Vinny recover from injury? Salvy taking aim at the Royals record book? Will Cole Ragans turn into the best Royals starting pitcher since Greinke 1.0?

Free Agents/Trades Acquisitions
Seth Lugo, SP
Michael Wacha, SP
Kyle Wright, SP
Hunter Renfroe, OF/DH
Will Smith, RP
Chris Stratton, RP
Nick Anderson, RP
Adam Frazier, 2B
Garrett Hampson, INF/OF
Matt Sauer, RP

[Why Not?]

Got to take BP today at the K thanks to a season ticket promotion. It was really fun. Hit a few really hard and one that went about 300ft in the air. Then I shagged balls in the OF. Tracking balls in the sun is waaaaay more difficult than what MLB players make it look like. I made a few business decisions to bail. But I snagged a couple. Got a pic of me making a (totally staged) leaping catch at the 410 mark in CF. Really fun experience.

[GeorgeZimZam]

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

Looks like on Tuesday they went with a bullpen game. Used the opener and then 6 other guys out of the bullpen. Don't know why though but it pushed Skenes and the other starters back a day.

They may have entered the innings limited, final chapter of Skenes' rookie campaign. Perhaps more than 5 turns in their rotation now, to spread out some innings for his and Jared Jones' sake? Jones was on the IL for a while, but was pitching damn well himself the first few months of the season.

Edit: What SithCeNtz said. Missed that.

[Al Bundy]

Originally Posted by GabyKeepsMeWarm

It's pretty well documented that he'd had previous back issues, as recent as this season. If anything, this is on us. But hopefully he's able to come back and contribute positively at some point, even it's next season.

I suppose, however I bet that the Nats and Turd Harvey told them he was 100% healthy, knowing his back was bothering him before the trade.