Get the offseason thread out of here. It's on!
Opening day roster:
Catchers (2): Cam Gallagher, Martin Maldonado
Infielders (7): Hunter Dozier, Lucas Duda, Whit Merrifield, Adalberto Mondesi, Ryan O’Hearn, Chris Owings, Frank Schwindel
Outfielders (4): Alex Gordon, Terrance Gore, Billy Hamilton, Jorge Soler
Starting pitchers (3): Jakob Junis, Brad Keller, Jorge Lopez
Relief pitchers (9): Scott Barlow, Brad Boxberger, Jake Diekman, Chris Ellis, Tim Hill, Ian Kennedy, Kevin McCarthy, Wily Peralta, Kyle Zimmer
Injured list: Danny Duffy, Brian Flynn, Jesse Hahn, Salvador Perez
Suspended: Eric Skoglund
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Originally Posted by Mecca:
I understand because honestly, if he's not you're talking about playing Whit at 3rd and Dozier at 1st...
Every game I watch, it seems like he murders the ball right at someone...
I’m sure the team sees the same type of thing.
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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
I think as long as his exit velocity remains strong, they will continue giving him some leash, I think.
His exit velocity and hard hit rate suggest quite a bit of bad luck. If his approach stays sound and he continues to hit the ball hard, I say keep giving him ABs.
Yeah but they might miss the playoffs this year if they keep him in the lineup for too long.
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Originally Posted by Mecca:
So at some point do the Royals admit that Ryan O'Hearn is not a MLB player...
Completely disagree. Check out his advanced metrics and tell me, given our record and how Pratto is now only a marginal prospect, why one earth we wouldn't give this guy a lot of time:
https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savan...-r-hitting-mlb
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