Originally Posted by gblowfish:
I heard a stat this morning that this season the Royals were 0-43 when trailing in the ninth inning this season before last night. That's just crazy.
Oh, and the guy who should have been DFA'ed is Peralta. Boxberger sucks too, so maybe Peralta is next.
Originally Posted by RealSNR:
Matt Strahm has cooled off this year. Doesn't mean it wasn't still a stupid dumbfuck of a trade, but it takes some of the sting out, I guess?
A 4.85 ERA wouldn't be anything to sneeze at in KC's 2019 rotation, even though it's not very good
It was a last attempt to make that team work. The deal was universally well-received, even here. Had Trevor Cahill not gotten hurt and provided so little value, might have worked out more the way it was intended.
The real pain in that group is still probably going to be Esteury Ruiz. He’s a legitimate prospect and potential future 20-20 guy. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RealSNR:
Matt Strahm has cooled off this year. Doesn't mean it wasn't still a stupid dumb**** of a trade, but it takes some of the sting out, I guess?
A 4.85 ERA wouldn't be anything to sneeze at in KC's 2019 rotation, even though it's not very good
He actually was doing well until he got blasted by the Marlins in early June (a game I actually watched because it was a late Sunday afternoon and I had nothing better to do). Then he went on the DL, came off and got battered again. So maybe he's still not 100 percent. I wouldn't write him off yet.
And Duncan is right about Ruiz. He was always the gem. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Al Bundy:
BTW Whit is extremely overrated by this fanbase and franchise. They need to get him traded while they can get some value.
He is a 4 WAR player. Not sure what you mean by over rated. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy:
He is a 4 WAR player. Not sure what you mean by over rated.
I know what his WAR is. The rest of the league doesn't value him as much as the fans do. If they do he will be gone before the trading deadline. [Reply]