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Nzoner's Game Room>*** Official 2018 Royals Offseason Repository ***
duncan_idaho 08:24 PM 11-17-2017
It's the end of the world as we know it... and we feel... fine?

2018 is a season of transition for the Royals, or at least it is at this point. Dayton Moore is back. Will he swing full into THE PROCESS 2.0? Or will he try to load up again and make some reload magic happen?

Pending Free Agents:
1B | Eric Hosmer | San Diego Padres, 8 years, $144 million ($5 million signing bonus; $20 million/year in Yrs 1-5; $13 million/year in Yrs 6-8 wth player opt out)
Spoiler!

3B | Mike Moustaskas | Kansas City Royas, 1, $6.5 million
Spoiler!

CF | Lorenzo Cain | Milwaukee Brewers, 5 years, $80 million
Spoiler!

RP | Mike Minor | Texas Rangers, 3, $28 million
Spoiler!

SP | Jason Vargas | New York Mets, 2, $16 million
Spoiler!

SS | Alcides Escobar | Kansas City Royals, 1, $2.5 million
Spoiler!


2018 MLB Draft Picks
#18
#33 - Compensation (Eric Hosmer)
#34 - Compensation (Lorenzo Cain)
#40 (Competitive Balance Round A)

Comp picks explanation:
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2018 Draft Names to Watch

RHP Kumar Rocker, N Oconnee HS, Georgia.
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OF Jarred Kelenic, Waukasha West HS, WI
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1B Triston Casas, American Heritage HS (FL).
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RHP Carter Stewart, Eau de Gallie HS (Ga).
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ANY Any, Any (Any). Any current top projected pick who slides for injury concerns. Includes current top prospect prospect SP Brady Singer, U of Florida.
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DeepSouth 06:12 AM 03-23-2018
My projected starters ordered by spring training batting average;

Merrifield .468, 2nd
Duda .429, 1st
Perez .389, C
Moose .381, 3rd
Jay .370, CF
Cuthbert .360, DH
Soler .241, RF
Escobar . 184, SS
Gordon .122, LF
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Great Expectations 06:21 AM 03-23-2018
Lineup looks solid until you notice two pitchers batting 8 and 9.
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KChiefs1 06:23 AM 03-23-2018
Originally Posted by DeepSouth:
My projected starters ordered by spring training batting average;

Escobar . 184, SS
Gordon .122, LF


Esky & Gordon living off their 2014-15 glory.
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Lex Luthor 06:26 AM 03-23-2018
Originally Posted by DeepSouth:
http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.js...=1521806201538

I know it's a small sample size but Junis, Karns, and Kennedy have looked good in spring traning. Duffy and Hammel have sucked. No other team will give anything for Duffy if he doesn't turn it around. If Hammel doesn't get better, which means he would not be of any value at the trade deadline, could be released early. One of the rejuvenation projects could take his spot.
:-)

How about if we let these guys at least pitch an inning or two in the real season before we write them both off?

If spring training stats were truly meaningful, Raul Adalberto Mondesi would have hit .400 last year.
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dallaschiefsfan 06:44 AM 03-23-2018
Originally Posted by Lex Luthor:
:-)

How about if we let these guys at least pitch an inning or two in the real season before we write them both off?

If spring training stats were truly meaningful, Raul Adalberto Mondesi would have hit .400 last year.
This is true. But the more interesting thing he mentions is the success of Kennedy, Junis and Karnes. Spring Training or not, those are good signs for our rotation in Arizona where offensive numbers are inflated. Karnes has looked fantastic thus far.
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Great Expectations 07:23 AM 03-23-2018
Originally Posted by Lex Luthor:
:-)

How about if we let these guys at least pitch an inning or two in the real season before we write them both off?

If spring training stats were truly meaningful, Raul Adalberto Mondesi would have hit .400 last year.
No reason to be down on Duffy yet, but we know Hammell sucks.

Good signs from Kennedy, but i thought he was getting lucky in his last start. Several belt high fastballs over the middle of the plate were hard hit right at people.
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DeepSouth 07:45 AM 03-23-2018
Originally Posted by Great Expectations:
No reason to be down on Duffy yet, but we know Hammell sucks.

Good signs from Kennedy, but i thought he was getting lucky in his last start. Several belt high fastballs over the middle of the plate were hard hit right at people.
If Hammel sucks when May 1st comes around, I wouldn't mind seeing Clay Buchholz get a shot. If he's not on the Major League roster on May 1st, he can opt out.

https://kckingdom.com/2018/03/22/kan...ion-to-royals/
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Great Expectations 08:40 AM 03-23-2018
Buchholz has the higher ceiling; any chance the baseballs are dejuiced?
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duncan_idaho 08:51 AM 03-23-2018
I don’t think hammel sucks, he just is a five inning, twice through the rotation starter. He’d be an OK No. 5 type for a team that’s smart enough to realize that and set up to cover his short stints.

Pulling a starter when it’s logical to pull them based on data is not a strength of Yost’s, and it never has been.
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BigCatDaddy 08:52 AM 03-23-2018
Originally Posted by Great Expectations:
Buchholz has the higher ceiling; any chance the baseballs are dejuiced?
I think they probably let a little air out this year. I doubt they expected quite the dramatic effect it had last year.
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KChiefs1 11:14 AM 03-23-2018
Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry:



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baitism 05:34 PM 03-23-2018
LOL. Whit is the man!
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Sure-Oz 05:49 PM 03-23-2018
Originally Posted by baitism:
LOL. Whit is the man!
What hurting Bum or did he have a good game
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Jerok 07:34 PM 03-23-2018
Originally Posted by Sure-Oz:
What hurting Bum or did he have a good game
I'm guessing it's hurting Bum.
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Discuss Thrower 07:38 PM 03-23-2018
Fantasy draft tomorrow boys. Any advice?
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