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 [Reply]
So here's hoping one of the holders of a winning streak in GDTs can start the GDT for an important weekend of Royals baseball vs the Red Sox, currently 1 game ahead of us for the last wild card spot.
And it would be a great way to go into the ASB, winning the series on the road. Game time 6:10 p.m.
cmh6476 was 2-0 on weds...hopefully he didnt change his socks yet
Gaby is a great choice too
George does great work also [Reply]
The absolute only thing I would do if I was the Royals is pick up a couple of cheap relievers. I would not imagine they make a home run trade for any good positional player who would start everyday. 1. We dont have the resources and 2. Id we did win the bidding war we would have absolutely nothing left in the minors.
Keep building for the future. We are in a great spot for starting pitching. Looks like Singer not a UFA until 2027. Wacha UFA after next year. Lugo until 2026. Ragans until at least 2027. And hopefully Marsh came become something but more confident wirh Bubic once he gets acclimated after his injury. Just need some good power relievers and fill some holes and we can continue to compete every year for the foreseeable future. [Reply]
Phils release 2B Whit Merrifield
Phillies released 2B Whit Merrifield.
Advice: Merrifield had a resurgence with the Blue Jays last year. He hit .272 with 11 home runs and 26 stolen bases and even made the all-star game. Merrifield struggled mightily with the Phillies this year, failing to capitalize on stretches where the club was without Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber. Even after getting an $8 million contract it’s no surprise that the team is moving on already. Merrifield hit .199 with three home runs and 11 RBI in 53 games with Philadelphia.
Sucks for Whit. Dude finally gets on a legit contender, the current best team in baseball, and he's over the hill. That's a bummer.
And that's also a no, we should not bring him back. I'm sorry, that ship has sailed. [Reply]
Originally Posted by GabyKeepsMeWarm:
Phils release 2B Whit Merrifield
Phillies released 2B Whit Merrifield.
Advice: Merrifield had a resurgence with the Blue Jays last year. He hit .272 with 11 home runs and 26 stolen bases and even made the all-star game. Merrifield struggled mightily with the Phillies this year, failing to capitalize on stretches where the club was without Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber. Even after getting an $8 million contract it’s no surprise that the team is moving on already. Merrifield hit .199 with three home runs and 11 RBI in 53 games with Philadelphia.
Sucks for Whit. Dude finally gets on a legit contender, the current best team in baseball, and he's over the hill. That's a bummer.
And that's also a no, we should not bring him back. I'm sorry, that ship has sailed.
Pretty difficult for him to be much worse than Garcia or Adam Frazier but we already got dudes as good as him under contract. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Ocotillo:
I hate it too, but I can see why the MLBPA wanted it with so many teams tanking and not spending on free agents.
The crazy part about last year's top five is all five of those picks would have been picked ahead of all the players in the 2024 draft. That's shitty the Royals couldn't have landed one of those guys.
But I will say this, I feel like there's a major drop off after the first top 10 picks this year, so it's good to for the Royals to be at 6.
It's also one of those drafts where so many top 40 prospects have noticeable flaws and any team picking on the first day could eventually wind up with one of the top players.
If you want to tank as a strategy so be it, not all teams will do it.
The lottery just hoses bad teams. In the NHL it's fucked the Red Wings repeatedly. [Reply]
Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat:
Stop being shitty and you won't have to worry about it.
That's easier said then done. The draft is supposed to be a way for small market teams to compete with larger market team. It's a 162 game season, so usually the team with the worst record is probably the worst team. They should get first shot at the best talent. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mecca:
If you want to tank as a strategy so be it, not all teams will do it.
The lottery just hoses bad teams. In the NHL it's ****ed the Red Wings repeatedly.
It's not the rebuilding that's the problem, it's when a team like the A's barely carries a payroll over $60 million. That's the problem.
I'm not advocating that a rebuilding team spends money on mediocre free agents, but I would like to see them invest in their future. If a near minimum salary player like Mason Miller is playing at an all-star level, reward him. He deserves it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat:
We have acquired RHP Hunter Harvey from the Washington Nationals for minor-league INF Cayden Wallace and our Competitive Balance A pick.To make room for Harvey, RHP Nick Anderson has been designated for assignment.— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) July 14, 2024
Get him this season and next ...give up 39th pick. Gotta be the best reliever they have now [Reply]