Oh, I see what you mean...you're wondering why Perez started over the other 1b options.

I'm not sure.
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Kumar Rocker, baby!

Working on our way toward that #1 pick!
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Evidently the Royals don’t have a first baseman since they start a different one each game.
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Salvy playing 1B isn't new..
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Yeah, I dont understand the confusion around this. He gets a day off from behind the plate and gets to still be on the field and in the lineup.
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#1 pick, here we come!
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It looks like a possibility.

If Dozier is the hitter he was last year, it will transform the lineup a lot and the team would be quite a bit better.

The “bullpen” games are really hurting them, too. They’ve been competitive in the other games.
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This is pretty-much a throw-away year for the MLB anyway, so why not unabashedly and unapologetically make a play for for the #1 draft pick?

And playing your #1 catcher at 1st base on his day off (instead of just as a DH, and give an benched infielder that job) is a pretty clear sign to the rest of the league that you're placing dibs on the #1 pick. Either that or we have some much more serious issues than any of us can imagine.
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Perez playing 1B is not a sign you're tanking. He's one of the team's 4 best hitters at the moment. When your catcher is one of the team's 4 best hitters it isn't unusual for them to get some time at 1B.

Buster Posey played a lot of games at 1B for World Series winners, for example.

Think it just comes down to Perez being a better defender at 1B than Soler is in RF.
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Your baseball takes are idiotic.
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I've always been an Alex Gordon fan. But, I think it might be time for him to retire. In a year where the GM is bringing up young guys to see what they got, it might be time to bring up a young left handed outfielder to replace Gordon. Just the guys scheduled for MLB debut in 2020 or 2021;

Kyle Isbel, ETA 2021
Khalil Lee, ETA 2020
Michael Gigliotti, ETA 2021

Nick Heath is already on the active roster but has only had one AB.
All four of these guys bat LH.
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Khalil Lee should definitely be up and playing. He's got a cannon for an arm and is a good defender. Hes got a good eye, really good speed and a ton of raw power. He could be a damn good player for us.
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Question for Duncan or anyone else that can answer. Is there anywhere a person can read reports from the alternate training site? Are they playing games there every day?
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This new 3B certainly appears to be a well below avg fielder.
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Yep. He sucks out loud. Throws sidearm, incredibly erratic. I miss Moose.
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