2023 – A new beginning for the Royals. Matt Quatraro era begins. A year to see which of our young players will make up the core going forward. Can Bobby Witt Jr become a superstar SS or will go to the hot corner? Will Brady Singer take the next step forward? Will Salvy be Salvy? Will Big Vin or Pratto take first base? Will they find a position for MJ? Who else emerges from the youth movement? Not to mention the development of the new downtown stadium.
Free Agents/Trades Acquisitions
Jordan Lyles, RHP
Ryan Yarbrough, LHP
Josh Taylor, LHP
Aroldis Chapman, LHP
Top 10 Prospects from Baseball America
1. Gavin Cross, OF
2. Cayden Wallace, 3B
3. Drew Waters, OF
4. Ben Kudrna, RHP
5. Frank Mozzicato, LHP
6. Maikel Garcia, SS
7. Tyler Gentry, OF
8. Nick Loftin, OF/3B
9. Angel Zerpa, LHP
10. Carter Jensen, C [Reply]
Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry:
I wonder when they build Sherman's Palace in downtown I would assume it would be more of a band box than Kauffman.
I'm worried that's the case and I hope not. The ball carries well in the KC heat. For a team that's been horrible at developing pitchers for decades the last thing we need is to add another hurdle. Good way to end up like the Reds or Orioles who never really developed pitching. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Bob Witt Jr with a stellar .670 OPS. Bubba Starling kinda reminds of a poor mans Bobby Witt Jr.
It’s amazing to see how much you relish in Witt Jr. struggling and openly wanting to see him fail, just so you can prop up Vinny (who most of us also love).
Neither BWJ or Vinny have yet to even play a full seasons worth of MLB yet? Can we just give them BOTH some time to see what they can become?
You realize Vinnie is already 25 and does seem to have an advanced hitting approach, partly due to age, and BWJ is still just 22 and came straight out of high school to play pro ball?
Let’s give it a little time before you continue to suck your own dick in this thread over BWJ’s struggles.
Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin:
It’s amazing to see how much you relish in Witt Jr. struggling and openly wanting to see him fail, just so you can prop up Vinny (who most of us also love).
Neither BWJ or Vinny have yet to even play a full seasons worth of MLB yet? Can we just give them BOTH some time to see what they can become?
You realize Vinnie is already 25 and does seem to have an advanced hitting approach, partly due to age, and BWJ is still just 22 and came straight out of high school to play pro ball?
Let’s give it a little time before you continue to suck your own dick in this thread over BWJ’s struggles.
Fair enough?
No, we can mock Booby all we want. He had a full season last year, 632 PA. This year age 23, he’s wRC+ of 76. Identical to pipsqueak Lil Nicky. His performance at the plate is a joke this year and it’s ok to point it out [Reply]
Originally Posted by Prison Bitch:
No, we can mock Booby all we want. He had a full season last year, 632 PA. This year age 23, he’s wRC+ of 76. Identical to pipsqueak Lil Nicky. His performance at the plate is a joke this year and it’s ok to point it out
And Debbie Downer joins the convo . . . . . .
Look, pointing out a players struggles is fair game (you can point almost to the entire team with this), but to openly root for another players failure (which BW has done for a long time in this thread) because of some illicit love affair with Vinnie is pathetic and not something a Royals fan should be doing. Shouldn’t we want the team (and particularly it’s best young players) to succeed?
I’d have more respect if he just came out and said ‘I love Vinnie, and fuck the Royals’
At least then the continual passive aggressive posting makes sense . . . . . . [Reply]
Originally Posted by Prison Bitch:
No, we can mock Booby all we want. He had a full season last year, 632 PA. This year age 23, he’s wRC+ of 76. Identical to pipsqueak Lil Nicky. His performance at the plate is a joke this year and it’s ok to point it out
Tell you what, since ‘numbers’ is your thing, why don’t you go look up some of the All Time greats (HOFer’s), not cherry picked, just a random sample of 10 or so, and tell me what their numbers were after 623 PA’s in the Bigs? Focus on guys that were 23 or younger when they started their big league careers. [Reply]
