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]
Well if Olivares is going to be OPSing .670 and playing the worst D possible, the. There is no point of him being on the team taking ABs from guys. [Reply]
Originally Posted by dlphg9:
Well if Olivares is going to be OPSing .670 and playing the worst D possible, the. There is no point of him being on the team taking ABs from guys.
Originally Posted by dlphg9:
Well if Olivares is going to be OPSing .670 and playing the worst D possible, the. There is no point of him being on the team taking ABs from guys.
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Big game for Bobby. After a bad start that is exactly what he needs to get his confidence back. Hopefully he flies from here.
Yeah, I really hope this kick starts his MLB growth. Baseball is a tricky thing, maybe that game is what fully unlocks him. [Reply]
The biggest problem with Lyles is with the injuries to Keller, Lynch, and Bubic he has to throw a lot more innings than he really should. No way he should see the lineup through 3 times. Yarbrough being hurt as well puts another wrinkle into. Lyles for about 4 and Yarbrough for 2 to 3 would be about right. The second year on his contract sucks. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry:
The biggest problem with Lyles is with the injuries to Keller, Lynch, and Bubic he has to throw a lot more innings than he really should. No way he should see the lineup through 3 times. Yarbrough being hurt as well puts another wrinkle into. Lyles for about 4 and Yarbrough for 2 to 3 would be about right. The second year on his contract sucks.
In an ideal world (or an ideal world post signing Jordan Lyles) you would be correct. But they literally brought Lyles in for the expressed intent of throwing tons of innings. It's as if the brass was like "Well, we know this Lyles guy is used to getting his ass kicked so mentally he can take it, let's bring him in". You're gonna see Lyles pitching 6-7 innings all season long. Although he will usually give up 5 plus runs in those outings. I might even sign up for 7 innings with "only" 5 runs allowed every time he goes out there. [Reply]
