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:
Last night was a weird game. Marlins scored pretty much all of their runs with 2 outs. I don't think it was a bullpen game ruined by ex Matheny guys. It was Mayers coming back to the mean after his almost no hitter.
Not blaming last night on that. I'm saying that this team could have a much better bullpen if Matheny didn't run the same 3-4 guys out there constantly until they obliterated their arms. [Reply]
Originally Posted by dlphg9:
Not blaming last night on that. I'm saying that this team could have a much better bullpen if Matheny didn't run the same 3-4 guys out there constantly until they obliterated their arms.
so Scotty and Josh are pitching in the bigs with obliterated arms? Shouldnt Chapmans arm be obliterated?
I dont follow [Reply]
He has only 49 total AB's this season. If anything, Baltimore knows that less is always more with O'Hearn. The Royals seemed to already try to give him extensive starting time (in RF, no less) after a pinch hit HR and then get rewarded with some atrocious AB's for a week.
I'll be really surprised if he keeps this up with a month of 4+ AB's. But hey, I'm sure he's motivated to make Royals shitposters like me eat shit on this. [Reply]
Originally Posted by tk13:
Ryan O'Hearn went 2-4 with a HR tonight. He's now hitting .302 with a .911 OPS for your playoff bound Baltimore Orioles.
Yeah, but he's only played in 20 games and has had 58 plate appearances. It was also only his 3rd HR of the season. Let's see him do this over 50 games. Also his hard hit% is 44.7% which is the 2nd lowest of his career. His line drive% is 15.8% and his career avg is 22.6%. It's not like he's hitting the shit out of the ball or anything. He is pulling and going opposite field more and hitting it to center less. He's just been lucky and that'll run out and he will suck like usual. [Reply]
Originally Posted by tk13:
Ryan O'Hearn went 2-4 with a HR tonight. He's now hitting .302 with a .911 OPS for your playoff bound Baltimore Orioles.
There are guys on the Royals that aren't very well liked or look like they are good for much of anything that would do fine as a bottom 3 roster guy on a good team.
The problem the Royals have is they have way to many bottom of the roster types, so of course when they are given bigger roles they get exposed and you can't win that way. [Reply]
