Royals

[Sparko]

I sat with Twins fans in the Pepsi Porch last year. No better fans. Knowledgeable and super appreciative of good baseball.

[NewtonHawk11]

The Dayton Moore era is somewhat ending. Moore becoming President of the team and JJ Piccolo becoming GM.

JJ is big to keep. He was a finalist for multiple GM jobs the last few years.

[CrimsonNBlue]

The Dayton Moore era is somewhat ending. Moore becoming President of the team and JJ Piccolo becoming GM.

JJ is big to keep. He was a finalist for multiple GM jobs the last few years.

Rany saying it might just be a bump in pay and no real changes coming.

At the least, it's interesting, and Piccolo is highly regarded.

[NewtonHawk11]

Yep. Sherman also holding a presser to discuss downtown stadium potential in KC.

[CrimsonNBlue]

I just wish it was here already.

https://twitter.com/QuintonLucasKC/stat ... 39264?s=20

[pdub]

I think it was an overpay.
Now the 3rd richest contract for a catcher in all of MLB.

This season, he sure has proven me wrong.

[Deleted User 902]

I think it was an overpay.
Now the 3rd richest contract for a catcher in all of MLB.

This season, he sure has proven me wrong.

I mean, you’re wrong most of the time, so we knew it was a good deal

[pdub]

You shouldn't pay a player for past service tho. You pay a top salary on likely his last big contract because you think he will be a top 3 catcher until 2025. I don't think most of us can reasonably expect that type of production, especially since mid- to late-30s are usually not kind for a catcher's body. And Salvy has put so many innings on those knees already, and is a bear of a body.

(this was to Sparko, CnB snuck in)

[Deleted User 902]

That vega guy sounds like an idiot but he does make clear points instead of dumb generalities. I'll give him a pass on this one.

[Deleted User 89]

lol

[Sparko]

Last night was special. Tonight looking like it might be too

[Sparko]

You shouldn't pay a player for past service tho. You pay a top salary on likely his last big contract because you think he will be a top 3 catcher until 2025. I don't think most of us can reasonably expect that type of production, especially since mid- to late-30s are usually not kind for a catcher's body. And Salvy has put so many innings on those knees already, and is a bear of a body.

(this was to Sparko, CnB snuck in)

#45 today and 112 RBI. A bargain.

[CrimsonNBlue]

I'm going to tell myself that Piccolo had his hands all over this one.

https://twitter.com/NickKappel/status/1 ... 79236?s=20

[Sparko]

Heasley wasn't bad. Seemed like they knew when the change up was coming. I think the Royals are tipping pitches. Oakland was jumping on everything is too.

[pdub]

"Salvador Perez hit his 46th home run Monday, breaking Johnny Bench's record for homers by a catcher in a season, as the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2.

Perez, 31, hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, topping Bench's total from 1970 for the most by a player who played at least 75% of his team's games at catcher."

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/322 ... rd-46th-hr

[pdub]

Also it's crazy ( but also not so crazy ) to me that children of superstars can often go on to be superstars.

Vlad Jr is crushing it and he's 22.

[Sparko]

This didn't age well.
https://youtu.be/JQ7Y386y1mI

Some statistics are measured by guys not taking big leads or trying to steal. Yankee fan imbecile.
Comments and ratings turned off. Hmm.
But here is why I despise a lot of the Sabermetrics: Absence of data defeats data science. And a lot of guessing is no better than the old stat lines. A tendency to hit to the spray charts can be meaningful, but real defensive efficiency where other teams avoid challenging a player is a subtle art of one's eyes. "Framing pitch efficiency" was supposedly a bad metric for Salvy. Really? With a staff that can't throw strikes? Salvy one of the very best ever. But a little outside is tough to frame.

[pdub]

77-85

Gonna need a bit of a streak to get here.

[Sparko]

Probably will hit 75. Disappointing they couldn't reach .500, but June and July streaks killed them.

[CrimsonNBlue]

5 games left. Salvy needs

1 HR to tie Soler
3 HR to get to 50

We all want 3 more.