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Re: Royals
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:41 am
by 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.
Re: Royals
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:41 am
by CrimsonNBlue
NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:41 am
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.
Re: Royals
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:57 am
by NewtonHawk11
Yep. Sherman also holding a presser to discuss downtown stadium potential in KC.
Re: Royals
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 12:08 pm
by CrimsonNBlue
I just wish it was here already.
Re: Royals
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 12:38 pm
by pdub
pdub wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:28 am
I think it was an overpay.
Now the 3rd richest contract for a catcher in all of MLB.
pdub wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:28 am
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
Re: Royals
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:55 pm
by pdub
vega wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:24 am
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)
Re: Royals
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:56 pm
by 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.
Re: Royals
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 2:06 pm
by Deleted User 89
lol
Re: Royals
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 9:29 pm
by Sparko
Last night was special. Tonight looking like it might be too
vega wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:24 am
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.
Re: Royals
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 2:15 pm
by CrimsonNBlue
I'm going to tell myself that Piccolo had his hands all over this one.
Re: Royals
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 9:39 am
by 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.
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 6:48 pm
by 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."
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.
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 9:53 pm
by Sparko
This didn't age well.
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.