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Re: Royals
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2021 11:29 am
by Sparko
I sat with Twins fans in the Pepsi Porch last year. No better fans. Knowledgeable and super appreciative of good baseball.
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
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.
This season, he sure has proven me wrong.
Re: Royals
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:06 pm
by Deleted User 902
pdub wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 12:38 pm
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
Re: Royals
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 3:57 pm
by Sparko
pdub wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:55 pm
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.
https://twitter.com/NickKappel/status/1 ... 79236?s=20
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."
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/322 ... rd-46th-hr
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:04 pm
by 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.
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 9:53 pm
by 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.
Re: Royals
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 7:00 am
by pdub
pdub wrote: ↑Mon Mar 01, 2021 10:16 am77-85
Gonna need a bit of a streak to get here.
Re: Royals
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 12:19 pm
by Sparko
Probably will hit 75. Disappointing they couldn't reach .500, but June and July streaks killed them.
Re: Royals
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 8:49 am
by CrimsonNBlue
5 games left. Salvy needs
1 HR to tie Soler
3 HR to get to 50
We all want 3 more.