Do you think the Royals have (in recent years) favored guys who tend to lack the swing-and-miss skill (in other words, do the decision-makers actually believe the crap the announcers are always talking about w/r/t pitching to contact), or have they simply failed to develop the pitchers they acquired to hone that skill?
If it's the former, I guess it could be an attempt to find an inefficiency (everyone else is focusing on the strikeout guys, so we'll try to find the best of the rest?), like (I believe) they did with the 2013-2016 offense that was built around guys with speed who didn't walk but also didn't strike out much. The problem is, the only way I can imagine that approach working is if your walk numbers are miniscule, and we know that isn't the case with this staff.
Re: Sherman, I may be in the minority but I agree with you. This is still Dayton Moore's team, for better or much worse. Anyone complaining that Sherman is focused on the business side of owning a team is misguided; that's how it should be. The people in charge of baseball operations are there to be in charge of baseball operations. I wouldn't want a Steinbrenner type treating the club as his fantasy team. An owner who stays in his or her lane is far better than that.
I think that when Sherman promoted Dayton he was actually sending a signal that changes were needed. If I'm in Sherman's shoes, it would be hard to come into the situation and get rid of the architect of the team that won 2 pennants and 1 World Series. Dayton earned a long runway but he's nearing the end.
Sherman needs to put this "House" in order before he can even begin to think of a new "House"! How can anyone support all the effort and money needed to obtain land and then build a stadium complex downtown for a mediocre, loosing team.
Do you think the Royals have (in recent years) favored guys who tend to lack the swing-and-miss skill (in other words, do the decision-makers actually believe the crap the announcers are always talking about w/r/t pitching to contact), or have they simply failed to develop the pitchers they acquired to hone that skill?
If it's the former, I guess it could be an attempt to find an inefficiency (everyone else is focusing on the strikeout guys, so we'll try to find the best of the rest?), like (I believe) they did with the 2013-2016 offense that was built around guys with speed who didn't walk but also didn't strike out much. The problem is, the only way I can imagine that approach working is if your walk numbers are miniscule, and we know that isn't the case with this staff.
Re: Sherman, I may be in the minority but I agree with you. This is still Dayton Moore's team, for better or much worse. Anyone complaining that Sherman is focused on the business side of owning a team is misguided; that's how it should be. The people in charge of baseball operations are there to be in charge of baseball operations. I wouldn't want a Steinbrenner type treating the club as his fantasy team. An owner who stays in his or her lane is far better than that.
I think that when Sherman promoted Dayton he was actually sending a signal that changes were needed. If I'm in Sherman's shoes, it would be hard to come into the situation and get rid of the architect of the team that won 2 pennants and 1 World Series. Dayton earned a long runway but he's nearing the end.
It’s the conundrum of Keller. He’s a good player, one that they probably need to keep around. But you don’t necessarily miss him if he doesn’t resign.
Sherman needs to put this "House" in order before he can even begin to think of a new "House"! How can anyone support all the effort and money needed to obtain land and then build a stadium complex downtown for a mediocre, loosing team.
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