David, I'm not sure how you can manage to keep finding interesting and HIGHLY informative stuff to write about such a brutally uninspiring team. But however you do it, kudos! It's obviously much more than I could ever manage to do.
Or as Romeo Crenell once infamously said, "kuh-DOOZ to you."
1) They definitely need to get more production from Reyes if he's going to be a part of this team moving forward. Not that anyone expected all that much from him after Cleveland gave up on him.
2) I have no data to back this up but my eye test tells me that Salvy is chasing unhittable pitches quite a bit more than usual this year. That's fine when it works but it's definitely very not fine when it doesn't. It seems to me that he's pressing and trying to hit nine-run HR's pretty consistently.
Dang, David, I love the way you analyze these guys. Thank you so much. A game like this gives me some hope for the season and as they say, a win is a win...
Well it was great to get a win, even if they didn't let us enjoy it until the very end. I'm starting to see how Bobby's defense seems to be so polarizing, at least in my opinion. His error last night could be seen one way by those who see the athleticism, range, and upside, and through a totally different lens if you are skeptical of him being a SS. For "upside" fans it was an incredible play on a ball not many SS probably get to with an unfortunate throw trying to make the hero play. We can tell ourselves we love his effort and talent and that he's only 22 and will learn when to put those in his pocket. For the skeptic, it was a nice play (but maybe one they expect most SS to get to), followed by a wild and unwise throw that had no chance of a good outcome, and a bone-headed decision under the game circumstances. I'm more on the optimistic side but I can see how a Royal fan could see that play two different ways depending on their assumptions about his defense going into it. With the caveat that we all agree they seem to be giving him the year at Short to figure it out, do you land more on either of these perspectives, David? Or somewhere else?
Watched this game wire to wire. More than ever I’m convinced our schedule truly messed with us. Seeing Tommy Henry and Ryne Nelson and suddenly our offense looks more than competent but seeing Pablo Lopez, Joe Ryan, deGrom, Eovaldi, Morton, etc and we look like Little Leaguers. As I’ve said before you gotta play who is in front of you but I think we are much closer to middle of the pack than bottom feeder than our record suggests.
David, I'm not sure how you can manage to keep finding interesting and HIGHLY informative stuff to write about such a brutally uninspiring team. But however you do it, kudos! It's obviously much more than I could ever manage to do.
Or as Romeo Crenell once infamously said, "kuh-DOOZ to you."
A couple of observations...
1) They definitely need to get more production from Reyes if he's going to be a part of this team moving forward. Not that anyone expected all that much from him after Cleveland gave up on him.
2) I have no data to back this up but my eye test tells me that Salvy is chasing unhittable pitches quite a bit more than usual this year. That's fine when it works but it's definitely very not fine when it doesn't. It seems to me that he's pressing and trying to hit nine-run HR's pretty consistently.
What are the chances we can trade for Corbin Carroll?
Good win, glad to see Singer back in better form. That is desperately needed.
Dang, David, I love the way you analyze these guys. Thank you so much. A game like this gives me some hope for the season and as they say, a win is a win...
Really hoping they acquire Konnor Pilkington today... he could be a nice fit in the rotation with the issues KC has had.
Well it was great to get a win, even if they didn't let us enjoy it until the very end. I'm starting to see how Bobby's defense seems to be so polarizing, at least in my opinion. His error last night could be seen one way by those who see the athleticism, range, and upside, and through a totally different lens if you are skeptical of him being a SS. For "upside" fans it was an incredible play on a ball not many SS probably get to with an unfortunate throw trying to make the hero play. We can tell ourselves we love his effort and talent and that he's only 22 and will learn when to put those in his pocket. For the skeptic, it was a nice play (but maybe one they expect most SS to get to), followed by a wild and unwise throw that had no chance of a good outcome, and a bone-headed decision under the game circumstances. I'm more on the optimistic side but I can see how a Royal fan could see that play two different ways depending on their assumptions about his defense going into it. With the caveat that we all agree they seem to be giving him the year at Short to figure it out, do you land more on either of these perspectives, David? Or somewhere else?
Watched this game wire to wire. More than ever I’m convinced our schedule truly messed with us. Seeing Tommy Henry and Ryne Nelson and suddenly our offense looks more than competent but seeing Pablo Lopez, Joe Ryan, deGrom, Eovaldi, Morton, etc and we look like Little Leaguers. As I’ve said before you gotta play who is in front of you but I think we are much closer to middle of the pack than bottom feeder than our record suggests.