Just because you are paranoid does not mean that someone is not following you. I think that Matheny is doing is respectfully sneaky stuff, and more so with the shortened spring training. The way you move Bobby to second is, step one, you give Nicky the day off, so you have to do something. And then, viola, step two, Nicky comes back but Bobby is still batting second. I have seen this clever pattern of behavior from Matheny before, and I like it. Bobby deserves second. No need to baby him (though Mondi is a different story, keep him where he is for now).
Yesterday was my dream players, but, alas, I fear you are right that MJ is left out. But he should not be IMO. To me, he is just as much better than Dozier and our backup catcher than Bobby is that our backup 3B. He beat the doors down just as much as Bobby. He had a better year with the bat that Bobby last year. And he gets high grades for his glove too.
Dayton, please listen to your conscience. You said that you would never allow a vet to block a young player when the time comes. And the time has come. Do not pretend that you did not make a big mistake in giving Dozier that deal. Yes, keep him as the backup corner man and DH. But MJ deserves to be there as DH on Opening Day, and for him and Salvy to play C/DH tag, with Matheny doing it in the same respectful sneaky way to, no, not give Salvy the 75% at C, he already broke that record, but to defer to him to give him maybe 60% (until MJ's obvious better framing skills lead to some more sneaky Matheny to give MJ more so that we win more games).
If the Royals really want to win, this is what they will do. Hoping, hoping, hoping.
I love the Lesky/Yeakel discussion this morning. Agree with Terry Payne in begging the Royals to not move north east without Ryan O'Hearn. I think the biggest black hole in lineup will be MAT. Thank you again David. Can't wait until April 7.
I am just seeing it as MJ earned it last year, including Opening Day, the same as Bobby. And we both agree there are two good reasons to make Pratto wait, which do not include any gaming. I do agree with you that, in the grand scheme of things this year, that the extra games we could have won with MJ over Dozier at DH from the jump, will most likely not be the difference. I am just looking at it from my (and maybe MJ's?) eyes, that you have got to be kidding me that MJ does not deserve it over Dozier from Day One. Hopefully he keeps a good attitude about it. Mine boiled over the other day when they have MJ over playing 3B with the minor leaguers. That is what Dozier should have been doing IMO. Anyway, I may have just been seeing wishful thinking fool's gold sneaky Matheny from MJ getting DH yesterday, just a day after I started thinking that He deserves that over Whit. Thank you for hearing me out.
So I was a little surprised that it would only be 25 more runs or a lineup that is 2 wins better. I know much improvement is going to have to come from the pitching side but I was hoping for a little more improvement on the offensive side as well. I guess in hindsight…..it is pretty much the same team as last year with just one major addition from the minors. Hopefully MJ and Pratto add more.
Mr. L, Please, please, please reassure me that Ryan O'Hearn will NOT be going north.
Just because you are paranoid does not mean that someone is not following you. I think that Matheny is doing is respectfully sneaky stuff, and more so with the shortened spring training. The way you move Bobby to second is, step one, you give Nicky the day off, so you have to do something. And then, viola, step two, Nicky comes back but Bobby is still batting second. I have seen this clever pattern of behavior from Matheny before, and I like it. Bobby deserves second. No need to baby him (though Mondi is a different story, keep him where he is for now).
Yesterday was my dream players, but, alas, I fear you are right that MJ is left out. But he should not be IMO. To me, he is just as much better than Dozier and our backup catcher than Bobby is that our backup 3B. He beat the doors down just as much as Bobby. He had a better year with the bat that Bobby last year. And he gets high grades for his glove too.
Dayton, please listen to your conscience. You said that you would never allow a vet to block a young player when the time comes. And the time has come. Do not pretend that you did not make a big mistake in giving Dozier that deal. Yes, keep him as the backup corner man and DH. But MJ deserves to be there as DH on Opening Day, and for him and Salvy to play C/DH tag, with Matheny doing it in the same respectful sneaky way to, no, not give Salvy the 75% at C, he already broke that record, but to defer to him to give him maybe 60% (until MJ's obvious better framing skills lead to some more sneaky Matheny to give MJ more so that we win more games).
If the Royals really want to win, this is what they will do. Hoping, hoping, hoping.
I love the Lesky/Yeakel discussion this morning. Agree with Terry Payne in begging the Royals to not move north east without Ryan O'Hearn. I think the biggest black hole in lineup will be MAT. Thank you again David. Can't wait until April 7.
I am just seeing it as MJ earned it last year, including Opening Day, the same as Bobby. And we both agree there are two good reasons to make Pratto wait, which do not include any gaming. I do agree with you that, in the grand scheme of things this year, that the extra games we could have won with MJ over Dozier at DH from the jump, will most likely not be the difference. I am just looking at it from my (and maybe MJ's?) eyes, that you have got to be kidding me that MJ does not deserve it over Dozier from Day One. Hopefully he keeps a good attitude about it. Mine boiled over the other day when they have MJ over playing 3B with the minor leaguers. That is what Dozier should have been doing IMO. Anyway, I may have just been seeing wishful thinking fool's gold sneaky Matheny from MJ getting DH yesterday, just a day after I started thinking that He deserves that over Whit. Thank you for hearing me out.
So I was a little surprised that it would only be 25 more runs or a lineup that is 2 wins better. I know much improvement is going to have to come from the pitching side but I was hoping for a little more improvement on the offensive side as well. I guess in hindsight…..it is pretty much the same team as last year with just one major addition from the minors. Hopefully MJ and Pratto add more.