And what about Tapia as the possible closer? I sure do hope that Dylan will end up being a great piece for us. And thank goodness that we may be able to get our money's worth out of Dozier, even if just as a utility piece once our three young (optimistically possible) stars/superstars debut next year. And as for the starter's bad first innings, I would rather have them get through 6 with that problem to solve, that be good in the first but hammered for 5 after :) .
Maybe they have and maybe it's not it, but I would hope that someone would check and make sure the bullpen mounds are identical to the field mound.
Maybe it's just some upper deck jitters still by our young pitchers. They need to figure it out though. Seems to have been a problem for ever with this team, not just these guys.
Good analysis of the first inning struggles. Actually I have felt that the Royals pitching in general has suffered from one bad inning all year (not just the 1st). It is normal to see it happen when a pitcher is running out of gas in the 5th, 6th, 7th, but it has seemed that they have had an issue with just going off the rails for one inning, then righting the ship (mixed metaphors much?). Seems we have seen not just the youngsters, but Minor and the more veteran pitchers, too, cruise through a number of batters, then give up multiple runs in an inning, then cruise through a few more. (And don't get me started on pitchers that slow way down and lose their tempo when they get in trouble).
And what about Tapia as the possible closer? I sure do hope that Dylan will end up being a great piece for us. And thank goodness that we may be able to get our money's worth out of Dozier, even if just as a utility piece once our three young (optimistically possible) stars/superstars debut next year. And as for the starter's bad first innings, I would rather have them get through 6 with that problem to solve, that be good in the first but hammered for 5 after :) .
Maybe they have and maybe it's not it, but I would hope that someone would check and make sure the bullpen mounds are identical to the field mound.
Maybe it's just some upper deck jitters still by our young pitchers. They need to figure it out though. Seems to have been a problem for ever with this team, not just these guys.
Good analysis of the first inning struggles. Actually I have felt that the Royals pitching in general has suffered from one bad inning all year (not just the 1st). It is normal to see it happen when a pitcher is running out of gas in the 5th, 6th, 7th, but it has seemed that they have had an issue with just going off the rails for one inning, then righting the ship (mixed metaphors much?). Seems we have seen not just the youngsters, but Minor and the more veteran pitchers, too, cruise through a number of batters, then give up multiple runs in an inning, then cruise through a few more. (And don't get me started on pitchers that slow way down and lose their tempo when they get in trouble).