Mr. Lesky, thx for your usual spot-on analysis. I'm really excited about the Royals return to competitiveness in the division, which should make for some thrills and drama next season. Do we really have to put up with Miggy Cabrera for two more years? Also, please promise me that the Ryan O'Hearn experiment will be abandoned once and forever.
In retrospect (for the good reason that we had some minor league breakouts that we could/should not have counted on), we made the (only in retrospect) mistake last year of spending too soon (though not for top guys) into a mistaken thought of ready to compete for the playoffs, so are now saddled with 2 (in retrospect) bad contracts we wish we did not have, with Carlos and Dozier (though Dozier may still be able to be a barely above average useful backup at several positions, though not nearly worth his contract). Even if the Tigers do it now (mistakenly or not), spending big, I hope that the Royals do not do it yet. I hope that we are patient (and I think that JJ's promotion allows that) in 2022 to not sign any big contracts (maybe a reliever or 2 or 3 that we can trade when needed), but, otherwise, to find out what we have internally, which are the best ones, and to get them settled at the major league level. We have so many young starters, that the "losers" for starting spots can be relievers (and other teams have shown like, initially with Keller, this can be a very smart way to bring guys up). I dread to have to guess that, for example, Singer or Lynch or Kowar may not be one of our top 5, so we trade him for a CF and later find out we traded away a top starter. Stay the course. Thousand points of light. I believe that we are sitting on a gold mine, and do not want to get over anxious or fleeced into trading any key parts away.
Thanks David, I'm kind of with you that I'd have to put a wager on the Tigers making it back before the Royals at this point. It is interesting because the Tiger are taking the approach I'd like the Royals to take as far as getting a solid starter to solidify the top of the staff with young guns behind. Now, IDK if Rodriguez is truly that guy....but they aren't just sitting and waiting for the young guys to develop more. I am a little concerned about the division being tough the next few years but that isn't something you can control.
Alec Lewis mentioned a surprise 40-man roster candidate: Collin Snider. The Royals are usually good for one of those each year, like Jeison Guzman and Angel Zerpa.
Mr. Lesky, thx for your usual spot-on analysis. I'm really excited about the Royals return to competitiveness in the division, which should make for some thrills and drama next season. Do we really have to put up with Miggy Cabrera for two more years? Also, please promise me that the Ryan O'Hearn experiment will be abandoned once and forever.
In retrospect (for the good reason that we had some minor league breakouts that we could/should not have counted on), we made the (only in retrospect) mistake last year of spending too soon (though not for top guys) into a mistaken thought of ready to compete for the playoffs, so are now saddled with 2 (in retrospect) bad contracts we wish we did not have, with Carlos and Dozier (though Dozier may still be able to be a barely above average useful backup at several positions, though not nearly worth his contract). Even if the Tigers do it now (mistakenly or not), spending big, I hope that the Royals do not do it yet. I hope that we are patient (and I think that JJ's promotion allows that) in 2022 to not sign any big contracts (maybe a reliever or 2 or 3 that we can trade when needed), but, otherwise, to find out what we have internally, which are the best ones, and to get them settled at the major league level. We have so many young starters, that the "losers" for starting spots can be relievers (and other teams have shown like, initially with Keller, this can be a very smart way to bring guys up). I dread to have to guess that, for example, Singer or Lynch or Kowar may not be one of our top 5, so we trade him for a CF and later find out we traded away a top starter. Stay the course. Thousand points of light. I believe that we are sitting on a gold mine, and do not want to get over anxious or fleeced into trading any key parts away.
Thanks David, I'm kind of with you that I'd have to put a wager on the Tigers making it back before the Royals at this point. It is interesting because the Tiger are taking the approach I'd like the Royals to take as far as getting a solid starter to solidify the top of the staff with young guns behind. Now, IDK if Rodriguez is truly that guy....but they aren't just sitting and waiting for the young guys to develop more. I am a little concerned about the division being tough the next few years but that isn't something you can control.
Alec Lewis mentioned a surprise 40-man roster candidate: Collin Snider. The Royals are usually good for one of those each year, like Jeison Guzman and Angel Zerpa.
Don't know if you can or not. I accidentally removed todays post from my e mail list. Could you re send that to . Thank you sir either way