I guess it’s been a while since I looked at the offensive stats. But the OBP on this team is…….whew…..quite frankly not near good enough in the modern game today. Bobby Witt I have a lot of faith in improving….Vinny should help…but other than that. Melendez can take a walk but its never seemed to translate to the OBP, at least yet. I’m not saying it’s easy. But that has to change in the minors. It might mean a few more years before we see any real improvement. But dang. It’s why Renfroe made no sense as well.
Do you anticipate Q shuffling the lineup as much as he did last year? It's such a sore spot with a lot of Royals fans. Seems like a better roster would mean fewer shuffles.
As for CF, I'm firmly in the Isbel>Waters camp. What do you do with Waters? Send him to AAA to get everyday ABs? Just don't see his value if he doesn't provide the defense Isbel can or if he can't cut down the strikeouts. The Outfield as a whole seems a little messy to me, other than Isbel in Center and MJ in Left. Corner spots don't spark much confidence defensively, they'll need to produce at the plate to make up for it.
Nelson Velazquez is someone I'm interested to watch this year. The short sampled homerun barrage last year is obviously tantalizing, but I'm curious if he can become a consistent power/run-producing threat. On a serious note, how many wins would an entire lineup of Nelson Velazquez's net? 85? 90? 100? I'll listen off air.
I kinda like Vinnie hitting 2nd in front of Bobby Witt. I think he would do better if pitchers are concerned to pitch around him, that's also just my eye test and no data behind it.
I just can't get behind the worst hitter (by wRC+ standards) batting leadoff. Do I believe he can do better than that... absolutely. But until he does, he should be at the bottom of the lineup, imo.
Obviously a subscribing fan here, but I found this article particularly good- lots of info organized concisely on the subject - thank you.
Pleasantly surprised with Masseys zips but disappointed in Velazquez projections. Intrigued with possibility of Pratto getting a spot, have no stat supported reasons for liking him, but he is fun to watch and I like the cut of his jib.
I guess it’s been a while since I looked at the offensive stats. But the OBP on this team is…….whew…..quite frankly not near good enough in the modern game today. Bobby Witt I have a lot of faith in improving….Vinny should help…but other than that. Melendez can take a walk but its never seemed to translate to the OBP, at least yet. I’m not saying it’s easy. But that has to change in the minors. It might mean a few more years before we see any real improvement. But dang. It’s why Renfroe made no sense as well.
I’d like to see them try Vinnie and Bobby at 1-2, but i won’t hold my breath until that happens.
Do you anticipate Q shuffling the lineup as much as he did last year? It's such a sore spot with a lot of Royals fans. Seems like a better roster would mean fewer shuffles.
Last line up flip flop Renfroe and Velasquez
As for CF, I'm firmly in the Isbel>Waters camp. What do you do with Waters? Send him to AAA to get everyday ABs? Just don't see his value if he doesn't provide the defense Isbel can or if he can't cut down the strikeouts. The Outfield as a whole seems a little messy to me, other than Isbel in Center and MJ in Left. Corner spots don't spark much confidence defensively, they'll need to produce at the plate to make up for it.
Nelson Velazquez is someone I'm interested to watch this year. The short sampled homerun barrage last year is obviously tantalizing, but I'm curious if he can become a consistent power/run-producing threat. On a serious note, how many wins would an entire lineup of Nelson Velazquez's net? 85? 90? 100? I'll listen off air.
I kinda like Vinnie hitting 2nd in front of Bobby Witt. I think he would do better if pitchers are concerned to pitch around him, that's also just my eye test and no data behind it.
Related to nothing...I almost want the Chiefs to sign WR Hunter Renfrow so they and the Royals both have one (Renfroe). : )
I just can't get behind the worst hitter (by wRC+ standards) batting leadoff. Do I believe he can do better than that... absolutely. But until he does, he should be at the bottom of the lineup, imo.
I remember when the Angels moved Trout from the 4 spot to the 2 spot and baseball fans everywhere lost their collective minds! Hahaha
Obviously a subscribing fan here, but I found this article particularly good- lots of info organized concisely on the subject - thank you.
Pleasantly surprised with Masseys zips but disappointed in Velazquez projections. Intrigued with possibility of Pratto getting a spot, have no stat supported reasons for liking him, but he is fun to watch and I like the cut of his jib.