I would be shocked if he doesn't. They haven't pinch hit for him yet against a lefty and Fried is actually better against righties than lefties, so Cags has the reverse platoon advantage anyway.
Oh ok. To the secondary sites I go. Curious if the 36,000 on hand to see Cags moves the needle at all in Q’s mind. I doubt it. But maybe Sherman would make a call if he got word he’d be sitting.
Great recap. Enjoyed your feature in the Leawood Magazine over the weekend. My wife asked if I had heard of you, and I happily said I've been reading and listening all year long.
I do believe in momentum and I think you saw the energy change when Cags was called up and you saw the same energy on the field from the White Sox with Teel's debut. The Royals had a chance to keep theirs and take the Sox's and they bunted it right back to the pitcher.
For the record, I was bitching about that decision before the outcome happened. I'm mostly worried about what it says to Garcia. The message from the team early in his career was that you're fast, you should be slap hitting the ball on the ground because you aren't the kind of player that should pull the ball in the air. He heard that message again in Game 1. My opinion. Maybe he's developed enough to ignore it now, but it feels fragile to me.
It very well could, but something Q does extremely well (and I've heard this from all sorts of people in and around the organization) is manage the people. I would highly doubt he'd call something that he thinks would damage is number three hitter's morale. I also doubt they'd put a guy in the three spot who was that easily damaged.
I agree the Q criticism is a bit ridiculous, especially given the Royals are clearly better managed than the previous regime.
One thing I found interesting both on the Friday bunt play and actually one in the STL series. Ryan seemed shocked that the bunt defense was on. So either it’s the right and expected call or the Royals are giving away their signs.
I feel it’s a little bit of both, or I could just be reading too much into it.
So I actually wanted to go back and add something about that, but then I was at 4,500 words and realized I wrote way too much. I've been convinced teams know what the Royals are doing all year long, particularly on stolen base attempts. I wouldn't be shocked at all if the White Sox knew it was coming.
I'm kinda with you on the Garcia bunting decision in that I didn't like it but I also sort of understood it. That being said, I find it hard to believe that Q or any of the sabermetrically-inclined coaching staff have never seen a run expectancy table; i.e. you're expected to score fewer runs with runners on second and third with one out than you are with runners on first and second with nobody out. Maybe they have some internal metric that goes counter to that orthodoxy based on the players they have in that situation, Witt and India are both at least relatively fast guys, but I'm also probably just always going to disagree whenever someone tries to sac bunt.
A run expectancy table is great, but situationally, I think there's an argument that getting two guys in scoring position is bigger than waiting on a big hit from a team that has gotten relatively few of them. I don't know. I get it, but so do you.
The Q complaining has to stop. They have been an above .500 for two years now. They are playing at about the level there talent is at. I don’t understand what the problem would be.
Now, I’m very excited we have a new drafting coordinator. Kyle Teel….a lot of people thought the Royals should draft him. He’s up and looks the part with the White Sox. I know we had Salvy….and Mitchell may be a great pick yet….but man. Hard to see that and not be grateful for a new person in charge.
Yeah, I mean Teel looks good. He also went 14th. It's also two games. I think he'll be great and I'd have taken him over Mitchell as well, but they didn't and that's over. I think it's interesting that the Braves system has taken a pretty big hit over the years and the Royals now employ the guy who did the drafting for them when the system was ranked well. That's a good sign.
Since he hasn't played since mid-May, I would like to hear a (qualified) medical explanation for Blake Mitchell's hamate injury. Is he having a "normal" recovery? Is there cause for long-term concern? At this point, the guy is on his way to losing a half-season's worth of playing time at a crucial point in his development.
He went on a rehab assignment in the first part of May and then I think got jammed on a pitch and it caused soreness that they'd like to see subside before he gets back on the field.
I was more interested after 2 big league games, people were talking about CAGS being “lost at the plate.” I’m glad he shut everyone up Sunday when the same batted balls started dropping in.
While it surely won't do any good, I'm really glad you're calling out all the people calling for Q to be fired. If teams fired managers is frequently as people on this app would like, teams would be changing managers every 5 to 10 games. Going to Richard's yesterday was absolutely the right call. Even with hindsight it was the right call. Nobody is bringing in their closer in a five run game. No manager is perfect. Not every decision is going to work out. That does not mean they need to be fired for every call that doesn't work. I hope the people calling for this get punished for every little mistake they make at their jobs
I couldn't believe how many people actually thought they should have used their closer in that situation. And, as I said (and many others), you know they'd have been pissed off if anything happened with Estevez. At this point, I'm convinced it's a bit. But what actually made me more angry, and I have to do better than this, is the people implying that I'm a shill or whatever because I don't crap all over everything. That got me.
Honestly some people just thrive on the negativity. About themselves if they get on Twitter and point out every single negative thing or call for everyone's job then they do looking for any positives. I mean I guess I was kind of guilty of it with Renfroe, MJ, maybe still with Massey but I also think calling for those guys to be replaced more than justified in-house replacements in Omaha. Not many people are qualified to run a major league baseball team. So I will not be out here calling for a manager's job because he's made a few calls that didn't work out
As someone who's worked alongside a LOT of bad employees in his 59 years, I can guarantee you 1 thing. Every person who starts a sentence with "If I sucked as hard at my job as Q..." 1000000000000000000000000000000% sucks at their job.
I truly do not understand how you or people like Anne Rogers, Jack Johnson, Preston Farr, etc. put up with the comments on social media. You all must have the patience of saints because I get mad just lurking through them. I can't imagine how frustrating having an inbox full of that must be.
KC sports burner accounts feel like that meme of Gordon Ramsey, where every Chiefs decision gets a hug and an "oh dear, that's gorgeous," while every Royals decision gets a "you f**king donkey" yelled at them as if people are actively looking for reasons to be mad even if the decisions work out. It is so annoying.
There are times that it gets to be...a lot. And it's usually never about the good things. You can see the interactions on one where I mentioned Vinnie's wRC+ for the year and it was just a bunch of likes. Then I say something even vaguely negative and it's 22 responses. Some life to live, I guess.
I dont like the bunt call, I don't like all the caught stealings either, but I totally get it. This team isn't (normally) hitting, Salvy (for now) isn't the force he once was, so they absolutely have to find a way to manufacture runs. Also the bullpen was spent from the double header and Ragans only going three innings the day before and down a man to the 6 man rotation, so you can't count on them to save you.
Do you think the 6 man rotation is a good idea right now, and if you go to 5 what cut do you make?
I don't think the should go to a six-man right now because of all the off days. In theory, it's nice to be able to limit some innings, but starters like a routine. Once they're back more on a schedule that isn't six games every week, sure, maybe. But until then, I think it's tough for big leaguers to change to that.
That would have been my call a few days ago, but now idk. I think? I might still send Cameron down. But the Bubic rest complicates things, as does Lugo not 100% and Ragans struggles. P.S. I hope you are mentally prepared for the trolls going crazy if they stick to a pitch count on Bubic or skip some of his starts.
I'd put Lorenzen in the bullpen right now. Nothing is permanent and the fact that your usual horses aren't horses is a great reason to have length in there.
ah good point, ok I am for Lorenzen in the pen now. I also was against the six man rotation, but had forgotten I had in part come to that conclusion because you had mentioned the scheduled off days before. Thanks for the knowledge!
I also feel like that of all the starters, Lorenzen is the one who plays up the most in the bullpen. Ragans could be a relief monster, but when you also have Cy Young upside, that seems silly to limit the innings.
I’m new to subscribing and wondering about your player of the week. You gave mostly hit metrics, but I thought Witt’s otherworldly defensive plays might give him the prize this time. Have you written about how you decide who gets it?
I haven't. It's mostly vibes. I just love how Vinnie's turned his season around, so I thought he was a good choice, but Witt's defense was awesome this week. Of course, he also was part of the loss on Thursday in the first game of the doubleheader. But yeah, he had a great week too.
I hate bunting, but I hate bunting with your third hitter, by many measures the best hitter in your lineup, even more.
I don't think Q should be fired, but man that really upset me. And I think losing that game in such brutal fashion is exactly what the team deserved for not trying to sink their teeth into a very leaky Chicago bullpen.
My biggest problem with Q is one you've repeatedly brought up, though. He seems to pretty consistently pull pitchers one or two batters later than he should. I go back to the game against Cleveland last year where Wacha was asked to go deeper than normal because the bullpen was worn out after getting them into the division lead tie. He eventually brought in Erceg, but it was too late. You mentioned you'd have brought Estévez in earlier yesterday, that one didn't bite them. There was also Bowlan Friday. I think it's fine to see if he can get you a little more, but you've got to have someone ready immediately if he can't.
Maybe I'm wrong, maybe it's a Yostian kind of faith in his players that means it looks bad now but will help later. But it sure feels bad now.
I think we have seen that the bullpen has cracks, especially when the rotation can't get a quality start. The bullpen was spent Friday after the double header v the cards when Ragans only went 3. Also they are down a guy with 6 in the rotation right now. Just seems like Friday had no good choices, even in hindsight
Well, it was a doubleheader that included extra innings and a disaster start. So that's not even just "not a quality start"
But I've been questioning the logic of the six-man rotation since before they announced it, and having one fewer reliever available is going to cause stuff like this to happen. I don't know what the answer is, but Friday was frustrating to watch.
I'm not sure they're actually going to a six-man rotation, unless I've missed something. I think they're kind of playing it by ear at this point. I wouldn't be terribly surprised if we see Lorenzen come out of the bullpen on Wednesday or Thursday.
Do you think he's consistently late on guys? I honestly don't think so. I mean people were losing their minds over Cameron coming out after six innings. I think he has faith in his starters, which has been repaid time and time again.
As for Bowlan the other night, sure, it's easy to say, but let's not forget what Thursday looked like. Estevez worked two games, Zerpa threw 42 pitches, Cruz threw 25 pitches, Clarke was fairly fresh, but I wonder if they wanted to stay away from him until later because Estevez, Zerpa and Cruz were all unavailable. Lynch had already pitched. Schreiber has been leaky and they're probably weary of what happened last year. It's easy to say they should have moved away from him, but also I think they liked the matchup with Robert, who didn't make good contact at all and then he got more weak contact before another matchup they liked with him against Elko. It didn't work, but I don't think it was egregious at all.
He’s not late on guys. We are fifth in mlb in team era. Pitching is the bread and butter of this team. People are tired of complaining about the offense I guess…..but the pitching and the managing the staff should not be in question.
Fifth in ALL of baseball in team era. This team would be 5-6 games under right now if they were just average with the way the offense has preformed.
Egregious, no. But I do feel like it's a kind of consistent thing. He doesn't seem to get relievers up until the trouble starts instead of having someone who will be ready to go at that point.
I like Q as a manager. He's at least the second best skipper the team has had since I started watching in 98. And I think every manager has quirks that will annoy people. That's the one for me and him, I guess.
I'm just not sure that's true. Every time I'm at a game, I look out to the bullpen and there are guys generally warming up pretty quickly. Nobody is going to get a guy up before an inning even starts, so inherently it comes after guys get in trouble. Warmup pitches are still pitches, so you're not just constantly warming someone up. I may be wrong, so I'll keep an eye on it over the next couple of weeks.
Q's decision to bring in a non-closer was absolutely right with Richards. 5 run leads are not closer material. Richards was terrible - felt badly for the guy since it was his first time up in long time. Probably last one too. Bunting decision on Friday - yes, I thought it was awful move. Garcia has been swinging hot bat and KC plays for one run when they have the heart of the order up. If Garcia does his job, then no problem but he didn't.
Good to see Cags have a great game. He needs time. I would like see him bat in front of Salvy.
I wondered at the time, and still do, if Garcia bunted on his own. Q often takes the heat for his players when they make questionable decisions. Garcia is new to the 3 hole and the role of being “the” man, he has often been asked to bunt in situations like that in the past.
I too am tiring of the fan criticism of Q. On here, the commenters are reasonable and thoughtful and open to rational discussion. I’ve had to just stop reading the comments elsewhere.
Glad to see Cags very hard hit balls start to find grass yesterday! I have been very impressed with Cags not trying to overswing when his hard hit balls were being caught! The homers will come and I really like the Royals bringing along the veteran coach to help Cags play right field!!! I like that Cags is studying his swings all the time as well!!! I came back to edit this comment that StatCast measured Jac’s bat speed at 77.3 mph which is the HIGHEST ever recorded in baseball!!!
Before we all buy tickets (some of us have been late to pulling the trigger) you assume Cags starts tomorrow, right?
I would be shocked if he doesn't. They haven't pinch hit for him yet against a lefty and Fried is actually better against righties than lefties, so Cags has the reverse platoon advantage anyway.
Oh ok. To the secondary sites I go. Curious if the 36,000 on hand to see Cags moves the needle at all in Q’s mind. I doubt it. But maybe Sherman would make a call if he got word he’d be sitting.
I don't think they'd start a guy they don't think should be starting. But he hasn't been lifted yet for a pinch hitter, so I doubt it matters much.
Great recap. Enjoyed your feature in the Leawood Magazine over the weekend. My wife asked if I had heard of you, and I happily said I've been reading and listening all year long.
Oh thank you! Yeah, it was pretty exciting to be featured!
Is there a link to this? I'd like to read it.
Yessir - https://citylifestyle.com/articles/inside-the-crown
Thanks! Great piece! And to think I knew you way back when you were a lowly blogger...
Now I’m a lowly…blogger on a different platform!
Platform(s). :)
I do believe in momentum and I think you saw the energy change when Cags was called up and you saw the same energy on the field from the White Sox with Teel's debut. The Royals had a chance to keep theirs and take the Sox's and they bunted it right back to the pitcher.
For the record, I was bitching about that decision before the outcome happened. I'm mostly worried about what it says to Garcia. The message from the team early in his career was that you're fast, you should be slap hitting the ball on the ground because you aren't the kind of player that should pull the ball in the air. He heard that message again in Game 1. My opinion. Maybe he's developed enough to ignore it now, but it feels fragile to me.
It very well could, but something Q does extremely well (and I've heard this from all sorts of people in and around the organization) is manage the people. I would highly doubt he'd call something that he thinks would damage is number three hitter's morale. I also doubt they'd put a guy in the three spot who was that easily damaged.
I agree the Q criticism is a bit ridiculous, especially given the Royals are clearly better managed than the previous regime.
One thing I found interesting both on the Friday bunt play and actually one in the STL series. Ryan seemed shocked that the bunt defense was on. So either it’s the right and expected call or the Royals are giving away their signs.
I feel it’s a little bit of both, or I could just be reading too much into it.
So I actually wanted to go back and add something about that, but then I was at 4,500 words and realized I wrote way too much. I've been convinced teams know what the Royals are doing all year long, particularly on stolen base attempts. I wouldn't be shocked at all if the White Sox knew it was coming.
is there a mole? I am going with that theory as noone has found their tell yet.
Is there someone reviewing all their signs? If teams have something, they're not going to go public and say they do.
nope definitely a mole and Q is the reason this team can't get big hits ;)
It's all Q's fault. Why isn't he standing behind them Ghost-style and swinging for them?
been reading all year but first comment of '25: dead on re Q
Appreciate the comment!
I'm kinda with you on the Garcia bunting decision in that I didn't like it but I also sort of understood it. That being said, I find it hard to believe that Q or any of the sabermetrically-inclined coaching staff have never seen a run expectancy table; i.e. you're expected to score fewer runs with runners on second and third with one out than you are with runners on first and second with nobody out. Maybe they have some internal metric that goes counter to that orthodoxy based on the players they have in that situation, Witt and India are both at least relatively fast guys, but I'm also probably just always going to disagree whenever someone tries to sac bunt.
A run expectancy table is great, but situationally, I think there's an argument that getting two guys in scoring position is bigger than waiting on a big hit from a team that has gotten relatively few of them. I don't know. I get it, but so do you.
The Q complaining has to stop. They have been an above .500 for two years now. They are playing at about the level there talent is at. I don’t understand what the problem would be.
Now, I’m very excited we have a new drafting coordinator. Kyle Teel….a lot of people thought the Royals should draft him. He’s up and looks the part with the White Sox. I know we had Salvy….and Mitchell may be a great pick yet….but man. Hard to see that and not be grateful for a new person in charge.
Yeah, I mean Teel looks good. He also went 14th. It's also two games. I think he'll be great and I'd have taken him over Mitchell as well, but they didn't and that's over. I think it's interesting that the Braves system has taken a pretty big hit over the years and the Royals now employ the guy who did the drafting for them when the system was ranked well. That's a good sign.
Since he hasn't played since mid-May, I would like to hear a (qualified) medical explanation for Blake Mitchell's hamate injury. Is he having a "normal" recovery? Is there cause for long-term concern? At this point, the guy is on his way to losing a half-season's worth of playing time at a crucial point in his development.
He went on a rehab assignment in the first part of May and then I think got jammed on a pitch and it caused soreness that they'd like to see subside before he gets back on the field.
I was more interested after 2 big league games, people were talking about CAGS being “lost at the plate.” I’m glad he shut everyone up Sunday when the same batted balls started dropping in.
The guy was never lost. Anyone paying attention knew that.
While it surely won't do any good, I'm really glad you're calling out all the people calling for Q to be fired. If teams fired managers is frequently as people on this app would like, teams would be changing managers every 5 to 10 games. Going to Richard's yesterday was absolutely the right call. Even with hindsight it was the right call. Nobody is bringing in their closer in a five run game. No manager is perfect. Not every decision is going to work out. That does not mean they need to be fired for every call that doesn't work. I hope the people calling for this get punished for every little mistake they make at their jobs
I couldn't believe how many people actually thought they should have used their closer in that situation. And, as I said (and many others), you know they'd have been pissed off if anything happened with Estevez. At this point, I'm convinced it's a bit. But what actually made me more angry, and I have to do better than this, is the people implying that I'm a shill or whatever because I don't crap all over everything. That got me.
Honestly some people just thrive on the negativity. About themselves if they get on Twitter and point out every single negative thing or call for everyone's job then they do looking for any positives. I mean I guess I was kind of guilty of it with Renfroe, MJ, maybe still with Massey but I also think calling for those guys to be replaced more than justified in-house replacements in Omaha. Not many people are qualified to run a major league baseball team. So I will not be out here calling for a manager's job because he's made a few calls that didn't work out
I think there's a difference in pointing out things that deserve to be pointed out and being negative just to be negative, honestly.
As someone who's worked alongside a LOT of bad employees in his 59 years, I can guarantee you 1 thing. Every person who starts a sentence with "If I sucked as hard at my job as Q..." 1000000000000000000000000000000% sucks at their job.
I can't just like this comment because yes 100000000x.
I truly do not understand how you or people like Anne Rogers, Jack Johnson, Preston Farr, etc. put up with the comments on social media. You all must have the patience of saints because I get mad just lurking through them. I can't imagine how frustrating having an inbox full of that must be.
KC sports burner accounts feel like that meme of Gordon Ramsey, where every Chiefs decision gets a hug and an "oh dear, that's gorgeous," while every Royals decision gets a "you f**king donkey" yelled at them as if people are actively looking for reasons to be mad even if the decisions work out. It is so annoying.
There are times that it gets to be...a lot. And it's usually never about the good things. You can see the interactions on one where I mentioned Vinnie's wRC+ for the year and it was just a bunch of likes. Then I say something even vaguely negative and it's 22 responses. Some life to live, I guess.
I dont like the bunt call, I don't like all the caught stealings either, but I totally get it. This team isn't (normally) hitting, Salvy (for now) isn't the force he once was, so they absolutely have to find a way to manufacture runs. Also the bullpen was spent from the double header and Ragans only going three innings the day before and down a man to the 6 man rotation, so you can't count on them to save you.
Do you think the 6 man rotation is a good idea right now, and if you go to 5 what cut do you make?
I don't think the should go to a six-man right now because of all the off days. In theory, it's nice to be able to limit some innings, but starters like a routine. Once they're back more on a schedule that isn't six games every week, sure, maybe. But until then, I think it's tough for big leaguers to change to that.
Do you put Lorenzen in the pen?
That would have been my call a few days ago, but now idk. I think? I might still send Cameron down. But the Bubic rest complicates things, as does Lugo not 100% and Ragans struggles. P.S. I hope you are mentally prepared for the trolls going crazy if they stick to a pitch count on Bubic or skip some of his starts.
I'd put Lorenzen in the bullpen right now. Nothing is permanent and the fact that your usual horses aren't horses is a great reason to have length in there.
ah good point, ok I am for Lorenzen in the pen now. I also was against the six man rotation, but had forgotten I had in part come to that conclusion because you had mentioned the scheduled off days before. Thanks for the knowledge!
I also feel like that of all the starters, Lorenzen is the one who plays up the most in the bullpen. Ragans could be a relief monster, but when you also have Cy Young upside, that seems silly to limit the innings.
I’m new to subscribing and wondering about your player of the week. You gave mostly hit metrics, but I thought Witt’s otherworldly defensive plays might give him the prize this time. Have you written about how you decide who gets it?
I haven't. It's mostly vibes. I just love how Vinnie's turned his season around, so I thought he was a good choice, but Witt's defense was awesome this week. Of course, he also was part of the loss on Thursday in the first game of the doubleheader. But yeah, he had a great week too.
I hate bunting, but I hate bunting with your third hitter, by many measures the best hitter in your lineup, even more.
I don't think Q should be fired, but man that really upset me. And I think losing that game in such brutal fashion is exactly what the team deserved for not trying to sink their teeth into a very leaky Chicago bullpen.
My biggest problem with Q is one you've repeatedly brought up, though. He seems to pretty consistently pull pitchers one or two batters later than he should. I go back to the game against Cleveland last year where Wacha was asked to go deeper than normal because the bullpen was worn out after getting them into the division lead tie. He eventually brought in Erceg, but it was too late. You mentioned you'd have brought Estévez in earlier yesterday, that one didn't bite them. There was also Bowlan Friday. I think it's fine to see if he can get you a little more, but you've got to have someone ready immediately if he can't.
Maybe I'm wrong, maybe it's a Yostian kind of faith in his players that means it looks bad now but will help later. But it sure feels bad now.
I think we have seen that the bullpen has cracks, especially when the rotation can't get a quality start. The bullpen was spent Friday after the double header v the cards when Ragans only went 3. Also they are down a guy with 6 in the rotation right now. Just seems like Friday had no good choices, even in hindsight
Those "cracks" should "filled" when they get Erceg and Harvey (still haven't given up) back.
Well, it was a doubleheader that included extra innings and a disaster start. So that's not even just "not a quality start"
But I've been questioning the logic of the six-man rotation since before they announced it, and having one fewer reliever available is going to cause stuff like this to happen. I don't know what the answer is, but Friday was frustrating to watch.
I'm not sure they're actually going to a six-man rotation, unless I've missed something. I think they're kind of playing it by ear at this point. I wouldn't be terribly surprised if we see Lorenzen come out of the bullpen on Wednesday or Thursday.
Do you think he's consistently late on guys? I honestly don't think so. I mean people were losing their minds over Cameron coming out after six innings. I think he has faith in his starters, which has been repaid time and time again.
As for Bowlan the other night, sure, it's easy to say, but let's not forget what Thursday looked like. Estevez worked two games, Zerpa threw 42 pitches, Cruz threw 25 pitches, Clarke was fairly fresh, but I wonder if they wanted to stay away from him until later because Estevez, Zerpa and Cruz were all unavailable. Lynch had already pitched. Schreiber has been leaky and they're probably weary of what happened last year. It's easy to say they should have moved away from him, but also I think they liked the matchup with Robert, who didn't make good contact at all and then he got more weak contact before another matchup they liked with him against Elko. It didn't work, but I don't think it was egregious at all.
He’s not late on guys. We are fifth in mlb in team era. Pitching is the bread and butter of this team. People are tired of complaining about the offense I guess…..but the pitching and the managing the staff should not be in question.
Fifth in ALL of baseball in team era. This team would be 5-6 games under right now if they were just average with the way the offense has preformed.
Egregious, no. But I do feel like it's a kind of consistent thing. He doesn't seem to get relievers up until the trouble starts instead of having someone who will be ready to go at that point.
I like Q as a manager. He's at least the second best skipper the team has had since I started watching in 98. And I think every manager has quirks that will annoy people. That's the one for me and him, I guess.
I'm just not sure that's true. Every time I'm at a game, I look out to the bullpen and there are guys generally warming up pretty quickly. Nobody is going to get a guy up before an inning even starts, so inherently it comes after guys get in trouble. Warmup pitches are still pitches, so you're not just constantly warming someone up. I may be wrong, so I'll keep an eye on it over the next couple of weeks.
Q's decision to bring in a non-closer was absolutely right with Richards. 5 run leads are not closer material. Richards was terrible - felt badly for the guy since it was his first time up in long time. Probably last one too. Bunting decision on Friday - yes, I thought it was awful move. Garcia has been swinging hot bat and KC plays for one run when they have the heart of the order up. If Garcia does his job, then no problem but he didn't.
Good to see Cags have a great game. He needs time. I would like see him bat in front of Salvy.
I will say I wouldn't have bunted, but my point remains that I appreciate that I can understand the thought process.
As for Cags, I'm actually fine with him where he is for now, but I don't think he should stay there long if he keeps this up.
I wondered at the time, and still do, if Garcia bunted on his own. Q often takes the heat for his players when they make questionable decisions. Garcia is new to the 3 hole and the role of being “the” man, he has often been asked to bunt in situations like that in the past.
I too am tiring of the fan criticism of Q. On here, the commenters are reasonable and thoughtful and open to rational discussion. I’ve had to just stop reading the comments elsewhere.
I wonder a little if he actually called for the bunt too. We might never know.
Glad to see Cags very hard hit balls start to find grass yesterday! I have been very impressed with Cags not trying to overswing when his hard hit balls were being caught! The homers will come and I really like the Royals bringing along the veteran coach to help Cags play right field!!! I like that Cags is studying his swings all the time as well!!! I came back to edit this comment that StatCast measured Jac’s bat speed at 77.3 mph which is the HIGHEST ever recorded in baseball!!!
77.3 MPH isn’t even remotely close to the highest ever recorded.
Comp tickets? Does one have to enter for name to be drawn or do you just use paid subscribers for your free giveaway?
Nope, as long as you're a paid subscriber already, you're entered.