Just to add to the list.... The Royals have had a recent tendency to forget how to hit in April, leading to terrible starts. This isn't a team that can recover from being 5-10 games under .500 at the end of May. They've crushed the ball in Spring Training. They've got to continue that into April. Without a winning record in April, its an uphill battle with all of the talent in their division. You mentioned luck... they not only need a lot of things to go right but they also need some unexpected things to go wrong with Chicago, Cleveland, and Minnesota. A lot of games against some really good teams, on paper......
But hey, at least its a very interesting team for the first time in several years.
Yep, getting off to a fast(er) start is a really good point. They've struggled so much early. It's so obvious that they even talk about it on the broadcasts that largely just pump sunshine.
Not that I am celebrating it or anything, but one of those bad breaks to the Royal's divisional rivals just occurred. Eloy Jimenez is out 5-6 months with a pectoral tear.
I will view this season as being successful if we are within 6 games of .500. If we are closer or a little above that mark, then it will be a resounding success.
That seems reasonable to me. I go back and forth on if the final record even matters if they're not going to make the playoffs anyway. Obviously more wins is better, but you could argue it would be a success if they won, say, 68 games if the young players who will matter moving forward did well.
Just to add to the list.... The Royals have had a recent tendency to forget how to hit in April, leading to terrible starts. This isn't a team that can recover from being 5-10 games under .500 at the end of May. They've crushed the ball in Spring Training. They've got to continue that into April. Without a winning record in April, its an uphill battle with all of the talent in their division. You mentioned luck... they not only need a lot of things to go right but they also need some unexpected things to go wrong with Chicago, Cleveland, and Minnesota. A lot of games against some really good teams, on paper......
But hey, at least its a very interesting team for the first time in several years.
Yep, getting off to a fast(er) start is a really good point. They've struggled so much early. It's so obvious that they even talk about it on the broadcasts that largely just pump sunshine.
Not that I am celebrating it or anything, but one of those bad breaks to the Royal's divisional rivals just occurred. Eloy Jimenez is out 5-6 months with a pectoral tear.
Yes it did. Yikes.
I will view this season as being successful if we are within 6 games of .500. If we are closer or a little above that mark, then it will be a resounding success.
That seems reasonable to me. I go back and forth on if the final record even matters if they're not going to make the playoffs anyway. Obviously more wins is better, but you could argue it would be a success if they won, say, 68 games if the young players who will matter moving forward did well.