I’m not saying put Hernandez in the rotation…but the splitter was nasty. The Hernandez we’ve seen this year is a legit big league pitcher. That I’m convinced on…now finding the right way to utilize him is the next step. He looked really good yesterday.
This was one of those games that was a win but didn’t necessarily feel like a win if that makes sense. They won…but they walked 9 guys. Is it a win yes, but I came away thinking…yeah, that’s not sustainable. Does it matter no. Did the guys you want to throw well do pretty well, yeah. It was just a weird game. I felt like SD was going to take control about 5 different innings and somehow they didn’t. I’m sure those numbers will balance out against some other poor team but they sure didn’t yesterday.
I recall being unreasonably optimistic about Hernandez (as a starter) before last season began but then reality intervened. There's no telling what his role might be going forward but I'm really really glad to see that he has recovered his velocity! As long as that remains the case it seems that he has a genuine chance to be effective in almost any role.
I like to read and contribute to the KC Royals Facebook page. There are several posters on there who are just so ridiculous. They're completely ignoring that there's little to no pitching talent in the high minors, and several of them think that Q is just inept and should be fired. Hell, one of them can't even bother to spell his name right ("Quarto").
These people completely ignore that Quatraro came from the organization that invented the "opener" concept and did so to fulfill a need. These people are still hung up on wins and losses this year and must believe that there's just talent everywhere and he's mismanaging it. Some even complain about constant lineup/batting order changes. While they can be a bit annoying, did none of those people ever pay attention to how Joe Maddon managed in Tampa Bay AND Chicago (and Anaheim, to a lesser extent)? I know that Q was part of Kevin Cash's staff and Maddon was long gone, but the point is that utility lineups are probably here to stay.
Sorry--had to vent. Now: Carlos Hernandez has a 1.32 ERA or something like that since he gave up the two-run homer in Anaheim on April 22. He's really found something. And YAY for Pasquatch busting that homer and finally getting that 21st XBH!
All April long I kept telling people that this schedule was absolutely brutal and just wait until May. And look 7-9. Not good. But not historically awful. And our next 9 are against the White Sox, Tigers, and Nationals. A 6-3 or 5-4 stretch and boom, .500 or 1 under. Now we just need to coax some good stretches out of MJ and Witt. They always pop these flashes.
I mentioned earlier this team needs its “Jeremy Guthrie” trade. Not necessarily trading for a mid-rotation arm but getting in someone who seems to give this team the confidence it needs to compete because he was simply competent . That’s what Guthrie did in 2012. I think we need it here. It obviously wasn’t Lyles.
I’m not saying put Hernandez in the rotation…but the splitter was nasty. The Hernandez we’ve seen this year is a legit big league pitcher. That I’m convinced on…now finding the right way to utilize him is the next step. He looked really good yesterday.
This was one of those games that was a win but didn’t necessarily feel like a win if that makes sense. They won…but they walked 9 guys. Is it a win yes, but I came away thinking…yeah, that’s not sustainable. Does it matter no. Did the guys you want to throw well do pretty well, yeah. It was just a weird game. I felt like SD was going to take control about 5 different innings and somehow they didn’t. I’m sure those numbers will balance out against some other poor team but they sure didn’t yesterday.
I recall being unreasonably optimistic about Hernandez (as a starter) before last season began but then reality intervened. There's no telling what his role might be going forward but I'm really really glad to see that he has recovered his velocity! As long as that remains the case it seems that he has a genuine chance to be effective in almost any role.
I like to read and contribute to the KC Royals Facebook page. There are several posters on there who are just so ridiculous. They're completely ignoring that there's little to no pitching talent in the high minors, and several of them think that Q is just inept and should be fired. Hell, one of them can't even bother to spell his name right ("Quarto").
These people completely ignore that Quatraro came from the organization that invented the "opener" concept and did so to fulfill a need. These people are still hung up on wins and losses this year and must believe that there's just talent everywhere and he's mismanaging it. Some even complain about constant lineup/batting order changes. While they can be a bit annoying, did none of those people ever pay attention to how Joe Maddon managed in Tampa Bay AND Chicago (and Anaheim, to a lesser extent)? I know that Q was part of Kevin Cash's staff and Maddon was long gone, but the point is that utility lineups are probably here to stay.
Sorry--had to vent. Now: Carlos Hernandez has a 1.32 ERA or something like that since he gave up the two-run homer in Anaheim on April 22. He's really found something. And YAY for Pasquatch busting that homer and finally getting that 21st XBH!
All April long I kept telling people that this schedule was absolutely brutal and just wait until May. And look 7-9. Not good. But not historically awful. And our next 9 are against the White Sox, Tigers, and Nationals. A 6-3 or 5-4 stretch and boom, .500 or 1 under. Now we just need to coax some good stretches out of MJ and Witt. They always pop these flashes.
I mentioned earlier this team needs its “Jeremy Guthrie” trade. Not necessarily trading for a mid-rotation arm but getting in someone who seems to give this team the confidence it needs to compete because he was simply competent . That’s what Guthrie did in 2012. I think we need it here. It obviously wasn’t Lyles.
Thank you for providing good content for this losing team , but think you agree there might? be something special starting here. Lets go Royals
And oh yeah - think we have gotten at least one bad luck game to turn in our favor :)