Mlbtraderumors answers royals fans questions

by Billybutlerformvp on Apr 29, 2008 4:01 PM EDT

A live chat was held at mlb trade rumors where experts answered questions by the fans. I took all of the intresting questions related to the royals and posted them here.

[Comment From Harry

What do you think about Billy Butler? Will he ever realize his potential as a 30+ homerun threat??

I think so, but its looking like that'll happen next year.

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[Comment From royals]
Has anyone noticed joakim soria is pitching alot better than joba and should be considered as much better yet he isnt since sorias not wearing pinstripes

They're both great pitchers but I do agree that Soria deserves more attention than he's getting. Hopefully he makes the All-Star team.

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[Comment From Z Greinke]
Does my terrible k/9 alarm you?

A tad, yes. But I wonder if he's just going for Ks when he needs them. But yes he will allow more hits going foward....

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[Comment From MEX]
Is Brian Bannister really that good?

He seems capable of a 4.00 ERA

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[Comment From royals fan]
is the guillen fa signing really that bad

When I said I disliked it it wasnt because I thought he'd hit like this. I just didnt see them as winning in '08. In that case why spend $36 mil like that?

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I like MLBtraderumors

But the guy is really only good at collecting news stories about trade rumors, and possibly a bit of analysis on what may be out there as far as guys available and such. I wouldn’t rely on him much for actual analysis of the game itself.

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Apr 29, 2008 4:25 PM EDT reply actions

Yes, he is a news and rumors aggregator, and that's about it

His analysis and opinions on players are no more or less valuable than the average informed fan.

I probably disagree with you.

by Scott McKinney on Apr 29, 2008 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

lol so which

responses didnt you agree with

by Billybutlerformvp on Apr 29, 2008 4:38 PM EDT reply actions

Nothing really

Just that a sentence of “analysis” isn’t particularly useful.

Hey, Joakim Soria is really good! Banny will post a 4.00 ERA! DeJesus gets hurt a lot! Nothing really insightful there.

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Apr 29, 2008 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, and I'm just saying that he's not an "expert" as advertised

Mostly, he’s just good at collecting reports and rumors on trades and signings.

I probably disagree with you.

by Scott McKinney on Apr 29, 2008 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions

LOL though he didhave harsh words about the royals.

by Billybutlerformvp on Apr 29, 2008 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Don't want to be a jerk

but the one about DeJesus was about Howie Kendrick. Why doctor it?

If I had a rocket ship, I'd never want to land.

by dman126 on Apr 29, 2008 5:05 PM EDT reply actions

was it ??

a friend just sent it to me compiled like this at work so i just assumed it was fine . I’ll take your word on it though and take off the dejesus one

by Billybutlerformvp on Apr 29, 2008 5:20 PM EDT reply actions

Online chats

Are kinda dumb in general. They usually serve one of two functions: to allow fans to say “see this guy agrees with me” or to let fans say “OMG look how dumb this guy is, he knows nothing about our team!”

No one can do much analysis or argument in the time alloted in an online chat. They’re just throwing out a sentence here or there. I don’t see the benefit in that. Even the Rob Neyer and Bill James chats are extremely disappointing.

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Apr 29, 2008 5:23 PM EDT reply actions

lol i figured might as well change it up

but I see your point how its not that constructive to just say Banny will have a 4.00 era

by Billybutlerformvp on Apr 29, 2008 5:40 PM EDT reply actions

agree with Retro

I liked when this site was just purely rumors, but the “analysis” is getting out of hand. The guy really doesn’t know that much when it comes to these chats and such.

Zack’s K/9 is a far cry from “terrible”. Not good, but not “terrible”.

Rowdy Hardy Fan Club member.

by doublestix on Apr 30, 2008 12:35 AM EDT reply actions