If only the Royals spent as much time analyzing players as they did carpet-bombing the press with...

If only the Royals spent as much time analyzing players as they did carpet-bombing the press with ridiculous quotes about Betancourt's ability and having their feelings hurt by mean ol' Rany Jazayerli, perhaps the franchise wouldn't look like an expansion team in a league with a horribly unfair expansion draft.

Baseball Think Factory's 2010 ZIPS Projections: Kansas City Royals
The Royals have two players projected to OPS+ over 100, Butler and DDJ.

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Sad but true.

PS: Jordan Parraz’s #2 comp ftw.

by DarthYoshi on Oct 12, 2009 7:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

2005-2006 Emil Brown

would be a real lift for the Royals at the moment

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by devil_fingers on Oct 12, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

mmm, I would think that Callaspo would rate over a 100 OPS+

Go Royals!

by BabyBlues on Oct 12, 2009 9:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

as might gordo

but, point taken there are precious few bats on this team and they don’t make up for it with defense…

Kansas City Royals - rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic since 1994.

by Home Run Tony Cogan on Oct 12, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If JoGui OPS+'s a 96 or higher...

I will buy a JoGui jersey and eat it infront of the stadium.

I refuse to set up a signature....DAMMIT

by RoyalPug on Oct 12, 2009 9:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Whos that guy at #4

With the projected 96 OPS+?

by kcbottom9th on Oct 12, 2009 10:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh

And, ZIPS projects our 3rd best starter as a kid who started 2009 in Low-A.

I know there are limitations to projections with guys with little or no playing time, but that is scarily sobering.

by kcbottom9th on Oct 12, 2009 11:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

lets just trust the process

by royalsreview on Oct 13, 2009 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Disturbing and not-so observations:

1. Miguel Olivo has a 1% chance to put up a 140 OPS+. Yeah, it’s only 1% — but it’s the same 1% chance Gordon has, and only Butler and DDJ have better than a 1% chance. This is me, choking.

2. Mitch is going to exceed that projection.

3. Yuniesky is not.

4. Circle me, Zack’s comps.

5. Yuni’s #1 comp, on the other hand, has an award named after him. Of course, nobody wants to win the annual DiSar…

6. Zack’s career projection… oh, circle me HoF, too. You see that? 235 wins, 3400 Ks… no Cooperstown, based on the Blyleven theory.

7. 7 pitchers in the organization have a 33% or better chance of posting a 100 ERA+. Guys… that’s not bad, honestly. The problem is, only two of them are starters, and Trey tried to kill one of them this summer.

This space for rent.

by jonfmorse on Oct 13, 2009 4:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs