Royals Get Jason Kendall

by ch998 on Dec 11, 2009 7:21 PM EST

Wake up SBNation and Royals fans. We got a veteran catcher that knows all of the batters habits in the league and that will be a great mentor for our young catcher. The Royals have made some good moves so far this year (except releasing Jacobs) and non tendered free agents come available tomorrow I think. There are a lot of good deals out there and I think we will be getting our outfielder and bullpen help over the weekend.

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The Royals

Are going to explode into awesome-ness !!! Hells yeah.

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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Dec 11, 2009 7:32 PM EST reply actions

Knowing habits is very important

just ask Olivo. Greinke would be nothing without OLIVO

I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.

by kcscoliny on Dec 11, 2009 7:53 PM EST reply actions

They needed to release Jacobs

That was the best move they made this offseason. He was awful, is awful, and will always be awful.

by Old Man Duggan on Dec 11, 2009 7:54 PM EST reply actions

Well, he knows all the ...

…batters in the NL. Despite that little disconnect, I’m still happy with the signing. I hope I don’t eat those words by September (or July, for that matter), but I do think he’ll be good for the team. And now, with Getz and Kendall here, and Olivo and Buck and Jacobs gone, we’ll have new things to complain about, at least, for 2010. – TL

by timlacy on Dec 11, 2009 8:09 PM EST reply actions

BTW: I'd like to see...

…some defensive metrics on Kendall. How was he as a defensive backstop? I know what we’re getting offensively: singles and doubles hitter, slap-style, steals a base occasionally, etc.

by timlacy on Dec 11, 2009 8:12 PM EST reply actions

We got a veteran catcher that knows all of the batters habits in the league

Milwaukee’s no longer in the AL

Ralph Wiggum would be a better GM than Dayton Moore

by BHWick on Dec 11, 2009 8:28 PM EST reply actions

You should have replied

I forgot that Milwaukee's an AL team

by AxDxMx on Dec 12, 2009 4:05 AM EST up reply actions

Yep I'm sure his time in Pittsburgh...

And Chicago and Oakland and Milwaukee will help him prepare us for guys like Evan Longoria….

I love that we are basically gitting rid of a catcher with a 104 OPS+(Buck) who might cost 7-8 million over 2 years for a guy with a 72 OPS+ who is likely to decline even further…

I just see this turning into Jason LaRue 2.0

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

by RoyalPug on Dec 11, 2009 9:02 PM EST reply actions