Royals Confidence Index - April
by Scott McKinney on Apr 5, 2009 1:58 AM EDT
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It's been a wild ride since the last RCI in early February. Juan Cruz and Sidney Ponson were signed, both to be given significant roles at least at the beginning of the season. Mark Teahen has become a second baseman (I think), Tony Pena, Jr. secured a roster spot and Ross Gload was traded. I sense a lot of excitement, anger, frustration, optimism and pessimism among the Royals Review faithful.
The RCI for February was 6.54. As the season is about to begin, let's see how we feel about the 2009 Kansas City Royals.
By the way, don't forget about the Big Prediction Contest. The deadline is first the first pitch of the Royals first game. It's always fun to see how these end up playing out.
Here's the deal. For each of these questions, give me a number from 1-10. 1 means you feel very bad/unhappy/negative about the item in question right now. 10 means you feel extremely good/happy/positive about it. (If you want to use decimals like 6.5, feel free).
1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall?
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching?
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting?
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense?
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore?
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman?
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system?
8. How do you feel about the Royals future?
Bonus questions (these have no bearing on the RCI):
A. Considering everything, how would you rate the free agent signing of Juan Cruz on a 1-10 scale?
B. Which of the following best reflects your feeling about Tony Pena, Jr.'s inclusion on the opening day 25-man roster?
1. I'm very happy about it.
2. I'm somewhat happy about it.
3. I don't care either way.
4. It sucks but it's impact on the team will be minor.
5. It sucks and it's impact on the team will be major.
C. Which of the following best describes what you think will happen with the Mark Teahen second base experiment?
1. He'll fail pretty quickly and go back to being a 4-corner player only.
2. He won't entirely embarrass himself, but he'll prove he's not good enough at the position for more than occasional spot starts and backup duty.
3. He'll be decent enough to share the position in some kind of platoon or rotation with Callaspo and/or Bloomquist.
4. He'll be good enough to get the vast majority of starts at second base, essentially becoming a nearly full-time starting second baseman.
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Sidney Ponson
Horacio Ramirez
Luke Hochevar
Brian Bannister
Brandon Duckworth
(Feel free to fill in the names and predictions of other pitchers if you like)
E. What is your best estimate of how many games the Royals will win in 2009?
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1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall? 7
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching? 7
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting? 7.5
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense? 6
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 6
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 7.5
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 6
8. How do you feel about the Royals future? 8
A. Considering everything, how would you rate the free agent signing of Juan Cruz on a 1-10 scale? 10
B. Which of the following best reflects your feeling about Tony Pena, Jr.’s inclusion on the opening day 25-man roster? 4
C. Which of the following best describes what you think will happen with the Mark Teahen second base experiment? 4
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Sidney Ponson 7
Horacio Ramirez 3
Luke Hochevar 23
Brian Bannister 13
Brandon Duckworth 1
E. What is your best estimate of how many games the Royals will win in 2009? 86
. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall? 6
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching? 6
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting? 6
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense? 5
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 7
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 5
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 8
8. How do you feel about the Royals future? 8
A. Considering everything, how would you rate the free agent signing of Juan Cruz on a 1-10 scale? 9
B. Which of the following best reflects your feeling about Tony Pena, Jr.’s inclusion on the opening day 25-man roster? 5- Taking a roster spot that could be used by a more productive player is always major, even if TPJ does not play enough to hurt us
C. Which of the following best describes what you think will happen with the Mark Teahen second base experiment? 4
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Ponson 12
HoRam 5
Hochevar 20
Bannister 15
Duckworth 5
E. What is your best estimate of how many games the Royals will win in 2009?
73-Sorry Guys, I see no evidence of a meaningful direction this year. They seem to have a long term plan, but are kind of in a state of flux right now. A small step back this year. A little less luck, a little more consistency. I hope the optimists are right and I am wrong. I update my prediction each month— I would love to write a number starting with 8 for the first time since late ’03!
1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall? 7
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching? 8
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting? 6
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense? 5
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 6
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 6
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 9
8. How do you feel about the Royals future? 9
Bonus questions (these have no bearing on the RCI):
A. Considering everything, how would you rate the free agent signing of Juan Cruz on a 1-10 scale? 9 (for value and effectiveness, Moore’s second-best move of the offseason, right behind the move every single one of us would have made sure to get done no matter what)
B. Which of the following best reflects your feeling about Tony Pena, Jr.’s inclusion on the opening day 25-man roster?
4. It sucks but it’s impact on the team will be minor.
5. It sucks and it’s impact on the team will be major.
Seriously, you’re going to have to put me down as a 4.5 on this one. It sucks, period; whether it will be minor or major depends entirely on Trey Hillman, and I am not certain whether he learned his lesson last year or not. (I will, however, say that it won’t make any impact whatsoever in the clubhouse unless Trey’s throwing him out there 3 times a week and pisses off the guys who realize TPJ’s nothing more than a defensive sub at best. TPJ, for all we bitch about his presence, is a good guy and seems to understand he has limitations; I don’t see “TPJ bitching about playing time” as a potential outcome of having him on the roster.)
C. Which of the following best describes what you think will happen with the Mark Teahen second base experiment?
5. None of the above.
I don’t think he’s going to “fail”. What I do see happening is that his bat carries him so that they decide it’s worth keeping him at second despite his defense because the logical alternative of sending him back out to the outfield as a starter won’t work with the current personnel. So the closest real answer you offered will be 4, although in reality I think management’s opinion will be a 2.
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Sidney Ponson 4
Horacio Ramirez 5
Luke Hochevar 18
Brian Bannister 6
Brandon Duckworth 6
(Feel free to fill in the names and predictions of other pitchers if you like)
E. What is your best estimate of how many games the Royals will win in 2009? 82
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1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall? 6.7
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching? 6.7
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting? 7
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense? 6.5
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 7
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 6
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 6.2
8. How do you feel about the Royals future? 7.4
Bonus questions (these have no bearing on the RCI):
A. Considering everything, how would you rate the free agent signing of Juan Cruz on a 1-10 scale? 8
B. Which of the following best reflects your feeling about Tony Pena, Jr.’s inclusion on the opening day 25-man roster?
4. It sucks but it’s impact on the team will be minor.
C. Which of the following best describes what you think will happen with the Mark Teahen second base experiment?
3. He’ll be decent enough to share the position in some kind of platoon or rotation with Callaspo and/or Bloomquist.
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Sidney Ponson – hopefully no more than 1
Horacio Ramirez – 5-10
Luke Hochevar – 20
Brian Bannister – 5-10
Brandon Duckworth – 2
(Feel free to fill in the names and predictions of other pitchers if you like)
E. What is your best estimate of how many games the Royals will win in 2009? 77
1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall? 6
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching? 6
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting? 5
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense? 3
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 7
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 4
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 5 and climbing
8. How do you feel about the Royals future? 9
Bonus questions (these have no bearing on the RCI):
A. Considering everything, how would you rate the free agent signing of Juan Cruz on a 1-10 scale? – At least an 8
B. Which of the following best reflects your feeling about Tony Pena, Jr.‘s inclusion on the opening day 25-man roster? – 4. It sucks but it’s impact on the team will be minor.
C. Which of the following best describes what you think will happen with the Mark Teahen second base experiment? – 2. He won’t entirely embarrass himself, but he’ll prove he’s not good enough at the position for more than occasional spot starts and backup duty.
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Sidney Ponson – 7
Horacio Ramirez – 15-20
Luke Hochevar – 25
Brian Bannister – 10-15
Brandon Duckworth – 0
(Feel free to fill in the names and predictions of other pitchers if you like)
E. What is your best estimate of how many games the Royals will win in 2009?
Sometimes you just gotta roll the potato.
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Oops, forgot the last one
Forsaking my screen name, the last 2 weeks have sapped a lot of confidence — 74.
Sometimes you just gotta roll the potato.
by CentralChamps2009 on Apr 5, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall? 7.5
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching? 8
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting? 6.5
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense? 5
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 8.5
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 7
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 8
8. How do you feel about the Royals future? 9
Bonus questions (these have no bearing on the RCI):
A. Considering everything, how would you rate the free agent signing of Juan Cruz on a 1-10 scale? 9
B. Which of the following best reflects your feeling about Tony Pena, Jr.’s inclusion on the opening day 25-man roster?
4. It sucks but it’s impact on the team will be minor.
C. Which of the following best describes what you think will happen with the Mark Teahen second base experiment?
4. He’ll be good enough to get the vast majority of starts at second base, essentially becoming a nearly full-time starting second baseman.
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Sidney Ponson- 10
Horacio Ramirez- 21
Luke Hochevar- 24
Brian Bannister- 7
Brandon Duckworth-3
E. What is your best estimate of how many games the Royals will win in 2009?
82
remaining positive at all costs
OK, here we go
1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall? 7
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching? 8
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting? 6
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense? 6
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 7
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 7
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 9
8. How do you feel about the Royals future? 9
Bonus questions (these have no bearing on the RCI):
A. Considering everything, how would you rate the free agent signing of Juan Cruz on a 1-10 scale? 9
B. Which of the following best reflects your feeling about Tony Pena, Jr.’s inclusion on the opening day 25-man roster?
4. It sucks but it’s impact on the team will be minor.
C. Which of the following best describes what you think will happen with the Mark Teahen second base experiment?
3. He’ll be decent enough to share the position in some kind of platoon or rotation with Callaspo and/or Bloomquist.
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Sidney Ponson 4
Horacio Ramirez 3
Luke Hochevar 15
Brian Bannister 5
Brandon Duckworth 0
(Feel free to fill in the names and predictions of other pitchers if you like)
E. What is your best estimate of how many games the Royals will win in 2009? 83
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
Entry -- these are "feelings," don't hold me to this
1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall? 4.5
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching? 4.5
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting? 4
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense? 5
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 3
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 5
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 6
8. How do you feel about the Royals future? 6
Bonus questions (these have no bearing on the RCI):
A. Considering everything, how would you rate the free agent signing of Juan Cruz on a 1-10 scale?
6.5
B. Which of the following best reflects your feeling about Tony Pena, Jr.’s inclusion on the opening day 25-man roster?
4. It sucks but it’s impact on the team will be minor.
C. Which of the following best describes what you think will happen with the Mark Teahen second base experiment?
2. He won’t entirely embarrass himself, but he’ll prove he’s not good enough at the position for more than occasional spot starts and backup duty.
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Sidney Ponson 8
Horacio Ramirez 6
Luke Hochevar 20
Brian Bannister 18
Brandon Duckworth 3
(Feel free to fill in the names and predictions of other pitchers if you like)
E. What is your best estimate of how many games the Royals will win in 2009? 76
Bringing you more-or-less replacement level analysis and commentary to Driveline Mechanics and elsewhere since sometime in 2008.
1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall? 3.7
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching? 6
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting? 3
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense? 5
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 2
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 4
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 5
8. How do you feel about the Royals future? 5
Bonus questions (these have no bearing on the RCI):
A. Considering everything, how would you rate the free agent signing of Juan Cruz on a 1-10 scale? 7
B. Which of the following best reflects your feeling about Tony Pena, Jr.’s inclusion on the opening day 25-man roster?
1. I’m very happy about it.
2. I’m somewhat happy about it.
3. I don’t care either way.
4. It sucks but it’s impact on the team will be minor.
Between these two
5. It sucks and it’s impact on the team will be major.
C. Which of the following best describes what you think will happen with the Mark Teahen second base experiment?
1. He’ll fail pretty quickly and go back to being a 4-corner player only.
2. He won’t entirely embarrass himself, but he’ll prove he’s not good enough at the position for more than occasional spot starts and backup duty.
3. He’ll be decent enough to share the position in some kind of platoon or rotation with Callaspo and/or Bloomquist.
4. He’ll be good enough to get the vast majority of starts at second base, essentially becoming a nearly full-time starting second baseman.
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Sidney Ponson 10
Horacio Ramirez 19
Luke Hochevar 20
Brian Bannister 5
Brandon Duckworth 1
(Feel free to fill in the names and predictions of other pitchers if you like)
E. What is your best estimate of how many games the Royals will win in 2009?
75
1. 5
2. 5.5
3. 4.5
4. 5
5. 4.5
6. 5
7. 6
8. 5.5
Bonus questions (these have no bearing on the RCI):
A. 7
B. 3. I don’t care either way.
C. 3. He’ll be decent enough to share the position in some kind of platoon or rotation with Callaspo and/or Bloomquist.
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Sidney Ponson 10
Horacio Ramirez 4
Luke Hochevar 15
Brian Bannister 12
Brandon Duckworth 3
E. 73
Kansas City Royals: your 2006 and 2007 NL Central champions!
ok here is mine.
1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall? 6
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching? 7.0
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting? 6
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense? 4.5
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 5
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 5
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 8
8. How do you feel about the Royals future? 7
Bonus questions (these have no bearing on the RCI):
A. Considering everything, how would you rate the free agent signing of Juan Cruz on a 1-10 scale? 7
B. Which of the following best reflects your feeling about Tony Pena, Jr.’s inclusion on the opening day 25-man roster? 4.2
1. I’m very happy about it.
2. I’m somewhat happy about it.
3. I don’t care either way.
4. It sucks but it’s impact on the team will be minor.
5. It sucks and it’s impact on the team will be major.
C. Which of the following best describes what you think will happen with the Mark Teahen second base experiment? 4
1. He’ll fail pretty quickly and go back to being a 4-corner player only.
2. He won’t entirely embarrass himself, but he’ll prove he’s not good enough at the position for more than occasional spot starts and backup duty.
3. He’ll be decent enough to share the position in some kind of platoon or rotation with Callaspo and/or Bloomquist.
4. He’ll be good enough to get the vast majority of starts at second base, essentially becoming a nearly full-time starting second baseman.
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Sidney Ponson 10
Horacio Ramirez 4
Luke Hochevar 28
Brian Bannister 0
Brandon Duckworth 22
(Feel free to fill in the names and predictions of other pitchers if you like)
E. What is your best estimate of how many games the Royals will win in 2009?
86
Go Royals!
1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall? 8
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching? 8
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting? 8
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense? 6
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 7
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 8
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 7
8. How do you feel about the Royals future? 9
Bonus questions (these have no bearing on the RCI):
A. Considering everything, how would you rate the free agent signing of Juan Cruz on a 1-10 scale? 10
B. Which of the following best reflects your feeling about Tony Pena, Jr.’s inclusion on the opening day 25-man roster? Who in their right mind does that? 4
1. I’m very happy about it.
2. I’m somewhat happy about it.
3. I don’t care either way.
4. It sucks but it’s impact on the team will be minor.
5. It sucks and it’s impact on the team will be major.
C. Which of the following best describes what you think will happen with the Mark Teahen second base experiment? 4 – and he’s gonna start raking at the plate
1. He’ll fail pretty quickly and go back to being a 4-corner player only.
2. He won’t entirely embarrass himself, but he’ll prove he’s not good enough at the position for more than occasional spot starts and backup duty.
3. He’ll be decent enough to share the position in some kind of platoon or rotation with Callaspo and/or Bloomquist.
4. He’ll be good enough to get the vast majority of starts at second base, essentially becoming a nearly full-time starting second baseman.
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Sidney Ponson – 12
Horacio Ramirez – 5
Luke Hochevar – 25
Brian Bannister – 14
Brandon Duckworth – 0
(Feel free to fill in the names and predictions of other pitchers if you like)
E. What is your best estimate of how many games the Royals will win in 2009? 84
Mike Jacobs.... I hope your bat has as much lift as your hair does.....
1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall? 6
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching? 6.5
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting? 5
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense? 6
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 6
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 5.5
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 7.5
8. How do you feel about the Royals future? 7
Bonus questions (these have no bearing on the RCI):
A. Considering everything, how would you rate the free agent signing of Juan Cruz on a 1-10 scale? 9
B. Which of the following best reflects your feeling about Tony Pena, Jr.’s inclusion on the opening day 25-man roster? How about, somewhere between 4 and 5? 4.5 – is that cool?
C. Which of the following best describes what you think will happen with the Mark Teahen second base experiment? 3
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Sidney Ponson – 7
Horacio Ramirez – 8
Luke Hochevar – 21
Brian Bannister – 17
Brandon Duckworth – 1
(Feel free to fill in the names and predictions of other pitchers if you like)
Gil Meche – 30
Zack Greinke – 33
Kyle Davies – 31
Pool – 14 (Cortes? J. Wright? Midseason acquisition? Chad Gaudin – hopefully…)
E. What is your best estimate of how many games the Royals will win in 2009? – 79
yep
1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall? 7.5
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching? 6
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting? 5
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense? 4
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 10
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 5.5
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 8
8. How do you feel about the Royals future? 10
Bonus questions (these have no bearing on the RCI):
A. Considering everything, how would you rate the free agent signing of Juan Cruz on a 1-10 scale? 10
B. Which of the following best reflects your feeling about Tony Pena, Jr.’s inclusion on the opening day 25-man roster?
3. I don’t care either way.
C. Which of the following best describes what you think will happen with the Mark Teahen second base experiment?
4. He’ll be good enough to get the vast majority of starts at second base, essentially becoming a nearly full-time starting second baseman.
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Sidney Ponson – 9
Horacio Ramirez – 9
Luke Hochevar – 25
Brian Bannister – 8
Brandon Duckworth – 0
(Feel free to fill in the names and predictions of other pitchers if you like)
Daniel Cortes – 6
Carlos Rosa – 6
E. What is your best estimate of how many games the Royals will win in 2009?
78
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Good Karma, March edition...
1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall? 7
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching? 7
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting? 7
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense? 5.5
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 7
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 6
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 7.5
8. How do you feel about the Royals future? 7.5
Bonus questions (these have no bearing on the RCI):
A. Considering everything, how would you rate the free agent signing of Juan Cruz on a 1-10 scale? 7
B. Which of the following best reflects your feeling about Tony Pena, Jr.’s inclusion on the opening day 25-man roster?
4. It sucks but it’s impact on the team will be minor.
C. Which of the following best describes what you think will happen with the Mark Teahen second base experiment?
3. He’ll be decent enough to share the position in some kind of platoon or rotation with Callaspo and/or Bloomquist.
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Sidney Ponson 12
Horacio Ramirez 4
Luke Hochevar 20
Brian Bannister 16
Brandon Duckworth 8
(Feel free to fill in the names and predictions of other pitchers if you like)
E. What is your best estimate of how many games the Royals will win in 2009?
80
I hereby resign from this post.
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Apr 6, 2009 1:32 AM EDT reply actions
Here we go
1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall? 6
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching? 7
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting? 5
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense? 3
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 5
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 6
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 8
8. How do you feel about the Royals future? 8
Bonus questions (these have no bearing on the RCI):
A. Considering everything, how would you rate the free agent signing of Juan Cruz on a 1-10 scale? 9
B. Which of the following best reflects your feeling about Tony Pena, Jr.’s inclusion on the opening day 25-man roster? 4 (Although it does impact options of other players)
C. Which of the following best describes what you think will happen with the Mark Teahen second base experiment? 3
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Sidney Ponson 10
Horacio Ramirez 7
Luke Hochevar 21
Brian Bannister 18
Brandon Duckworth 4
E. What is your best estimate of how many games the Royals will win in 2009? 79
1. 6.5
2. 7
3. 7
4. 4
5. 5
6. 4
7. 7
8. 7.5
A. 8
B. 4
C. 3
D. Ponson – 5
Ramirez – 4
Hochevar – 23
Bannister – 15
Duckworth – 0
E. 78
"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae
Ummm...
can I change my answer to No. 6 to a 0, please? Thank you.
Oh wait. Are negative numbers allowed?
"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae
by Sweep_the_Leg on Apr 7, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Overreactions are not allowed
Well, they are allowed, but discouraged. :)
The immoderate moderator
by Scott McKinney on Apr 8, 2009 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
I was kidding about such a dramatic drop...
hence the reference to negative numbers. But honestly, I think yesterday’s thought process and decision were so egregious that I really would change the 4 to a 3. And I don’t think that’s an overreaction at all. My confidence in him was shaken a full RCI point.
"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae
by Sweep_the_Leg on Apr 8, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall? 7.5
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching? 7
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting? 8
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense? 6
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 4
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 2.5
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 7.5
8. How do you feel about the Royals future? 8
A. Considering everything, how would you rate the free agent signing of Juan Cruz on a 1-10 scale? 10
B. Which of the following best reflects your feeling about Tony Pena, Jr.’s inclusion on the opening day 25-man roster? 4
C. Which of the following best describes what you think will happen with the Mark Teahen second base experiment? 3
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Sidney Ponson 5
Horacio Ramirez 10
Luke Hochevar 25
Brian Bannister 21
Brandon Duckworth 2
E 86
Kids annoy me.
1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall? 7.5
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching? 8.0
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting? 7.0
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense? 7.0
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 8.8
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 7.0
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 10.0
8. How do you feel about the Royals future? 10.0
Everyone's recruits look better than ours.
1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall? 3
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching? 5
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting? 3
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense? 5
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 3
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 4
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 6
8. How do you feel about the Royals future (2010 and beyond)? 3
A. Considering everything, how would you rate the free agent signing of Juan Cruz on a 1-10 scale? 7
B. Which of the following best reflects your feeling about Tony Pena, Jr.‘s inclusion on the opening day 25-man roster? 4. It sucks but it’s impact on the team will be minor.
C. Which of the following best describes what you think will happen with the Mark Teahen second base experiment? 2. He won’t entirely embarrass himself, but he’ll prove he’s not good enough at the position for more than occasional spot starts and backup duty.
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Sidney Ponson 6
Horacio Ramirez 5
Luke Hochevar 22
Brian Bannister 20
Brandon Duckworth 3
E. What is your best estimate of how many games the Royals will win in 2009? 76
1. 5.8
2. 7
3. 6
4. 4
5. 6
6. 6.5
7. 8
8. 8
Bonus questions (these have no bearing on the RCI):
A. 8
B. 5
C. 2.5
D.
Sidney Ponson 5
Horacio Ramirez 10
Luke Hochevar 20
Brian Bannister 18
Brandon Duckworth 3
(Feel free to fill in the names and predictions of other pitchers if you like)
E. 79 to 81
Are you telling me Jesus Christ cant hit a curve ball?
Contribution
1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall?
8
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching?
8
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting?
7
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense?
7
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore?
7
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman?
5
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system?
5
8. How do you feel about the Royals future?
8
Bonus questions (these have no bearing on the RCI):
A. Considering everything, how would you rate the free agent signing of Juan Cruz on a 1-10 scale?
7
B. Which of the following best reflects your feeling about Tony Pena, Jr.’s inclusion on the opening day 25-man roster?
5. It sucks and it’s impact on the team will be major.
C. Which of the following best describes what you think will happen with the Mark Teahen second base experiment?
4. He’ll be good enough to get the vast majority of starts at second base, essentially becoming a nearly full-time starting second baseman.
D. How many major league starts will each of the following pitchers make with the KC Royals in 2009?
Sidney Ponson
15
Horacio Ramirez
8
Luke Hochevar
22
Brian Bannister
12
Brandon Duckworth
2
(Feel free to fill in the names and predictions of other pitchers if you like)
E. What is your best estimate of how many games the Royals will win in 2009?
83
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1. 7.4
2. 7.2
3. 7.9
4. 6.9
5. 7
6. 8
7. 7
8. 9
Bonus questions (these have no bearing on the RCI):
A. 9.99
B. 4. It sucks and it’s impact on the team will be mino4
C. 2. He won’t entirely embarrass himself, but he’ll prove he’s not good enough at the position for more than occasional spot starts and backup duty.
D. Sidney Ponson – 14
Horacio Ramirez – 8
Luke Hochevar – 20
Brian Bannister – 6
Brandon Duckworth – 2
E. 80
BOOM! ROASTED!
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? -6
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Apr 7, 2009 11:45 PM EDT reply actions
I wonder what number you would have given 24 hours ago
I bet it wouldn’t have been 0. I guess one game changes everything.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 8, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
probably a 0 then...
b/c i wouldve seen that Hillman was going with Farnsworth as his 8th inning guy…against all logic and reason…until then, I had hope that he picked up some logic and reason at the pow wow at his ranch over the winter
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Apr 8, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s the type of mentality that Hillman has shown that makes me believe lowering his score – even by 1 point – is an absolutely appropriate move, if you disagreed at all with that decision. It’s the mentality of that particular type of roster handling – particularly, handling of the bullpen, since I believe it’s one of the manager’s most important tactics, strategically – that has absolutely made it indicative that Hillman has not only not improved from last year, but has perhaps grown…well, more wacko, shall we say.
Again, it’s easy to claim Hillman can learn from his mistakes. However, to stubbornly defend your decision and Farnsworth himself after today….and then to implement Tomko in crucial situations such as last year….and then go out of your way to name Ponson and HoRam starters (I’m convinced Hillman had some leverage in those decisions)….well, you get the idea.
by Royals Nation on Apr 8, 2009 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I have no problem with him defending Farnsworth, actually
at least to the press. A manager needs to stick up for his players. The real test is whether or not he puts him back out there in a similar situation.
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 8, 2009 1:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Why can't he claim something diplomatic, like...
“We like Farnsworth, but we want him to build confidence. Therefore, I’m going to use him in (lower leverage situations).” – or – “I’d really like to carry through my promise of stretching out Soria, and for now on, I’m going to be more open to…yada, yada.” Why can’t Hillman just admit his mistakes and move on? If anything, it would probably shut all of us bloggers up.
by Royals Nation on Apr 8, 2009 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions
And to expand further
(I know, that’s become my catch phrase)
…This is partially why I was as optimistic as I was toward the beginning of the offseason. I was (Admittedly, somewhat superficially) expecting us to truly maximize the value of all of those players – i.e. not using Farnsworth in critical roles (unless absolutely necessary or unless by some minute chance, he was effective enough in a significant sample size), DH-ing Jacobs, not actually letting Ponson make the big-league roster, tackle more $400K men (like Gaudin), et al.
by Royals Nation on Apr 8, 2009 1:52 AM EDT up reply actions
That's okay, "in short" is my catchphrase...
… and it usualy prefaces a 2,000 word comment.
I agree with everything you say. I just mean he could say “one bad pitch” blah blah blah or whatever and then (hopefully) start using Farnsworth in more appropriate situations (blowouts, batting practice, clubhouse attendant) while giving the same BS. Pr line. no biggie.
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 8, 2009 1:54 AM EDT up reply actions
clubhouse bouncer?
parking lot regulator?
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Apr 8, 2009 1:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Trey's personal bathroom attendant
does the manager have a john right off of his office?
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 8, 2009 2:00 AM EDT up reply actions
That's true
It’s not necessarily this game that I’m fretting about. It’s the mentality. Even if Hillman follows through with your claim (I’m hoping like the dickens he will), how can we be sure he won’t do it again? He did it with Tomko last year, and it almost cost us Opening Day vs. the Tigers. He did it with Tomko in the rotation, now with Ponson, etc. etc.
by Royals Nation on Apr 8, 2009 2:04 AM EDT up reply actions
to be fair, i dont believe that Hillman chose to put ponson in the rotation over luke...
he may very well be on board with it, but i have to believe that sidney #4 starter is a moore beast
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Apr 8, 2009 2:06 AM EDT up reply actions
OK
But didn’t Bell have leverage with his boy Elarton? We know how much he loved Scotty – he made it publicly known.
You’re right, it could very well be a Moore decision. Speculation and evidence overlapped a bit, here.
by Royals Nation on Apr 8, 2009 2:08 AM EDT up reply actions
As for Dayton Moore's decision to lock his services to 2 y/$9+MM
That’s an entirely different story. Schaum has told me improving the clubhouse character was Moore’s #1 priority this offseason. If that’s an indicator, then I have to be worried, but…it sort of implies (in a roundabout way) that it won’t be as important in following offseasons. Maybe I’m searching too desperately for a silver lining.
And keep in mind that I’m not saying clubhouse presence doesn’t exist, but making business decisions with that first and foremost on your mind, in 2009, is….well, you get the idea.
by Royals Nation on Apr 8, 2009 2:07 AM EDT up reply actions
By the way
I love it how we’re discussing the same thing on like five different threads. Sorry, guys.
by Royals Nation on Apr 8, 2009 2:17 AM EDT up reply actions
thank god for multiple tabbed browsers
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Apr 8, 2009 2:28 AM EDT up reply actions
1. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals team overall? 6.3
2. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals pitching? 7
3. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals hitting? 5
4. How do you feel about the 2009 Royals defense? 5
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 5
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 3
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 6.8
8. How do you feel about the Royals future (2010 and beyond)? 7.5
A. 7.5
B. 4
C. 3
D. Sidney Ponson 7
Horacio Ramirez 10
Luke Hochevar 25
Brian Bannister 22
Brandon Duckworth 5
E. What is your best estimate of how many games the Royals will win in 2009? 79
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