Bizarro Royals?

"The Royals entered the day leading all 30 teams with a .313 average and all American League teams with 163 runs. That was before generating 10 more runs and 19 more hits."

I know it is only spring training, and a lot has come at the end of the games, but...

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This is still the Royals, and they will be desperate for runs most games. Don’t be fooled by ST stats, especially when they are put up by the people who won’t get playing time. Not to mention our pitching staff, which has the potential to be one of the best in baseball, is looking sketchy.

by BrRoyal on Mar 29, 2010 8:10 AM EDT reply actions

Totally True

It just shows how different ST is from the regular season. But it is still funny.

I do think that with the injuries, that Maier and Kila may have played their way onto the opening day roster. However, with Aviles and Gordon likely coming back in a month, I don’t see him staying without an injury in the outfield that gets Guillen some playing time there, sending down Yuni or Getz, or trading Bloomquist. It will even need to be a combination of those factors.

Fields has played his way off the team — I see him getting passed through waivers or being traded for a PTBNL/cash. If Callaspo can’t make opening day, they might keep him just long enough for that situation to be resolved. Betemit has played better, but the minor league contract hurts him, I think. You don’t bring him up with an impending roster crunch only to be passed through waivers a month into the season.

Guillen is not worth his money, but he is a sunken cost that the Royals will not dispose of without getting some trade compensation.

by bas on Mar 29, 2010 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions

Don't be too quick to assume that

As the season progresses, the “cost” of kicking Guillen to the curb decreases. If he’s not producing and the team’s actually still showing signs of life, the chances of him getting laid off increase substantially.

This space for rent.

by jonfmorse on Mar 29, 2010 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions