Yamaico Remembered
Yesterday was a day that will endure in a famously bad way. First, there was Pearl Harbor; then Yamaico “the Yam-man” Navarro got shipped out for more “prospects.”
Like all of you, I am shocked and disillusioned by management’s callous decision to jettison Yamaico, a fan favorite and one of the organization’s cornerstones. I don’t know who is responsible, but the usual cast of suspects includes David Glass, Ned Yost and possibly Stephen Baldwin. Whoever is to blame, management’s sudden decision to scuttle Yamaico’s playing days in Kansas City is cowardly.
While I can’t come up with more boat references, we all remember where we were when we heard that Yamaico made the team and the joy that followed. All of us have his stats memorized. When you hear the number “.304,” you automatically think, “Yammie’s career average as a Royal, duh.” That’s not just one fluky year, but his average over his entire career as good old no. 24, so don’t whine about “small sample size.”
Why the Royals would want to banish one of their most exciting players is beyond comprehension. Maybe he was too “negative.” Maybe they were worried that he would command too much money as a free agent. Maybe George Brett was concerned that the Yamster would overtake his .305 career average.
The Royals just keep pissing off and pissing on the fans by sending off the Beltrans, the Dyes, the Damons and the Navarros. I am done with Dayton's precious process.
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you have to look at it like a marriage...
you’re not losing a utility infielder, you’re gaining a 270 lb pitcher and a 27-year old 21-year old.
If women only slept with nice guys...guys would only be nice. And they don't. And we're not.
Poor Yam yam...
He won’t get to be in the parade next year… Alas we barely knew ya!
"Stay Classy Kansas City"
by Mas Cervezas on Dec 8, 2011 6:40 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Confucius say: Too much Yam bring you Pounders
batter nine you sucky
by marbotty on Dec 8, 2011 6:44 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
But did he ever jump over a car?
"There is nothing shrewd about running a red light and later finding out it kept you from being hit by an asteroid." - philofthenorth
by KeepItCopacetic on Dec 8, 2011 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
He jumped into a moving car
BFIB
by tiquanunderwear on Dec 8, 2011 9:03 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
You've been having a nice run, kiddo.
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by Old Man Duggan on Dec 8, 2011 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
I've been seeing the ball well lately
BFIB
by tiquanunderwear on Dec 9, 2011 8:37 AM EST up reply actions
Got the Hos surgery did we?
"Stay Classy Kansas City"
by Mas Cervezas on Dec 9, 2011 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
he's in the best shape of his life.
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on Dec 9, 2011 12:02 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Did you see Chinaski there?
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by Old Man Duggan on Dec 10, 2011 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Chinaski
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by Old Man Duggan on Dec 11, 2011 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
Filmically, sure.
Read some Bukowski, and you’ll understand a lot more of what Nighthawk is saying. Do not tell your parents who told you to read it, though, or they’ll never let you come back here.
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by Old Man Duggan on Dec 12, 2011 1:45 AM EST up reply actions
Actual comment
I’m here to remember Albert Pujols… You shall be missed.
bcdicarlo04 1 day ago
Overgay is Destiny
I buried Pujols
"You're like that guy who wrote that thing about remembering stuff!!"
- Crow T. Robot
I did not know that.
I’m not very big on current events. I tend to read the front page and ignore the sports. Maybe that was big news in St. Louis.
So
as a Pirate fan, what did we actually get?
Unfortunately, my news for the Royals is not so great. Pounders could be a #3 starter if a miracle happens. Otherwise, he’s probably the last man out of a bullpen. He does have solid stuff though, just has some trouble maintaining it.
by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Dec 11, 2011 12:26 PM EST reply actions
Navarro is pretty much nothing
No real power, average defense…
BFIB
by tiquanunderwear on Dec 11, 2011 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
So
nothing for nothing. I like it.
by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Dec 11, 2011 1:06 PM EST up reply actions
So no one
thinks he could be a bit more than nothing?
by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Dec 11, 2011 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
His realistic ceiling is probably
slightly above average utility infielder.
"There is nothing shrewd about running a red light and later finding out it kept you from being hit by an asteroid." - philofthenorth
by KeepItCopacetic on Dec 12, 2011 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
His body seems to be filling out,
and his mobility seems to be diminishing. Middle infield doesn’t seem to be a likely option going forward, which likely limits him to the corners, where his bat won’t play.
Obviously, Navarro could actually play in the Majors this season, so he’s likely the safest bet in the deal, but KC doesn’t view him as playable at SS, which is why he was jettisoned.
Any idea what Pittsburgh did to Pounders’s routine? Someone mentioned that they messed with it, and the tampering could have negatively affected what he profiled as as an amateur.
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by Old Man Duggan on Dec 12, 2011 1:51 AM EST up reply actions
Interesting
I follow the Pirates fairly closely and heard nothing about Pounders routine being thrown off.
The only thing I can think of is just that they haven’t let him start when he has a solid three pitch mix, but that’s just because there were other guys who deserved to start over him from a prospect standpoint at his level.
He’s by no means a bad prospect, and I’d say he actually significantly more upside than a basic profile of him would suggest. I said “if a miracle occurred” but that’s probably too pessimistic. He lacks the body for projection, but if he added a bit to his stuff, refined his command, and gained some stamina, but I would not be surprised to see him become a #10-15 prospect (in a fairly deep system) in a few years with a projection as a back-end starter with some upside to be more than that.
by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Dec 12, 2011 5:51 AM EST up reply actions
What I had read,
and I honestly cannot remember who said this, was that the workout routine he used in high school was changed by the organization when they drafted him and that it changed the way he pitched, altering the type of pitcher that he profiled as.
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by Old Man Duggan on Dec 12, 2011 9:03 PM EST up reply actions
That's
certainly possible. Pittsburgh’s pitching philosophy is pretty rigid. Led to rumors last year that the Dylan Bundy told the Pirates not to draft him because he didn’t want to adhere to their philosophy, mainly regarding long-toss, which Bundy is a fan of.
by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Dec 12, 2011 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
I didn't want to throw it out there because I wasn't sure if it was true
but I read more stuff this evening, and there is certainly speculation about long-toss having been taken out of his routine.
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by Old Man Duggan on Dec 13, 2011 12:15 AM EST up reply actions
Ya
I’m unsure of how much blame should be put on the Pirates though. I know its not safe to assume, but I’m gonna go ahead and assume Pounders knew about the regime that would be in place we he signed.
In addition, it’s not like Pounders has been horrible. He’s just been injured/in the bullpen, which has held him back.
by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Dec 13, 2011 1:51 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, it's just that if this were the case,
Pounders likely didn’t have the clout to tell them not to draft him, and his alternative was to go to college, which he may not have wanted to do.
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by Old Man Duggan on Dec 14, 2011 4:24 AM EST up reply actions
Remember That Sporqie
Is making $2M a year on a pretty good team, and he can’t really play SS, either.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

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