Royals Replace the Terrible, Awful, Horrible Kila Ka'aihue With a Better Player
by Freneau on Apr 30, 2011 11:58 AM EDT
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PrintKANSAS CITY- The Royals had to make a move. Kila Ka'aihue was the worst player in Major League baseball. His bat was the slowest ever seen and he became the first baseball player to strikeout in two pitches. On April 15, Ka'aihue's line fell to .151/.270/.245. Along with being the worst, most awfulest, most terrible defensive first baseman of all time, it made sense that Kila would go away. He was simply too embarrassing for this proud franchise to deal with.
Since the 15th, the Royals have found a much better first baseman. A sure sign that the Royals made the right decision. The new hitter, named Kila Ka'aihue, is a sign of how deep Dayton Moore's farm system is. In his six games with the Royals, Ka'aihue has proven quickly that he belongs, hitting .333/.417/.571 in his first 24 plate appearances with the team.
"I feel bad that I had to replace Kila," Kila said, "but according to everything I've heard from fans, he was just UNWATCHABLE and MISERABLE at the plate."
"There's nothing better than getting off to a hot start," said the new Ka'aihue, "it will make fitting in much easier."
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Interesting.
The Reds just did something similar with Jeremy Hermida. He started 0 for 16 or something, so they replaced him with Jeremy Hermida who hit a home run yesterday. Crazy.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
This reminds me of Bruce Chen's career.
I'm waiting for my wave of talent to arrive.
by mitchfreakingmaier! on Apr 30, 2011 12:13 PM EDT reply actions
My hope is that...
….billy butler hasn’t replaced freakin’ awesome Billy Butler. …Butler’s in a big slump.
"Sir,--It has been wittily remarked that there are three kinds of falsehood: the first is a 'fib,' the second is a downright lie, and the third and most aggravated is statistics." *The National Observer* (June 13, 1891): p. 93-94.
At .304/.429/.435,
I sure wish had slumps as good as that!
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
Good for Kila
Hopefully he can keep it up. He has the tools.
he's finally better than chris getz....woohoo
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 30, 2011 1:25 PM EDT reply actions
Just did a ranking of 2B for fantasy.
Aviles is ninth and Getz is 22nd
Getz actually has more Runs+RBIs then Uggla this season
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by Jeff Zimmerman on Apr 30, 2011 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah...with all the crap he's gotten...he hasnt been that bad
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 30, 2011 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
.288 wOBA isn't bad...
…compared to say, Alcides Escobar or Matt Treanor overall, but it’s pretty awful for a second baseman who isn’t much better than average defensivelyl.
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 30, 2011 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude, you need to look at fantasy stats to understand Dayton
Players need SBs and high AVG. And the all important RBIzzzzzzzzzz
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by Jeff Zimmerman on Apr 30, 2011 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
.232/.330/.268
Nothing about that line looks good to me. It looks like he has so little power, the walks are bound to evaporate soon…
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
its about an average OBP
sure, the power is non existent but it always has been and getz has always walked. 78 wRC+….definitely not great but combined with the speed and decent defense, its not killing us. His babip will no doubt rise as well.
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 30, 2011 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice
Got a morning chuckle out of me…good job.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
Thank God They
Did the same with Gordon last winter. He was unwatchable.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Apr 30, 2011 2:00 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Oh ok
Now the “Clutch Situations. Big Hits. Kila Ka’aihue” cover story in the Royals Baseball Insider mag makes a lot more sense
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If Kyle Davies gets replaced with the new Kyle Davies
Will he still have potential that we are waiting to develop?
I once had hope...now I have Moore.
No, He Will
Materialize fully formed, godlike, out of the ether.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Apr 30, 2011 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
no, he will arrive on the shores of the Missouri River
riding on a zebra mussel shell
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
LHP Duensing v. KC tonight
so it’d figure if Kila is benched v. two RHP this week but faces a LHP
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Good stuff
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Glad to see KC make this move with the "new Kila"
Other teams have been doing it with their crappy 4th or 5th starter for years. As soon as they play KC, they replace that guy with “a new version.” That guy pitches like Cy Young for the game.
WTF is this new Billy Butler then?
He been drinking Jose Guillen juice or what?
by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Apr 30, 2011 3:28 PM EDT reply actions
Heh, even though he hasn't hit for much power
Guillen couldn’t find a .400 OBP with bloodhounds and a GPS.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
This totally confused me
Just scanned the headline and thought Kila (both Kilas) was gone. I’m really quite a dinkweed.
Sample sizes are likely to be criticized as small
Far more often when we dislike the results than when we like them. Same goes for “meaningless” hits. I am guilty of it too, just an observation.
If Kendall hit .333 for a week none of us would give a rats ass. We all want Kila to succeed so we are hopeful this means something. We sure need the offense but I’m remaining skeptical for now.
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by ChangingSpeeds on Apr 30, 2011 5:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Well Played
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Nice :D
(although I think it was April 19th)
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