Moustakas, Betancourt and Right-Handed Pitching

I think, the low end would be 300 and the high end would be 550. I’ll split the difference and say 425.

Do you have any reasoning behind your statement other than pessimism?

A couple things. First, I think he really values Yuni’s experience and tools. Second, I don’t think Yost and Moore see Yuni as merely a bench player. I think they see him as a significant asset who can do a lot of things. And if Gia doesn’t perform well, there will be a huge hole at second base that someone needs to fill.

This myth that we now know how he manages in every facet of the game and can say for a fact that the “backups don’t play” is ridiculous. When looking at his Brewers teams, it seems to me that the backups played plenty. Craig Counsell got plenty of playing time under Yost..and considering the fact that both Yost and Moore think Yuni is a good player…I see no reason to think they are just going to banish him to the bench because of a 1 1/2 year track record in KC. Just like the “oh, DM knows pitching, so we’ll be fine in that area under him” argument after DM’s first couple years was ridiculous.

Many were upset to find out “Royals brought back Yuni” I do remember the thread. I was one who said, could not comment much on him. Never saw this guy play and I’m about to see him this year. I just hope, it will not take to much playing time from “Moose”

Moose’s development is more important than the competitive benefit of whatever upgrade Yuni is against LHP. The Royals would be wise to actually maximize Moose’s exposure to LHP.

and both the team and his personal numbers should be a little better off.

Moustakas isn’t a student. He isn’t a child. He was a top 10 MLB prospect and followed that with a good start to a AAA season before being called up. Eventually he performed in a way that made it look like he genuinely was major league ready. He is, by all accounts, extremely talented. When you have a player that talented, you don’t keep him away from lefty pitchers. You make him face lefty pitchers, because it is that practice and experience which will make him better. That has worked for many players. One Royal example is Johnny Damon. When he got the majors, he had a lot of difficulty with LHP’s. But the Royals kept him in there against them, he took his lumps and improved against lefties year by year.

Moustakas has had 365 MLB PA’s. For how long do you ask him to take baby steps? Facing good pitchers of the same handedness is a standard part of the game. If he’s MLB-ready, he’s ready for that, especially with most of a season and 365 PA’s under his belt already.

Admittedly, Escobar did have more MLB experience. Nonetheless, I wonder if they fault Moose’s mental makeup somewhat.

I just figured everyone on this site followed eachother……Its nice to see a differing opinion once in a while from a guy I see a lot of on here. BTW, I couldnt agree more with you. Besides, If I had to choose who makes the smarter managerial moves for the Royals between Someone experienced in doing it (DM) or myself, or any of you for that matter-I think Id have to trust that DM knows a wee bit more about this shit than I (or we) do.

Long history of mediocrity to metaphysical suckitude. I’ve seen enough.

At times, it is very annoying. Especially if you disagree with someone.

I don’t find it hard to disagree with someone. I only find it hard to disagree with someone if I don’t have any evidence/reasoning to back up my argument, or if my argument ignores better evidence/reasoning.

I just wanted another Royals site to read information about the Royals players and their moves. I enjoyed the knowledge that fans seemed to have in the comments. Fan knowledge on this site is truly second to none as a whole….I rarely read nonsense here as I do on other sites. But the theme here this offseason has been negative while the overall theme for the Royals of late should be positive. It makes me think this website is satirical and relies on the Royals being below average-and in turn thrives on it……Its almost as if the writers are rooting against success (I know that isnt the case) But this theme does go a long way in affecting many posters here…… We are ushering in a new era here fellas………lets just enjoy the ride. No rides are completely smooth and bumps will happen, theres no need to criticize every one of those bumps we come across (and especially BEFORE they happen)

For hardcore, passionate, intelligent, Royals fans, there is no better site than RR and its not close. There IS no other option really.

Facie evidence that he is incorrect; I could not possibly feel better about myself.

I will say it again. There are many posters who are spiteful and irrational in their criticism of Dayton Moore to an unfair level imo….and yes, often criticism of others is used as a device to improve self worth by attempting to bring others down instead of boosting one’s self up. Its a cheap trick.

I do think Moore deserves criticism when he makes obviously poor decisions, and he has, but it should be kept within the context and perspective of the industry, his peers, his authority and the tools at his disposal…One large pet peeve of mine is bringing up his mistakes from say, ‘06, ’07, 08’. KC didn’t hire a GM with experience, they hired a rookie. I have never understood why players are given tremendous slack in their early years to fail, but not a rookie GM. I think the learning curve is similar, and I see great improvement.

When it manifests on the field, I sense that the haters will act if they liked him all along.

“I knew he had it in him!” :^ )