Happy Birthday Andy Sisco!

by Freneau on Jan 13, 2012 12:08 PM EST in Honoring & Remembering Former Kansas City Royals

Wow, Andy Sisco is still just 29 years old. I had anticipated seeing that he was 35 and feeling quite depressed about that, but nay, he's much younger. Which is also depressing in its own way.

Sisco was the random find of an unloved GM, so there wasn't much of a narrative around his out of nowhere success. Other than the fact that bad teams can take chances on live arms. In the end, he's another reminder of what live arms truly are and, often, what they are not. But no worries, we have the Best Farm System Ever, so our bullpen-first strategy will work out.

As you can see in his big stats bomb after the jump, Sisco is still around, trying to pitch (which I also didn't know). Mostly, he's just one of many of us trying to get back to the way things were in 2005.

Year	Age	Tm	ERA	G	IP	H	R	HR	BB	IBB	SO	ERA+	WHIP	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2001	18	CHC-min	5.24	10	34.1	36	28	1	10	0	31		1.340	0.3	2.6	8.1	3.10
2002	19	CHC-min	2.43	14	77.2	51	23	3	39	0	101		1.159	0.3	4.5	11.7	2.59
2003	20	CHC-min	3.54	19	94.0	76	44	3	31	0	99		1.138	0.3	3.0	9.5	3.19
2004	21	CHC-min	4.21	26	126.0	118	64	11	65	1	134		1.452	0.8	4.6	9.6	2.06
2005	22	KCR	3.11	67	75.1	68	27	6	42	4	76	142	1.460	0.7	5.0	9.1	1.81
2006	23	KCR-min	1.93	3	4.2	3	1	1	1	0	6		0.857	1.9	1.9	11.6	6.00
2006	23	KCR	7.10	65	58.1	66	47	8	40	6	52	67	1.817	1.2	6.2	8.0	1.30
2007	24	CHW-min	4.35	23	78.2	76	43	10	44	1	76		1.525	1.1	5.0	8.7	1.73
2007	24	CHW	8.36	19	14.0	19	13	2	11	0	13	57	2.143	1.3	7.1	8.4	1.18
2010	27	SFG-min	4.32	48	66.2	56	33	4	36	3	75		1.380	0.5	4.9	10.1	2.08
2011	28	NYY-min	5.28	26	30.2	27	18	3	28	2	29		1.793	0.9	8.2	8.5	1.04
3 Seasons			5.18	151	147.2	153	87	16	93	10	141	88	1.666	1.0	5.7	8.6	1.52

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Generated 1/13/2012.

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he was into Taco Bell before Justin Verlander

pioneer spirit!

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Jan 13, 2012 12:09 PM EST reply actions

One of Moore's wise moves that he turned into a bad move

Moore saw that Sisco had some tools, but wasn’t really a decent all around pitcher (much like Ambiorix Burgos). So he traded him for Ross Gload. That was fine. But then he signs Gload to a completely pointless two-year guaranteed contract which only served to block Ryan Shealy (not good, but younger and at least had some upside potential which could have been explored) with a known mediocrity who struggled to keep his head above the replacement level waterline (often times unsuccessfully).

Moore has made something of a habit of this: making a good small move, and then doubling down on that small success with a lot of guaranteed money, and not to the benefit of the team. See also Horacio Ramirez, Jeff Francoeur and Bruce Chen.

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by Scott McKinney on Jan 13, 2012 12:27 PM EST reply actions

Did DM originally take Sisco, or was that Allard?

That was also a good move. He was definitely worth a flyer.

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by RoyalsRetro on Jan 13, 2012 2:26 PM EST up reply actions

That was DM

First summer, IIRC.

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by Scott McKinney on Jan 13, 2012 2:30 PM EST up reply actions

Correction

Allard acquired him and DM traded him…in his first summer on the job.

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by Scott McKinney on Jan 13, 2012 2:31 PM EST up reply actions

I feel sad that I wasn't around for the glory years of this man

"The Jaguars need Jacksonville, and Jacksonville needs the Jaguars"
-Shahid Khan

by tiquanunderwear on Jan 13, 2012 12:43 PM EST reply actions

A glory it was

by Freneau on Jan 13, 2012 12:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Andrew "The Little Unit" Sisco

"The Jaguars need Jacksonville, and Jacksonville needs the Jaguars"
-Shahid Khan

by tiquanunderwear on Jan 13, 2012 12:47 PM EST up reply actions

I believe the nickname of choice was

SISQUATCH

by Nighthawk at the Diner on Jan 13, 2012 2:43 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Are we still doing the Andy Sisco and Mark Quinn awards?

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by Scott McKinney on Jan 13, 2012 12:50 PM EST reply actions

He's only 29? I remember the Thong Song being a hit when I was in seventh grade.

"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 Jan 13, 2012 1:36 PM EST reply actions

What

somebody wrote a song about flip flops? Hahaha what a dumbass.

by Kansas City Keith on Jan 13, 2012 2:10 PM EST up reply actions

And Only One

Of them, too.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jan 13, 2012 2:27 PM EST up reply actions

If one flip flop thongs in the forest

Does it make a sound? Furthermore, isn’t OMD legally required to weigh on on the topic?

by Nighthawk at the Diner on Jan 13, 2012 2:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs

He almost put up a 1 K/BB ratio while striking out 8 per 9 innings.

Impressive and why did we not keep him longer? He fits right in.

Doubting Thomas, the patron saint of sabermetrics

by Jeff Zimmerman on Jan 13, 2012 1:48 PM EST reply actions

I wonder what the over/under is on his weight now?

Both BR and Fangraphs still have his old, official 6’10/270 height/weight. I’d bet a week’s pay that he’s over 300 now. Maybe over 325.

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by Scott McKinney on Jan 13, 2012 1:53 PM EST reply actions

I'd take that bet, but I don't really need the twenty bucks.

IN YOUR FACE!!!!!!!!

Killing time until time kills me

by EspeciallyK on Jan 13, 2012 2:17 PM EST up reply actions

Zing!

Well played

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by Scott McKinney on Jan 13, 2012 2:19 PM EST up reply actions

I completely

forgot about andrew sisco

by Kansas City Keith on Jan 13, 2012 2:12 PM EST reply actions

The best farm system ever phrase is worn out… Are you mocking a particular individual, or a group of people that claimed this? Either way, you come off as cynical.

Lets just enjoy the ride, fellas......

by ChosenOneK on Jan 13, 2012 2:22 PM EST reply actions

He is justifiably cynical

And, while I cannot speak for Will, I think he’s satirizing the idea, put forward by some, either explicitly or implicitly, that the great Royals farm system will almost necessarily lead to great success for the major league team, regardless of what Dayton Moore chooses to do with that talent and regardless of what else he does with the major league team.

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by Scott McKinney on Jan 13, 2012 2:25 PM EST up reply actions

I can respect that

Lets just enjoy the ride, fellas......

by ChosenOneK on Jan 13, 2012 2:28 PM EST up reply actions

…perhaps your just mocking our farm system. In this case, I do not understand what you have to gain by poking fun at the phrase. I really dont understand what you have to gain by poking fun at the phrase at all. Are you trying to ground us? Keep our heads out of the clouds? Still, the repetition of this phrase is becoming trite.

Lets just enjoy the ride, fellas......

by ChosenOneK on Jan 13, 2012 2:27 PM EST up reply actions

Fair poiny

by Freneau on Jan 13, 2012 4:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Point

by Freneau on Jan 13, 2012 4:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

its pretty funny

and in order to be a a fucking fan of kansas city you have to have a good sense of humor

by Kansas City Keith on Jan 13, 2012 4:14 PM EST up reply actions

Id like to think I have a good sense of Humor

But I will never enjoy Making fun of my team…..

Lets just enjoy the ride, fellas......

by ChosenOneK on Jan 13, 2012 5:12 PM EST up reply actions

I used to feel that way

I’d defend the Royals like an overzealous knight from knighty-knight times, taking great umbrage at anyone’s attempt to sully the grandeur of my fair mistress (The Kansas City baseball Royals). Then, like a thunderclap, it hit me. My mistress was special. Let there be no doubt. But she was not above reproach. It may have been the Hearn for Cone trade that caused the scales to fall from eyes. Scattering around my feet like dead leaves. The bozo’s in the front office, some of the players, and even some of the fans, merited scorn, derision, and perhaps even a good old fashioned mocking. The Glass family doesn’t “own” the Royals. The Royals belong to all of us. The pop-tart eaters, Royal-Man, the meatheads in Rivals, the “serious” fans on this board, the kids, the poor motherfuckers waiting out the war in Grass Creek. the poor motherfuckers on the Royal’s facebook page, etc. Its ok to make fun or your team. Lighten up.

by Nighthawk at the Diner on Jan 13, 2012 5:35 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs

That was absolutely beautiful.

I'm waiting for my wave of talent to arrive.

by mitchfreakingmaier! on Jan 13, 2012 6:15 PM EST up reply actions

well

David Glass makes fun of you every time you buy a parking pass and go to the game and watch the game and buy food and beer.

"You're like that guy who wrote that thing about remembering stuff!!"

- Crow T. Robot

by Crooow on Jan 13, 2012 7:41 PM EST up reply actions

To each, his own

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by Scott McKinney on Jan 14, 2012 1:35 AM EST up reply actions

A little about me.

Its hard going into EVERY season with the same attitude. " ‘This could be the year we do something’ "…..whilst knowing it is unlikely and in most cases extremely unlikely. Maybe ten guys can break out this Year…..Maybe Ken Harvey is for Real! What if Vince Coleman and Brian Macrae both steal 60 bases? Perhaps Phil Hiatt will become a superstar……Runlevys Hernandez and Affeldt put it together for 16 wins each…… Juan Gonzalez Might perform as he had 5 years prior-Whilst KNOWING it wont happen. I’m trying to say, I understand the cynicism-I do, but I have a different kind of Devotion. I am realistic. Not optimistic. I am a Royals fan, and I can say for a certainty that will never change. We are all different. Forgive me if my posts seem ‘overzealous’ at times. I LOVE this team, and in an obviously different way than most, youll be hard-pressed to find another fan like me. I wont lighten up. I cant.

Lets just enjoy the ride, fellas......

by ChosenOneK on Jan 13, 2012 5:49 PM EST reply actions