How Good Would the Royals All-Decade Team Be? Part 2: The Pitchers
by Will McDonald on Mar 16, 2010 10:20 PM EDT
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The official team site recently announced the All-Decade Team. In Part 1, we evaluated the lineup, here we look at the pitching staff.
SP1 - Zack Greinke: The 2009 Cy Young Award Winner headlines the rotation. Greinke made 136 starts in the '00s, posting a 3.73 ERA over that span, good for a 120 ERA+ and an average WAR of 5.1. As we've covered here before, Greinke's comeback didn't start in 2009, and that wasn't his first strong season. Thus, even on average, he's still the ace of the staff, just a bit closer to the rest of the bunch.
SP2 - Gil Meche: The second and final obvious choice for the all-decade rotation. In three seasons Gil gave the Royals a 4.12 ERA (108 ERA+) and an average WAR of 3.6 wins above replacement. His K/9 numbers (7.0 to 7.6) and HR/9 (0.9/9 to 1.0/9) are comparable to Greinke's, listed second in the parenthesis.
SP3 - Jeff Suppan: And.... now we're in the true Royals of the '00s zone. For three seasons in the '00s (00-02) Suppan gave the Royals a league average ERA (102+). Suppan was pretty homer-prone back in those days, and his 1.3 HR/9 average isn't going to help a staff that already struggles a bit with the longball.
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Today's Dutton Article, or The Royals Being the Royals
by The Ol' Perfesser on Mar 16, 2010 1:10 PM EDT
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Reading it provokes a veritable whipsaw of baseball emotions. So much that actually seems sensible or even hopeful, and yet so much that sounds so . . . well, Royals.
Something good first:
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Pictures, Videos and Comments from Spring Training 3/15b
by Jeff Zimmerman (TucsonRoyal) on Mar 16, 2010 2:02 AM EDT
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Not too much tonight since the game was on TV
Notes:
- Greinke does long toss before the game.
- The White Sox looked lost on the field.
- Dayton is one short man
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Pictures, Videos and Comments from Spring Training 3/15a
by Jeff Zimmerman (TucsonRoyal) on Mar 15, 2010 7:34 PM EDT
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I just got back from watching the minor leaguers play a couple of games. We are leaving at 6:00am tomorrow and have the game tonight, so I am doing a midday update and one tonight.
Notes:
- Mejia crushed the ball during BP. Clint Robinson and him seem to be the biggest two players on the team
- Moose took some fielding at 2B, but played 3B in the game. He made a nice grab at 3B in the game
- Minor leagues are bunting and stealing like crazy. Don't know if it was what they were to work on today, but it seemed a little obsessive.
- Theiot seems to have a nice arm at C. Was getting about 1/2 of people stealing
- Dimensions of the minor league practice parks are 320-365-400-365-320
- Games were played on pitch counts. I saw anywhere from 2 to 5 outs per inning.
- Myer had a nice two bagger.
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Pictures and Comments from Spring Training 3/14
by Jeff Zimmerman (TucsonRoyal) on Mar 15, 2010 10:34 AM EDT
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Today I actually got to go see the Royals play and it was pretty bad. Well let's just start with what was good in my eyes:
- Dyson was impressive in center. He ran two balls down that I was for sure would drop for at least doubles.
- Tejeda had control today and it showed with his results. If he can throw strikes, he should end up starting.
- Aviles made a great play at 2nd, catch and throw.
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Pictures and Comments from Spring Training 3/12 and 3/13
by Jeff Zimmerman (TucsonRoyal) on Mar 14, 2010 11:57 AM EDT
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Yesterday, I planned on meeting up with several Fangraphs writers. I will be covering injuries for them this season on both the main and fantasy side. I wish I could have seen more of Royals yesterday, but I figure it is always good to meet the boss.
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So How Good Would the Royals All-Decade Team Be? Part 1: The Lineup
by Will McDonald on Mar 13, 2010 12:39 AM EST
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There was a recent story on the official site announcing the all-decade team. The selection panel was the following: Art Stewart, Denny Matthews, Mike Sweeney, Mike Swanson (VP of broadcasting) and Dick Kaegel.
Looking through their selections, I wondered just how good the all-decade team would be if assembled together.
So here's the list:
C- John Buck: Buck hit .235/.298/.407 over six seasons in KC. Offensively, his best numbers actually came last season, when he hit .247/.299/.484 as an afterthought. Defensively, if were are to delve into the mysteries of catcher defense and game calling, I'd consider him average. Some strengths, some weaknesses. Nothing special.
1B - Mike Sweeney: Sweeney hit .304/.375/.507 as a Royal in the '00s, and posted a huge 2002, hitting .340/.417/.563 in somewhat limited action. One of the easiest selections for the team.
2B - Mark Grudzielanek: Grudz's three good years are a little bit lost in the annals of Royal history, due to the bad teams around him, the completely mercenary character of his time here, and the fact that many of us always wanted him traded and he never was. Still, he hit an impressive .300/.339/.412 over three seasons. Not bad for a second baseman.
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RR League on CBSSports.com Update: Who Is Playing
by Will McDonald on Mar 12, 2010 6:00 PM EST
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The response I got regarding the RR Fantasy League (I'm getting to run a premium league for free) was pretty overwhelming. To those of you who emailed me just a few minutes late, I'm sorry that you weren't able to snag a spot. I was also going to have my wife make a rare foray into the RR universe, but I couldn't justify it when I had to turn away so many anyway.
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