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With KC's Starters, The Bullpen Needs To Be Deep
by Jeff Zimmerman on Feb 16, 2012 10:52 AM EST
Kansas City's starters were not able to throw late into games last year. They were tied for 12th in the AL with Boston at 5.8 IP/GS (Baltimore was worst at 5.4). Tampa on the other hand averaged 6.5 IP/GS. This difference is huge when looked at over the course of a season. With the average AL game going 8.9 innings, Kansas City will would need their bullpen to throw 3.1 innings and the Rays only 2.3. Over the course of the season, this difference works out to be a difference of 130 innings or over 14 full games.
To put it another way, the bullpen would need to throw 502.2 innings. With a 7 pitcher bullpen, that works at to ~72 IP per pitcher. With a 8 person bullpen, it works out to ~63 IP. Dave Eiland better have the bullpen ready to go.
Going into 2012, the situation doesn't look to be any better than last year, especially with the addition of Jonathan Sanchez. Here is a look at the IP/GS for the most likely starters and some other samples for reference:
| 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||
| Name | IP | GS | IP/GS | IP | GS | IP/GS | IP | GS | IP/GS |
| Bruce Chen | 155 | 25 | 6.2 | 131 | 23 | 5.7 | 48 | 9 | 5.3 |
| Luke Hochevar | 198 | 31 | 6.4 | 100 | 17 | 5.9 | 143 | 25 | 5.7 |
| Jonathan Sanchez | 101.3 | 19 | 5.3 | 193 | 33 | 5.8 | 159.3 | 29 | 5.5 |
| Felipe Paulino | 120.3 | 20 | 6.0 | 86 | 14 | 6.1 | 87 | 17 | 5.1 |
| Danny Duffy | 105.3 | 20 | 5.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kansas City | 943 | 162 | 5.8 | 949 | 162 | 5.9 | 949 | 162 | 5.9 |
| AL | 13875.7 | 2268 | 6.1 | 13730.7 | 2268 | 6.1 | 13189.7 | 2270 | 5.8 |
| ZacKKKKKKKK | 171.7 | 28 | 6.1 | 220 | 33 | 6.7 | 229.3 | 33 | 6.9 |
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Royals.com to webcast all KC Spring Training games
by DickHowser4ever on Feb 16, 2012 9:03 AM EST
as posted on the mothership at royals.com, all spring training games will be webcast. i assume that means they will be streamed from this website, and i can only holpe and pray they will not be blacked out by our foxsports overloards in yet another act of repression of the lowly fans whose money makes foxsports possible.
Royals to webcast all Spring Training games
March 4 is only a few weeks away!!!!! finally we will have something new to talk about and can stop ranking and re-ranking the farm system prospects for awhile.
Hypothetical Thursday 5
It is October 2012, and the Royals were very exciting but ultimately not playoff worthy. Glass, however, decides to open up his pocketbook and grant the team a $90 million payroll for 2013. CF, 2B, and the rotation are still a bit weak. Who should the Royals go pick up in free agency?
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by whataboutbilly? on Feb 15, 2012 9:47 PM EST
So the Pirates are saying they are "listening" on trades for their center fielder extraordinaire Andrew McCutchen. The man has looked good since he got on the field and is making obvious progression in his game. How much do you think for the last four years of his team control to be able to then throw the reigns to Bubba?
I don't have the gift of figuring a fair trade but what would this do: Clint Robinson, Chris Dwyer, Cheslor Cuthbert, Lorenzo Cain for McCutchen and a A-Ball prospect.
let me know what you think
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