The veteran starter looks to alter the shape—and results—of his changeup, the Royals sign some depth for the outfield and they just keep laying waste to the Cactus League.
I can't begin to tell how much I hate them signing JBJ. I can see them keeping him on the Opening day roster and taking at bats away from the young guys. This looks like another Taylor signing to me!! Thanks for the great writing you do.
Sometimes things happen, just not the way or when you thought they would. I recall 5-6-7 years ago when JBJ was putting up good offensive numbers in Boston. There were a LOT of rumors about the Royals being interested in trading for him, and I think even signing him when he became a free agent. Many's the times since then when I have seen his name and abysmal stats that I have counted blessings that it never happened. Now here he is...lol...albeit as desperate depth. Agree with you, Craig, will probably not break camp with the major league club, but as a defensive warm body really no harm.
Great article. The thing that jumps off the page with Greinke is his home and away splits. 1.91 ERA at the K and 5.32 ERA on the road. Can this be explained?
As someone who has no life I scrolled through the schedule and determined that a pitcher can get 24 home starts without ever pitching on the road. It is hard to imagine Q doing that but we might see him toying with the rotation to get Grienke more home starts.
That sound you hear is Ryan Lefebvre gearing up to make dozens of on-air references to Jackie Bradley Jr. being teammates with Whit Merrifield at South Carolina.
I can't begin to tell how much I hate them signing JBJ. I can see them keeping him on the Opening day roster and taking at bats away from the young guys. This looks like another Taylor signing to me!! Thanks for the great writing you do.
As we all know, success in spring training games is always an infallible indicator of what's to come in the regular season.
Sometimes things happen, just not the way or when you thought they would. I recall 5-6-7 years ago when JBJ was putting up good offensive numbers in Boston. There were a LOT of rumors about the Royals being interested in trading for him, and I think even signing him when he became a free agent. Many's the times since then when I have seen his name and abysmal stats that I have counted blessings that it never happened. Now here he is...lol...albeit as desperate depth. Agree with you, Craig, will probably not break camp with the major league club, but as a defensive warm body really no harm.
Great article. The thing that jumps off the page with Greinke is his home and away splits. 1.91 ERA at the K and 5.32 ERA on the road. Can this be explained?
As someone who has no life I scrolled through the schedule and determined that a pitcher can get 24 home starts without ever pitching on the road. It is hard to imagine Q doing that but we might see him toying with the rotation to get Grienke more home starts.
That sound you hear is Ryan Lefebvre gearing up to make dozens of on-air references to Jackie Bradley Jr. being teammates with Whit Merrifield at South Carolina.