Brady Singer and Bobby Witt, Jr. provide the lethal one-two punch against the Diamondbacks. Meanwhile, the Royals make an unsurprising roster move and the 2023 schedule is released.
Do you really think Matheny makes it past this year? I just have a hard time believing major changes aren’t in store here this offseason. I actually am of the belief DM steps down and the reigns go entirely to JJ. Someone has to fall on the sword for this and I think it has to go farther than Matheny quite honestly. You can’t replace everyone and leave the FO intact. And if your Sherman, and you take a realistic look at this and think we probably aren’t competing next year either. Its so much easier to start anew with someone this offseason. We’ll see.
Singer has been great. Top of the rotation piece found. Now, we need to find 13 more arms. But its a start.
I completely agree, but this organization is so loyal, so insular, that massive change would surprise me. Sherman hasn’t done anything to show me that he’s a guy who will make large scale changes all at once. The only thing that could tilt the situation in that direction is his desire for that downtown stadium. He has to get, and keep, people in this city on his side. The pressure will continue to increase for him to do something.
You always think moves are coming and then they finish September with a .500 record and everyone associated with the team thinks all systems are go for the next year. And it rarely works.
The only encouraging sign on that front is the large-scale changes they made with the hitting coaches and development folks. What that might say about what's coming this off-season is anybody's guess.
Dayton seems to have a gift for getting ownership to value him, no matter what's happening on the field in the major and/or minor leagues. I find that pretty damn discouraging....
Do you really think Matheny makes it past this year? I just have a hard time believing major changes aren’t in store here this offseason. I actually am of the belief DM steps down and the reigns go entirely to JJ. Someone has to fall on the sword for this and I think it has to go farther than Matheny quite honestly. You can’t replace everyone and leave the FO intact. And if your Sherman, and you take a realistic look at this and think we probably aren’t competing next year either. Its so much easier to start anew with someone this offseason. We’ll see.
Singer has been great. Top of the rotation piece found. Now, we need to find 13 more arms. But its a start.
I completely agree, but this organization is so loyal, so insular, that massive change would surprise me. Sherman hasn’t done anything to show me that he’s a guy who will make large scale changes all at once. The only thing that could tilt the situation in that direction is his desire for that downtown stadium. He has to get, and keep, people in this city on his side. The pressure will continue to increase for him to do something.
You always think moves are coming and then they finish September with a .500 record and everyone associated with the team thinks all systems are go for the next year. And it rarely works.
The only encouraging sign on that front is the large-scale changes they made with the hitting coaches and development folks. What that might say about what's coming this off-season is anybody's guess.
Dayton seems to have a gift for getting ownership to value him, no matter what's happening on the field in the major and/or minor leagues. I find that pretty damn discouraging....
The good news: Lynch did a half-decent job of throwing first-pitch strikes Saturday night. The bad news: it didn't matter much.
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