As you wrote, "getting caught up in the excitement." After such a dismal baseball year for the Royals and a fairly slow postseason, these moves feel like we're getting somewhere!
The other thing all these moves do is give the Royals options if things go wrong, such as Witt getting hurt and missing 6-8 weeks in the first half, causing the Royals to be 8 games out at the All Star break. But even if that bad scenario, if Wacha is pitching well, they can flip him (and Salvy and perhaps others) for some good young players or prospects that will improve the team the next season (and maybe even make Witt worried enough about his health to sign an extension). It’s a much better situation than trying to think about what they can get for Hunter Dozier.
Being a Royals fan is fun again - Yay! Hats off to Sherman and the boys at One Royal Way!
Now some 'you said it' so what are you gonna do about it? He talks about the loss of starts from the projected rotatation and pretty much every pitcher we've signed has a concerning health history. Soooo, wouldn't it make sense to go get another starter and move Lyles firmly into long middle relief for those southward going games?
And speaking of Lyles - can someone contact Gil Meche and ask him to give him a call please??? 8.5M for Lyles - does JL's avariciousness, in spite of performance, have no end? How does he sleep at night?
For years, Royals fans have longed for significant moves in free agency like these. While the outcome of these moves is uncertain, it's refreshing to witness them taking action instead of being idle.
As you wrote, "getting caught up in the excitement." After such a dismal baseball year for the Royals and a fairly slow postseason, these moves feel like we're getting somewhere!
Happy Holidays, Craig!
The other thing all these moves do is give the Royals options if things go wrong, such as Witt getting hurt and missing 6-8 weeks in the first half, causing the Royals to be 8 games out at the All Star break. But even if that bad scenario, if Wacha is pitching well, they can flip him (and Salvy and perhaps others) for some good young players or prospects that will improve the team the next season (and maybe even make Witt worried enough about his health to sign an extension). It’s a much better situation than trying to think about what they can get for Hunter Dozier.
Mr. B,
"Where YOU we start"
Your cleverness and wit make me want to read your posts even if they were about nothing more
than gravel-pitching techniques, which I believe you would cover from a both-handedness perspective.
Being a Royals fan is fun again - Yay! Hats off to Sherman and the boys at One Royal Way!
Now some 'you said it' so what are you gonna do about it? He talks about the loss of starts from the projected rotatation and pretty much every pitcher we've signed has a concerning health history. Soooo, wouldn't it make sense to go get another starter and move Lyles firmly into long middle relief for those southward going games?
And speaking of Lyles - can someone contact Gil Meche and ask him to give him a call please??? 8.5M for Lyles - does JL's avariciousness, in spite of performance, have no end? How does he sleep at night?
For years, Royals fans have longed for significant moves in free agency like these. While the outcome of these moves is uncertain, it's refreshing to witness them taking action instead of being idle.