Without a doubt, the Royals, as they currently are constructed, are better with Greinke than without. They're also more exciting; when Greinke takes the hill, it's entertaining; will he throw an eephus, will he freeze a Wily Vet with a curve when he shouldn't throw it, will he make an oft-overlooked (as you point out) great defensive play?
This offseason has been interesting for sure. I like the fact that we've done a lot of things and opened the door for the kids. We've moved on from some players and hopefully maybe a few more in short order. DM would've never made these moves. And while I appreciated DM's loyalty to his players, he missed the point the whole time that his loyalty should be to the fanbase FIRST, players second. I hope that Pic and the new front office and staff can start to rebuild some of the fanbase we lost at the expense of DM's shortsightedness.
As you said, the road splits are extremely noisy. Greinke is helped by the K, but road games in Denver and Phoenix are skewing his HR numbers a bit. We'll see if he can keep that up for another season. I'd imagine most Royals fans are happy to watch him have another bite at the apple, regardless.
I always look forward to games at The K when I know Greinke is on the hill.
Without a doubt, the Royals, as they currently are constructed, are better with Greinke than without. They're also more exciting; when Greinke takes the hill, it's entertaining; will he throw an eephus, will he freeze a Wily Vet with a curve when he shouldn't throw it, will he make an oft-overlooked (as you point out) great defensive play?
This offseason has been interesting for sure. I like the fact that we've done a lot of things and opened the door for the kids. We've moved on from some players and hopefully maybe a few more in short order. DM would've never made these moves. And while I appreciated DM's loyalty to his players, he missed the point the whole time that his loyalty should be to the fanbase FIRST, players second. I hope that Pic and the new front office and staff can start to rebuild some of the fanbase we lost at the expense of DM's shortsightedness.
As you said, the road splits are extremely noisy. Greinke is helped by the K, but road games in Denver and Phoenix are skewing his HR numbers a bit. We'll see if he can keep that up for another season. I'd imagine most Royals fans are happy to watch him have another bite at the apple, regardless.