Royals went from 56-106 to 86-76.
Made the playoffs. Took out the Orioles on the road.
Lost in four games to the Yankees by 4 runs.
Finally got a bullpen.
Had two pitchers who will finish in the top five for the Cy Young.
Bobby Witt jr turned into a superstar likely being an MVP #2 to that phag in NY.
Salvy just kept doing Salvy stuff.
Vinnie came back from shoulder surgery and had a helluva year.
Cole Ragans had a full season. His arm didn’t fall off. He’s probably top five for Cy Young.
Seth Lugo is gonna finish top five for Cy Young. He’s like Rick Reed. And he’s ours for at least another season.
Brady Singer will get his next time with arbitration. And I’m ambivalent, but I know it’s damn hard to find healthy arms who could be be better as a 3/4 starter.
Michael Wacha was more than everything we could’ve ever wanted, but I say let that man fly unless he wants to take a dumb contract, which he won’t do.
That gives us Alec Marsh who was pretty great for his role.
And we have Wright coming in, plus Bubic who could start.
But this team needs another bat and wingman for Bobby. It’s perfect that Juan Soto would fill many roles, but it ain’t happening.
Adames is someone I like. And we can dangle Massey/Garcia. Just a thought.
This team…. I hope they go into the offseason working hard, and I hope they got the glitter out of their eyes.
Good team with obvious weakness, and a perennial superstar ready to erupt….
Sherman and JJ should be on the phone soon
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Originally Posted by Pablo:
We got MJ
Worthless bum ass
MJ sure looks the part. Sometimes that swing and power make it look so easy.
Most the time though, he doesn’t look like he belongs in the Majors.
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Incredible season and really looking forward to the paying attention to their offseason for the first time in a few years
One thing that bugs me and is admittedly a low priority on the call out list but what's with the throws in from the outfield? They either seem to mishandle the ball, lack urgency or are wildly off target
Minor call out but some tightening of fundamentals is key for a small ball club when you're ultimately going to go up against more talented teams in big games
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Originally Posted by Woogieman:
Chapman would be a big upgrade. The good news is, JJ doesn't have to break the bank at all to significantly upgrade 3 black holes, they were that bad all season. Would be an amazing offseason if Kyle Wright is "healthy" (they thought Ragans was done!) and they could plug the cleanup spot with an OF or 3B, and lastly, some in-house OFer (Cross? Rave?) decides they are ready to play in the bigs.
Chapman signed long term with the Giants. Bregman's contract is going to be in that ballpark... would love to make that happen.... doubt Sherman has that type of bread.
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