Year Two of the Matt Quatraro tenure. Time to take a step up this year. Active in free agency and trades this offseason. A new look pitching rotation and bullpen. Will the young players take the leap up offensively? Bobby Witt extension? New stadium? Will Vinny recover from injury? Salvy taking aim at the Royals record book? Will Cole Ragans turn into the best Royals starting pitcher since Greinke 1.0?
Free Agents/Trades Acquisitions
Seth Lugo, SP
Michael Wacha, SP
Kyle Wright, SP
Hunter Renfroe, OF/DH
Will Smith, RP
Chris Stratton, RP
Nick Anderson, RP
Adam Frazier, 2B
Garrett Hampson, INF/OF
Matt Sauer, RP [Reply]
Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat:
This is probably less than good.
Of the 25 worst reliever ERAs since the All-Star break, the Royals have three of them - Angel Zerpa (8.38), James McArthur (7.15), and Will Smith (6.52).
Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat:
This is probably less than good.
Of the 25 worst reliever ERAs since the All-Star break, the Royals have three of them - Angel Zerpa (8.38), James McArthur (7.15), and Will Smith (6.52).
Originally Posted by myselff77:
Anyone keeping an eye on Alec Marsh in Omaha? Any chance of him coming back up and heling out the bullpen?
No, I don't know how he's doing. After tomorrow's day off, Royals have 14 games in 13 days against some very competitive teams. (Philly 3; Cleveland 7; Houston 4) So I expect them to bring someone up for at least a spot start? And then a place in the bullpen maybe?
Roster limits
Teams have been at the new normal 26-man levels all season. Come Sept. 1, through the rest of the season, active rosters will expand again to cover 28 players, no more, no less. Teams can carry 14 pitchers at most, too, to cut down on the endless parade of bullpen arms that often made September games a slog. [Reply]
Originally Posted by myselff77:
Anyone keeping an eye on Alec Marsh in Omaha? Any chance of him coming back up and heling out the bullpen?
He has been dominant at Omaha. Sub-2 ERA, sub-1 WHIP, better than a K/IP. They're limiting him to 4 IP or less each time out, though - only 19 IP through 5 starts. [Reply]
Originally Posted by PHOG:
Roster limits
Teams have been at the new normal 26-man levels all season. Come Sept. 1, through the rest of the season, active rosters will expand again to cover 28 players, no more, no less. Teams can carry 14 pitchers at most, too, to cut down on the endless parade of bullpen arms that often made September games a slog.
I'm being lazy, and haven't looked it up yet. I know the old 40 man roster rules no longer exist, and it's now down to 28 eligible guys after September 1st. But does that include a limited number of recalls for players, and is there any kind of waiting period? [Reply]
Originally Posted by GabyKeepsMeWarm:
I'm being lazy, and haven't looked it up yet. I know the old 40 man roster rules no longer exist, and it's now down to 28 eligible guys after September 1st. But does that include a limited number of recalls for players, and is there any kind of waiting period?
I haven't looked at it that closely. Maybe someone knows? [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
He has been dominant at Omaha. Sub-2 ERA, sub-1 WHIP, better than a K/IP. They're limiting him to 4 IP or less each time out, though - only 19 IP through 5 starts.
Any idea if starting or coming out of the pen? Would be nice if he could be a reliable arm coming in and giving a couple innings for when our starters don't make it through 7. [Reply]
Not sure how it lines up but there's a doubleheader against Cleveland next week. They are either going to need an extra starter or push guys out on short rest because there's no off days. I'm guessing Marsh starts one of the doubleheader games next week. [Reply]
