If he would have been like this his entire career, then he'd be a top 5 player in the league during this time. It's insane.
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Pitching staff is light years ahead of what dipshit DM, Matheny, and Cal had. To have a competent coaching staff is really nice.
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It is interesting to me they didn't want him to be the closer, but I guess that's Rosenthal saying that not Picollo. That might just be keeping it professional since Will Smith is such an established guy. McArthur straight up dominated the last month of the year and his stuff is filthy.
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:-)

Gavin Sheets had such a bad error that the broadcast guy said "Are you shitting me?" on the air 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/x1ZPAFdjrq

— Baseball Central™ (@BaseballCentraI) May 3, 2024

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This whole pitching staff has been incredible, thank god cal eldred is gone.
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Hahahaha... shades of Harry Doyle.

You can't say "shitting me" on the air!

Don't worry, nobody's listening anyway...
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I hope the outfield starts hitting soon. Why not call up Waters?
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The @Royals are the 10th team in the WC Era (since 1995) to allow fewer than 100 R through 33 G.

22 HOU 106 W, won WS
22 NYY 99 W, lost CS
20 CLE 35 W, lost WC
18 HOU 103 W, lost CS
16 CHC 103 W, won WS
16 NYM 87 W, lost WC
12 WAS 98 W, lost DS
05 FLA 83 W
97 ATL 101 W, lost CS

— Nick Kappel (@NickKappel) May 4, 2024

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Man. Having so much fun with this team.

It's funny how, once Salvador Perez is giving more physical rest from catching, his offensive profile really evens out and maximizes.

We're seeing far fewer of those "tired" swings at bad pitches that end up with a whiff or him rolling over on it to shortstop.
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Do you think his massive increase in BB rate and massive drop in K rate is just sample size or some kind of permanent adjustment?

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savan...r-perez-521692

His chase rate is still god awful per baseball savant yet if you extrapolated his BB and Ks it would be so far off his seasonal avgs it is insane.
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Royals outfielders are hitting .190/.254/.323. Nelson's regression is a real shame.

Waters is worth a shot. Cross seems to have recovered and at 23...should get a shot this season.
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MJ finally broke a zip for 23 last night that ignited the six run seventh. Garcia had a slump a few weeks ago but seems to have broken out of that. Bobby and Salvy have been on fire.
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I think some of that is adjustment, and some of it is him being more fresh.

When you're tired, it's harder to be patient and disciplined.
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I would make an argument that Salvy's chase stat is an exception to the rule given how hard he hits stuff out of the zone. I haven't looked at any stats to back it up, but I think of that homerun he hit on a ball six inches below the zone as an example. Also, despite the chase rate, his wjiff rate is insane especially given how much he chases. He makes good contact on stuff outside the zone. So maybe he's selective with respect to his contact radius rather than the strike zone.
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RHP Alec Marsh will make a rehab start tomorrow with Omaha (AAA).

— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) May 4, 2024

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