A.L. Central Smack Talk 2014

[runningwithscissors]

Holy shit it is Bono

SONNY Bono, that is.. not to be confused with the Cowboys QB lol

 

[gandydancer]

Driving thru KC on my way to Texas. Wish I had time to stop at the K and take in the game.

 

[dougplayer]

Tigers going for the sweep in KC today. Royals after the butt whipping the tigers have handed out fall to 7 1/2 games behind...soon to be 8 1/2.


Verlander razor sharp through 3 soon far.


Tigers cracking heads...with out V Mart in the line up last 2 weeks!!!!

 

[dougplayer]

the luster of the all star game is missing with out Verlander

 

[navamind]

the luster of the all star game is missing with out Verlander

then maybe he should start actually pitching like an all-star again

 

[gandydancer]

It is the 5th & 6th that JV is scary in lately.

 

[navamind]

It is the 5th & 6th that JV is scary in lately.

he's been getting killed the 3rd and 4th times around with batters

Justin Verlander 2014 Pitching Splits - Baseball-Reference.com

 

[broncosmitty]

If you want to forward that on to Ausmus Id appreciate it.

 

[navamind]

Bauer looked pretty good today.

 

[runningwithscissors]

Tigers going for the sweep in KC today. Royals after the butt whipping the tigers have handed out fall to 7 1/2 games behind...soon to be 8 1/2.


Verlander razor sharp through 3 soon far.


Tigers cracking heads...with out V Mart in the line up last 2 weeks!!!!

Oh, yeah?? Well, the good teams are starting to dry up on the schedule for them to pick on -- you just wait til they start playing those under .500 teams again, and we'll see what happens haha

 

[gandydancer]

If you want to forward that on to Ausmus Id appreciate it.

Done sir. Sent it as if it was from the Astros... All of MLB will get it now.

 

[broncosmitty]

Three straight hits..... Good thing Butler got the first of the trio. Hoping he doesn't score on the fourth one either.

 

[broncosmitty]

Damn. Fourth one got him in.

 

[broncosmitty]

Terrible decision by Kinsler. Took them out if a double play situation. And finally....... Brad comes out to get JV. Should have brought Kroll in to strikeout Ibanez. Same old story.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Needed that win to lick our wounds during the break. The team has no replacement for Gordon in the lineup or in the field.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Christian Binford pitching the 3rd inning in the future's game.

 

[TrustMeIamRight]

Needed that win to lick our wounds during the break. The team has no replacement for Gordon in the lineup or in the field.

I think if KC had one big bat to put in the middle of their lineup -- they would be light years better.

They just don't have a bat that scares opposing pitchers. They have a great mix of speed, defensive and gap hitters. A big bat in the middle of the order would make that lineup look completely different.

Do KC have any young power hitters in the minors?

 

[Fountain City Blues]

I think if KC had one big bat to put in the middle of their lineup -- they would be light years better.

They just don't have a bat that scares opposing pitchers. They have a great mix of speed, defensive and gap hitters. A big bat in the middle of the order would make that lineup look completely different.

Do KC have any young power hitters in the minors?

They do actually. Bonifacio is profiled as having solid power tools but is currently struggling in AA. They have Dozier (No 39 in BA's new list) who is more of the patient Linedrive hitter with some power. Mondesi has more tools than Escobar all around including power, but he is years away. I strongly suspect when and if they trade Holland this offseason this payroll, they will get a power hitting prospect that will eventually be ranked 40-60 at the time of the trade.


KC's farm has a lot more intriguing pitching than stud hitters. While there is "some" power in the system, there isn't a whole ton of it and it isn't coming in 2015. In the meantime, Royals fans will be in the seemingly never ending loop of "when do X,Y, and Z hitters get their shit together?"

 

[Fountain City Blues]

... to suppress payroll*

 

[da55bums]

I think if KC had one big bat to put in the middle of their lineup -- they would be light years better.

They just don't have a bat that scares opposing pitchers. They have a great mix of speed, defensive and gap hitters. A big bat in the middle of the order would make that lineup look completely different.

Do KC have any young power hitters in the minors?

Billy's 29 must have been a fluke, Hosmers 20 seems like a peak. Perez could be a 30 guy and was finally IBBed, lol.

They will when they send Moose back down.