Royals > your shitty dogshit excuse for a team

[Rock Strongo]

we have vasquez when he gets back.

swihart should be bait for a starter

so glad we didnt ship out mookie

 

[cezero]

even bostons steroid infested teams from the early 2000's werent scoring 6 runs a game

they came close in 2003

do you hate apostrophes?

 

[chappee11]

Royals are at 18 Defensive Runs Saved ... no other team in MLB has more than 9

This is no surprise to people who watched them last season. They have a lot of nice pieces and that bullpen already was the best in MLB.

 

[chappee11]

yep - less than 5 runs per game

that's good, but not when you also give up 5 runs

They also won't give up 5 runs/game. When was the last time that happened?

 

[chappee11]

I agree

If teams like the Royals and Rays can trade Wil Myers, a big market team like Boston can move Swihart

Yeah, but Wil Myers sucks. Everyone seems to think Swihart is the best catching prospect in MLB. All that said, the Red Sox will address the pitching at some point. I think they would call up Owens or Rodriguez first to try and fix it. I don't think they want Hamels all that much. They certainly don't want to give up top prospects AND $100m for him. That is for sure.

 

[black francis]

Yeah, but Wil Myers sucks. Everyone seems to think Swihart is the best catching prospect in MLB. All that said, the Red Sox will address the pitching at some point. I think they would call up Owens or Rodriguez first to try and fix it. I don't think they want Hamels all that much. They certainly don't want to give up top prospects AND $100m for him. That is for sure.

At the time, he was one of the best young bats in the minors
Nobody thought he sucked until last season.

Same thing could happen to Swihart. A lot of prospects never have higher value than they do when they are in the minors

 

[black francis]

do you hate apostrophes?

Do you hate starting a question with a capital letter?

 

[black francis]

But you got to see him make a great catch over and over last night. MLB Network showed Jeters catch almost as many times as they showed Arenados.

I didnt watch mlb network last night. Had no idea Arenado did the same thing either. I'm sure I'll see it again tonight

 

[obxyankeefan]

I didnt watch mlb network last night. Had no idea Arenado did the same thing either. I'm sure I'll see it again tonight

You get a chance watch Arenados catch. It is worth it, as long as the video is not overjetered.

 

[da55bums]

Yeah, but Wil Myers sucks. Everyone seems to think Swihart is the best catching prospect in MLB. All that said, the Red Sox will address the pitching at some point. I think they would call up Owens or Rodriguez first to try and fix it. I don't think they want Hamels all that much. They certainly don't want to give up top prospects AND $100m for him. That is for sure.

seriously, Myers was the Minor League Player of the Year, Swihart wouldn't be top 20

 

[Rock Strongo]

seriously, Myers was the Minor League Player of the Year, Swihart wouldn't be top 20

hes the best catching prospect in baseball right now

 

[Rock Strongo]

take it up with ESPN and baseball prospectus...

Swihart top-ranking catching prospect - Boston Red Sox Blog - ESPN

BOSTON -- Blake Swihart is the top catching prospect in the major leagues and the highest-ranked Red Sox player on the Baseball Prospectus Top 101 Prospects list released by the highly regarded website on Monday.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

At the time, he was one of the best young bats in the minors
Nobody thought he sucked until last season.

Same thing could happen to Swihart. A lot of prospects never have higher value than they do when they are in the minors

Only criticism I can recall of him in the minors was a high K rate. Oh, and a few whiners about him not sticking at catcher.

 

[black francis]

Only criticism I can recall of him in the minors was a high K rate. Oh, and a few whiners about him not sticking at catcher.

Right

Myers was a badass and he still can be

he has never played 90 games in a season and still won a ROY

 

[chappee11]

At the time, he was one of the best young bats in the minors
Nobody thought he sucked until last season.

Same thing could happen to Swihart. A lot of prospects never have higher value than they do when they are in the minors

Oh, I agree 100%. Especially after seeing so many Sox stiffs wash-out over the years. But....if they are going to trade Swihart, they are going to want a young phenom in return. They have no interest in giving him up for a guy like Hamels who is expensive and probably a declining asset.

 

[chappee11]

seriously, Myers was the Minor League Player of the Year, Swihart wouldn't be top 20

Minor League Player of the Year? So were Delmon Young & Rocco Baldelli. You don't have to defend Myers anymore. He's a stiff.

 

[cezero]

Do you hate starting a question with a capital letter?

no. i just don't care about it on message board.

do you hate apostrophes?

 

[chappee11]

Right

Myers was a badass and he still can be

he has never played 90 games in a season and still won a ROY

Myers won ROY in a particularly down year. Even then there are a ton of stiffs who also won ROY over the years. Royals fans might remember Bob Hamelin, perhaps? Myers is a league-average bat who plays terrible defense. That's why they Rays were happy to ship him out.

 

[chappee11]

no. i just don't care about it on message board.

do you hate apostrophes?

Oh, the grammar police are here! This should be fresh and exciting!

 

[black francis]

no. i just don't care about it on message board.

do you hate apostrophes?

they arent worth the effort

the point can be made with or without them