Royals > your shitty dogshit excuse for a team

[black francis]

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.

Yes, I also remember Angel Berroa
Myers was always a bat first guy
Played catcher in HS
moved to OF to fast track his bat. Experimented at 3b and CF in AAA.
Probably a 1b or DH in the future

 

[cezero]

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

i was being silly with my question.

i rarely even use capital letters on here and pay little attention to spelling and most other grammar stuff.

 

[cezero]

they arent worth the effort

the point can be made with or without them

yeah, i agree. i was being silly in a silly thread. shoot me.

 

[chappee11]

Yes, I also remember Angel Berroa
Myers was always a bat first guy
Played catcher in HS
moved to OF to fast track his bat. Experimented at 3b and CF in AAA.
Probably a 1b or DH in the future

Ok. Then we are all in agreement that shitty players can/do win ROY and Minor league player of the year.

Myers took a HUGE step back last year in his development. I was onboard prior to that.

 

[da55bums]

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.

I will give you, he is #20 exactly...

Top 175 MLB prospects for 2015 - Minor League Ball

now if he wins Minor League Player of the year this season, he will be at Myers level, when he was traded.

 

[da55bums]

and remember Swihart could easily crash and burn as well, many a catchers have, especially offensively.

 

[da55bums]

Baseball Prospectis had Jackie Bradley ranked high, how has he worked out?

 

[chappee11]

Baseball Prospectis had Jackie Bradley ranked high, how has he worked out?

Good point. Look how terrible Wil Myers is now. Trade them before they become worthless!

 

[da55bums]

prospect hype is almost always better than reality. Hosmer and Moose crushed the minor leagues, Kris Bryant and Kyle Schwarber (the actual top ranked catcher in the minors right now) might be the next over hyped.


but you can't compare a hype prospect against someone who has been in the majors for a few seasons, complete apples to oranges.

 

[msgkings322]

word

This thread will stand the test of time, mostly because of the newfound haters of the almighty royals.

Giants > Royals

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Giants > Royals

K.

 

[black francis]

Bumgarner > Royals

fixed it for you

 

[msgkings322]

fixed it for you

Whatever gets you through the night, Kitten.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Did the Royals lose their perfect season?

 

[chappee11]

Did the Royals lose their perfect season?

Did somebody say 'perfect game'?

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

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.

Wil Myers doesn't suck.

I don't think Swihart is the best catching prospect in MLB.

He's the best catching prospect with a close proximity to MLB, but I bet I'm not the only one that if given the chance to pick a minor league catcher would take someone other than Swihart.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Twins win!!!!

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

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.

I keep seeing this. The Royals' bullpen's ERA ranked 10th in MLB last year and 5th in the AL. What am I missing?

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

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

By any team? Last year. Rockies.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

I keep seeing this. The Royals' bullpen's ERA ranked 10th in MLB last year and 5th in the AL. What am I missing?

I would average out the ERA pitched by Herrera, Davis, and Holland; then it's pretty easy to figure out. It's around 1.2 if I recall.

5th in FIP even so. When it's high leverage guys, they dominated. Low leverage? Pretty uninspiring.