Originally Posted by KC Tattoo (Post 12718116)

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So I just got this as a late Christmas perezent :D


This is freaking awesome. Salvador Perez the greatest catcher in the history of history

Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin (Post 12718154)

I love me some Salvy too, but who's the white guy??

Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin (Post 12718154)

I love me some Salvy too, but who's the white guy??

Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 12718160)

Butera must be subbing for him....

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz (Post 12718225)

@JonHeyman: brandon moss kc contract is 2 years and an option. 3.75M in '17, 7.25M in '18, 1M buyout on '19 option. #royals

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 12717724)

I think Cuthbert's role is as a reserve who gets a decent amount of playing time.

He should probably get a start a week at 3B, just to rest Moustakas's knee. That's 20-25 games.

Figure he gets 5 games subbing for Hosmer.

If Moss is the primary DH vs RHP, that still leaves 40-50 starts vs lefties at that spot. Cuthbert figures to be part of that solution as well. And he also is insurance if Moss, who is not the most durable guy out there, misses some time.

I haven't heard anything about him as a 2B option/solution. I know the team was planning to go that way before Moustakas's injury last year, but I am skeptical he can stick there. If he does, obviously you run with that and give him 120+ starts there.

Otherwise, I think he's a 75-90 game piece for you in 2017, who provides nice insurance at 3B and DH while also giving you a platoon option for Moustakas and Moss.

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz (Post 12716907)

Me too...I was downright depressed...Amazing what happened

Originally Posted by tk13 (Post 12715738)

I'd bet on:

Merrifield
Moustakas
Cain
Hosmer
Soler
Gordon
Perez
Moss
Escobar

You alternate all the way down. And you have a couple guys in the bottom third that can take you out of the yard. You have legit power 2-8.

Originally Posted by Three7s (Post 12718820)

He's far too good a hitter to be a part-time player, IMO.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 12719288)

In all seriousness, I wonder what Cuthbert might actually cost, especially if he doesn't make a solid conversion to 2b.



I would say the Royals have no interest in moving him this year because they need Moustakas insurance. But if they get Moustakas re-signed or extended, surely he'd be made available.



The Cards still have precisely jack shit long-term at 3b but a wealth of pitching prospects. We have Luke Weaver at roughly the same age and service time as Cuthbert who projects as a nice long-term 3 or 4 in the rotation.



He got whacked around a bit during his call-up last year but it was really an issues of occasionally just being too hittable; a command vs. control thing. Strikeout and walk numbers were actually pretty good (walks a little high but nothing too far out of range and also completely out of character). He just had a tendency to give into hitters and groove one if he got behind; not shocking for a young pitcher really. And frankly, giving up 11 ER in your last 2.2 innings is going to make anyone's line look worse than he actually performed, especially over a small sample size.



Weaver for Cuthbert looks like a nice 'baseball trade' if Moustakas were extended. The Cards get their long-term 3b option and the Royals would get a middle of the rotation starter with some upside. The Royals would gain a year of age and a year of team control (perhaps even 2 if the Cards keep Weaver down more this year as I expect), but that's not a deal-breaker.



I still think there's a trade to be made between these two squads.

Originally Posted by Go Royals (Post 12719453)

Whats the saying? Theres no such thing as a pitching prospect?