Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 12731634)

PECOTA has Royals finishing 69-93

Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 12731634)

PECOTA has Royals finishing 69-93

Originally Posted by Wilson8 (Post 12731599)

Royals Sign Brayan Pena To Minor League Deal

Former Royals catcher Brayan Pena is returning to the organization on a minor league contract, reports FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal (Twitter link). The deal comes with an invitation to spring training for Pena, who previously played in Kansas City from 2009-12.

Pena, 35, had been sitting on the free agent market since the Cardinals released him Nov. 28. In doing so, the Redbirds had to eat the remaining $2.5MM left on the two-year, $5MM deal they awarded Pena in free agency last offseason. Lingering knee issues weighed down Pena during his stint in St. Louis, where he collected just 14 plate appearances.

As a member of the Royals, Tigers and Reds from 2009-15, the switch-hitter batted .262/.303/.355 in 1,805 plate appearances. Defensively, Baseball Prospectus has given Pena positive overall grades as a pitch framer, though he has fallen into the negatives in recent seasons. Pena has also thrown out 28 percent of attempted base stealers during his career – just above the 27 percent league-average mark.

Barring injuries, Pena is unlikely to see much major league action with Kansas City this season. The Royals’ starting catcher is eminently durable standout Salvador Perez, who has played at least 138 games in four straight seasons, and they gave backup Drew Butera a guaranteed $3.8MM in November.

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 12731745)

**** that fat ****er in his ****ing face.

That dude got $5 million guaranteed and literally spent the entire offseason eating. He was SHOCKINGLY out of shape in camp, unsurprisingly got hurt, didn't take his rehab seriously, came back and immediately got hurt again (like, in 3 games), went back on the DL and then said he was going to retire and join the army. "Knee issues weight him down...." No, weight issues wrecked his knees. Lazy, selfish, cocksucking paycheck player. Eat a dick.

I've never seen anyone so blatantly say "well I got my money, to hell with actually earning it". It's not my money and it won't ultimately make a difference in how the Cards are constructed, but I have a visceral loathing for that asshole and I hope his hips explode in his first spring training AB.

Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 12731634)

PECOTA has Royals finishing 69-93

Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 12732150)

Looks like PECOTA revised that projection from early this morning. It's now 71-91.

Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 12732150)

Looks like PECOTA revised that projection from early this morning. It's now 71-91.

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 12732186)

FG with an article why Hammel didn't cost more.

1. He's 34
2. He threw his slider a ton last year, worrying teams
3. His 2H era and ops career numbers = much higher than 1H, like third highest in last 15 years. No value after ASB and hence playoffs

Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 12732457)

Goddamn I hope we paste the walls with Detroit.

I want to win the division then the World Series but man to I want to wax the floor with Detroit.