Originally Posted by Dr. noonanbeermefever (Post 8385396)

Yost speculating early on top of lineup

Giavotella could bat No. 2; manager likes Gordon at leadoff


By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com | 02/19/12 7:00 PM EST


SURPRISE, Ariz. -- It's very early, but Royals manager Ned Yost did some musing about the top of his lineup on Sunday, confirming that second baseman Johnny Giavotella is his first choice to bat in the second slot.

"He fits the spot because he has the ability to take pitches, he drives the ball the other way and he's a guy that can hit," Yost said. "This kid has hit everywhere. And if it works out, he's the best candidate for it."

Giavotella first has to win the second-base job over Chris Getz. Melky Cabrera, traded to San Francisco, was the Royals' No. 2 batter last season.

Yost still sees left fielder Alex Gordon as the likely leadoff batter, a spot he filled 89 times last season.

"We'll see what develops," Yost said. "I like Gordy leading off. I like somebody with some pop in his bat coming up when the lineup comes back around. He was our best on-base guy last year, and he can do a lot of things -- drive the ball out of the park, drive the gaps, .300 hitter, takes his walks, works the pitcher. He does everything you want a leadoff guy to do."

Originally Posted by Dr. noonanbeermefever (Post 8385396)

Yost speculating early on top of lineup


Giavotella first has to win the second-base job over Chris Getz.

Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 8385677)

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Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 8384172)

Where do I get me some jersey shirts of these young guns we got!?

Originally Posted by DeezNutz (Post 8385700)

And now we have to be legit players in FA and aggressive in keeping our own. Nut up or shut up, Glass.

Originally Posted by Dr. noonanbeermefever (Post 8385396)

Originally Posted by DeezNutz (Post 8385700)

And now we have to be legit players in FA and aggressive in keeping our own. Nut up or shut up, Glass.

Originally Posted by kcfanXIII (Post 8385759)

this right here. if an effort isn't made by this front office, this team will never win until the entire glass family is assassinated.

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish (Post 8382268)

I'd go through the whole fan "service time" thing, (wonder if I should hire Boras, and sell my fandom back to the Royals) but suffice to say, that I've spent countless days and nights in the RFGA and LFGA back when it was $1.50 and a race to to the front row.

I knew all the beer men personally, and on hot days Clem and Darcy would allow us in the stadium to sit and drink beer in the big cooler. Those were the days my friends. Those two guys got me and my brothers into sold out playoff games as SRO. Was a parking lot hack for a few summers just to see the games for free as often as I could. You meet a lot of players and ticket takers that way.

I traded Peanuts for baseballs with just about every pitcher that sat in the RF bullpen. I have heckled some the best opposing pitchers in the AL from the LF GA seats. So much so that Bill Singer of the California Angels after a game of being denigrated mercilessly took out his wad of chewing gum and tobacco and whizzed it past my brothers head.

My brother turned to Singer and yelled: "You couldn't hit me from that distance? No wonder you got sent back to Tacoma" (AAA affiliate of the Angels at the time). I've never seen a player so mad in my life. Funny as hell.

Those were great days we were living my bros. We were jolly green giants walking the earth with vicious barbs. These players we wasted today are the finest baseball players we will ever know. When our franchise turns to shit we're going to miss not having opposing players we can heckle any longer.

Originally Posted by 58kcfan89 (Post 8385777)

For some reason I was laughing my ass off when I read "Gordy."

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