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Old 01-19-2012, 03:46 PM   #296
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Originally Posted by 58kcfan89 View Post
Damn. Hope this is a smokescreen.

On the plus side, the promotional schedule is out. Playing the Cards on my b-day and then Moose antlers on Sept. 1. I'm there.

http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/sch...939671785-1066

God, I can't wait for baseball.
Looking at the rotation, barring injury, Hoch, Sanchez, and Chen have to be locks, regardless of spring training.

Paulino probably has a very significant amount of leeway for the 4th spot, if he doesn't fall apart in Surprise, he's in.

Duffy is probably a lock to start, just not necessarily in KC. I don't think he goes to the bullpen, he's either starting here or in Omaha.

#5 is being fought over by Duffy, Crow, and a bunch of others. If its a tie, Duffy probably gets it. If Duffy excels, maybe he pushes Paulino to #5.

Ideally, you'd like the Royals to sign one more guy and make Duffy wait in Omaha for someone to get hurt or fail. This could be a smokescreen, but if not, perhaps DM has basically decided that he wants to know who can pitch and who can't, and is willing to lose a game or two in order to find that out.
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