***Royals vs. Blue Jays Game Thread - July 12, 2015***

[tk13]

Since no one else will do it. Last game before the break.

Volquez (8-4) vs. Felix Doubront (1-0)

Jays:

J Reyes SS
D Travis 2B
J Bautista DH
E Encarnacion 1B
C Colabello LF
R Martin C
D Valencia 3B
K Pillar CF
E Carrera RF

Royals:

A Escobar SS
M Moustakas 3B
L Cain CF
E Hosmer 1B
K Morales DH
S Perez C
O Infante 2B
A Rios RF
P Orlando LF

Also, the Futures Game starts at 3/2 central on MLB Network.

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by bsroyals54

Kendrys Morales, this teams best player this year. Because of his replacement of Billy Butler adding MUCH NEEDED run production to this offense that struggled often last year. Morales gets MVP of the Royals at the first half for me.

I don't hate this. I am thinking Escobar, though. He just blows me away every game.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by bsroyals54

Kendrys Morales, this teams best player this year. Because of his replacement of Billy Butler adding MUCH NEEDED run production to this offense that struggled often last year. Morales gets MVP of the Royals at the first half for me.

You spelled Lorenzo Cain's name incorrectly.

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

810 with Petro on his two minute drill segment. It was earlier this week. He basically said Price doesn't like the city or the cold.

Interesting. I'll try to catch that podcast. Good news for KC (Until he signs with the Angels or Astros).

Originally Posted by Coach

True. I think there'll be a very desperate team that will be willing to give up a top 50 prospect for Price and Cespedes, IMHO.

If they're packaged together? Absolutely, it could net a top 25 prospect for both.

It would be interesting to see if Houston was willing to move Mark Appel for Price and Cespedes. That's about the only contender I can think of that has a deep enough system to move that type of talent without it being too crippling of a blow.

[Coach]

Come on Volquez....

[Hootie]

Give no ****s about RBIs. Morales hovers around .800 OPS. That's fine with me. He's earning his contract. But to call him our MVP? Absurd.

[C3HIEF3S]

Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

Cain is far and away our MVP ... But moose, hos, Gordon, and salvy are all having better seasons than Morales.

Cain would obviously be my choice, too.
I still can't believe how far he has come from even a couple years ago.

[bsroyals54]

I forgot RBI's don't matter, especially for a team that struggled putting runs on the board. Our record has nothing to do with getting run support this year. You're right

[petegz28]

Come on, man..throw strikes

[Coach]

GD it Volquez.

[Hootie]

Lorenzo Cain is going to be a top 5 MVP finisher at this point but yeah, our fourth best hitter Morales who doesn't play defense is team MVP

[baitism]

FFS, Volquez

[petegz28]

WTF?? 6 run lead and back-back walks? I understand pitching around Encarnacion.....but come on

[C3HIEF3S]

Balbino singles to right on a 2-2 count.

[petegz28]

Ump is not giving the high strike today

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by bsroyals54

I forgot RBI's don't matter, especially for a team that struggled putting runs on the board. Our record has nothing to do with getting run support this year. You're right

He's getting RBIs because moose and Cain are always on base. Morales has played good baseball this year. He's just not even remotely close to team MVP. Period.

[Coach]

There ya go!