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SPchief · 04-06-2015, 01:12 AM

Ok folks, the wait is finally over. Time to defend the pennant and it all starts now. Newly rich Yordano takes the bump, Moose is batting 2nd, and #Yosted is no longer a bad thing (He gets the benefit of the doubt for at least a week on lineup and sac bunt usage)

#LetsthrowdefendingALchampsFire

Lets do this shit!

PunkinDrublic · 04-06-2015, 10:37 AM

Hawk Harrelson on air heart attack. Make it happen boys!

BWillie · 04-06-2015, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by kstater

Moose in the 2 hole makes sense while Gordon finishes healing. Limits the extreme shift with a man on base, can't leave 3rd open for him to drop a bunt down.

No it doesn't. If Gordon is still "healing" then don't play him. The end.

KCUnited · 04-06-2015, 10:41 AM

80% of Gordon is better than 100% of Moose at the plate.

BWillie · 04-06-2015, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by KCUnited

80% of Gordon is better than 100% of Moose at the plate.

Absolutely.

ChiefsCountry · 04-06-2015, 10:46 AM

http://www.foxsports.com/kansas-city...ustakas-040515

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Royals manager Ned Yost said Sunday that Mike Moustakas would hit second for Kansas City in 2015.

Moustakas, a career .236 hitter, has never started in the No. 2 hole in his four-year major league career. He appeared there once in 2012 as a late-game replacement.

Yost said Moustakas' solid spring (.333/.394/.517 with 11 RBIs), coupled with a potential confidence boost from hitting at the top, makes him "a perfect fit for that two-hole."

Moustakas said hitting second would be "a fun challenge."

"The one thing I am is a baseball player," he said. "In that No. 2 hole, you gotta be a baseball player and adapt to circumstances, and I think I do a pretty good job of that."

That means Alex Gordon, who had hit second for most of the spring, will drop in the order, likely to sixth or seventh.

"When you're looking at the spring that Moose had, and you're looking at Alex and you're looking at Moose, Alex is going to be the same guy," Yost said. "But this little confidence boost, to go along with all the hard work and the effort that he put forth, (is) something that could carry (Moustakas) through the first half of the season, offensively."

Kansas City will have an unorthodox lineup to start the season, with Alcides Escobar leading off, Moustakas hitting second, Lorenzo Cain in the No. 3 hole and Eric Hosmer following him. Escobar's career on-base percentage is .299 and Moustakas' is .290. Cain and Hosmer, meanwhile, combined for 14 home runs in 2014.

Yost said moving Moustakas to the second spot reminded him of 2011, when he shifted Gordon to the No. 3 hole and watched as Gordon slashed .303/.376/.502 with 23 home runs. Gordon spent the first month and a half hitting third before leading off for the majority of the season.

**ChiTown** · 04-06-2015, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by BWillie

No it doesn't. If Gordon is still "healing" then don't play him. The end.

This has to do with Ned not respecting OBP stats. OBP is about as important a stat as you can find for a 2 hole hitter, IMO.

Even if he is easing Gordon back into the 2-hole over time, I'd still have Hos, Cain or Infante batting in the 2 spot over Moose.

Mother****erJones · 04-06-2015, 11:00 AM

Guess your cleanup hitters can't clean up if Moose is on the bench and there's nothing to clean up lol.

duncan_idaho · 04-06-2015, 11:01 AM

The 2 hitter is the new 3 hitter. Should be your best all-around hitter. Someone who can hit for average and power, runs the bases well, and can work the count.

That's Alex Gordon. It's an incredibly simple decision. Don't know why Yost has such a hard time making it, especially now that Morales and Rios offer some more experienced insurance in the 5 and 6 spots.

**Anyong Bluth** · 04-06-2015, 11:03 AM

Screw this wait. I wish we had our normal 1:05 first pitch.

**gblowfish** · 04-06-2015, 11:03 AM

We haven't even seen the first pitch, and Ned has already screwed up!

Hootie · 04-06-2015, 11:12 AM

I like Moose at 2nd. I don't think you guys will ever understand how mental baseball is and I like the fact Ned is giving Moose a nice vote of confidence. I bet it pays off big time. Big time.

BWillie · 04-06-2015, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

The 2 hitter is the new 3 hitter. Should be your best all-around hitter. Someone who can hit for average and power, runs the bases well, and can work the count.

That's Alex Gordon. It's an incredibly simple decision. Don't know why Yost has such a hard time making it, especially now that Morales and Rios offer some more experienced insurance in the 5 and 6 spots.

Usually the most simple solution is the right one. Keep it simple stupid.

Hootie · 04-06-2015, 11:13 AM

Bold prediction: Moose gets a bunt base hit today.

**Munson** · 04-06-2015, 11:15 AM

F*** any team from Chicago!

duncan_idaho · 04-06-2015, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

I like Moose at 2nd. I don't think you guys will ever understand how mental baseball is and I like the fact Ned is giving Moose a nice vote of confidence. I bet it pays off big time. Big time.

I do.

I'd get on board with this thought if they hadn't already given him about 7,183 votes of confidence already over the course of several years, and he did nothing with them.

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ChiefsCountry The Insider Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lake of the Ozarks Casino cash: $1768752	http://www.foxsports.com/kansas-city...ustakas-040515 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Royals manager Ned Yost said Sunday that Mike Moustakas would hit second for Kansas City in 2015. Moustakas, a career .236 hitter, has never started in the No. 2 hole in his four-year major league career. He appeared there once in 2012 as a late-game replacement. Yost said Moustakas' solid spring (.333/.394/.517 with 11 RBIs), coupled with a potential confidence boost from hitting at the top, makes him "a perfect fit for that two-hole." Moustakas said hitting second would be "a fun challenge." "The one thing I am is a baseball player," he said. "In that No. 2 hole, you gotta be a baseball player and adapt to circumstances, and I think I do a pretty good job of that." That means Alex Gordon, who had hit second for most of the spring, will drop in the order, likely to sixth or seventh. "When you're looking at the spring that Moose had, and you're looking at Alex and you're looking at Moose, Alex is going to be the same guy," Yost said. "But this little confidence boost, to go along with all the hard work and the effort that he put forth, (is) something that could carry (Moustakas) through the first half of the season, offensively." Kansas City will have an unorthodox lineup to start the season, with Alcides Escobar leading off, Moustakas hitting second, Lorenzo Cain in the No. 3 hole and Eric Hosmer following him. Escobar's career on-base percentage is .299 and Moustakas' is .290. Cain and Hosmer, meanwhile, combined for 14 home runs in 2014. Yost said moving Moustakas to the second spot reminded him of 2011, when he shifted Gordon to the No. 3 hole and watched as Gordon slashed .303/.376/.502 with 23 home runs. Gordon spent the first month and a half hitting third before leading off for the majority of the season.
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