Indians fans also think Ian Gomes was better than Salvy as well. They are all a bunch of BWillie level stupid

3 out of 4. Nice. I still believe.

Royals end hell month with a 12-15 record. Not terrible, all things considered. Now we get a much easier July. LFG!

KC didn't get their 47th win until September 15th last year.

Fun little bit of perspective: To match that this season, the team would have to lose their next 64 games in a row.

Matthew John Quatraro has done a hell of a job.

Time to get the votes going again! Only one vote per day now. Let's get Salvy and BWJ in there!

https://www.mlb.com/all-star/ballot

The delta is probably too large to close at this point to have them starting, but we should see both of them in the game along with Lugo so should have some good representation.

5-2 in the last 7 games. Not bad. Taking 3 out of 4 against Cleveland will do. Should had been a sweep if it wasn't for inept replay decision making.

Yes, yes and yes.

And that 12-15 record could've easily been the other way around with a little luck here and there. Our record is still underperforming our pythag, which is something to consider.

Alright! Showing some life again, and taking 3 of 4 from Cleveland has given us some renewed hope and optimism that will hopefully continue to carry forward with wins!

11 games before the break, with the first 3 at home against Tampa, and finishing with 8 on the road against Colorado, St. Louis and Boston.

I like our pitching matchups against pretty much everyone, but we've clearly been much, much better at home.

How do we finish the first half? Whimper? Bang? Somewhere in between? I'm calling my shot: we will win 8 of the last 11 before the break, getting us back into double digits above .500 and firmly in the conversation for a playoff spot.

How about you Royals fans? Whaddya got?

I'll be honest and say 6-5. That would be a great pace to stay on the rest of the season so it's not negative but I do think the road struggles are real. I will break it down like this:

Take 2 out of 3 from Tampa
Take 2 out of 3 from Colorado (honestly this is the series I worry about maybe the most. Don't want Ragans and CY Lugo being neutralized by that shitty atmosphere)
Split with the Cardinals
Lose 2 out of 3 to Boston.

Hit the AS break what, 9 games over .500? Sets up nicely to make a run.

If the playoffs started today, the AL Central would have 3 teams in.

That's pretty wild.

I’ll be at the Rockies series next weekend. Meeting my dad who’s coming in from KS (keeping him on an 8oz of beer pitch count while I go full Matt Stairs) and looking forward to seeing Coors Field for the first time along with some fireworks

I'd be totally fine with 6-5. I just have this feeling we're gonna either sweep Tampa or Colorado, and possibly both.

We've played exceptionally well at home all year, and I think we match up well with Tampa. And the Rockies... well... they're pretty, pretty bad, and how ever that mile high air might affect our pitchers, it will affect CO's as well, and they're pitching is wretched at every turn.

Cardinals have finally gotten back to playing good baseball, but I still think they're a good matchup for us. I think we either split, or take both.

Boston is also back to playing good baseball and winning some games. But we should have Ragans and Lugo going in that series, with Lugo being a ****ing road warrior. I think we win at least one in Boston, and a good chance for two.

But we gotta get a bit of road mojo happening. The hitting splits are ****ing crazy, good thing Colorado and Boston are both a couple of places that are hitter friendly, which I think could help.

Another thing to consider, while 12-15 isn't great, it is their best June record since they notched 17 in 2017.

Good nugget. I didn’t know that.

June W-L by years:

2023 - 6-20
2022 - 11-15
2021 - 7-20
2020 - N/A COVID 19
2019 - 10-17
2018 - 5-21
2017 - 17-9

Man, this team really seems to enjoy the "June Swoon", eh?

I'll let myself out, thanks.

Royals might have some more cash available to them. One of the owners, Paul Edgerly, has a stake in the Boston Celtics and they are being put on the market.

Optimium just pulled Bally Sports,,,those ****ers!

Kstate NIL also

Good to see Cross bouncing back this summer after that abomination he had in Quad Cities last season.

The Royals could have had Teel, but they took someone that is middling around in low A.

This is a very disingenuous post.

That someone in low A has a higher wRC+ than Teel.

Teel is 22, Mitchell turns 20 in August.

High draft pick less than a year from being drafted out of high school being in low A is pretty much on track. There's nothing discouraging about it, especially for a difficult position like catcher.

I'm not saying Mitchell is going to pan out and develop into a perennial All-Star either. His 31% strikeout rate worries me.

But overall, he has a .413 OBP and 11 HR and 18 SB in his first full-season. I give him conservatively a B+ grade for that. And so middling in low A is a dumb way to characterize his season.

One could argue that an .870 OPS by a 19-year-old in Single-A is as impressive, if not more so, than an .854 OPS by a 22-year-old in AA.

Pretty easily.

I was not a fan of the Mitchell pick, and the K rate bears watching, but he has been really encouraging so far this year and is cracking top 75 lists pretty consistently.

Teel is obviously the safer pick and comes with less risk.

But it's still up in the air who is going to be the better player between Mitchell and Teel.

Bobby Witt Jr., Salvador Perez and Seth Lugo will be donning these in Arlington.

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You're so clueless its ridiculous. Dude is 19 you ****ing rube.

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Never Forget

https://i.imgur.com/n9c4sVR.jpg

Uggo

Well, sadly as expected, Salvy and BWJ were not voted into the starting lineup for this year's ASG. But the pitchers and reserves will be announced this Sunday, 4:30pm Central. Hopefully BWJ and/or Salvy doesn't get the shaft. They are both more than deserving, along with Seth Lugo. Frankly, all three should be a lock and a fine crew to represent the Royals at the break.

With all the pitchers replaced on the roster because of usage (can't pitch if they start Sunday), I wouldn't be surprised if Cole Ragans is added at some point.

I believe I said when the pick was made that they had BETTER be right on this, taking a HS catcher over some of the other options available to them, and so far it looks like they have been.

He's got a chance man. Pretty good numbers for a 19 year old. Does he project to actually be a decent catcher at the MLB level?

Physical tools to be a good defensive catcher are there. Big arm, receives the ball well.

No clue how his framing is, so far. Don't typically get that type of info this early.

Loftin leading off at third, Massey playing second and maikel with the day off

I was a little surprised to find that Mitchell has only thrown out 11 of 72 attempted base stealers (13%) at low Single-A Columbia.

There's a lot of unknowns here such as baby faced pitchers adjusting to pro pickoff rules and being slow to the plate. But it's an eye opener considering Mitchell's arm was one of his carrying tools.

Massey getting to play a position is great news. That lets us get Fermin in the lineup. The guy should be playing every single day

Loftin is awful

Useful. Reminds me of Chris Getz with a tad more pop.

I don't think anyone has played third as well as maikel. Not sure why he has been fixed at Second for awhile.

Yep, he has progressed nicely so far.

His framing skills are entirely irrelevant and I hope the organization isn't wasting time trying to teach him any. We'll have robo-umps before he gets called up. Mark my words, Duncan. MARK MY WORDS.

I assume the Royals have made the correct decision to force him into a utility role. It doesn't matter how good his defense is at third, you can't have such a terrible hitter there long term. It appears his long term path to a major league career is being able to handle multiple positions well defensively, which has some value, because his bat doesn't look like it's going to play anywhere.

In other words, “he can’t hit a baseball worth a sh_ _”

That's unfortunate. I really like Garcia.

If that's the case, and we keep batting him leadoff, maybe we need to tweak the lineup approach. Maybe vat Bobby leadoff so he always has our best chance of doing something. Or put someone like renfroe up to, and see it helps as opponents are now likely to throw him strikes with our top bats following him up.

Really wish we’d sign Trevor Bauer and move Marsh to the bullpen. It helps solve a major issue (bullpen) and upgrades us at SP without having to trade assets. Of course we can still trade assets to further upgrade the BP and OF.

So, we get 3 games vs Colorado, who are tied for the worst NL record with Miami. We should be able to take all 3, but 'Because Royals". And on the road.

Luke Heimlich is a free agent.

That would be incredible....... Ly insane. Haha

What happened to Jordan Lyles? He hurt?

Maybe I'm the odd one, but I cannot fathom this obsession with Trevor Bauer. What happened to him was ****ing bullshit and he really should still be pitching in the MLB BUT the dude is a massive cancer in the clubhouse. It's a large part of the reason orgs and teammates were so content to just throw him under the bus and ruin his career in the United States.

Not to mention he may not be the same player now that MLB is so strict checking for substances. IIRC He was one of the main reasons why that aspect of the game was put under the spotlight and eventually removed.

There's plenty of reasons outside of those sham legal issues that no one in the MLB is touching him. It just is what it is

Who cares

He's been gone for "personal reasons" for over a month, maybe two. I'm guessing at this point it is something mental health related.

Trevor Bauer. Jack Bauer. A bower from a Eucre game. Bowser the dog. Something. Someone. Get anyone to be in our bullpen and it has to be a improvement.

Royals send down Carlos Hernandez and altavayallla guy and cj Anderson and call up some guy from Colorado school of mines and activate frazier.

Player Date P Comment
Dan Altavilla
7/5/2024 P Placed on 60-Day IL (The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP Dan Altavilla to the 60-day injured list.)
Walter Pennington
7/5/2024 P Recalled From Minors Rehab (The Kansas City Royals selected the contract of LHP Walter Pennington from the minors.)
Carlos Hernández
7/5/2024 P Sent to Minors (The Kansas City Royals optioned RHP Carlos Hernández to the minors.)
CJ Alexander
7/5/2024 1B Sent to Minors (The Kansas City Royals optioned INF CJ Alexander to the minors.)
Adam Frazier
7/5/2024 2B Activated (The Kansas City Royals activated INF Adam Frazier from the 10-day injured list.)

Who is Walter Pennington and why is both Rany and Joel Goldberg bringing him up on Twitter?

If I recall correctly, which is not necessarily to be assumed, he represents the best chance at someone in the organization currently who can offer bullpen help.

All i could find without looking everywhere.

Pennington hails from Broomfield, Colorado, about 30 minutes north of Denver, where the Royals play tonight. He attended the Colorado School of Mines and signed with the Royals as an undrafted free agent. This year, at the age of 26, he was enjoying his best pro season with a 2.35 ERA for Omaha with 76 strikeouts and 19 walks in 53 2⁄3 innings. His 12.75 strikeouts-per-nine-innings are third-most in the International League among pitchers with at least 50 innings pitched.

https://www.royalsreview.com/2024/7/...ter-pennington

Thanks gents. I should have CharGPT’d it myself before asking. Thanks again.

They should just DFA Hernandez. Classic AAAA player. You can't come in and walk the bases loaded in relief. That wins you a free bus ticket to Nebraska.

He's a terrible hitter in the sense that he hits too many ground balls and not enough barrels and hard contact in the air.

But he does have 16.3% contact rate. That's well above-average. He can put the bat on the ball in an era where pitching is dominant and only a handful of hitters are truly succeeding. At age 24, he's far from a lost cause.

I seriously thought that said: school of MIMES because that is a true Royals move. Go get ‘em kid!!!

Mime this kid in instead of sh1t ass schrieber

Hernandez is a ****ing turd. The guy had a miracle run his first year and now he gets all kinds of rope when it's clear that he sucks shit.

So this Freddy Fermin guy. Who knew? Beast

Schriber has turned back into a pumpkin, he was a relied upon constantly in high leverage situations. The bullpen is such a mess, scuttled the season.

He realized he plays for the Royals and has been depressed.

Stupid ****ing franchise sent Pennington back to AAA. As if this team isn't riddled with shitty RPs that should be DFA'd over Pennington getting demoted.

+1

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lol the dude is 26 and is named Walter

What's that have to do with anything?

2024 GDT Starter Standings
 

Boring, gray, wet Sunday here, where Hurricane Beryl is starting to deliver rain and wind. Fortunately, it's landfall path has developed more to our northeast. I was wondering how the Royals record correlates to our GDTs, and used the Advanced Search and Excel to answer the question.

https://i.postimg.cc/sD79wwPY/temp-Image-T6l7-Ud.avif

The standings are obviously just for the hell of it, and skewed by the vast differences in GDT started by frequent and not-as-frequent posters. Nevertheless, they are weighted first by Games Back (0.5 games each per advantage in the Win and Loss columns) rather than Winning Percentage (just as with MLB standings).

Just like the Royals themselves, GabyKeepsMeWarm and cmh6476 started out especially hot, but have racked up mostly Ls lately.

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Its just funny