I don't think our optimism has any effect on their record, so I'll continue to be an optimist until they give me a reason to not be optimistic. What fun is there in being pessimistic?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cole Ragans will be the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Royals</a> Opening Day starter, the team announces.</p>&mdash; Anne Rogers (@anne__rogers) <a href="https://twitter.com/anne__rogers/status/1769539296317329722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The QT patch doesn't look that bad on the uniforms. Could have been way worse IMO.

I don't know about that. It's the way of the world nowadays but from a design perspective it's still ugly. But I hate almost all the ad patches that aren't anywhere near the team's color scheme.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cole Ragans will be the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Royals</a> Opening Day starter, the team announces.</p>&mdash; Anne Rogers (@anne__rogers) <a href="https://twitter.com/anne__rogers/status/1769539296317329722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

As he should be

Brutal.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That&#39;s rough. Real rough. Royals prospect Asa Lacy announced tonight that he underwent a full UCL reconstruction and won&#39;t pitch in 2024.<br><br>Lacy has been dealt a terrible hand with injuries and health after being drafted fourth overall in 2020. <a href="https://t.co/a9woWroFTp">pic.twitter.com/a9woWroFTp</a></p>&mdash; Preston Farr (@royalsminors) <a href="https://twitter.com/royalsminors/status/1770294355196334366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I don't think Lacy has ever really wanted to play.

Is UCL surgery different than Tommy John surgery, or is this some sort of euphemism to make it sound better?

John Rave just tied tonight's game against the Giants in the 9th inning with an inside the park HR. That was a play.

Samesies.

At least he was the most Major league ready pitcher of that draft class.

2020 draft isn't looking good across MLB

The Rangers killed the 2020 Draft. It helped win them a World Series.