To be elite again, Holland needs to sit 94-95, like tk13 said.

To be a very good reliever, he probably could work at 92-93 if his slider is still good (depth and bite).

At 88-91, I would worry he is entering the same territory Tim Lincecum did when he hit his late 20s/early 30s... losing velocity as his body ages and is no longer able to squeeze as much out of a max effort delivery.


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Tough luck for Holland. Reading Passan's book "The Arm" gave me a new appreciation for what these guys go through post-TJ.

Hey off topic but I can't make threads. Anyone bought baseball tickets off vividseats.com? I'm trying to get my gf cards tickets for a game in St. Louis but see nothing listed on ticketmaster or their website for single game tickets.

Single game tickets don't usually go on sale until February, I believe. I think each team has specific dates, but usually around February, IIRC.

Or just dump the girlfriend and date a Royals' fan you frickin' Communist.

No qualifying offers for Morales or Volquez.

We thank them for their service. Two of the best FA in our history.

Jason Hammel and Derek Holland both had their options declined. Adds some depth to the SP market.

Holland may be a guy in line for a short/prove it type of deal who could add some rotation depth for KC.

Hammel will likely get 3-4 years at pretty solid money. He's a back-end starter in the AL, but I bet he gets something similar to the Ian Kennedy contract. 4/55-60?


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Holland personality would fit well in the clubhouse. I also wouldn't be surprised to see them go after Brett Anderson. Dayton seems to have a hard on for him.

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I thought he had a year left.

They had a mutual option with him, of which the Royals declined.

He had a $7 million mutual option that the team declined.

Thx. Nevermind. Really liked Hoch. He was definitely a part of the WS run.

He was absolute nails last postseason. I'll always love Hoch. Wish him the best but it's time.

The dude didn't give up a single run in the 2015 postseason.

Showed off why he was selected over Andrew Miller, who only wishes he could have done the same in 2016. ;)