More Mumblings and Grumblings
Not too much to say about these past few days. Trying to find something positive to say, but I'm coming up empty. The Royals got swept by the Devil Rays and have lost the first 2 games to the Red Sox. This road trip needs to end quickly. The Royals were on a nice run, playing close to .500 under Bell through 50 games. But, I figured those days would have to end eventually. Those days have ended quite abruptly.
The Royals lost 104 games last year and look like they'll do the same this year. There need to be some MAJOR changes around this organization. You can't lose 100 games 3 times in 4 seasons and look the other way. The Royals' aren't making enough progress. The young position players haven't shown much improvement. Gotay is still struggling defensively and offensively. In July, Gotay hit .169/.211/.197. That line makes Mark Teahan look like Hank Blalock. Teahan wasn't anything special either, posting a .233/.320/.384. Teahan still makes too many errors at 3rd base. He should develop into a good defender, but he'll need to develop power to keep his job. Hitting 5 HRs a year isn't going to cut it for a 3rd basemen, even on this team. Berroa continues to swing at bad pitches and continues to decline offensively. The greatest signs of progress are the young players arbitration clocks.
The other bothersome area is the starting rotation. It's just awful. Right now, Jose Lima is pitching the best. Zack Greinke has 13 losses already and an ERA of 6.14. I'd love to hear an explanation of why the Royals can't develop starting pitching. It's a huge problem. As much as I'd love to see the Royals sign a top starter this offseason, I'm not optimistic it will happen. First of all, that means the Royals have to be ready to pay $7-10 million a year for at least 2 years. Even if Mr. Glass is willing to write the check, what free agent starter will be willing to come to Kansas City? There might be a few who want to escape the limelight of larger markets. But, most would rather go to a larger market. So, the Royals will probably have to overpay any starter to come to Kansas City.
The Royals lost 104 games last year and look like they'll do the same this year. There need to be some MAJOR changes around this organization. You can't lose 100 games 3 times in 4 seasons and look the other way. The Royals' aren't making enough progress. The young position players haven't shown much improvement. Gotay is still struggling defensively and offensively. In July, Gotay hit .169/.211/.197. That line makes Mark Teahan look like Hank Blalock. Teahan wasn't anything special either, posting a .233/.320/.384. Teahan still makes too many errors at 3rd base. He should develop into a good defender, but he'll need to develop power to keep his job. Hitting 5 HRs a year isn't going to cut it for a 3rd basemen, even on this team. Berroa continues to swing at bad pitches and continues to decline offensively. The greatest signs of progress are the young players arbitration clocks.
The other bothersome area is the starting rotation. It's just awful. Right now, Jose Lima is pitching the best. Zack Greinke has 13 losses already and an ERA of 6.14. I'd love to hear an explanation of why the Royals can't develop starting pitching. It's a huge problem. As much as I'd love to see the Royals sign a top starter this offseason, I'm not optimistic it will happen. First of all, that means the Royals have to be ready to pay $7-10 million a year for at least 2 years. Even if Mr. Glass is willing to write the check, what free agent starter will be willing to come to Kansas City? There might be a few who want to escape the limelight of larger markets. But, most would rather go to a larger market. So, the Royals will probably have to overpay any starter to come to Kansas City.
posted by SoonerRoyal at 9:53 PM
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