Comments on Rany on the Royals: This Crow Doesn't Taste So Bad.

Rany, Do you think the Royals passing on Green is...

2009-06-12T10:35:22.063-05:00

Rany,

Do you think the Royals passing on Green is an indication of the organization's expectation for Moustakas to potentially vie for SS or is that out of the question?

I just don't get the "draft for a position of need...

2009-06-12T07:21:51.610-05:00

I just don't get the "draft for a position of need" argument. In the NFL, where most draftees are either starting or gone by their 2nd year and trades are rare, I get it. Teams are constructed almost entirely through the draft. Your best (and almost only) chance for filling a hole is through the draft.

But in baseball that's not true. The draft is important for

I'd love to get excited about this...but this turd...

2009-06-11T22:16:13.884-05:00

I'd love to get excited about this...but this turd of a ball club ruins it for me. This is Dayton's team and it sucks. Where are Dayton's previous draft picks? Not that you'd expect them to all be in the bigs, but wouldn't it be nice if at least one of them was excelling at the AA level? We're a very bad team with a very thin minor league system. Good Lord I hope I'm

http://discohayes.mlblogs.com/ archives/2009/06/fa...

2009-06-11T17:56:48.292-05:00

http://discohayes.mlblogs.com/
archives/2009/06/fan_mail_friday_june_5th
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That is one of the best things I have ever read. Coming from our NEWEST O-ROYAL Disco Hayes. Spread the word and bump up his blog.

Rob Neyer is the most negative human being in the ...

2009-06-11T17:09:55.495-05:00

Rob Neyer is the most negative human being in the civilized world. At least Rany has some positive things to say and is really a Royals fan.

Kyle Davies has "strong peripherals"? When I think...

2009-06-11T15:19:56.078-05:00

Kyle Davies has "strong peripherals"? When I think of "peripherals" I think of walks and strikeouts and home runs. Davies' K/BB ratio this season is 1.50, which a) is not at all strong, and 2) is real close to his career mark. His HR rate is okay, but hardly "strong". I'm not trying to argue; I honestly don't know what you mean.

Hasn't Dayton Moore always said that pitching is t...

2009-06-11T08:56:13.890-05:00

Hasn't Dayton Moore always said that pitching is the currency of baseball. If half these pitchers work out then he has really padded our bank account. Let's hope he can cash some of that in for bats and middle infielders.

Is it my birthday? Did I really just read an abbr...

2009-06-11T08:25:36.429-05:00

Is it my birthday? Did I really just read an abbreviated R&R right here in the comments to the altest blog post! Excellent!

Whenever I look at a MLB draft, I have to remind myself that much can happen between draft day and the highwater mark of a draftee's career. Man was I excited when the Royals took Gordon a few years ago. Now, I have no hope of him ever living up to the

Everyone recognizes that GMDM was given an incredi...

2009-06-11T08:24:55.746-05:00

Everyone recognizes that GMDM was given an incredibly difficult task when he took this job. He has to be given high marks for improving the overall professionalism of the organization as well as getting the Glass's to buy into the proper role of an owner. In his three drafts he has shown that the team will draft top talent without fear of the cost.

What is driving so many of us

Wow - a little tit for tat between R&R. Nice. I ...

2009-06-11T00:18:06.794-05:00

Wow - a little tit for tat between R&R. Nice.

I think the draft has gone very, very well. Getting Myers in the 3rd round shows due diligence and persistence (now let's hope we can sign him - which I think we will). I'm actually more impressed with getting Myers in the 3rd than I am at getting Crow in the first, to be honest. Last year it was Melville, this year it's

Blech. You can have your "peripherals" with Davies...

2009-06-10T23:42:10.615-05:00

Blech. You can have your "peripherals" with Davies. I'll look at his actual results. He's a lousy pitcher and he always has been.

Way to tell him, Rany!! Rob Neyer criticizing the...

2009-06-10T23:15:25.817-05:00

Way to tell him, Rany!!

Rob Neyer criticizing the Royals? No way I thought that'd happen.

Rob, Not to go all R&R on you here, but the rotat...

2009-06-10T22:24:02.597-05:00

Rob,

Not to go all R&R on you here, but the rotation is better than league-average, which I would define as a strength.

Brian Bannister's ERA+ this year is 94; his ERA+ for his career is 93. Slightly below average, but perfectly fine for a #4 or #5 starter.

Kyle Davies has a 5.12 ERA this year, but his peripherals are pretty strong - he's just been

Is that David Glass and Allard Baird drafting all ...

2009-06-10T20:33:29.404-05:00

Is that David Glass and Allard Baird drafting all those college seniors??? Hope it works out better than in the past.

Rany, this is the second time in a week that you'v...

2009-06-10T18:25:54.017-05:00

Rany, this is the second time in a week that you've referred to the strength of the Royals' rotation. But I mean, really? Must I really review Kyle Davies' career, and season? Luke Hochevar's performance in the majors thus far? Brian Bannister's strikeout rate? Maybe one or two of those guys really will be decent in the long run. But all of them? Really?

To be honest, even though the Royals mostly drafte...

2009-06-10T18:03:04.009-05:00

To be honest, even though the Royals mostly drafted college pitchers there's still a good chance they could out hit some of the current Royals.

Dave: I'm not sure what you mean by "inevitable D...

2009-06-10T16:36:29.732-05:00

Dave:

I'm not sure what you mean by "inevitable DL stint next year", but I'm 100% in favor of trading either one of Davies/Hochevar/Bannister for anyone position player with a decent bat.

Crow was a better player than the Royals had any r...

2009-06-10T14:34:20.592-05:00

Crow was a better player than the Royals had any right to expect fall to them at 12. I think he is a pretty solid bet for a mid rotation guy and mayber better than that.

Forget the inevitable DL stint next year, what's m...

2009-06-10T13:35:51.328-05:00

Forget the inevitable DL stint next year, what's most important is we have quality pitching depth that we can trade to fill other holes on the diamond. I wouldn't mind moving Davies/Hochevar/Bannister for a position player right now.