tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post8167745050326639216..comments2023-11-02T08:28:08.286-05:00Comments on Rany on the Royals: As Easy As 1 And 2.Ranyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713226276377020284noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-16758507221055181162014-01-26T15:49:34.803-06:002014-01-26T15:49:34.803-06:00Wow Rany.
A loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...Wow Rany.<br /><br />A looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong hiatus this time.<br /><br />There has to be something interesting and comment worthy that the Royals are doing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935098663785707234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-42098779040946733942014-01-14T15:31:58.551-06:002014-01-14T15:31:58.551-06:00Bret Saberhagen will be doing his first Facebook ...Bret Saberhagen will be doing his first Facebook chat on tonight at at 5pm PT/7pm CT/8pm ET. He'll be available for 30 minutes- so stop by!Allen's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256232124444224748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-91078806782227839662013-12-28T05:12:22.630-06:002013-12-28T05:12:22.630-06:00Why do they have to win the World Series for it to...Why do they have to win the World Series for it to have "worked"? Would they have won it with Myers? How can you be sure?<br /><br />Bruce Chen is not some pitching God who would have put up the same numbers had he pitched in the rotation all year. The Royals used him masterfully last year, preserving his arm in the bullpen the first half of the year so he was still strong the second Michael S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05540103973535229550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-23235128429664860582013-12-27T14:42:38.536-06:002013-12-27T14:42:38.536-06:00Regardless of what you might think of the general ...Regardless of what you might think of the general philosophy, trading Wil Myers for James Shields and Wade Davis made the team worse, not better. They would have won more games with Bruce Chen and an average pitcher in the rotation (didn't even need to be someone good, just someone who wasn't a pile of suckitude) and Myers in the lineup than they did by pitching Shields, who was good; Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00025084603769153259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-7658613353063475392013-12-26T14:12:15.004-06:002013-12-26T14:12:15.004-06:00So when Tanaka finally gets posted, most reporters...So when Tanaka finally gets posted, most reporters and all New Yorkers assume that it is right and fitting that the team with the most money gets the best player available, but when Seattle "steals" Cano from the Yanks, with an admittedly stupid contract, those same reporters and NYers get all apoplectic.<br /><br />Even when the Royals sit on their hands, I can still find ways to enjoyMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491155039829315270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-74263237775557151952013-12-25T13:16:46.193-06:002013-12-25T13:16:46.193-06:00So basically you wanted them to continue doing wha...So basically you wanted them to continue doing what they'd been doing the last 25 years, and go young and cheap? How well has that worked?<br /><br />To get the kind of free agents in the realm of James Shields you have to be an attractive destination. The Royals were not an attractive destination last offseason. They were a losing organization for over 2 decades. They wouldn't have Michael S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05540103973535229550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-8422873057301955762013-12-25T11:53:41.336-06:002013-12-25T11:53:41.336-06:00It was a terrible deal for the Royals in 2013 and ...It was a terrible deal for the Royals in 2013 and going forward. Yes, they got James Shields and he was good. But they would have been even better if they had kept Myers and played him in right field from Opening Day forward, used Bruce Chen in the rotation all year instead of trading for the batting practice machine named Wade Davis and starting him for four months, and using the money they didnJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00025084603769153259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-12560305231393422122013-12-24T23:23:07.436-06:002013-12-24T23:23:07.436-06:00Rany,
Thanks for another year of informative and ...Rany,<br /><br />Thanks for another year of informative and interesting articles. They are most of the reason that I follow the Royals.<br /><br />SteveSteve Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05801257951142926868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-22170054489396674122013-12-21T11:24:54.065-06:002013-12-21T11:24:54.065-06:00"...at least in the first two years it's ..."...at least in the first two years it's a wash"<br /><br />That's not a defense of the stinkin' trade but the first half of the sentence of deservedly scathing rebuke.BobDDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746346917550369472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-31958097216744731922013-12-20T17:24:45.022-06:002013-12-20T17:24:45.022-06:00It's nigh impossible to make a good deal out o...It's nigh impossible to make a good deal out of desperation. If it is dependent on those things then it's not a good dealAntonio.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08740155942210835984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-17598821960493027442013-12-19T14:18:41.485-06:002013-12-19T14:18:41.485-06:00They were "burned?" Really? I think it w...They were "burned?" Really? I think it was a good deal for both sides. The Royals got the pitcher they desperately needed, and the Rays got Myers. <br /><br />At least in the first two years this trade will be a wash. A lot of how it turns out in the long run will be determined by either signing, trading, or getting draft pick compensation for Shields when his contract runs out after Michael S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05540103973535229550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-34145200856941599312013-12-19T13:38:59.332-06:002013-12-19T13:38:59.332-06:00Not unless they have a ton of prospects they belie...Not unless they have a ton of prospects they believe in in the lower minors. Otherwise, you're liable to sell off the entire farm system for Price, go 91-71 in 2014 and miss the playoffs by one or two games, and then suck for the next five years.<br /><br />The cost of trading for Price, with the Rays' current demands, is only worth it if you win the World Series. The Rays sustain their Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00025084603769153259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-77736953937802570112013-12-19T09:29:35.823-06:002013-12-19T09:29:35.823-06:00Wow.. Now, they should mortgage the farm system fo...Wow.. Now, they should mortgage the farm system for David Price....Charles Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432483713151080830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-50863076210361781862013-12-18T20:31:29.628-06:002013-12-18T20:31:29.628-06:00Yeah, maybe. But who does he displace from the 25...Yeah, maybe. But who does he displace from the 25-man? He has been a poor defender at 3B, like painful to watch bad, and he certainly cannot handle 2B or SS, plus we have infield depth with Bonifacio in the fold. Unless another outfielder is on the way out (which makes some sense because five outfielders is a bit much), or unless the Royals decide to roll with an 11-man pitching staff, twmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435570180342463224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-27915024698739194792013-12-18T19:39:31.859-06:002013-12-18T19:39:31.859-06:00I think maybe he's been signed as a lefty mash...I think maybe he's been signed as a lefty masher<br />http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=valenda01&year=Career&t=brockundrollahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236435331935634293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-17471435237010686252013-12-18T16:50:18.081-06:002013-12-18T16:50:18.081-06:00Well that solves the outfield logjam: Lough for D...Well that solves the outfield logjam: Lough for Danny Valencia. I know no one thinks Lough is the player he resembled last year, but this feels like a sell low trade, not a quasi-sell high one. I have not watched much of Valencia since he left MN, but he was brutal as a Twin. I have not looked, but maybe the guy has an option left or something, maybe this is just about organizational depth twmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435570180342463224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-79338500505686715652013-12-18T10:57:10.057-06:002013-12-18T10:57:10.057-06:00Rany--first time commenter on your blog (although ...Rany--first time commenter on your blog (although I read you here and at Grantland all the time), and keep up the great writing. I am sort of surprised that your fellow Royals essayists (Joe Posnanski and Rob Neyer) have been so silent about Infante and Aoki. <br />My big wish for a final roster upgrade? It's simple. If ownership could be a bit more flexible, re-sign Ervin Santana for one Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566935647917043074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-40583913385909042692013-12-17T17:51:13.236-06:002013-12-17T17:51:13.236-06:00Ventura and Duffy are both definitely not sure thi...Ventura and Duffy are both definitely not sure things. Counting on both of them to hold down rotation spots is a recipe for disaster. Bringing back Santana, signing a Garza or Jiminez, etc or someone of that caliber would give us a for sure number 2 pitcher and allow us to only have to depend on one of them. The other can either be a power arm out of the bullpen or get more work in AAA. The only Michael S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05540103973535229550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-30051349202702943692013-12-17T17:12:10.617-06:002013-12-17T17:12:10.617-06:00Rany, is Yordano Ventura not ready to go this year...Rany, is Yordano Ventura not ready to go this year as a SP? Didn't we see enough to know he belongs in the rotation? If so, we'd have Shields, Guthrie, Vargas, Duffy, Ventura...of course, if we can somehow hang on to Santana, it might be a moot point.Fixing Your Imagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614562094166659166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-39328962094342135182013-12-16T23:37:38.812-06:002013-12-16T23:37:38.812-06:00Problem with someone acquiring Dickey is that he&#...Problem with someone acquiring Dickey is that he's a knuckleballer, and once that pitch starts going wrong, there's no telling when the pitcher will figure out the problem. If you remember Tim Wakefield, he lost it for a year and a half and the Pirates gave up on him. Boston picked him up, brought in Phil Niekro for a week to work with him and got about 185 wins out of the deal.<br /><br Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00025084603769153259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-61445514526591015612013-12-16T02:44:03.036-06:002013-12-16T02:44:03.036-06:00I heard the Royals might be nosing around Johann S...I heard the Royals might be nosing around Johann Santana.<br /><br />But, I doubt that would be the "big move" Rany's talking about.<br /><br />Butler plus prospects for Bautista would be interesting. Somehow, I don't see it. I think the Blue Jays would be more likely to deal Dickey after a disappointing year.John VIrilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15319532249253777575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-18410181260784172512013-12-16T02:43:59.549-06:002013-12-16T02:43:59.549-06:00I heard the Royals might be nosing around Johann S...I heard the Royals might be nosing around Johann Santana.<br /><br />But, I doubt that would be the "big move" Rany's talking about.<br /><br />Butler plus prospects for Bautista would be interesting. Somehow, I don't see it. I think the Blue Jays would be more likely to deal Dickey after a disappointing year.John VIrilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15319532249253777575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-31511233018221640662013-12-16T02:41:49.534-06:002013-12-16T02:41:49.534-06:00I heard the Royals might be nosing around Johann S...I heard the Royals might be nosing around Johann Santana.<br /><br />But, I doubt that would be the "big move" Rany's talking about.<br /><br />Butler plus prospects for Bautista would be interesting. Somehow, I don't see it. I think the Blue Jays would be more likely to deal Dickey after a disappointing year.John VIrilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15319532249253777575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-32194605963705013692013-12-15T12:00:35.458-06:002013-12-15T12:00:35.458-06:00I don't think he went on the DL, but it's ...I don't think he went on the DL, but it's worth mentioning that Moose missed chunks of time last season due to injury and ineffectiveness.<br /><br />Also, I'd be interested in what kind of return KC could get by packaging Giavotella with a bullpen arm. With the kinds of contracts I'm seeing relievers get, it seems like there's serious value to get from trading someone like Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171693844131683879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-10758705474211083942013-12-15T09:16:20.462-06:002013-12-15T09:16:20.462-06:00I have to agree with what Mark said. I always enj...I have to agree with what Mark said. I always enjoy reading these blog posts, Rany, infrequent as they may be. And I'm going to miss you on the Baseball Show podcast...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05470559852157626663noreply@blogger.com