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Adam Engel: Superstar

Not that bad

Eloy being slow to regain rhythm is going to be an issue if he doesn’t stop running into shit in the outfield.

That's not necessarily true. Probable? Maybe, but I wouldn't anticipate Kopech not being able keep his fastball within six inches of the top of the zone.

No not everyone is going to be a 2 win player, but you should look to improve on the people that aren’t. Also I don’t think this team can afford to trot out a below average lineup like they did in 05.

Robert isn't going to have to hit behind a pitcher

Cease did pitch over an absolutely terrible jam though

If he were a league average hitter there’d be no need to look for a RF. So yes that would be nice lol

give any team 5 outs and they have a chance

There's also no way in hell they catch the tigers anyway so *shrug*

The value of the Win number is purely descriptive, in an unnecessarily specific way . There's nothing it tells you that something else doesn't communicate more reliably. If anything it makes me wish there was something better to parse out game to game performance.

Of all the people I can't wait to not see again, Castillo is probably top of that list.

No reason not to shoot for it now though.

Cole and Strasburg are the only ones I'd be comfortable calling front end, I don't totally trust the other three for some reason or another. So, yeah I guess we're more or less on the same page.

I'm not even sure it has to be a front end starter, you just need a bunch of insulation from having to turn to someone like Covey and Detwiler. Certainly would be preferable though.

The Royals almost won TWICE with Ned Yost

Madrigal is going to be up next year. Probably pretty quickly. I don't think AAA is going to challenge him more than AA did.

Playing competitive baseball is anything over .500 imo. I think they be around there with a chance to really explode.

Next year, it has to be a 4 man bench by rule. 26 man roster, 13 pitcher max. I feel like people often forget that and the minimum batters faced for relievers next year.

Cease isn't going to be on a limit next year.

He sucked even when he was 'good'. Whopping .615 OPS and .5 bWAR the year he was an all star and the Royals won the chip

I’m just hopping Garcia isn’t playing every day by like May 15th

I was thinking nova would be great to have around in Charlotte the other day. Maybe even as a swing man

Friday was pretty fun

If Lopez swingngs the bat here...