Now that FA signings are in full swing, let's look at what is happening with Royals and other clubs.
I was not expecting Royals to spend but they have been very busy and have signed several veteran players including pitchers.
They have long ways to go but if these pitchers perform well, with solid group of core players, Royals can surprise, recall Rangers went from worst to World series champs.
Shocking!
Royals signed Witt Jr to 11 yr $288.8M deal.
Finally! Got rid of the tightwad
@Crimsonorblue22 said in 2024 MLB Season:
Finally! Got rid of the tightwad
Sounds like the ownership is spending money so they have a competitive team to fill the new stadium when it opens.
They have spent over $100M in FA signings this year to make them competitive, unheard of in recent years.
It appears they are just trying to get public support for a new downtown stadium. Once they get the tax dollars we shall see if ownership continues to spend money on the team.
Crossroads it is
@FarmerJayhawk Is that the old KC Star printing press location?
@AsadZ It's part of a running joke around here with "Kansas City White Sox" being the general punch line. Rich Getz, Pedro Grifol, Nicky Lopez, now Brad Keller, I forget whom else, but rebuilding the team with KC discards doesn't seem to be the best plan for future success! (no offense Royals fans!)
I was hoping Pratto was in the roster instead of Minors
Also I would have liked to see Lynch get 5th spot in the rotation instead of Marsh
Never been so uninterested in a Sox season opener than I am right now.
After scoring 2 runs in first two games Royals had an outburst scoring 11 runs with 5 HRs.
Witt Jr had a big night.
Singer was solid, looked like an ace.
Two blown saves already, yikessss.
Instead of 3-3 Royals are 2-4.
Ragans was electric, sorry to see him not getting W.
While it is early, Royals starting pitching is looking solid.
Bullpen is okay but back end needs to shore up a bit.
Hitting is work in progress.
Overall, much better than last year.
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It is early but Royals are becoming entertaining, on a 7 game winning streak.
Will Smith has been a disappointment so far, cannot get outs.
Royals are half a game behind first place Indians.
Are they legit or an aberration?
I think starting pitching is solid but hitting is mediocre, need much better production from outfielders.
Bullpen is so so, can definitely use an upgrade.
I am enjoying the ride tho, hope they can continue on the winning path.
Royals are back to doing Royals types of things.
Bullpen is a mess.
Lower batting order cannot find a hit.
Royals came back from 8-0. Still down 9-7, top of 7. My kid from Lawrence and gson are there, ksu pm.🤮. Ksu lost their bb game. Gson got a ball from Lowry, our pitcher who gave up 7 runs in the 1st inning! 🤣 it's lynch not Lowry. 🤨
The boys are playing some ball!
Another comeback W today!
I like it.
I think they need to strengthen bullpen and add another outfielder/bat to catch up Cleveland.
Royals got bombed big time by Bronx bombers at the K
@AsadZ said in 2024 MLB Season:
Royals got bombed big time by Bronx bombers at the K
ya the Royals been playing well this Season, now I'm not here to start anything as most know I'm a NY life time fan, not here tryin to rile up anyone, giving credit where credit is due KC doing well - - Just Ny having a good year also -so far , in a dofg fight with Baltimore. got to admit my goodness Stanton and Judge have had some moon shots in this series. -436 ft - 445 ft and 449 ft those are some blasts
Royals starting pitching has been grounded after a solid start, June has not been kind.
They have played high caliber teams in past few weeks but still just sayin.
You have to compete with the best to play baseball in October.
Royals hitting is getting into "awful" category.
They cannot hit and score Runs....
I hope so
The season is long but I hope they don’t get into a massive gap to catch up with Guardians who are smoking hot and playing really well.
It was nice to win series 3-1, starting pitching was very solid in the series.
I am extremely impressed with Guardians scouting, farm and development system, year in and year out they are in contention without signing expensive FAs.
Royals have forgotten how to hit, very frustrating to see them lose games when hitters can't score runs wasting solid effort provided by starting pitchers.
Royals traded for Harvey from Nationals for bullpen depth giving #2 prospect Caden Wallace and #39 draft pick.
What do you think about this trade?
Also, whatever happened to Jordan Lyles?
@AsadZ sounds like prior to the Nats he was constantly injured. From The Athletic:
Harvey’s so accustomed to being associated with injuries that he routinely takes digs at himself and his unfortunately brittle history. There was Tommy John surgery in 2016; a fluke shoulder injury in 2018 when he tried to get out of the way of a foul ball in Bowie’s dugout; and oblique, lat and triceps issues in 2021.
He has never made excuses about the injuries, but the reality is he couldn’t stay healthy as an Oriole. Even when he felt good, there was always that feeling of “what’s next?”
Also seems to have good stuff and a good attitude.
Just 10 years ago, the Royals were at the top of the MLB. It's been a while now, but not so long that I can't remember how sweet those 2014 and 2015 Royals were.
Entering into final month, can Royals keep pace and get into playoffs. They have a tough schedule ahead of them.
While Erceg has been lights out and an excellent addition at deadline, bullpen is still a mess.
Singer seems to be regressing.
I'd sit Garcia and play newly acquired Dejong over him.
KC now tied for 1st. Best record in AL since the All Star break.
Kickin rear!🙏🤞
The boys are playing some ball!💪🏼😎
Witt, Pasquantonio and Perez have been rolling, more than 90 RBIs for all of them, I think it is a record.
If bullpen can hold I like KC Royals chances to win the division, I could have never imagined this earlier.
Kudos to Piccolo and Quatraro,
Who was the pitcher that left with hammy issues? Ugh, stretching a lil at first.
1st place!
The boys are playing some ball
@Crimsonorblue22 Lorenzen, hopefully he does not miss more than one start.
I am hearing that he is going on 15-day IL so it is not looking that good.
Pasquantonio out for the year and with Lorenzen and Renfro on IL, Royals chances of winning the division took a major blow.
Hopefully they can get WC spot.
What happened? My bro and his wife are going to all the games in Houston. Did it happen last pm? Dang, they can step up!
@Crimsonorblue22 It was a tragedy of errors. Astros on 1st and 2nd, hot comebacker up the middle that pitcher Erceg tries to barehand but only knocks it down (would have been DP if fielded), he gets ball and throws wide to Pasq at 1st, whose hand or wrist gets blasted by the runner. Both Erceg and Pasq had to leave the game.
We're screwed.
Freak accident on first. Nighty night my fellow Royal fans! 😢😢😢 I'm not quitting on them, though
With key injuries Wheels are falling off, Royals can't seem to score and pitching can only get you so far.
I’m still hoping Royals can get into playoffs as a wildcard team.
KC signed couple of veterans yesterday to bolster lineup, hopefully change of scenery will provide a spark....
Big series coming up against mighty NY Yankees, hoping for at least winning two games in this one, sorry @jayballer54
for what it's worth here is my prediction for world series match up.----I think the ALCS will be The Orioles/Astros, - -Then it will be the Orioles/Philles & I think Philadelphia will be world Champions.
Jay, On paper it makes sense although when lights are bright in cool Oct nights strange things do happen.
Don’t sleep on the Dodgers
I’m so glad that Royals didn’t trade Salvy, he is heart and soul of this team and he has reached 100 RBIs, rare feat for a catcher.
@AsadZ Significant enough to warrant a Topps Now card about it!
https://www.topps.com/products/salvador-perez-2024-mlb-topps-now-reg-card-674.html ↗
Swept by Tigers
Yikes
WC spot could be in jeopardy
On a bright side I am very happy to see Bubic and Lynch getting their roles in bullpen and contributing positively.
How about Ohatani
50/50 club
Goat
Now I've got a serious question , and not trying to get anybody's feathers ruffles or someone getting their panties all in a bunch-- -it's a serious legit question .
Are you Royals still in the hunt for playoffs ? - seen where they just got swept b Detroit didn't know if they got knocked out or not.
@jayballer67 ESPN site has all the standings. You can choose by division, by league, by how nonfirst-place teams stand in the wild-card race, etc.
You can also scroll right to see runs scored, differential, and other stuff. You can sort by almost every column.
Lol
Not looking good, lost 5 in a row now.
They just cannot get timely hits to score some runs.
Detroit lost too
One game lead over Twins but they win on tie breaker
Hanni just said things looking better, skies have lightened up quite a bit -- barely raining , just spitting/light - - -sun poking through, shouldn't be much longer before players start warming up. --- 25 minute warmup
JD-6 just came out of runway , checking things-- -hopefully we finish with a W
@jayballer67 You are in the MLB thread!
@mayjay said in 2024 MLB Season:
@jayballer67 You are in the MLB thread!
@mayjay said in 2024 MLB Season:
@jayballer67 You are in the MLB thread!
WELL WE HAVE NO FOOTBALL PROGRAM NEEDED SOMEWHERE TO GO
Singer got roughed up pretty bad today
He has struggled since All Star break
9-0 in 6th
Not a good day for me regarding sports
Well another sweep at home, WC spot is not looking good now.
I cannot believe loss of Pasquantonio has impacted this team in such a disastrous manner.
While overachieving, when you get so close it hurts.
In the offseason, besides bullpen help, hope JJ can sign an outfielder and 3B who can hit and score some runs.
Well Congrats to Royals for making playoffs after losing 106 games last year although I would have liked them to curb the celebration after being shut out.
It appears that KC will travel to Houston for WC games.
Congrats to the White Sox for being the worst team ever.
@AsadZ I can't imagine anyone begrudging the Royals celebrating long and hard. Facing losing their position after a 7 game losing streak, they shut out the Nationals twice and won the 3rd game with clutch hitting, putting their magic number at 1.
It's a season to be proud of, something no team has done before. And you would prefer they feel embarrassed?
@approxinfinity said in 2024 MLB Season:
Congrats to the White Sox for being the worst team ever.
I think they ONLY finished eighty nine GAMES UNDRE FIVE HUNDRED - -& 53 games out of first
@jayballer67 - White Sox aren’t done yet. It could get worse.
@approxinfinity We won 5 out of our last 6 sir and therefore our percentage is better than the 62 Mets and some other crappy team from way back!
Royals went 12-1 against us, like theyre not even a playoff team without the Sox! Funny thing is the Twins went 12-1 also against us but still couldn't turn it into a playoff berth. Detroit is also in playoffs because of us.
It's been a long two years on the south side, probably won't be much better next year either. I quit on the team and couldn't help but start watching again. Looking forward to the playoffs and seeing some teams win and lose.
The boys are playing some ball!⚾️⚾️⚾️💙
@approxinfinity We swept the Angels not the Dodgers. Would have been sweet to sweep the Dodgers!
We won!
Are they still called the Los Angeles Angels at Anaheim? Bit of a mouthful.
Lugo was going strong but got in trouble in the 5th
Hope they can advance today
Let’s go Royals
ALDS
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Three teams from AL Central in ALDS
Congratulations to KC for winning their wildcard--- HUGE WIN for them. This is all I can say on baseball, and the upcoming series between NY & KC , because no matte what I say or how I say it o try and word it not being or trying to be disrespectful , there are people here that will say well Yankees trying to buy another world series.& that I'm just trying to rub it in and being rude sooo - - -
The only thing that I could say in response to that is you will never convince me that IF - - -IF - -IF kc DID live in a market as big as NY's if they DID HAVE the kind of money for pay that NY has - -you can take it to the Bank that KC would do the identical same thing as your other big/huge markets do - -they would be spending just as much money on the Juan Soto's -Aaron Judge and other big time players - no different that NY and Dodgers and others our doing now. Finally again GREAT WIN -GREAT SERIES for Kc should be another very entertaining series between the two --- -GOOD luck , see how it turns out - that's all my friends -- ok, everyone go ahead and yell and unload I'm a big boy I can take it
@jayballer67 Nah, no yelling. But your statement [that IF the Royal had the same market as NYY (which really means equal revenue resources) they also would spend heavily] makes a strong case for NFL-style revenue sharing.
No one has ever said small market teams spend less because they are better people who don't like money. Sure, they'd spend, but NYY and LAD can afford to spend far more than their competitors. They aren't more moral either.
It is an inherent flaw in the competitive structure that makes it harder for small-market teams, which is largely why the NFL is now more popular .... revenue sharing and a hard salary cap have done a lot to keep teams more equally competitive.
Except for Jacksonville, it seems.😉
Go KC beat the evil empire.
@mayjay said in 2024 MLB Season:
@jayballer67 Nah, no yelling. But your statement [that IF the Royal had the same market as NYY (which really means equal revenue resources) they also would spend heavily] makes a strong case for NFL-style revenue sharing.
No one has ever said small market teams spend less because they are better people who don't like money. Sure, they'd spend, but NYY and LAD can afford to spend far more than their competitors. They aren't more moral either.
It is an inherent flaw in the competitive structure that makes it harder for small-market teams, which is largely why the NFL is now more popular .... revenue sharing and a hard salary cap have done a lot to keep teams more equally competitive.
Except for Jacksonville, it seems.😉
your right
Truly a dream season, w/e happens going forward KC is ahead of schedule on the rebuild.
@mayjay said in 2024 MLB Season:
@jayballer67 Nah, no yelling. But your statement [that IF the Royal had the same market as NYY (which really means equal revenue resources) they also would spend heavily] makes a strong case for NFL-style revenue sharing.
No one has ever said small market teams spend less because they are better people who don't like money. Sure, they'd spend, but NYY and LAD can afford to spend far more than their competitors. They aren't more moral either.
It is an inherent flaw in the competitive structure that makes it harder for small-market teams, which is largely why the NFL is now more popular .... revenue sharing and a hard salary cap have done a lot to keep teams more equally competitive.
Except for Jacksonville, it seems.😉
Yeah revenue sharing and the cap is a big part of what makes the NFL so great. Completely agree.
How about Erceg, the guy has been lights out.
I did not know that he started his career as third baseman for Brewers but got promoted to minors due to poor hitting.
Then he lost a year due to COVID and changed position to pitching.
Lets go Royals, Tigers, Padres, Mets!
Haha
Well since we decided to play magic fill in the blank puzzles , ya NOW I will play fill in the phrase.---- Goes a little something like this ---- I won't tell anybody I have a Wooden - - - - . as long as the Royals don't tell they have - - - - - - - - - - in their mouth . - now THAT'S FUNNY
Come on and let’s go Royals
Yup, Close game
That safe call on 2B tho...
Replay official totally botches Chisholm call, missing two times he was actually out on the same replay. Witts last at bat shoulda been a walk, but ump punches him out. Apparently Dodgers winning a suspect replay challenge. MLB wants Judge-Ohtani so badly they're willing to look really bad to make sure it happens.
That one play was not the reason NY won but it was a crucial play given Yanks won by one run
Royals pitching gave too many walks, uncharacteristic of them
Salvy’s back! Whit has disappeared. But we won! 2 games in kc! Finish it there. 🤮🙏🍾
Rodon was unhittable in first couple of innings. I was taken back by his celebratory emotions though after every strikeout.
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Hosmer is really into the royals, love his enthusiasm!
Hoz and his son are throwing out the first pitch tonight.
For San Diego? Lol
Do you guys know Mahomes owns 1% of Royals? I missed that fact when it happened. 2020 I think.
@approxinfinity Huge Mahomes fan - yeah he is one of only a handful of pro athletes to own a portion of a pro team. Brady will join him soon with a 10% stake in the Raiders.
@approxinfinity Patrick throws out the first pitch at a Royals game about every year partially for this reason, mostly because they want to see the the star QB. His wife, Brittany is an owner of the Current (women’s soccer team) they are very invested. Built a new home (it’s not too shabby) in KC this last year too.
I always wonder how it works being a 1% owner of something. Are you allowed in on board meetings? Do you get any cash flow from it?
I’ll make a point of not watching any of a NY LA series and look forward to not remembering who won a month from now.
@approxinfinity said in 2024 MLB Season:
I’ll make a point of not watching any of a NY LA series and look forward to not remembering who won a month from now.
Well that has to happen first BUT don't even trip it's nothing but a thing. Don't sweat I'l be sure to let you know how it went so See you don't have to watch any of it because I got your back-- that's what friends are for roflmao
@jayballer67 lol thx dude ;)
@approxinfinity said in 2024 MLB Season:
@jayballer67 lol thx dude ;)
Don't mention it bud, that's what friends are for lol
What a wild WS game. Great effort for the Dodgers to piece together innings to get the job done. Sorry @jayballer67 😜
Epic 5th inning meltdown for Bronx Bombers
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2024 MLB Season:
What a wild WS game. Great effort for the Dodgers to piece together innings to get the job done. Sorry @jayballer67 😜
Epic meltdown, just piss poor, they had the Dodgers right where they needed. As good as Aaron was in the regular Season and no one can deny that he was the best period BUT Aaron Judge is a complete failure in Post Season, I've seen it before
He is NOT even close salary wise in the play offs. -Then he amazes routine fly ball I mean a toddler could do better,- -then Volpe right play but short arms a throw to 3rd look like he used a 2x4 for an arm during that play. This kind of thing showed it's ugly head before during the Season -- BUT 3 fricken Tee-Ball plays in the same inning ?that play
LA scored 5 runs in the fifth not a single run was earned. When that happened Cole fell apart, lost all focus, and fricken Bone just stood there spitting seeds fricken bone head. --They had their chance LA was dead in this game before that- -showed absolute no signs of life --all you had to do was catch a routine fly dum ass lol
Royals Runner Ups:
Witt: MVP
Lugo: Cy Young
Quartaro: COY
$765M for Soto
That's a lot of coin
I'm sorry as sad as I am to see him leave the Yankees , I can't blame him. If ANY owner is willing to pay a player that much then hell ya why shouldn't he
I'm sorry there is nobody worth that type of money- - - -nobody period. When you stop and think about it, that's a hell of a lot more money then the President of United Stated gets paid - - -what's wrong with that picture, you think about all the tough decisions on trying to run the country the stress of being the President all the obligations , decisions and such and then you have a guy that is making that much money playing in a game that he loves, no way does that begin to compare.
Yet as long as these owners are going to keep throwing that kind of money out to these guys then it's just going to keep getting worse.
Bottom line who is it that suffers the most from things such as this? - -Us - - w the fans are the one's who end up getting screws the most, the owners pay these idiotic salaries and then as one way of getting their money back -- just continue to jack the prices up on tickets, parking , concessions , and whatever else and it's the fan that gets screwed. what's going to happen somewhere along the line is they are going to end up pricing themselves right out of the market sooner or later. the middle class and lower class people sure the hell can't afford the price of a game the way its moving now.
This is almost 2x what Aaron had signed for with Yanks couple of years ago
It's vanity.
Get used to it in the age of the oligarchs.
@SlimShaddy54 One of these days the public will wise up. Hopefully. QUIT GOING TO THE DAMN GAMES. Quit watching. Quit listening. Make it so they have to pay US to attend. It's 100% bullshit and it's wrong to pay athletes like this. Has anyone ever had a friend or family member who was a Firefighter or Policeman and was killed in the line of duty? Has a Doctor or Surgeon ever saved your life? Hell - even a Plumber or HVAC guy is more important than these overpaid, self absorbed asswipes. Don't think so? Wait until your toilet won't flush and your A/C breaks down when it's 102 outside.
I'm sick of professional athletes. But I mean that in the nicest possible way.
@nuleafjhawk Exactly, here is a question you mentioned about a fireman's pay - -a policeman pay -- here is the 1,000 dollar question - how the hell do you put a number for the amount of money THESE GUYS make. how can you put a price on some ones life? - no way pro players should be making more then some one who puts their life on the line every minute of every day.
Just a bit of history: Successful charioteers and gladiators in ancient Rome had huge followings of adoring fans (even graffiti on wall!) and were quite wealthy. Their "sports" were more dangerous than modern pro sports, of course, but the doctors, firemen, and centurions earned a mere pittance comparatively.
The love of sports, and iconization of athletes, is pretty universal across cultures and eras.