Royals

[Sparko]

World's worst home plate umpire today. Pretty much decided the game with blindness. It is time for an automated strike zone. Missed eight strikes in the pivotal 8th inning. Either a gambler or Mets fan

[Sparko]

Vinnie is on a tear. Royals starting pitching is having its best month ever. Royals stadium looks awesome too, mostly full.

[jfish26]

I'm very happy with how things are going ... but the whole thing (moving ahead) comes down to getting WAY more starts from six starters than can reasonably be expected. So I'm keeping my expectations in check.

[Sparko]

The problems showed themselves yesterday. The Royals need a CF, probably a RF, and a 3B. Garcia is not a great fielder and worse lead-off hotter. I want Waters and Pratto back.

[jfish26]

All of the metrics say that Garcia is somewhere between above-average and elite in the field. His defense is not within a time zone of the things I worry about on this team.

[Sparko]

Garcia missed several make-able plays in a week or so. His hitting is spotty. Mostly he doesn't need to lead off.

[Sparko]

Royals 8-0 road win on Detroit. The defense was spectacular. Leave Frazier in right. Man.

[pdub]

Ok so Bobby Witt is pretty good.

[Sparko]

Salvy is pretty good. Leading the world in everything, three run kill shot tonight. The K starting to stay full too. Everyone is contributing--Garcia making me eat my words. Need Marsh back, however.

[twocoach]

Salvy is pretty good. Leading the world in everything, three run kill shot tonight. The K starting to stay full too. Everyone is contributing--Garcia making me eat my words. Need Marsh back, however.

His best April of his career. His averages (.355/.415/.598), homers (7) and RBIs (26) are all career highs for April. What's crazy is that he is striking out much less and walking far more than normal. Last year he had 135 strikeouts and just 19 walks. He has just 19 strikeouts and 10 walks this year. Heck, the most walks he's ever had in an entire season is 28 and he rarely finishes with more than 20 on a season. The old dog might have actually learned a few new tricks.