PSA for the Royals
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This might be a good thing for people to do that watch games closely. I have watched every Royals game this year. I told people at the beginning of the year that they did not do enough to boost their offense and so far it is looking correct. They have the 3rd worst offense in baseball.
Garcia - Could and should get a bump. When I saw he and Vinnie rated the same I just had to laugh. Garcia is a thousand times better than Vinnie. I think he should be a diamond at some point unless he has a really bad slump or injury. Great player and phenomenal defense.
Witt Jr - I think he is the best all around SS in baseball but he has underperformed so far at the plate. He has been on base 30 times and scored 1 run (Thanks to Vinnie and Salvy). Has yet to hit a HR but finally doubled in 3 straight games. He went like the first 8 games or so with no extra base hits. He could very well get downgraded.
Salvy and Vinnie - Both hitting sub .200 with Vinnie I think around .150. I don't think Vinnie is near as good as Royals fans think but he is a notoriously slow starter.
Carter Jensen - Has 4 hr's already. Technically I think this is his rookie season. He has a chance to be a great hitter. I actually think he should be hitting 3rd or 4th right now with Salvy and Vinnie's struggles. Good player to keep an eye on in the future.
Caglianone - Really young but he has a lot of swing and miss. Only in his 2nd season but needs to learn the strike zone.
Wacha - Dude is flat dealing. Chance for rating to go up. He has given up 1 ER in like 21 innings. Possibly a good player to invest in.
Bubic - Really been pitching well. Bad outing against the Brewers but had 2 outs with no one on and the Brewers put up 4 on him. Another one that may go up if his next few outings are good.
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Can't really judge by April though, they spend a month in ST in the 70s and 80s then come to play the regular season in 40s and 50s a lot of the time. some thrive in it, but a lot struggle in the cold.
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I doubt Bobby gets downgraded since he’s the Royals’ only gatekeeper and is otherwise super popular (also 30 times on base is a lot this early, let’s be real), but otherwise no notes
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What I'll say is that Carter Jensen's Topps Now card was great for the Royals TA, and Witt's WBC card from the mini season plays way above the ratings.
And about Witt, last year he had 5 homers for the first 2 months of the year, and ended with 23. It's been the story of his career, he's kind of a slow starter and then kicks it into gear.
