http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2018/02/22/end-of-an-era-bp-kansas-city-episode-89.mp3 Well Eric Hosmer has made it official and his signing with the San Diego Padres moves the Royals into a true period of transition. We discussed his new contract and how it works for him and how the Royals come away with pretty good compensation, too. The next rebuild is underway and 2018 becomes […]
Tag: Eric Hosmer
Thank You, Hoz
The Clutch Gene exists. It’s most definitely real. As a practicing sabermetrician, I’m not supposed to admit this. It’s not in the party platform. Several of my comrades from other websites will scoff at my lead. Nonsense! It’s a fallacy! I can already hear the jeers. Yet the Clutch Gene is real. And spectacular. Long-time […]
The Time Has Come
Hey Royals land, were you having a good Saturday? Got some drinks with the boys, took the significant other out on the town, maybe even kicked back with a good book? Hey, it’s NBA All-Star Weekend; that Donovan Mitchell is gonna be something isn’t he? Well, all that went in the pooper with a tweet. […]
The Moose Market
We’ve traveled from declaring this offseason market to being “weird” a couple months ago to “collusion!” today. I’m not certain I’ve packed my bags for that trip, but there’s certainly something afoot. The latest, the Mets signing Todd Frazier for two years at a total of $17 million, is the first hint of desperation. Not […]
It’s Never Too Early to Discuss the Draft – Kumar Rocker
Most draft years, prep pitchers start to fall or show up on draft boards further down than the prognosticators envisioned due to their high volatility and lack of success on the way to the major leagues. The more front offices study the statistical success of college players relative to the preps, the more they will learn that […]
Friday Notes
I think there’s a pretty good chance a 25-man roster built with only free agents would be a playoff team in 2018. Alex Avila, Jonathan Lucroy, Eric Hosmer, Neil Walker, Mike Moustakas, Eduardo Nunez, Jon Jay, Lorenzo Cain, J.D. Martinez and Logan Morrison is a pretty salty offense. The rotation of Jake Arrieta, Yu Darvish, […]
Moose’s Murky Market
So much time has been devoted to Eric Hosmer and where he might sign that we’ve kind of lost sight of Mike Moustakas. At the beginning of the offseason, it seemed like a slam dunk that he’d either end up with the Angels or Giants. Then, the Angels signed Zack Cozart and the Giants traded […]
Is a Trade Brewing?
Reading between the lines of what Jeffrey Flanagan wrote at Royals.com leads me to believe the Royals are very close, or have a deal in place, to trade Danny Duffy. Don’t be shocked if they are just mulling the options on whether or not to pull the trigger based on Eric Hosmer finishing a deal […]
Friday Notes
Up until yesterday’s trade, the rumor mill was a-swirlin’ for a couple days after a report surfaced that the Royals had offered Eric Hosmer a seven-year deal for $147 million. I was skeptical that the report was correct given both the source and the lack of confirmation from any other reporter around the country. The […]
The Waiting Is The Hardest Part (BP Kansas City Episode 83)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2017/12/29/the-waiting-is-the-hardest-part-bp-kansas-city-episode-83.mp3 We took last week off for Christmas and … not much has changed. Eric Hosmer, Lorenzo Cain, and Mike Moustakas are still free agents, as are many other notable major leaguers. What gives? We discussed the factors in play and speculated about how this weird market might work out once things (if things) start […]