Heard Moneyball Mark Teahen on MLB radio last night. He sounds confident that he can play second base. He is kinda starting to convince us. The Royals don't appear to have any confidence in Alberto Callaspo right now. His range must be disappearing or something. Makes you wonder if he'll even make the team. Makes you wonder if Orlando Hudson isn't still on the radar. Anyway, unless there are injuries (and there will be some), a lot of guys like German, Shealy, Gobble, etc., will be on the outside looking in by late March. And those are guys with contracts that would have to be eaten. Regardless, the Royals have more depth than they've had in a long time. We're worried about OBP and infield defense, but we've taken note of how the division is up for grabs. Hopefully Gordon and some of the others have break-out years. Yeah, we could see it happening.
NOTE: We will be able to envision big things for the Royals early and often -- until they go on a long losing streak in late April. Then we'll go back to being surly.
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I think the biggest thing that may need to happen is Bannister/Hochevar/Davies avereage about a 4.5 ERA in the 3-4-5 spots in the rotation.
Because I have no confidence in the bullpen outside of Soria.
I agree that at least one (probably two) of those three guys will have to become legit. It sounds like DM is bent on having HoRam in the rotation, and I don't have any confidence in that working really well.
I think the bullpen has enough arms to be good again. It's just that they'll have to go through the painful process of watching some of them get shelled before it all shakes out. I'm hoping Rosa emerges in the pen.
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