Comments on: Royals Take A Page From Rays, Extend Perez

By: cecilcoop

cecilcoop — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:52:21 +0000

love it.

By: shthar

shthar — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:23:38 +0000

A guy that cant get on base at 21, can’t get on base at 27 either.

By: ToddM

ToddM — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:50:55 +0000

They’re a threat to score an above-average number of runs, but they’re not a threat to score more than they’re going to allow. Not this year.

Unless KC’s pitching develops a lot better than it did last year, the choices here are going to be 1) spend on some good pitching (unlikely), 2) be willing to trade good young position players for pitching (not necessarily a good idea), or 3) waste this crop of hitters and still not contend.

By: ToddM

ToddM — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:47:30 +0000

Who was in the majors at 21? At catcher? Bum? If Sal Perez hits even 260/300/360 over the life of this contract, with his defensive skills, the Royals made a good move.

Now, if his power develops a bit and he actually can hit for a pretty high average, say 290/330/440, they just saved tens of millions of dollars in years four through eight.

By: shthar

shthar — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:49:11 +0000

Teams that have good players, don’t bother to do deals like this.

They release the bum when he gets arbitration and pick another guy with a career minor league obp of .328 and a slugging of .397.

Meanwhile…JR Towles is crying into his beer.

By: kick me in the GO NATS

kick me in the GO NATS — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:47:55 +0000

I hope the royals surprise a few this season, but I doubt the pitching is anywhere near good enough.

By: shthar

shthar — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:41:48 +0000

Oh god, 8 years?!

Did anyone check to see what Perez had in his pocket while he was standing behind clayton?