Royals Top Secret Scouting Strategy (do not read if you dont want your mind blown)
by mjr20 on Jun 8, 2009 9:03 PM EDT
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PrintRoyals repeatedly go after players with one thing in common: Name Alliteration.
the royals found a correlation between the success of players and name alliteration and are using the information to the fullest. the royals could be on to something smart.
the kansas city royals currently have approximately 27% of all alliterated players in the American league according to rosters, not including the farm. they also have 13% of alliteration in the entire MLB, not including farm, including three players in the starting outfield.
list of recently sought out royals players (this is NOT a coincidence):
David Dejesus
Danny Duffy
Michael Montgomery
Kila Ka'aihue
MIke Moustakas
Scott Sullivan
Thinking about the upcoming draft, it would be wise to presume that the Royals are really hoping to aquire Grant Green, Bobby Borcerhing maybe Mike Minor. further analysis hypothesizes that Bobby wouldnt make sense here, because of the great young third baseman Alex Gordon and the excessive but powerful Mike Moustakos. Green could be someone they are very very interested in. do not be surprised if Green falls to them, they most likely will pounce, although they would have to move someone out of Hosmer, Moustakos and Butler to the outfield. Luke Gil and Minor would be a nice back end of a roation filled with solids.
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I think they will get a GG to add
Grant Green if he slides
Nice post
THEY'RE GOING TO TRADE UP FOR AN SS!!!!
AND TAKE STEPHEN STRASBURG.
But in all seriousness, this is hilarious and a great find. Nice work.
Adoptive parent of Kyle Nicholson
Let's face it . . .
Drafting by illiteration could only have improved the Pirates’s drafting prior to 2008 — except for Bryan Bullington.
BOOM
don’t be shocked when they announce they’ve signed Willie Wilson out of retirement.
baseball rules.
I bet the Royals take
Bobby Borchering this year,
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Jun 8, 2009 10:58 PM EDT reply actions
Yabuta seals the genius
Who would have thought they would get the Y’s?
Anybody know any prospects with double-Zs?
Anybody know anybody with double-Zs?
Or better yet...
I can’t believe they missed out on Prince Fielder and his double-D’s…
Find me a double-X
and then I’ll be really impressed.
Zechory Zinicola
just called up to AAA Syracuse by the Nats.
does
Ben Zobrist have a brother name Zack?
This sort of thing actually would help with things like marketing
Of course, so would being really good at baseball.
Maybe the Royals are trying to build a professional wrestling organization or something.
by thejd44 on Jun 9, 2009 3:56 AM EDT reply actions
nice
will they trade for Brandon Backe? pick up David Delucci? Trade for Gio Gonzalez? They mustve been pissed the Pirates got Bryan Bullington, and they ended up with the decidedly non-alliterative “Zack Greinke”
"Sometimes Joe (morgan) doesn't like facts to get in the way of his opinions."- billy beane
"That was a great pick...if this was 2002" Me, to guy who selected Barry Zito in a fantasy draft
www.27ClubPeak.blogspot.com
Trade with A's
Zack Greinke for Gio Gonzalez, Chris Carter, and Cobby Crosby
"Sometimes Joe (morgan) doesn't like facts to get in the way of his opinions."- billy beane
"That was a great pick...if this was 2002" Me, to guy who selected Barry Zito in a fantasy draft
www.27ClubPeak.blogspot.com
and, my final joke
they must realllly be lusting after Dave Davidson
"Sometimes Joe (morgan) doesn't like facts to get in the way of his opinions."- billy beane
"That was a great pick...if this was 2002" Me, to guy who selected Barry Zito in a fantasy draft
www.27ClubPeak.blogspot.com
ok, this is such an awesome post i have to be annoying with a 4th comment
ill try to fit everything in now
You forgot Paul Phillips
Will they sign Mark Mulder?
all alliteration team, off the top of my head
C: Miguel Montero
1B: Billy Butler
2B: Placido Polanco
SS: Troy Tulowitzki
3B Melvin Mora
OF Carl Crawford
OF Coco Crisp
OF David deJesus
SP Jair Jurrjens
RP Frank Francisco (very alliterative)
"Sometimes Joe (morgan) doesn't like facts to get in the way of his opinions."- billy beane
"That was a great pick...if this was 2002" Me, to guy who selected Barry Zito in a fantasy draft
www.27ClubPeak.blogspot.com
bench for that team...
OF Craig Counsell , Alfredo Amegaza, Mitch Maier
3B Brian Buscher or Edwin Encarnacion
2b/SS Skip Schumaker
C Taylor Teagarden
prospects: Mike Moustakas, Scott Sizemore, Brian Bixler, Terry Tiffee? Kasey Kiker…
other starters Brian Bannister, Kenshin Kawakami,
Bullpen: Jim Johnson
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Jun 9, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
other pitchers
Chris Carpenter, Doug Davis
"Sometimes Joe (morgan) doesn't like facts to get in the way of his opinions."- billy beane
"That was a great pick...if this was 2002" Me, to guy who selected Barry Zito in a fantasy draft
www.27ClubPeak.blogspot.com
by harendaman365 on Jun 9, 2009 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't **** with Skip Schumaker.
Never **** with Skip Schumaker. Ever.
by RedSoxFaithful on Jun 11, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
And, if they can post bail...
Don’t forget Ugueth Urbina!
http://www.chop-n-change.com
by alexwithclass on Jun 10, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions
royals selet Aaron Crow
they had a chance at grant green, but probably had Crow very high on their lists and couldn’t afford to pass him up there.
they also had a shot at Bobby Borchering!
how could they screw up their philosophy now!?!
baseball rules.
They're just looking for the next Willie Wilson.
Yeah, and we broke your damn shot clock too.
oh?
Royals retire the numbers of Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire…..
In what St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa called a "big day" for his club, starter Chris Carpenter took the mound for his first session of live batting practice and promptly buzzed the fuzz on catcher Jason LaRue’s chin with an errant fastball.
"Sorry," Carpenter called from the mound.
"Don’t say you’re sorry," LaRue barked back.
"He said it," pitching coach Dave Duncan said from the side of the cage, "but he didn’t mean it."
~ DG
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