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 Comment 42 comments

Royals 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'll rec it.

human beings, who are almost unique in their ability to learn from the experiences of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

by variablesdont on Jun 8, 2009 9:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

My mind has been blown.

Never, Never, NEVER give up

by hero66 on Jun 8, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Genius strategy!

Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.

by Zonis on Jun 8, 2009 9:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

this

is most likely the reason that they are bad

by mjr20 on Jun 8, 2009 9:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

recs

are appreciated!

by mjr20 on Jun 8, 2009 9:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think they will get a GG to add

Grant Green if he slides

Nice post

by Bud Light on Jun 8, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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

by gore51 on Jun 8, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Moneyball 2: The art of winning an unfair game…with alliteration

by jarjets89 on Jun 8, 2009 10:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Best book title ever.

by RedSoxFaithful on Jun 8, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Where'd you get the insider info?

by Fanon on Jun 8, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Let's face it . . .

Drafting by illiteration could only have improved the Pirates’s drafting prior to 2008 — except for Bryan Bullington.

by BlameChannel53 on Jun 8, 2009 10:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

BOOM

don’t be shocked when they announce they’ve signed Willie Wilson out of retirement.

baseball rules.

by doublestix on Jun 8, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Buddy Biancalana

by RATW on Jun 21, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I bet the Royals take

Bobby Borchering this year,

by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Jun 8, 2009 10:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Brilliant

The monster at the end of this blog.

by grover on Jun 8, 2009 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yabuta seals the genius

Who would have thought they would get the Y’s?

by aap212 on Jun 9, 2009 12:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Anybody know any prospects with double-Zs?

Anybody know anybody with double-Zs?

by jseiner on Jun 9, 2009 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or better yet...

I can’t believe they missed out on Prince Fielder and his double-D’s…

by jseiner on Jun 9, 2009 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

your saying they should trade for this guy?

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Zechry%20Zinicola&pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=453216

baseball rules.

by doublestix on Jun 9, 2009 2:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Find me a double-X

and then I’ll be really impressed.

by jseiner on Jun 9, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He must be had

by Dr Orpheus on Jun 14, 2009 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ZZ

I hear Zig Zigler is giving the team pre-game pep talks.

by deezle on Jun 9, 2009 8:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Zechory Zinicola

just called up to AAA Syracuse by the Nats.

by VladiHondo on Jun 9, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

does

Ben Zobrist have a brother name Zack?

by RollingWave on Jun 20, 2009 5:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

wow

amazing…

//rec’d

Remember: baseball guys... baseball...

by Metty5 on Jun 9, 2009 10:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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

by harendaman365 on Jun 9, 2009 4:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Trade with A's

Zack Greinke for Gio Gonzalez, Chris Carter, and Cobby Crosby

by harendaman365 on Jun 9, 2009 4:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

and, my final joke

they must realllly be lusting after Dave Davidson

by harendaman365 on Jun 9, 2009 4:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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)

by harendaman365 on Jun 9, 2009 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

other pitchers

Chris Carpenter, Doug Davis

by harendaman365 on Jun 9, 2009 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Josh Johnson

baseball rules.

by doublestix on Jun 9, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't **** with Skip Schumaker.

Never **** with Skip Schumaker. Ever.

by RedSoxFaithful on Jun 11, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

Forget bail, I think they need Wentworth Miller to help them get Urbina.

by thejd44 on Jun 13, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by mjr20 on Jun 9, 2009 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

they also had a shot at Bobby Borchering!

how could they screw up their philosophy now!?!

baseball rules.

by doublestix on Jun 9, 2009 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They're just looking for the next Willie Wilson.

Yeah, and we broke your damn shot clock too.

by 3.3seconds on Jun 11, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ah, wait, someone got to him first. Sorry.

Yeah, and we broke your damn shot clock too.

by 3.3seconds on Jun 11, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If only Francoeur’s first name started with an F. Fredo Francoeur has a nice ring to it.

hindsight is 20-13 just like Ted William actual vision- ken tremendous

by heapofoatmeal on Jun 14, 2009 7:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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

by mateodh on Jun 22, 2009 3:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs