Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 08-02-2010
It will always be 1985 in Kansas City. It has been 25 years since the Royals won thief first and so far only World Series title. It is a season that continues being remembered fondly today in everything short of the track. Unfortunately, it is also the last time the Royals as well as the playoffs. Outside of Kansas City, Royals are an afterthought. They are a team brought Midweek special promotions to attract fans to the stadium. You very rarely hear the fans say are excited about the weekend series of important device for the Royals. When working in the dark and have a winning season in the last 15 years is easily forgotten.
That said, there is some promise of the Royals. They have some young talent that, if we can gel together, could be a surprise team in a few years. Kaufman is the stage where a major renovation process that could give the All-Star Game in 2014, so there are some positive signs in the heart of America. 65-97 last year's record may not seem like much, but it's something to take, because many of the young players gained valuable experience.
One player to build ace is about Zack Greinke. The pitcher struck out 242 batters and had a miserable youth a 2.16 ERA during the season to a record of 16-8. That was good enough to win the Cy Young of the League, which has not even been mentioned in Kansas City since the salad days of Brett Saberhagen. Grienke Account for nearly a quarter of the Royals' victories on the mound, and has some friends who could back him until the following season. Luke Hochevar is a young fireball that made his Major League debut last season. The former first round pick struggled in going 7-13, while splitting time between Triple-A Omaha and the big club but if you can learn the game that has enough talent to be a solid number two to Grienke. Kyle Davies was also very reliable, but only had a record of 8-9 before finishing the season with a strained muscle.
Kansas City is needed to reach production of his offense if the development of their young pitching staff will to keep improving. Billy Butler was with a.301 batting average with 93 homers and 21 RBIs, he led the Royals in both batting average and RBIs, so it was a very productive hitter. He has to continue that trend in 2010. Most eyes will be on the development of Alex Gordon. Gordon has been a candidate for the Royals, but spent three months on the disabled list in 2009 and also was demoted to Triple A for a while. The Royals have invested too much time in Gordon to give up. He simply has to stay healthy and have a better year in 2010 for the Royals to improve dramatically.
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