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By: Wally Fish

Wally Fish — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:43:14 +0000

If Meche is rushed back I’m gonna … I’m … well I don’t know what I would do. I’m not real confident we’re going to get much from Meche this year, but rushing him back is clearly not going to help. You’d think the organization and Trey would have learned from what they did to him last season, but you can never know for sure.

By: Michael Engel

Michael Engel — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:50:27 +0000

Meche will have one more spring start to see how he feels. I agree he shouldn’t be rushed back. The “rest a week and get back out there” approach didn’t work very well for anybody who got hurt last season – Meche, Bannister, Soria, Aviles, Coco, Gordon…

I like the idea of holding Meche back to pitch fifth in line – gives him a few extra days of rest to get himself right, assuming he doesn’t experience a setback and hit the DL before opening day.

By: Big Lee

Big Lee — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:22:37 +0000

Let’s not rush Meche if there’s any doubt. He can be slotted back a few days, too. It appears the Royals are going to have a roster crush, anyhow, so carrying someone a couple of extra days on the roster may be useful.

By: Michael Engel

Michael Engel — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:17:21 +0000

According to Mike Swanson, Gil Meche worked a solid simulated game today and experienced no discomfort, so hopefully, this entire article is rendered moot for the sake of the Royals staff.

Wally, I’m back on the Davies train, especially if Meche remains healthy. Davies has a career OPS+ of 99, almost exactly average, which is perfectly acceptable for your final rotation spot. His K/BB could be better, I guess.

And he’s not Horacio Ramirez. There’s always that.

By: Wally Fish

Wally Fish — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 06:31:31 +0000

Michael,
I had never looked at the splits of Tejeda and Farnsworth in that fashion. A job well done!

I’m in the Kyle Davies camp for the 5th spot, but it would appear that Davies’ has a spot in the rotation locked up. Unfortunately with Meche hurt, Davies is the #4 and the Royals need a #5. I’m not keen on the idea of Farnsworth in that role, but I can’t say the team really has any better options. I don’t buy the organizational spin about his “new” pitch, it’s never that easy, but I’ll roll with it till he proves he can’t cut it.

Geist is right, after sitting through multiple Sidney Ponson starts last season, I don’t see how Farnsworth can fare much worse. This comparison doesn’t even bring up the batting practice train wreck that was Ho-Ram’s one start last season. That was about as bad of a performance as you are going to see from a starter. If things implode at least Farney can say he is better than Ho-Ram.

If any of the above is poorly written, I blame the multitude of beers I consumed at a wedding reception tonight. I NEED to go to bed.

By: Michael Engel

Michael Engel — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:20:22 +0000

Also forgot to add that Mike Moustakas slightly sprained his oblique last week and has yet to return to Minor League spring training.

By: Geist

Geist — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:55:40 +0000

I’m one of few people not scared to death and horrible opposed to the idea of Farnsworth as a starter. I mean, this is the 5th guy in the rotation, and you already have the built in excuse of him only being in that slot due to Meche’s injury. I mean, if they can trot out Ponson and later Bruce Chen with a straight face, I don’t see why you can’t do the same with Farnsworth. If he gets killed, fine. If he tears up his shoulder, fine. After his disastrous start to the season last year, he may as well have been on the DL anyway, because they seemed so scared to get him back out there. I personally would much rather watch Farnsworth hurl that fastball high and tight than even think about watching Bruce Chen meander through another game.

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