Kings of Kauffman » Chris Carpenter http://kingsofkauffman.com A Kansas City Royals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:44:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Market Fresh: “Wait ‘Til Next Year” Edition http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/08/13/market-fresh-wait-til-next-year-edition/ http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/08/13/market-fresh-wait-til-next-year-edition/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2011 20:45:36 +0000 Michael Engel http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=10160 Royals starters have given up 4.77 runs per game, third worst in the American League. Their opening day starter, Luke Hochevar, entered 2011 with a 5.60 ERA and, only after a strong second half, has gotten his 2012 ERA under 5.00.  Their best starter has been Felipe Paulino, given away by Colorado, with a 3.45 ERA in 78.1 innings as a Royal.

The team almost went into a complete meltdown while the well-traveled Bruce Chen (career ERA+ of 95) was on the disabled list.

With a starting lineup full of guys picked from top prospect lists (past and present) and a bullpen loaded with young arms who are picking up high leverage innings and experience, the Royals feel like they might have a shot at contention in 2012.

There’s just that one thing – a big gaping hole known as the starting rotation.

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]]> http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/08/13/market-fresh-wait-til-next-year-edition/feed/ 7 When Good Posts Go Bad: ERA+ and the CYA http://kingsofkauffman.com/2009/11/21/when-good-posts-go-bad-era-and-the-cya/ http://kingsofkauffman.com/2009/11/21/when-good-posts-go-bad-era-and-the-cya/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:02:32 +0000 Wally Fish http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=2265 The other night while writing about the signing of Brad Thompson I started thinking about Tim Lincecum and Zack Greinke winning the Cy Young Awards in their respective leagues.   (more…)

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