Royals Rumors: Should KC Grab Carlos Gomez?

By John Viril | Aug 11, 2016

Jul 25, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Astros center fielder Carlos Gomez (30) strikes out to end the inning with a man in scoring position against the New York Yankees in the second inning at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports /

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Jul 24, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Astros center fielder Carlos Gomez (30) scores a run during the second inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Jul 24, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Astros center fielder Carlos Gomez (30) scores a run during the second inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /

The NO To Carlos Gomez Case

The best “no” argument is that the KC Royals are still clinging to hope that they can get back into the American League playoff picture. While that hope is faint, now is the time to make a move if it’s ever going to happen. The Royals have got the #RallyMantis thing going and are now 3-1 in their last four games.

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The Kansas City doesn’t need to bring in a guy that simply isn’t producing. Heck, if Houston thought he had anything to contribute this season, they wouldn’t have ate his contract after paying a steep price in prospects for him at the trade deadline last season. Houston could use a bat and why ditch one if there was any chance he would rebound?

Fangraphs.com’s Jeff Sullivan also wrote an extensive analysis on Gomez and believes that there’s little hope he will recover his prior form. Sullivan cites Gomez’s increased ground ball rate, and his sudden inability to make contact (his contact rate per swing has dropped from 76% in 2015 to 66% in 2016).

In essense, the KC Royals front office would be betting that their Houston Astros counterparts screwed the pooch by letting Carlos Gomez go.

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