Good PA from Cags until that last pitch. Couldn’t lay off a 92 MPH fastball that was ball four.

This is a great way of putting it from Matt Quatraro. Having a good approach is in part understanding how pitchers want to get you out.

And I love that he refers to “perceived” struggles rather than “struggles” bc it indicates that Cags was letting the results get to him.

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Rough way to lose game 1. Here’s the game 2 lineup. Nice to see them showing confidence in Jac facing a tough lefty. He’ll need to show more patience than he has so far.

Let’s take the series!

Things are getting 🥵🤤 in the Jac Caglianone discourse.

Keep it in your pants @dszymborski.fangraphs.com !

I just wrote a piece on Nick Loftin for the Substack ($). It attempts to understand if his new found line drive rate (so important to his success) is more or less likely to be a consistent thing for him.

One of my favorite I've ever written. Check it out!

The good news: Salvy has essentially been unlucky.
The bad news: Vinnie and Massey have just been bad.

I've been thinking about this all day. And, honestly, I think the Royals have three options here:

John Rave
Nick Loftin
Cam Devanney

Of the three, here's my preference: 1. Loftin 2. Devanney 3. Rave

Both Devanney and Rave would need a 40-man spot (not a huge deal there's one open).

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On today's ep we dig into the Mark Canha trade and discuss what it means for the rest of the #Royals roster.

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Looks like Carlos Hernandez will be the odd man out in the bullpen race.

I’m not sure I love picking Stratton over him, but Stratton makes a lot more money and teams care about that.

The first month of the regular season is a tough one for the #Royals. How will they navigate it?

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