Quote Originally Posted by jsearles22 View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post

Enjoy your 3-month rental of Cueto.

Yes, he was the best available pitcher who was up for trade, but he's not staying in KC past 2015.

Also, your rotation sucks so far this year, so your team may not look quite as sweet this year in the postseason.
So so so much fail in such a short post.

No shit Cueto is a 3-month rental. Unlike your GM and team we dont spend ridiculous amounts of money on free agent players, only to not really accomplish anything. Did you think you made a sick burn by telling me he is a rental player like I didnt know that already? And he is not the best pitcher available by trade, that would be Cole Hamels. Im sure if LA gets him later this week you will all of a sudden have an epiphany and realize that.

Our rotation sucks and you have two of the best pitchers in baseball. Wanna guess who's team has allowed less runs? How has that dominant regular season pitching done for you in the post season? Oh yeah, Kershaw chokes I forgot. And since you have such a great team, wanna compare records? I didnt think so. Poor man's Dodgers my ass. The Royals are head and shoulders above the Dodgers (Dan Druff pun and all). The Royals nearly won the Series last year. Maybe if you guys spend another $300-$400 million you can get there. Keep chugging away you little engines, you'll get to the top eventually. And let me tell you the scenery is pretty sweet up here.

Kansas City is just rounding into form and everyone should be worried about them. Cueto added to the staff. Volquez has been every bit as good as Shields last year. Duffy has been amazing since coming off the DL, throwing all quality starts. Ventura just went out yesterday and threw 7 innings of 1 run ball. So look up all the stats you want about our starters ERA, but guess what in the playoffs we aint starting Guthrie or Vargas or Chris Young. Thats where the bloated starter stats come from.
Say anything critical about the Royals, and searles acts like you just insulted his momma.

First off, you're incorrect about Cueto/Hamels. Cueto is the better pitcher. Do you realize that Cueto's WORST season in the last 5 years was 2013, where he had a 2.82 ERA and missed most of the year with injury? He hasn't had an ERA above 3.00 since 2010. He hasn't lost more than 9 games since 2009. He pitched half his games in a ballpark that favors hitters. He's only 29 years old. 4 of the last 5 years he's had a WHIP under 1.100. Hamels has finished with below a 3.00 ERA only twice in his 10 year career, and his WHIP has been over 1.100 in eight of those ten years. So no question Cueto is better, and you have no clue.

Cueto is also better because the broke ass Royals can't afford Hamels (who has a few years left on his contract), while Cueto is just a rental. So they went with the rental.

And now you're trumpeting Edinson Volquez?



You mean him of the 4.30 career ERA and the 1.433 career WHIP? LOL. Yeah, good luck with him keeping up his past 1 1/2 seasons in the long term. Hilarious that you think he's replacing Shields.

Bottom line is that your team won fewer than 89 games, and ALMOST won the World Series thanks to an improbable late season hot streak. Too bad ALMOST doesn't count.

Good luck riding Edinson Volquez to erase the ALMOST this year.