What are their options?
Baseball Analysts —
... Huber is another in a long line of talented Australian players who just haven’t been able to put it all together at the major league level (see Chris Snelling, Glenn Williams, Luke Prokopec, Damian Moss). Moving from catcher to first base has not helped Huber, as he now faces roster competition from former No. 1 draft pick Billy Butler, former Rockies’ prospect Ryan Shealy and Ross Gload, an excellent bench player whom the Royals committed to with a two-year ...
The Bloggers Roundtable - Kansas City Royals
Baseball Digest Daily —
You can find all the previous Bloggers Roundtables right here . Bloggers Craig Brown - Royals Authority Will McDonald - Royals Review Question 1: - What would be your Royals rotation in 2008 and why? Craig: Thankfully, the first three guys are no-brainers: Gil Meche , Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke . After that, it’s anybody’s guess. And there is nobody in camp that I can get excited about. I guess John Bale has done all right, and is left-handed (which for some reason is considered a positive) but he threw only 40 innings last year. He seems to be the consensus choice for number four - and I ...
Dayton Moore's Big Plan
The Outsiders Look at the Insides of Baseball —
I'm not sure what it is either, but it has to be something! Today, the first day of the 2009 Hot Stove League, Dayton Moore of the Kansas City Royals completed a trade with Larry Beinfest of the Florida Marlins that would send Leo Nunez in exchange for Mike Jacobs. A confusing trade, when one considers the logjam of first base/designated hitters that the Royals currently have on their 40-man roster. Because of this logjam-as well as depth within the minor league ranks of the organization-it appears obvious that Moore is setting up pieces for what could be a major move. Consider that the Royals 40-man roster ...
2008 Gold Gloves: Designated Hitter
Driveline Mechanics —
... But first, I would like to offer up a somewhat random list of position player total run values (above replacement) from Justin's spreadsheet, without comment.
Albert Pujols 97.6
Chase Utley 76.2
Grady Sizemore 75.5
Alex Rodriguez 68.6
Mike Aviles 35.1
Derek Jeter 28.5
Justin Huber 4.1
Mark Teahen 0.4
Emil Brown -3.8
Jose Guillen -6.7
Ross Gload -12.3
Tony F. Pena -16.6
But what does this all have to do ...
Community "Heart & Gut" Projection - First Base/Designated Hitter (Butler, Jacobs, Shealy, Gload)
Royals Review —
... 2
1
.271
.335
.429
.764
Ross Gload
Year
Team
G
AB ...
Murray Chass Was Right, or, How VORP Got the 2008 Royals Wrong, with an Open Letter to Rany
Royals Review —
... -1
Esteban German
-5
-2
-3
Joey Gathright
-6
-1
-5
Ross Gload
-8
-8
0
Tony Pena, Jr. ...
Choose-Your-Own WAR Projection! 2009 Royals Position Players
Royals Review —
... Ryan Shealy
0.0
6.0
-19.0
-4.3
0
-12.5
-3.2
-20.0
0.0
0.0
Ross Gload
-5.4
-6.5
-15.2
-9.1 ...
Analyzing Market Inefficiencies: Players Below Replacement Level
Beyond the Box Score —
... 29
-27.1
-4.5
22.8
3.7
-0.5
-0.8
2B/3B
-1.2 career WAR
Ross Gload
33
-15.4
3.2
27.9
-18.9 ...
