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JerryShoe · 02-23-2023, 08:08 PM

1970 Royals

The Plan
Same as in 1969, swap veterans who can help contenders for prospect packages. During the offseason I shed some more oldsters and received vets Clete Boyer, Wally Bunker and Don Mason, but also youngsters Don Baylor, Mike Garman, Ralph Garr, Bill Lee, Tony Muser and Danny Thompson. Except for Thompson., they will take up reserve list space for a few years, and the incoming rookie class of Al Fitzmorris, Paul
Splittorff, Rich Severson, Ken Wright and Jim York, while promising, are not landscape changers. This is a work in progress and I still have some veteran value to showcase.

What Happened to the Plan
I got lucky through someone’s misfortune when continuing what was started in the offseason. The Cardinals found themselves contending but lost their third baseman, Mike Shannon, to a kidney ailment that would end his playing career days and start his broadcasting one. Here, I was able to send them Boyer (7 HRs with his Gold Glove), Perranoski (2.70) along with Campbell for Jose Cruz, Al Hrabosky and Hal McRae. Now, the well is pretty much dry of anyone any team would chase after.

The Results
Another debacle, although I was able to stave off elimination until September and snuck in under 100 losses. The catching corps that seemed so much promising tarnished, other hopefuls disappointed particularly in centerfield with May’s offense (.212) and Kelly’s defense (2 rating in centerfield). The starting pitching fell as well:

RF Kelly 51 steals (2nd)
2B Thompson .262
1B Allen 27 HRs
3B Boyer also .258 with KC
LF Snyder .247
CF May also 15 steals and had a 6 rating with 8 range
C Rodriguez at .214, the only catcher over .200
SS Hernandez .256 with only 1 steal

LF-1B-RF Kosco (.247/12) and 2B-SS-1B Severson (.247) also saw action.

S1 Palmer 3.62
S2 Rooker 8-20, 4.05
S3 Niekro 3.90
S4 Fitzmorris 4.60

RP Perranoski also 6 saves with KC
RP Burgmeier 3.12, 9 saves
Pretty ugly, right?

With rosters aligned with history for the most part, the AL followed suit with the Orioles and Twins repeating, but the in the NL the Astros and Cardinals (thanks to Boyer and Perranoski) took the titles. Houston won the Series over the Twins.
Carl Yastrzemski had a great year in real life with a .452/.592/1.044 slash line to go with .329/40/129 triple crown figures, won the AL MVP with historical winner Boog Powell finishing a bit down-ballot. But the NL MVP went to…Bob Bailey??? Best known for striking out in the 1978 AL East Playoff game and for hitting exactly .227 in consecutive years, he did have a decent actual year with .287/28/84, but really. Johnny Bench wasn't even listed. The Twins had a Cy Young winner but it wasn’t Jim Perry (some tepid support) but Tom Hall, who was 11-6/2.55/4 Saves as a reliever/spot starter for real. The NL followed history with the selection of Bob Gibson. A Yankee won the AL ROY, but it was Jimmy Lyttle and not Thurman Munson. Lyttle was a good fielding sub outfielder during an 8-year career and did hit .310 in 1970, but in only 140 PAs. Cesar Cedeno took NL honors instead of Carl Morton, and he did hit .310 that year also,
in just under 100 games after a midseason callup. No actual ROY winners got support.

On deck the 1971 Royals.

02-23-2023, 08:08 PM	#3
JerryShoe Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2021 Posts: 122	1970 Royals The Plan Same as in 1969, swap veterans who can help contenders for prospect packages. During the offseason I shed some more oldsters and received vets Clete Boyer, Wally Bunker and Don Mason, but also youngsters Don Baylor, Mike Garman, Ralph Garr, Bill Lee, Tony Muser and Danny Thompson. Except for Thompson., they will take up reserve list space for a few years, and the incoming rookie class of Al Fitzmorris, Paul Splittorff, Rich Severson, Ken Wright and Jim York, while promising, are not landscape changers. This is a work in progress and I still have some veteran value to showcase. What Happened to the Plan I got lucky through someone’s misfortune when continuing what was started in the offseason. The Cardinals found themselves contending but lost their third baseman, Mike Shannon, to a kidney ailment that would end his playing career days and start his broadcasting one. Here, I was able to send them Boyer (7 HRs with his Gold Glove), Perranoski (2.70) along with Campbell for Jose Cruz, Al Hrabosky and Hal McRae. Now, the well is pretty much dry of anyone any team would chase after. The Results Another debacle, although I was able to stave off elimination until September and snuck in under 100 losses. The catching corps that seemed so much promising tarnished, other hopefuls disappointed particularly in centerfield with May’s offense (.212) and Kelly’s defense (2 rating in centerfield). The starting pitching fell as well: RF Kelly 51 steals (2nd) 2B Thompson .262 1B Allen 27 HRs 3B Boyer also .258 with KC LF Snyder .247 CF May also 15 steals and had a 6 rating with 8 range C Rodriguez at .214, the only catcher over .200 SS Hernandez .256 with only 1 steal LF-1B-RF Kosco (.247/12) and 2B-SS-1B Severson (.247) also saw action. S1 Palmer 3.62 S2 Rooker 8-20, 4.05 S3 Niekro 3.90 S4 Fitzmorris 4.60 RP Perranoski also 6 saves with KC RP Burgmeier 3.12, 9 saves Pretty ugly, right? With rosters aligned with history for the most part, the AL followed suit with the Orioles and Twins repeating, but the in the NL the Astros and Cardinals (thanks to Boyer and Perranoski) took the titles. Houston won the Series over the Twins. Carl Yastrzemski had a great year in real life with a .452/.592/1.044 slash line to go with .329/40/129 triple crown figures, won the AL MVP with historical winner Boog Powell finishing a bit down-ballot. But the NL MVP went to…Bob Bailey??? Best known for striking out in the 1978 AL East Playoff game and for hitting exactly .227 in consecutive years, he did have a decent actual year with .287/28/84, but really. Johnny Bench wasn't even listed. The Twins had a Cy Young winner but it wasn’t Jim Perry (some tepid support) but Tom Hall, who was 11-6/2.55/4 Saves as a reliever/spot starter for real. The NL followed history with the selection of Bob Gibson. A Yankee won the AL ROY, but it was Jimmy Lyttle and not Thurman Munson. Lyttle was a good fielding sub outfielder during an 8-year career and did hit .310 in 1970, but in only 140 PAs. Cesar Cedeno took NL honors instead of Carl Morton, and he did hit .310 that year also, in just under 100 games after a midseason callup. No actual ROY winners got support. On deck the 1971 Royals.