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benp28 · 06-08-2024, 09:10 AM

Post-ASB Review

It was a disappointing second half of the season for the Royals, a 31-36 record seeing them limp home 5 games behind AL Central champions the Cleveland Guardians (and 7 games out of a Wild Card spot) with an overall 77-85 record. OSA felt smug as Kansas City finished within a game of the preseason prediction of 78-84. Within a frustrating season, September really put paid the Royals hopes as a 10-16 month was too poor to escape even a mediocre AL Central.

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Trades

The Royals had made one pre-Trade Deadline change to try to ignite the ballclub for the run in.

Waiver claim Sean Reid-Foley hadn’t performed well since arriving, and adding in AAA 24-year-old Sam Gerth (acquired in the Nick Ahmed trade), allowed the Royals to pick up 34-year old RHP Trevor Megill (retaining 50%) from the St. Louis Cardinals, with the Cardinals retaining 50% ($2.6m) of his salary.

Injuries

The Royals did manage to stay reasonably healthy through the back half of the season, although losing Bobby Witt Jr. for 5 weeks to end the season just about summed up the team’s September.

October

RP Scott Effross diagnosed with a herniated disc, will miss 3 months.

September

RP Liam Norris was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: strained back. He's expected to miss about 3 weeks.
SS Bobby Witt Jr. was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: strained hamstring. He's expected to miss about 4-5 weeks.

Owner Goals Review

Goal Deadline Progress
Reach the Playoffs 2028 Failed
Acquire a Cy Young winner 2029 No progress
Bring more of your drafted players to your team 2029 No 2028 MLB draftees
Build a top-6 minor league system 2030 From 28th to 14th
Reach the World Series 2030 No progress
Improve your fan interest 2031 From 74 - 68
Improve your international amateur finds 2032 No 2028 MLB signees

Minor Leagues

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Post Season

Omaha Storm Chasers [AAA] won the Championship.
Northwest Arkansas Naturals [AA] won the Championship.
Quad Cities River Bandits [A+] lost in the Championship Final.
Columbia Fireflies [A] missed the playoffs by 17 games.
Kansas City (ACL) Royals [R] lost in the 1st Round of the Playoffs.
Kansas City (DSL) Royals Stewart [R] won the Championship. [back-to-back]
Kansas City (DSL) Royals Glass [R] missed the Playoffs by 6 games.

Around the League

Results

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The Mets (87-75) made it back-to-back National League Champions, sweeping the Rangers (87-75) for their title since 1986, 42 years ago. The Mets did it the hard way after finishing runners up in the NL East and claiming a Wild Card. On the American League side, all three Wild Card places were taken by teams from the AL East, the Blue Jays coming 4th in the division with a 84-78 record.

Records

Braden Montgomery DET continued the modern trend by setting a new single season record for strikeouts (242) with a 250 strikeout season seemingly only a matter of time. Seven of the top ten strikeout seasons of all time have been recorded in the last three years.

Major Injuries

Pitchers

Ryan Johnson ARI diagnosed with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 10 months.
Jackson Ferris LAD diagnosed with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow, will miss 7-8 months.
Dustin May LAD diagnosed with a torn labrum, will miss 4 months.
Payton Martin MIA diagnosed with a ruptured disc, will miss 8-9 months.
Connor Phillips NYM diagnosed with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow, will miss 12-13 months.
Tyler Mahle NYY diagnosed with a partially torn labrum, will miss 3-4 months.
C.J. Culpepper NYY has suffered a setback in his recovery. He is not expected to recover for another 5 months.
JT Brubaker SEA diagnosed with a ruptured finger tendon, will miss 3-4 months.
Robby Snelling SD diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 3-4 months.

Andrew Misiaszek CWS diagnosed with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 10 months.
Jeffrey Springs LAD diagnosed with bone chips in his elbow, will miss 5 months.
Caleb Ferguson MIN diagnosed with a damaged elbow ligament, will miss 12 months.
Trevor Stephan NYM diagnosed with a ruptured finger tendon, will miss 4-5 months.
Tyler Zuber NYY diagnosed with a torn labrum, will miss 4 months.
Louie Varland OAK was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: shoulder inflammation. He's expected to miss about 3 months.
Jordan Hicks SF diagnosed with a stretched elbow ligament, will miss 10 months.
Victor Arano TOR diagnosed with a ruptured ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 10-11 months.
Hagen Danner TOR diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff, will miss 9 months.

Hitters

2B Jansel Luis ARI diagnosed with a broken kneecap, will miss 4 months.
LF Yeison Morrobel CIN was injured while chasing his girlfriend on the beach. The Diagnosis: torn posterior cruciate ligament (knee). He's expected to miss about 10 months.
Cayden Wallace MIL has suffered a setback in his recovery. He is not expected to recover for another 12 months.
Jett Williams NYM has suffered a setback in his recovery. He is not expected to recover for another 3 months.
CF Luis Robert Jr. PHI diagnosed with a broken bone in the elbow, will miss 4 months.
2B Junior Caminero TB was injured while throwing the ball. The Diagnosis: shoulder inflammation. He's expected to miss about 3 months.

Extensions

Milwaukee Brewers: LF Sal Frelick 4 years $81,600,000.

06-08-2024, 09:10 AM	#20
benp28 Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2024 Posts: 464	Royals miss out on 2028 Post Season Post-ASB Review It was a disappointing second half of the season for the Royals, a 31-36 record seeing them limp home 5 games behind AL Central champions the Cleveland Guardians (and 7 games out of a Wild Card spot) with an overall 77-85 record. OSA felt smug as Kansas City finished within a game of the preseason prediction of 78-84. Within a frustrating season, September really put paid the Royals hopes as a 10-16 month was too poor to escape even a mediocre AL Central. Trades The Royals had made one pre-Trade Deadline change to try to ignite the ballclub for the run in. Waiver claim Sean Reid-Foley hadn’t performed well since arriving, and adding in AAA 24-year-old Sam Gerth (acquired in the Nick Ahmed trade), allowed the Royals to pick up 34-year old RHP Trevor Megill (retaining 50%) from the St. Louis Cardinals, with the Cardinals retaining 50% ($2.6m) of his salary. Injuries The Royals did manage to stay reasonably healthy through the back half of the season, although losing Bobby Witt Jr. for 5 weeks to end the season just about summed up the team’s September. October RP Scott Effross diagnosed with a herniated disc, will miss 3 months. September RP Liam Norris was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: strained back. He's expected to miss about 3 weeks. SS Bobby Witt Jr. was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: strained hamstring. He's expected to miss about 4-5 weeks. Owner Goals Review Goal Deadline Progress Reach the Playoffs 2028 Failed Acquire a Cy Young winner 2029 No progress Bring more of your drafted players to your team 2029 No 2028 MLB draftees Build a top-6 minor league system 2030 From 28th to 14th Reach the World Series 2030 No progress Improve your fan interest 2031 From 74 - 68 Improve your international amateur finds 2032 No 2028 MLB signees Minor Leagues Post Season Omaha Storm Chasers [AAA] won the Championship. Northwest Arkansas Naturals [AA] won the Championship. Quad Cities River Bandits [A+] lost in the Championship Final. Columbia Fireflies [A] missed the playoffs by 17 games. Kansas City (ACL) Royals [R] lost in the 1st Round of the Playoffs. Kansas City (DSL) Royals Stewart [R] won the Championship. [back-to-back] Kansas City (DSL) Royals Glass [R] missed the Playoffs by 6 games. Around the League Results The Mets (87-75) made it back-to-back National League Champions, sweeping the Rangers (87-75) for their title since 1986, 42 years ago. The Mets did it the hard way after finishing runners up in the NL East and claiming a Wild Card. On the American League side, all three Wild Card places were taken by teams from the AL East, the Blue Jays coming 4th in the division with a 84-78 record. Records Braden Montgomery DET continued the modern trend by setting a new single season record for strikeouts (242) with a 250 strikeout season seemingly only a matter of time. Seven of the top ten strikeout seasons of all time have been recorded in the last three years. Major Injuries Pitchers Ryan Johnson ARI diagnosed with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 10 months. Jackson Ferris LAD diagnosed with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow, will miss 7-8 months. Dustin May LAD diagnosed with a torn labrum, will miss 4 months. Payton Martin MIA diagnosed with a ruptured disc, will miss 8-9 months. Connor Phillips NYM diagnosed with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow, will miss 12-13 months. Tyler Mahle NYY diagnosed with a partially torn labrum, will miss 3-4 months. C.J. Culpepper NYY has suffered a setback in his recovery. He is not expected to recover for another 5 months. JT Brubaker SEA diagnosed with a ruptured finger tendon, will miss 3-4 months. Robby Snelling SD diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 3-4 months. Andrew Misiaszek CWS diagnosed with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 10 months. Jeffrey Springs LAD diagnosed with bone chips in his elbow, will miss 5 months. Caleb Ferguson MIN diagnosed with a damaged elbow ligament, will miss 12 months. Trevor Stephan NYM diagnosed with a ruptured finger tendon, will miss 4-5 months. Tyler Zuber NYY diagnosed with a torn labrum, will miss 4 months. Louie Varland OAK was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: shoulder inflammation. He's expected to miss about 3 months. Jordan Hicks SF diagnosed with a stretched elbow ligament, will miss 10 months. Victor Arano TOR diagnosed with a ruptured ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 10-11 months. Hagen Danner TOR diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff, will miss 9 months. Hitters 2B Jansel Luis ARI diagnosed with a broken kneecap, will miss 4 months. LF Yeison Morrobel CIN was injured while chasing his girlfriend on the beach. The Diagnosis: torn posterior cruciate ligament (knee). He's expected to miss about 10 months. Cayden Wallace MIL has suffered a setback in his recovery. He is not expected to recover for another 12 months. Jett Williams NYM has suffered a setback in his recovery. He is not expected to recover for another 3 months. CF Luis Robert Jr. PHI diagnosed with a broken bone in the elbow, will miss 4 months. 2B Junior Caminero TB was injured while throwing the ball. The Diagnosis: shoulder inflammation. He's expected to miss about 3 months. Extensions Milwaukee Brewers: LF Sal Frelick 4 years $81,600,000.