Comments on: Royals demote projected second baseman Johnny Giavotella

By: l0yalr0yal

l0yalr0yal — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:32:42 +0000

I feel for this kid. Being replaced by Chris Getz at second base is like switching my office job with the janitor that only has four teeth.

I don’t expect the Royals to sign an additional bench bat. They didn’t even fart at Roy Oswalt. You make a great point about Gio having nothing left to prove in the minors. I wish we would use him and get his ABs up in the majors, but if we’re not, we’re not only wasting our time but we are wasting his. I am also in agreeance with the possibility of moving Clint Robinson up. With Hosmer holding down first base and Butler who is perfectly capable of playing there, it might not be a bad idea to start showing Robinson off.

By: visnovsky

visnovsky — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:20:47 +0000

The Royals management once again proving they are f-ing idiots.

By: sportsdrenched.com

sportsdrenched.com — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:16:37 +0000

“The Process” Sigh.

This move pisses me off more than some Brewers prosopect hitting for the cycle.

Signing washed up veterans and never weres to block younger players is an Allard Baird move.

I’m not what to think more: That Gio left a growler in Dayton Moore’s coffee cup, or that Yuni & Getz have some blackmail material on Dayton Moore.

Either way, I bet he’s back as the starter by June.

By: jwbiii

jwbiii — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:49:56 +0000

-> No longer trusting the process.

This would make sense if and only they were showcasing Chris Getz for a trade. But we kind of had a good idea who Getz is at this point and so does Ruben Amaro.

By: Matthew Pouliot

Matthew Pouliot — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:31:55 +0000

Well, if Getz is starting, it’d be nice to have some speed on the bench. But if you’d rather send down Bourgeois and keep Maier, that’s fine with me.

By: Paul White

Paul White — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:28:44 +0000

Wait a minute…to improve their bench offense, you’re saying the Royals, with only four other lefties on the roster, should dump the lefty backup OF with the 84 career OPS+ instead of the righty backup OF with the 74 career OPS+?

Um, what?

By: drewsylvania

drewsylvania — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:27:59 +0000

How can they develop so well and evaluate so poorly? It’s like Moore gets a kickback from the MLBPA for every crappy vet he employs.