One Week In...

Well the Kansas City Royals are six games in and they stand at .500. Where do they stand? As Kansas City moves in to the renovated "K" can we say that the team has improved like the stadium? The short answer is yes, but the long answer maybe they are not quite where many thought they would be this season. Well the Kansas City Royals are six games in and they stand at .500. Where do they stand? As Kansas City moves in to the renovated "K" can we say that the team has improved like the stadium? The short answer is yes, but the long answer maybe they are not quite where many thought they would be this season.

Lets start with the positives. Pitching. No doubt the staff has drastically improved in the past 5 years, I cant remember when the top 3 in the rotation was this good. Meche, Grenke, and Davies are actual major leaguers and looking at the rotation in Omaha they are better than some rotations the big league club ran out there in the past few years. Soria is a stud...one of the best closers in baseball no doubt...now it is up to Hillman to not overwork his best player.

Now for the problems. Pitching. Yes it is a major issue, first the 4th and 5th starters are a joke. Seriously Sidney Ponson opening the new "K" simply terrible, however at least he is a 4th starter and not a number 1 like he would have been in the years past. Middle relief has not been great but not as good as one would like, Kyle Farnsworth must be a bridge to Soria if the Royals want to be successful. With that being said the boys in blue could get away with this if they pick up their offense. Somehow they (John Buck) were able to score more than 2 runs to beat the hated Yankees yesterday but here are a few embarrassing stats. Batting average .201, 14 runs scored, and an average of 7.7 runners left on base. In the first 6 games KC couldn't find a timely hit or lets be honest even a hit. Oh by the way the league average is 30 runs and .256 batting average.

Until the Royals quit killing themselves with a terrible roster (wasting 2 spots for players who will never see the field) they don't stand a chance. I think Dayton Moore has the team headed in the right direction but until the team finds some way to score runs it does not matter who is on the bump.