The wild, Wild Card race in the American League | Kansas City Royals Podcast

The wild, Wild Card race in the American League | Kansas City Royals Podcast

you are tuned in to a Tuesday edition of Locked on Royals in the Lockdown Podcast Network I’m your host Jack Johnson You can always follow my stuff on Twitter Johnny_15 That’s Jonyj_15 And you can catch us on wherever you listen to your podcast That can be Spotify Apple Podcast Amazon Music Google Podcast Odyssey and YouTube Just be sure to hit the follow button and subscribe If you are a first-time listener and you want to know how this channel works we bring you episodes Monday through Friday 30inut episodes of course We also have our 60-cond YouTube shorts which you can check out on our YouTube channel and we now have the Royals postcast which is hosted by Chance Lebo that comes to you live after each and every Royals game He’ll go for about 15 minutes You can go to the comment page on Streamyard It’s always a lot of fun and I was able to fill in twice last week but you can expect Chance fulltime moving forward and he always does a great job in breaking down what just occurred in the game Before we get started I want to tell you that today’s sponsor is brought to you by Monarch Money Take control of your finances with Monarch Money Use code locked on MLB at monarchmoney.com for 50% off on your first year Well we had the off day yesterday And now the Royals will begin a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays and then the Los Angeles Dodgers will be coming into town So we’ll have more of a breakdown on that series specifically the Rays series at the end of today’s show Uh in the second part of today’s show we’re going to be diving in a little bit to the article that Jeff Passen put out there of the top 50 trade candidates in all baseball I believe it was Jeff Passen and Kylie McDaniel McDaniel that put it out there Um there is a Royal on this list There are a few outfielders that are seen as best fits to the Royals So we’ll dive into that in the second segment But to kick off today’s show uh we are going to be diving into the American League wild card race and why it should be you know a good segment to kick off with because we will be talking about trade deadline stuff in the second segment How many of these teams are legit where do the Royals stack up and how many of these teams are going to completely fall off by you know the end of July maybe the beginning part of August and this is really no surprise Uh we knew going into this season that the National League was going to be the superior league Um it wasn’t that way at the All-Star game because the American League found a way to win I was down there in Arlington for that game and it did catch me by surprise because the National League is so loaded with some of the game’s best players but you know the American League has Aaron Judge on that side Um you know you look at guys like Yordon Alvarez in Houston you got TKO you know in Tampa Bay you got Junior Camroero Toronto Vlatty Jr there are great players on the American League side but we know on the National League side it’s a gauntlet right you got to be a a 90 plus win team to even get your foot in the door It feels like we’re on the American League side You might be able to win your division with 88 to 89 wins It doesn’t mean you can’t compete with the National League team but we saw last year the Yankees who dominated their way through the postseason They got smoked by the Dodgers when it was all said and done So where things stack up right now you’ve got the Tigers leading the American League by four games as the number one seed Actually I believe it’s 4 and a2 games if I’m not mistaken Then you’ve got Houston at 45 and 33 They’re now tied with the Yankees by the way Didn’t believe that would be possible with the way the Yankees were playing a few weeks back but they’re 3-7 over their last 10 So you’ve got the Yankees at 45 and 33 the Astros at 45 and 33 and the Tigers at 49 and 30 As for the wildcard teams the Rays who will be in Kansas City tonight tomorrow and Thursday uh they are 43 and 35 They are a game and a half up on the second place wildcard team in the Toronto Blue Jays They are 41 and 36 Seattle is the third wildcard team at this point in time They are 40 and 37 They hammered Minnesota last night And they’ve got Cal Raleigh who’s pacing for 60ome home runs which would just be absurd as a catcher And then you’ve got Cleveland who is 39 and 37 They begin a series with Toronto I believe tonight Want to double check on that Uh yeah they will have Toronto in Cleveland tonight That’s a first pitch of 540 Then you’ve got Boston at 500 They’re a game and a half back of Seattle The Royals are right there 38 and 40 2 and a half games back The Angels are also 38 and 40 So they’re two and a half back Texas is 38 and 41 They’re three games back The Twins who have just been in an absolute freefall They got smoked by Seattle As I said they’re 37 and 41 3 and a half back And then you got Baltimore who is playing better baseball They’re not completely out of it but they’re still six and a six and a half games back of the final wildcard spot We’ll see at the deadline if they’re going to be you know staying put or if they’re going to be sellers But this is more so about the middle of this bunch And why I’ve continued to say that if the Royals are hovering around this spot in the American League wild card race they’re going to be buying They’re going to be trying to make a push in the second half to surpass some of these teams And the only question they have to answer and this has to be an internal question and an answer is do you believe that you can be better than Boston Cleveland Seattle the Angels Texas and Tampa Bay when it’s all said and done those collection of teams and it sounds like a lot but the Royals had to do this last year as well Did they believe that they were better than Minnesota did they believe they were better than Detroit did they believe they were better than Boston and Seattle and in the end they were and they were able to buy a little bit in getting Lucas Ersk getting Hunter Harvey getting Paul D Young adding some pieces to that team to help them make the final push And where some of these teams are right now there’s a lot of you know average to below average teams overachieving teams Um and the Royals can’t call themselves at this point in time one of those unlucky teams I mean they’ve got a negative 21 run differential Their expected win loss is 36 and 42 So that’s actually two games worse than they are right now But here’s some of the run differentials for the teams in the American League wildard race You’ve got Tampa who’s plus 70 They seem to be legit and we’re definitely going to get that on display this week Toronto’s got a -10 run differential Their expected win loss is 37 and 40 despite being five games over 500 Seattle I still believe is very legit because of the way their pitching staff is and the way their offense can hit on the road It’s tough to hit at Safeco We’ll definitely be seeing that here next week when the Royals travel up there to take on the Mariners So they’re plus 21 in run differential The Guardians are minus 23 in run differential despite being two games over 500 Boston’s plus 11 but we know all about them trading Raphael De So are they going to be in it when it’s all said and done uh the Royals have a -21 run differential As I said the Angels are -50 and they are the same record as the Royals Their expected win loss is 10 games under 500 Uh they’ve also been you know pretty average actually between their home and road splits They’re a game under 500 playing away from Anaheim and when playing at in Anaheim The Rangers have a plus 10 run differential who the Royals just swept And then you’ve got all teams that are negative in run differential The Twins are -19 Baltimore’s -79 The Athletics are negative -127 and the White Socks are 83 Um so who is really the legit team here um I will say the Rays are going to be a playoff team where I stand right now and I’m trying not to have that recency bias involved but they’ve got a lot of young talent there And you know I like the pairing of Junior Camroero and Yandi Diaz and Brandon Laauo And then you’ve got Chandler Simpson who’s that spark as well There’s a lot of underrated pieces I didn’t even bring up Jonathan who I believe should be an all-star Even if he’s not starting at first base he needs to be a reserve That’s how good he’s been this year Rotationwise it does need to get better They got to get more out of Shane Baz They got to get more out of Taj Bradley But Drew Rasmusen who the Royals will see in game two of this series I’ll be out there for at Kaufman Stadium covering the game Um he’s been very good this year But I I believe that Tampa Bay will get one of those final three spots I’m a pretty big believer in Seattle Um I thought they were right there last year and they were if it wasn’t for that collapse against the Royals they would have had the head-to-head and that’s what kept them out of the postseason There were also numerous games that they should have won that they didn’t and they could argue that that was a big reason why they didn’t make the postseason But to me Tampa and Seattle feel like they’re going to make it So now maybe we can dwindle it down a little bit more You don’t need to ask yourself are the Royals better than Seattle or Tampa Bay cuz you feel that those teams might get in And I’m not trying to just play it because the run differential I believe Seattle has the pitching and some of that star power with Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez And Tampa Bay’s got a nice collection of young talent that can get them over the finish line Toronto you know they’re so hit and miss and so hot and cold that they’re unpredictable Um they feel a little bit like Boston last year to me where they could get really hot and they could get really cold And that speaks for the -10 run differential Cleveland I wonder how much of last year’s regression or last year’s team being as good as they are has factored into some of this regression where you know they were able to win 90 plus games without you know a loaded loaded lineup There’s damn good players for Cleveland don’t get it twisted but this feels more of what they’re like um and what we all expected them to be compared to last year where they ran away with that division when it all when it was all said and done Boston they’re without Raphael Devers Are they going to be a 500 team a few games under a few games over So now you can dwindle it down to are the Royals better than Cleveland Boston the Angels Texas and Minnesota Those are the teams you got to ask yourself the question of And if the Royals are better than those teams and if they can turn things around all you’ll have to do is be better than those teams and maybe Seattle falls out of it maybe Toronto falls out of it or Tampa Bay does And now you got to ask yourself the question are you better than those teams and it should be a fun race I really don’t think there’s going to be a ton of separation until September if I’m being quite honest with you because there are going to be teams like Minnesota right now that are falling out of it a little bit and then they’re going to get hot and you’re going to have to worry about them again Uh Seattle was a team that was leading the American League West as they did last year and then they plummeted and the Astros were able to take a you know four and a half to fiveame lead in that division So it’s very volatile like that The Royals are one of those teams as well They had the 17-4 stretch They’ve also had two sixgame losing streaks this season So they absolutely are one of those teams that are unpredictable And I’m sure those other teams are going can we outlast the Royals can we keep them off our back and can we catch up to them it’s all going to be decided here over the next few months but that’s where things stack up in the American League wild card race and those are some of the teams I believe in and some of the teams I’m not going to really buy into The Angels I I just am not going to do it I feel that you know the injuries are going to catch up to them Some of those guys are going to regress Minnesota injury bug always gets them Texas they don’t have the offense Neither do the Royals But you know I feel like the Rangers deal more with uh the the struggle of getting more out of their top players than the Royals have The Royals are still getting good numbers from Bobby Wood Jr from Vinnie Pasquantino where the Rangers they’re struggling to get stuff from guys that they’re paying a lot of money and counting on to be those run producers So we’ll see Texas still has the firepower to get it done Maybe I’m just reading into too much of what the Royals did in Arlington this previous week Okay we’re going to take our first break of the show When we come back going to dive into this article done by Jeff Passen and Kylie McDaniel The top 50 trade candidates and where the Royals are seen as best fits for certain players That’s next on Locked on Royals You are tuned in to Locked on Royals and the Locked On Network I your host Jack Johnson And if you want to come check out our Royals channel we bring you episodes Monday through Friday 30 minute episodes And our very own Chance Lebo brings you the Royals postcast which comes to you live after each and every Royals game So you can check that out tonight at the conclusion of the Royals and the Rays Before we dive into those trade candidates want to tell you about a brand new sponsor here at Lockdown Royals It is Rugette Guys you’ve probably heard of Viagra or Seialis Maybe you you’ve even tried them But if you’re looking for something beyond the usual pill it’s time to meet Rugiette Ready Rugiet Ready is a NextGen prescription treatment designed to amplify arousal in the brain and boost blood flow Unlike the usual pills that can take hours Rugette’s 3in-1 formula dissolves under your tongue and kicks in fast on average in 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information and we also got the information from I’m blanking on which article it was but that the Royals are unlikely to deal any of their arms cuz they feel that’s their best chance of getting into the postseason So barring a collapse in which they have to be obvious sellers it’s pretty likely that they’re going to be hanging on to most of those guys They might find a way to flip one of those pieces if there was a really great deal that could bring them in a young and controllable bat but I would say that they are likely going to be holding on to Seth Lugo And that’s this article is not saying that they are going to trade Seth Lugo It gives them a sub50% chance of being dealt But there’s guys on this list like Alex Bregman but they give him a 10% chance of being traded They list the Chicago Cubs Detroit Tigers Mets and Yankees as fits for Bregman Jiren Durant the first outfielder on the list They give him a 25% chance of getting traded And the Royals are listed here as a potential fit They’ve got San Diego Atlanta Cleveland Kansas City San Francisco and Philadelphia You get down to Seth Lugo they give him a 40% chance of being traded And it says Luga has posted mid-3 erra or lower for five seasons despite having below average fast ball velocity and good not great strikeout rates His ability to strand runners and limit hard contact comes in part due to his nine different pitches with Nathanaldi type contract awaiting Lugo in free agency Kansas City could opt to move him especially if Cole Reagan’s injured shoulder doesn’t improve The best fits are seen as the Cubs the Astros the Blue Jays San Diego and the Dodgers I also missed one name here which we brought up before at least on my Twitter page Auhaneo Suarez who just won NL player of the week He’s got a 50% chance of being traded and I believe that’s perfect because the Diamondbacks are right around 500 Are they going to be sellers are they going to be buyers so Suarez in a contract year He’s turning 34 before the trade deadline They list the Tigers Brewers Cubs Yankees Royals Mariners and Giants as potential fits for the third baseman And that would be interesting to me if the Royals went out there tried to get Auhaneo Suarez Does he play third and then you move Mike Garcia to second i would say doubtful because you’re still playing Jonathan India every single day So I would probably see Suarez as a DH because your DH has kind of been uh a variety of names over the last month and a half to two months That’s what I imagine is going to happen if the Royals go out there and get a bat that’s not a great defender That just becomes their everyday DH And I know Macro likes to move around some pieces but Jack’s playing fine in right field Vinnie’s at first Salvi’s behind the plate Garcia’s at third India’s at second could have a left fielder could have a DH but there’s two holes in this lineup I believe the Royals need to address to boost this team’s offensive production So John or uh excuse me Seth Lugo I was about to say Josh Naylor he is on this list The Royals are not seen as a fit but Seth Lugo is the only Royal on this list So I can ease everybody’s mind at least the ones that want to buy and not sell Seth Lugo is the only name here However he is listed as the number six trade candidate in this article Ryan O’Harn is on this list an 85% chance of getting traded The Royals are not seen as a fit Marcelo Zuna is listed number 11 here and he’s got a 25% chance of being dealt The Royals are listed as a fit San Diego Seattle Detroit Kansas City San Francisco Cleveland and Boston No pitcher or relief pitcher from what I read I I might have missed a name or two here but none of the starters are relievers were seen as good fits for the Royals Probably in part due to that the Royals nationally are seen as that team that desperately need offense and have a good rotation and a good bullpen Whereas a lot of people that follow the Royals would say that they need another swing starter They need somebody that can help them out to be the number five or be the number six if Kyle Wright can’t stay healthy If Alec Marsh can’t get ready in time they need Cole Reagan’s back desperately and then we can start worrying about well let’s just focus on the offense and not worry about bringing in another arm to help this rotation Uh Ryan McMahon who’s been brought up by a few of the commenters out here he’s listed as number 16 on this list but only a 60% chance of being traded The Royals were not seen as a fit there Um another name and a few outfielders that were brought up that I was honestly shocked weren’t seen as good fits Luis Robert was not seen as a fit for the Royals A 90% chance of being traded there Uh Taylor Ward surprisingly only 45% here but he is listed as one of the fits for the Royals Uh San Diego Philadelphia Cleveland Seattle San Francisco and the Royals So you see a common theme here When the Royals are a fit it’s also San Diego and Cleveland and San Francisco teams that need corner outfield help corner outfield help desperately Uh but Ward is seen as the 20th best trade chip but he’s only got a 45% chance of being dealt there Nolan Aronado I know there was some smoke in the off season Not seen as a fit there Um another outfielder Adoleis Garcia 80% chance of being traded actually which did surprise me a bit He’s had a down year but he’s also the 17th most unlucky hitter in the big leagues this year Royals not seen as a fit there Um and it only goes through the first 30 here And then they’ve got 31 through 50 They don’t give the best fits here but Jesus Sanchez was the 37th ranked trade prospect here You also have um what was the other outfielder I was looking for here actually I believe that’s the only other outfielder 31 through 50 There’s a lot of pitchers there None from the Royals No offensive player was seen as a trade chip Yan Mona I know a couple people uh really like him and what he can be when he’s healthy He’s listed as the 47th best trade chip of these top 50 So it was a great article great in-depth breakdown Couple of those players that I named were the only ones that were listed as fits for the Royals but that can always change And as I’ve said before I can’t wait until we start getting some more smoke where the Royals are in discussions with some teams and we can kind of get more of a condensed group than oh that would make sense for the Royals Would love to see some news coming out soon of the Royals are actively trying to go after this certain player Okay we’re going to take our final break of the show When we come back we’re going to dive into this series with the Tampa Bay Rays That’s next on Locked On Royals You are tuned to Locked On Royals and the Locked On Network I am your host Jack Johnson You can catch us on wherever you listen to your podcast Ever check your bank account and wonder where did all my money go between dining out online shopping and entertainment it’s easy to lose track That’s 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just buying in what the Rays have done over the last 30 games There’s always a possibility that that 22-8 stretch they’ve had is the best they are all season long and they start to regress back to where they were in in April and May Cuz when the Royals saw them in Tampa they swept them I mean they were all competitive games for the most part You had Noah Cameron making his big league debut He no hit them into the seventh inning Then you have back-to-back nights um where it was a close game a good pitcher duel The Royals won game two and then on Sunday or I think it was actually Thursday if I’m not mistaken Might have been a Wednesday or Thursday It was a getaway day That’s all I know Um they dominated them Shane Baz was on the mound and the Royals just torched uh the ace at the time of the Tampa Bay Rays But it’s the same three pitchers that they saw in that series uh back in April or May And you know I’ve kept saying that so I want to make sure I get the exact date here I want to say it was April but it very well could have been May These series sometimes just blend together for me So it was in April It was the very end of April and into May So that’s why it blended together I said April or May There were two games in April and there was one game uh in May The Royals won three to one three to nothing and then 8 to2 So they really just stifled that Rays offense And Chandler Simpson who was not the talk of baseball but one of the top stories they held him to one hit and it was an infield single to the pitcher He’s now back up with Tampa Bay So they’re going to have to worry about that speed once again But it’s a a good series matchup for the Royals in my opinion based on who’s throwing So game one tonight first pitch 640 Taj Bradley will be on the mound for the Rays He’s been really really bad this month Erra over seven He’s got one of the highest qualified ERAs among starters And then you’ve got Chris Bubich going for Kansas City who hasn’t really been the same Chris Bubich in the last two outings against the Yankees and then against the Rangers Against the Rangers it ended up being fine because the Royals won that game Against the Yankees they were out of it by the second inning Uh but Taj Bradley 4 and5 with a 4.95 RA 73 strikeouts this year in 80 innings a whip right around league average slightly above uh slightly above it But you go to his last start which was just 6 days ago against Baltimore Was one of the worst starts of the year for him Went only an inning and a third gave up six earned runs on six hits struck out just two and walked one But that was coming off an outing in which he went four innings They were shut out innings struck out five and walked four but he gave up seven earned runs against Miami in four innings the start before that So that’s his previous three six and one in the third against Baltimore four shut out against the Mets and then seven earned runs in four innings against the Marlins What’s odd about this too with Taj Bradley’s lines this year Miami was a team that gave him all kinds of trouble So you had that seven earned runs in four innings the last time he faced him and that was at home He also saw Miami back on May 16th and he gave up five earned runs in four innings like um I’m trying to think now in that Padres series Maybe it was the the Rangers series Yeah it was the Rangers series Patrick Corbin didn’t work that deep into the game Taj Bradley doesn’t work that deep into the game either and hasn’t for quite some time He did throw seven shutout innings against the Astros back on June 1st That was really the only good start he’s had this month unless you want to count the four shutout innings with four walks um against the Mets back on June 13th But he’s gone an inning and a third four innings four innings seven innings seven innings six innings four innings five and a third Um but it’s been a a long time since he’s been able to consistently get six innings each and every start you go back from March to about May 10th he threw at least five innings in every one of those starts to begin the season Now in his last five to six starts he’s gone four innings or less in four of them So of late he’s started to struggle a little bit more and that could be a good sign for the Royals with Chris Bubich on the bump As for some guys with good numbers off of him uh Drew Waters only two at bats believe those came earlier this year He’s hitting 500 opsing 1.167 Bobby Wood Jr was 0 for four against him in that series Salvador Perez 1 for five Freddy Fine two for five Uh but a lot of guys just don’t have enough numbers off of him As for the Rays against Chris Bubich Yanni Diaz has stupid numbers against him Hitting 800 with an OPS over 2600 against Bouic in his career As for everybody else nobody has more than five at bats And that’s Danny Jansen who is 0 for5 Game two of this series as I said that I will be out for at Kaufman Stadium Um this will be Michael Walka going up against Drew Ras Muen Ras MueN has excellent numbers this year He’s 6 and5 with a 2.61 ERA and sub one whip He’s been phenomenal in the last seven starts A 1.83 erra His whip below 0.9 in those last seven starts And here’s his last three He went five and a third against the Orioles gave up just two earned runs He went five innings against the Mets gave up four earned runs and then had a quality start against the Marlins six innings of two earned runs there Doesn’t really get the strikeout numbers He does have 67 on the year and 79 in the third innings He pitches to a lot of contact Last couple times out hasn’t worked that deep into the game but he’s been very very efficient He’s been able to elimmit a lot of base runners 32 strikeouts in his last seven starts That ranges 39 in a third inning So maybe a little bit more than he’s used to in terms of getting the strikeout totals but he’s been very efficient And the Royals do have some history off of him That goes back just earlier this year at the end of April And in that start against Kansas City he went five innings and gave up three earned runs on six hits He struck out just three and walked one As for Michael Walka four and six with a 3.24 erra Um really doesn’t get much strikeouts anymore 65ks and 86 innings pitched whip that is below league average And in his last seven starts pretty much what he’s done all season long 3.54 ERA He’s coming off that quality start in Texas which was good to see considering the last two starts he had against the Athletics and the White Socks just wasn’t as sharp with his command So Waka who has been in my opinion very good at home this year At least it seems like it I believe his numbers have been better at home this year He’s going to get the ball in game two against Drew Rasmusen First pitch at 640 Then you’ve got the Thursday afternoon game Shane Baz who got lit up by the Royals when they squared off at George M Stein Brenerfield He’s 7 and3 with a 4.79 RA and Michael Lorenzan who has bounced back a little bit in his last three starts He went six innings a two-run ball against the White Sox and then he had another quality start six innings a three-run ball against the Athletics and then I thought was pretty impressive against San Diego on Friday night Five and a third only two earned runs He struck out four but did walk three As for Shane Baz who in the Royals saw him was absolutely seen as the ace of that staff Um it just hasn’t been the same type of same type of year for him Uh not that the numbers have been terrible over his last three starts He did give up five against Detroit but had six and two/3 shutout innings against the Mets And he also only gave up three and five and a third against the Boston Red Sox But in that start against Kansas City he went only five and two/3 and gave up seven earned runs And that was in a stretch where he gave up seven to Kansas City then six to Philadelphia three to Toronto and then 5 to Miami But he has you know been able to revert back to what he’s been doing for the majority of his Rays career He’s had a couple of good outings against some good offenses but last time out against Detroit did give up five and that was the first time he gave up more than three runs in a start since May 18th Still not great numbers but that really rough stretch in the middle of May the beginning to middle of May is when Shane Baz’s numbers really shot up But we’ll see if we’ll get the good version of Baz on Thursday or if it’s going to be the same version that they saw when the Royals and Rays squared off at George M Stein Bunner Field at the very beginning of May Well that’s going to do it for another edition of Locked On Royals and the Locked On podcast network I have been your host Jack Johnson Thank you for making Locked Ony your first listen a day for your second Check out the allnew Locked on MLB Game Night Every game every night all season long Get local analysis on a national scale and find MLB Game Night on Locked 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