We finally found out who the number four and five guys are going to be in the rotation: Jeremy Affeldt (who has added a cutter to his repertoire for this season) is number four. Denny Bautista in number five. And mike Wood goes to long relief. I'm guessing he'll be the first to get a crack at the rotation when someone either goes down or struggles.
I'm encouraged by the fact that the Royals sent J.P. Howell to Omaha last week. He showed little ability last season to get major league hitters out, but that hasn't stopped the Royals from throwing guys like Jimmy Gobble and Zack Greinke to the wolves. Maybe we've finally learned a lesson. While Elarton, Redman, and Mays are probably not the answer, they may be the short term answer while our younger guys get experience in Omaha.
Monday, March 27, 2006
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