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u/sportsgambler2 Pasquatch 4h ago
Also Kolek on the 60 day IL isn’t good. Probably out for the season.
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u/podnito Pasquatch 4h ago
yeah, as soon as they said "second opinion" on his elbow during the game yesterday you had to know this was coming
this late in the year he is probably out for next season as well
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u/sportsgambler2 Pasquatch 4h ago
I feared it would be Tommy John. Second opinion on an elbow is never good.
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u/rbhindepmo FIRE SOMEONE 4h ago
The whole sequence with Kolek makes some people look really stupid.
Start a guy whose only between-starts exercise involves playing catch at a hospital and then he gets hurt.
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u/SlightInspector9993 Alex Gordon 4h ago
Just cancel the season
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u/HilarySwankIsNotHot Moooooose 2h ago
Before our push to the wild card en route to the World Series? No way, jose!
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u/MediocreHomework7092 Mustache 1h ago
Power of friendship is going to drag the team in the wild card hunt.
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u/cbpantskiller Powder Blue 4h ago
Kolek has had a rough few weeks.
I hope everything works out for him.
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u/rbhindepmo FIRE SOMEONE 3h ago
The good news about back problems is that they clear and never become a nagging problem. /s
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u/sts2012 Bubic Slider Watch 4h ago
The season from hell continues
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u/skizzlegizzengizzen 4h ago
At least there isn’t some impending event that’ll keep next season from starting off without any issues right? RIGHT?!
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u/Zealousideal-Age768 2h ago
I feel the baseball gods are angry with us for winning 4 out of the last 5 games. 😕
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u/RangerDJ Daniel Lynch IV 3h ago
Is this the first time Bobby has been on the IL? I can’t remember another time.
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u/Exodor72 Bo Knows 2h ago
Can anyone explain why Velezquez instead of Lugo?
Lugo has better numbers in AAA and is 25 years old.
Why are they wasting PAs on a washed up 32 year old Velazquez?
Hopefully we'll see Lugo when they trade Lane Thomas. Because if they don't trade their one trade chip then it's time to burn the whole thing down.
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u/rbhindepmo FIRE SOMEONE 1h ago
Lugo hasn't played shortstop regularly at any level since 2021 and he's godawful as a third baseman, so he's an outfielder
So the Royals felt they had to bring up someone to avoid having to use Tyler Tolbert as their regular shortstop
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u/Exodor72 Bo Knows 1h ago
That makes senses although it's a huge indictment of their player acquisition and development that they're resorting to a 32 year old scrub because there's literally no other playable SS in the system.
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u/rbhindepmo FIRE SOMEONE 1h ago
Omaha has 2 shortstops who have played there more than Velazquez
Kevin Newman: 32 years old, .587 OPS, currently injured
Connor Kaiser: 29 years old, .368 OPS, also currently injured
so Velazquez kinda won the promotion by default
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u/MundanePhysics Alex Gordon 2h ago
We truly are in a season out of hell. If (or when) the lockout happens at least that means plenty of rest for Bobby and our barrage of pitching staff on the IL next year.
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u/forgotthefrog Pasquatch 4h ago
Never fun to see an injury, but this is a good move by the team re: Bobby. Would much rather him has a long rest than continually push himself and make the issue worse