Dayton Moore wants "a hundred (runs) and a hundred (RBI)" from Jeff Francoeur: 2011 Royals

2010 100/100 seasons:

Pujols
Teixeira
Cabrera
Gonzalez
Bautista
Votto
Cano
Braun
Uggla

Good luck, Jeff. Given your .300ish OBP (which Moore apparently does not care about), you'll have to score only 65-70% of the time you reach base!

...playing for the Royals.

Dayton "Sheen" Moore

Francoeur has a new look -- gone is the rich "hockey beard" that he showed on the World Series telecasts along with almost 30 pounds that he added in an effort to boost his power game. It didn't work and now he's down to about 208 pounds on his 6-foot-4 frame.

"Last year in Spring Training with New York, I felt like my legs were going to fall off. They felt like bricks," he said.

Working with hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, he's also trying to be better at selecting pitches to attack and alter his reputation as a free swinger.

"It's going to cut down on his strikeouts, it's going to put him in better hitting counts," Seitzer said.

One thing that hasn't changed, though, is his sunny, bluebird-on-my-shoulder attitude.

"If you're having fun, the majority of the time you're going to do better," he said.

The Royals hope so.

http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110322&content_id=17078460

having fun? who in the world could help him in that endeavor?

...a certain wrangler jeans pitchman comes to mind.

Working with hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, he's also trying to be better at selecting pitches to attack and alter his reputation as a free swinger.

yeahright

i translate that to mean he be looking at more Ks than whiffing on them.

he'll rest his arms by swinging less!

he still plays a lot of games

legs like bricks, arms like feathers

Francoeur has a new look -- gone is the rich "hockey beard" that he showed on the World Series telecasts along with almost 30 pounds that he added in an effort to boost his power game. It didn't work and now he's down to about 208 pounds on his 6-foot-4 frame.
"Last year in Spring Training with New York, I felt like my legs were going to fall off. They felt like bricks," he said.

Working with hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, he's also trying to be better at selecting pitches to attack and alter his reputation as a free swinger.

"It's going to cut down on his strikeouts, it's going to put him in better hitting counts," Seitzer said.

springtraining.txt

the time of year when every single player has put on or lost 30 lbs of muscle and is working on a new off-speed pitch

didn't francoeur actually draw a bunch of walks the first couple weeks of the season last year, causing everyone to freak out? and then he went right back to free swinging the rest of the way

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/29/your-jeff-francoeur-apologist-quote-of-the-day

Seitzer evidently forgot to go over those neck-high change-ups.

trying to salvage this one! 3 hits from Melky

frenchy is on pace to meet dayton moore's demands

kila

ka'aihue

"I don't think Melky Cabrera is in the majors anymore. Oh he's in Kansas City -- that's right." --Tim McCarver

can we talk about how awesome this lil dude is

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/photo_images/2366348/209473_Angels_Royals_Baseball.jpg

hes a reliever and like 5'7" so he might not have a long career but goddamn he throws hard and is lefthanded..

why is the outfield camera at kauffman stadium in left field

no clue whether the pitch is in or out

cardiac kids

why is the outfield camera at kauffman stadium in left field

no clue whether the pitch is in or out

― mookieproof, Tuesday, April 5, 2011 11:12 PM (31 minutes ago) Bookmark

yeah i've been routinely baffled by this -- it must be a thing that they're "trying out" but it sucks balls

Is it possible that they moved it due to the fountain? Mist used to get on the lens quite often.

i wish every broadcast would just switch to the dead-on center camera that the red sox and twins have, the 'classic' angle makes righty pitchers' stuff look unremarkable and lefties look like space-time-bending demigods

These guys...

ok i'll shut up now

Wow, this game is nuts

Really pulling for KC in this one because it means they will have won all FIVE of their games at the last AB. The record in season is six!!

**a season

DO IT FRENCHY

OK

DO IT ALCIDES

wait, that's just to start off a season. i guess the royals aren't that impressive.

on Tim Collins's 3 pitches:

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2011/4/8/2096619/big-results-from-a-small-stature-how-does-tim-collins-succeed-and

Is there an easier way to say "It's early" than "The Royals are 8-4"?

http://twitter.com/#!/fakenedyost

Is this the year of the Billy Butler?

where is the hosmer mania

he has now walked twice in two major league plate appearances

<3 yes?

Now he's tied with Guerrero.

and he stole a base!

three games: 3-for-9, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 SB, 1 RBI

that Collins dude has a hot little body btw

HOMSAR

that Collins dude has a hot little body btw

! He looks like his clothes are about to fall off of him; is that what you like?

no

http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/transformation-tim-collins

hi dere vin mazarro:

2.1IP 11H 14R 14ER 3BB

something to be proud of imo

V Mazzaro: 2.1 IP, 11 H, 14 R, 14 ER

Arrgh! beat me to it!

this mazzaro kid: pretty good!!

http://joeposnanski.si.com/2011/05/16/the-worst-pitching-performance-ever/

indians threw 107 pitches tonight
royals threw 209

Mazzaro takin' it for the team

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/5/17/2175023/vin-mazzaro-14-runs-royals-news

"DON'T BACK ME UP AGAINST THE FUCKIN' WALL!!!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o5smgnl8wA

13 bbs by royal pitchers today

jazayerli Rany Jazayerli
Who wants a crazy stat? You know you want a crazy stat.

jazayerli Rany Jazayerli
The Royals have now hit more homers in the 14th inning this year (3) than in the first inning (2).

jazayerli Rany Jazayerli
They also have more homers in the 14th inning than in the 3rd inning (2) and 5th inning (2).

Would Dayton Moore be more willing to trade Soria (who just lost his job to Aaron Crow) NOW?

moustakas will debut friday

moustakas now hitting .212/.272/.269 in 29 big league games. oops

someone please explain why dayton moore has not dealt melky cabrera yet

hes not gonna bring back value of as good as hes been, but yea

also, prob screwed up getting max val for wilson betemit

melky's stock is never going to be higher than now and he's a free agent after next year (and probably unreasonable arbitration after this year)

dayton moore will probably trade him to get yuni back

moustakas now .190/.252/.241

0 for his last 20, 3 for his last 40

hit the ball out of the infield once in his last three games

guess they'll keep playing him with betemit gone

francoeur is projected at seventy-four (runs) and ninety-eight (RBI) right now

from MLBTradeRumors:

The Royals are leaning toward keeping Melky Cabrera in 2012, according to Passan. Cabrera, who is having an excellent season and remains under team control next year, might not fetch enough in a trade for GM Dayton Moore to pull the trigger.

The Royals are hoping to work out some kind of contract for next year with Jeff Francoeur. The sides have a 2012 mutual option for $4MM, but the Royals would likely have to offer more to lock Francoeur up for next season. They get the impression that the 27-year-old is interested in staying in Kansas City.

/!\ ALERT /!\ - L. Overbay singled to center /!\ ALERT /!\

lol wrong thread w/e

billy butler has homered in 4 str8

"That's not cool to throw at somebody's head," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "First of all, if you're frustrated, you better get it down low. To throw at somebody's head is not cool. Second of all, look what it did to their bullpen. You've got two guys that threw 50 or 40 pitches. It's just not very smart."

hah that's a pretty level headed comment from yost. not sure if you'd hear the same sort of thing from a showalter or bochy..

Giovanutella is going to be annoying for a long time.

Francouer just threw a laser to nail Jhonny Peralta at third -- right into Moussaka Chaos' glove, a few inches off the ground and in front of the base. Respect.

Alex Gordon pretty quietly having his first solid year, no?

that was a sick throw by frenchy

how did he refrain from grinning

That might have been the best throw I've ever seen? Especially the quick turnaround going the other way:

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=17766675&partnerId=aw-7346692157135064033-996

Not quite as amazing from the second angle, I guess. But still very impressive.

wow

third baseman literally did not have to move

His outfield assists were the best thing about him as a Brave. Amazing throw.

His outfield assists were the best thing about him as a Brave. Amazing throw.

― L.P. Hovercraft (WmC), Sunday, August 7, 2011 10:50 PM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark

remember him gunning down someone from the padres during his first full season with the braves and the upper deck seating area around me errupting into a half "FUCK YEAH FRENCHY/HOLY SHIT"

someone on bbtn, kruk maybe, called it a once in a decade type throw

loved how vacant moustakas looked

http://www.tedquarters.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/francoeur.jpg

mo' Frenchy, mo' money!

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/8/18/2370551/jeff-francoeur-contract-royals-news

I think there's an argument to be made that having Frenchy on that team for the next few years isn't a terrible idea. He seems like a good leader, and that's a very young team. But if that means he blocks Lorenzo Cain, or it means they're signing him and not Melky, it's a mistake.

Anyway, what they really need is pitching.

Jeff Francoeur is the sixth player in Royals history with at least 15 home runs, 15 stolen bases and 40 doubles. The others: Amos Otis (1976), Hal McRae (1977), George Brett (1979), Johnny Damon (2000) and Carlos Beltran (2002).

nice cherrypicked totals

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/8/30/2393338/alex-gordon-royals-neyer

"Here's Francouer, who is oh-for -- and he pops it up."

ICE COLD Francouer 9-3.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=18939359&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_18939359&v=3

...and he just robbed Ackley of a home run.

The Royals are the first team in major league history to have three outfielders with 40 or more doubles. Alex Gordon and Jeff Francoeur both have 45.

That's quite amazing, for a counting stat.

the moose has awakened