March 15, 2010 edition of Good/Bad/Ugly...
The Good
Royals vs. White Sox tonight at 9:05 is televised and Greinke is pitching. I'll be home in plenty of time to settle in and watch Zack throw. So far, Zack has thrown 6 innings of shutout baseball, posting a 0.00 ERA and striking out five. He's only allowed two hits and a walk so far, for a WHIP of 1.00. We don't have a ton to look forward to when it comes to Kansas City baseball, but we do have Zack.
Other good things: Butler and Callaspo have picked up where they left off - Butler is batting .318 so far and Callaspo .364 (both in 22 at bats). Luke Hochevar has looked decent in three innings as well...maybe things will click and he'll pitch worthy of his draft status.
The Bad
Kyle Davies...yuck. This kid seems to have all the raw ability in the world, but just doesn't have what it takes between the ears. Yeah, it's spring, and yeah, he's only thrown 7.2 innings...but damn...an ERA over 15 doesn't do a whole lot for me - anyone else?? He's allowed 17 hits, 6 walks, and 13 earned runs in that small sample size. My opinion - that small sample size is enough for me. Bye, Kyle. Good to have known you.
The Ugly
Injuries. Alex Gordon is out several weeks with a broken thumb. Will he ever break out? In addition, minor league shortstop Jeff Bianchi is likely out for the year with Tommy John surgery the likely solution to his injured elbow. I had high hopes that Bianchi would have a good year in 2010...but looks like his career will be put on hold for now. On the plus side, I guess it's better than losing one of our "prized" prospects like Hosmer, Moustakas, Montgomery, Crow, Myers, etc.
