2014 Royal Revival Staff Projections

Landon Adams

1. Royals Record: 91-71
2. Final AL Central Standings: Tigers, Royals (-3), Indians (-8), White Sox (-17), Twins (-18)
3. Team MVP: Eric Hosmer
4. Pitcher of the Year: James Shields
5. Royals with 20+ Home Runs: 2 (Eric Hosmer & Mike Moustakas)
6. Leader in Home Runs: Mike Moustakas (26)
7. Highest batting average: Nori Aoki (.311)
8. Gold Gloves: Salvador Perez, Eric Hosmer, Alcides Escobar, Alex Gordon
9. Jason Vargas ERA: 4.12
10. Bubba Starling line: .248/.317/.372
11. Team leader in WAR: Salvador Perez
12. All-Star(s): Salvador Perez, Eric Hosmer, James Shields
13. Team leader in stolen bases: Jarrod Dyson
14. Eric Hosmer slash line: .301/.367/.469
15. Lorenzo Cain games played: 127
16. 1st Round Pick in 2014 Draft: Brandon Finnegan, LHP, Texas Christian University
17. Midseason Trade: Royals reacquire Chris Getz for Johnny Giavotella to replace the injured Omar Infante.
18. Number of runners thrown out by Salvador Perez: 44%
19. End of season headline: Royals Knocked out in 1 Game Playoff, End Playoff Drought!
20. Royals surprise performer & their WAR be: Nori Aoki - 4.4 WAR

Nicholas Ian Allen @NicholasIAllen

1. Royals Record: 91-71
2. Final AL Central Standings: Tigers, Royals (-2), Indians (-8), Twins (-25), White Sox (-28)
3. Team MVP: Eric Hosmer
4. Pitcher of the Year: Greg Holland
5. Royals with 20+ Home Runs: Hosmer, Alex Gordon, Mike Moustakas 
6. Leader in Home Runs: Hosmer
7. Highest batting average: Hosmer
8. Gold Gloves: Perez, Escobar
9. Jason Vargas ERA: 4.40
10. Bubba Starling line:.275/.370/.475
11. Team leader in WAR: Hosmer
12. All-Star(s): Hosmer, Gordon, Holland  
13. Team leader in stolen bases: Jarrod Dyson
14. Eric Hosmer slash line:.305/.357/.451
15. Lorenzo Cain games played: 125
16. 1st Round Pick in 2014 Draft: Michael Gettys RHP/OF, Gainesville (GA) High School 
17. Midseason Trade: Royals trade entire NW Arkansas roster for Giancarlo Stanton. If the Marlins resist, Royals settle for Chris Carter from Houston or Kyle Blanks from San Diego in exchange for a mid-level prospect. The club may also make a run at the Cubs' Jeff Samardzija or Brewers' Yovani Gallardo if Bruce Chen and/or Jeremy Guthrie and/or Jason Vargas can't get the job done.
18. Number of runners thrown out by Salvador Perez: 40%
19. End of season headline: Yost Named AL Manager of the Year, Thanks Bloggers for Support
20. Royals surprise performer & their WAR be: Not sure what WAR is, but Yordano Ventura can win 15 games and Moustakas will make a run at hitting .275.    ... After some research, let's say Moustakas gets to 3.0. 

Paden Bennett

1. Royals Record: 88-74
2. Final AL Central Standings: Tigers, Royals, Indians, Twins, White Sox
3. Team MVP: Eric Hosmer
4. Pitcher of the Year: James Shields
5. Royals with 20+ Home Runs: Butler, Hosmer, Moustakas
6. Leader in Home Runs: Butler 24
7. Highest batting average: Butler .312
8. Gold Gloves: Gordon, Perez
9. Jason Vargas ERA: 4.12
10. Bubba Starling line: .278/.355/.472
11. Team leader in WAR: Alex Gordon
12. All-Star(s): Holland, Perez, Hosmer
13. Team leader in stolen bases: Dyson
14. Eric Hosmer slash line: .295/.362/.478
15. Lorenzo Cain games played: 108
16. 1st Round Pick in 2014 Draft: Braxton Davidson, 1B, T.C. Roberson High School
17. Midseason Trade: Royals trade James Shields and Wade Davis to Rays who desperately need pitching due to David Price, Alex Cobb, Matt Moore all going down to Tommy John for some guy named Wil Myers.  Real trade: Royals trade for Cliff Lee and make a run for pennant.
18. Number of runners thrown out by Salvador Perez: 42%
19. End of season headline: Royals lose in one game wild card playoff to A's
20. Royals surprise performer & their WAR be: I'll go with Moustakas as well just because I really, really would love to see it happen. WAR of 3.2

Nathan Bramwell

1. Royals Record: 90-72
2. Final AL Central Standings: Tigers, Royals, Indians, Twins, White Sox
3. Team MVP: Eric Hosmer
4. Pitcher of the Year: James Shields
5. Royals with 20+ Home Runs: Mous, Hosmer, Gordon, Butler
6. Leader in Home Runs: Hosmer
7. Highest batting average: Hosmer
8. Gold Gloves: Gordon, Hosmer, Perez
9. Jason Vargas ERA: 3.80
10. Bubba Starling line: ∞/∞/∞
11. Team leader in WAR: Perez
12. All-Star(s): Perez, Hosmer
13. Team leader in stolen bases: Escobar
14. Eric Hosmer slash line: .302/.359/.465
15. Lorenzo Cain games played: 99
16. 1st Round Pick in 2014 Draft: Brady Aiken, LHP, California
17. Midseason Trade: No one. 
18. Number of runners thrown out by Salvador Perez: ∞
19. End of season headline: "Royals win World Series as Chiefs remain undefeated."
20. Royals surprise performer & their WAR be: Mous. Surprise player because of his WAR. Goes from a negative number to around 2.5-3.0 WAR range. 

Joseph Cox

1. Royals Record: 85-77
2. Final AL Central Standings: Tigers, Royals, Indians, Twins, White Sox
3. Team MVP: Sal Perez
4. Pitcher of the Year: James Shields
5. Royals with 20+ Home Runs: 3 (Butler, Hosmer, Gordon)
6. Leader in Home Runs: Butler (24)
7. Highest batting average: Butler (.308)
8. Gold Gloves: 2 (Perez, Gordon)
9. Jason Vargas ERA: 4.44
10. Bubba Starling line: .250/.350/.449
11. Team leader in WAR: Perez (4.2)
12. All-Star(s): Perez, Gordon
13. Team leader in stolen bases: Dyson (32)
14. Eric Hosmer slash line: .280/.360/.460
15. Lorenzo Cain games played: 120
16. 1st Round Pick in 2014 Draft: Bradley Zimmer/ OF/ San Francisco but really no idea.
17. Midseason Trade: Hmmm yeah I don't know but Royals fans will probably be annoyed.  
18. Number of runners thrown out by Salvador Perez: more than any other catcher manages.
19. End of season headline: Different year same result, Shields likely gone without making playoffs as a Royal. 
20. Royals surprise performer & their WAR be: Kyle Zimmer, 1.8

Daniel Ware

1. Royals Record: 92-70
2. Final AL Central Standings: 
1. Tigers 
2. Royals
3. Indians
4. White Sox
5. Twins
3. Team MVP: Eric Hosmer
4. Pitcher of the Year: James Shields
5. Royals with 20+ Home Runs: Hosmer, Butler
6. Leader in Home Runs: Hosmer (25)
7. Highest batting average: Hosmer (.312)
8. Gold Gloves: Gordon, Hosmer, Escobar, Perez
9. Jason Vargas ERA: 3.96
10. Bubba Starling slash line: .259/.340/.402
11. Team leader in WAR: Hosmer, 5.1
12. All-Star(s): Hosmer, Gordon, Perez, Holland
13. Team leader in stolen bases: Dyson (32)
14. Eric Hosmer slash line: .312/.361/.480
15. Lorenzo Cain games played: 120
16. 1st Round Pick in 2014 Draft: Brad Zimmer, OF, University of San Francisco
17. Midseason Trade: N/A
18. Number of runners thrown out by Salvador Perez: 41%
19. End of season headline: In rematch of '81 AL Division Series, Royals fall to A's in 4 games of ALCS.
20. Royals surprise performer & their WAR be: I would have chosen Mous, but Nicholas already claimed him.  I'm going with Alcides Escobar for 2014.  He's beefed up a little and he's now a father, so this can give him a nice boost at the plate.  I'd like to see him give the Royals a 2.8 WAR-type of year.