Best news I’ve heard yet.
Teahen on the trading block (protected) according to Gammons. Thanks MLBTR.
I’ve been calling this for years, but it has taken the Royals too long to figure it out. Mark Teahen is a Major League player, but his mediocarcy and overhyped ability in key positions is killing this Royals team. If he came up in any other organization he would of been in AAA, refining his approach at the plate and figuring out what kind of hitter he is. Instead, he was called up way too early and put into 3 and 4 spots in the lineup based on potenital and a freakish half season of power. His hitting approach is inconsistant laughable at times. Swinging early to prevent getting in a 0-2 count. Also, swinging at anything inside because a lack of knowldge of the inside strikezone. How many times do we have to see Teahen strikeout with the bases loaded this year? He’s 0 for 6 in those situations and batting .242 in RISP overall. He’s not an RBI machine, but a perfect 7 or 8 hitter for the Boston Redsox or Altana Braves. It would be sad to see him excel with another team, but the comments made about how “valuable” he is to the team for the different positions he played for the Royals, is a cover-up for saying “you just don’t hit good enough to secure your own spot”.
These Royals players need to be accountable too, as Dayton has said in the past. Mark Teahen has progressive got worse in every batting statistic, except homeruns, since 2006. He is making $3,575,000 this year. I don’t think his hussle and sarcastic jokes make up for that.