Moose Set Loose

So I feel obligated to write something about Mike Moustakas' demotion to Omaha. The only thing is, what else can be said? The guy hasn't hit the ball well for about two years now. Coincidentally, that is about 80% of his major league tenure. I honestly have a lot of respect for the Royals making this decision. It has to be hard to admit that one of your most heralded and anticipated prospects hasn't performed up to standards and send him back down to the minors. People give Dayton Moore a lot of flack for things, but I really believe that he has done the best he can with what he has. All of his signings in the last few years have paid dividends. Really the only thing that could be griped about is the Sanchez for Cabrera trade, but that ended up netting us Guthrie and Melky got his steroid use ban. So, that's that. Moose just needs time to become something new and that can't happen at the major league level. You don't have the time and nobody has the patience to spend games losing while you figure out what is going to work as a major leaguer. This is the same thing that happened to both Gordo and Billy. And while I agree that the narrative that sending them back to Omaha makes for a good story and a possible solution to all of Moose's problems, Billy and Alex are just different kinds of hitters than Moose. They have an appreciation for the strike zone and a more level swing. Moose's swing looks like it has tons of holes and the swings he takes at some pitches are just horrific. Sure, Alex and Billy miss loads of times, but when they do they do so on a good 3-2 slider or something like that. Something that is actually difficult to hit. I've seen Moose swing and miss on three straight inside fastballs. Maybe he just needs time to clear his head and get back to the basics. Maybe he will never be an average or better big leaguer. I guess this is really what we all love about baseball though. You never know what's going to happen until it happens.