Royals Review Radio - Episode 7: The Way Too Long Episode - a podcast by SB Nation
from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Part I: In which the gang (Max Rieper, Matthew LaMar, and Shaun Newkirk) discusses
(Listeners and readers alike should note that this portion of the podcast was recorded the Sunday prior to airing)
Johnny Cueto
The impact of having an "ace" in your rotation
Trading away prospect
Former Royals Brandon Finnegan, Cody Reed, and John Lamb
Foreshadowing a Ben Zobrist trade
What to make now of the rotation
Shaun Newkirk earnestly trying to ponder Jay Bruce, Justin Upton, and other trade targets and being shot down
Alex Gordon working at Craft and Draft
*See footnote 1
Part II - John Sickels of Minor League Ball (begins at 59:30)
Noted Kansan and Twins fan John Sickels joins us to talk prospects
Prospects traded away in the Johnny Cueto trade
Sean Manaea and Shaun's profound love for him
Raul Mondesi needing to show "results"
Union Civil War general George McClellan and not being him
Sleepers in the Royals system
The mystifying Paulo Orlando
See footnote 2
Part III - Max and Shaun Duet (begins at 01:34:00)
The trading of Ben Zobrist
The price of Sean Manaea
Taking risks
Probabilities
Shaun again confesses his profound love for Sean Manaea
Comparing the packages of recent trades
Thanking new members and listeners
The voice(s) of reason
Total run time: 01:54:41
Intro music: Cold War Kids - Royal Blue
Footnote 1. Interlude 1 music: Bastille - Flaws
Footnote 2. Interlude 2 music: King Charles - Wilde Love
Outro music: St. Paul and the Broken Bones - It's Midnight
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