It's the end of the world as we know it... and we feel... fine?
2018 is a season of transition for the Royals, or at least it is at this point. Dayton Moore is back. Will he swing full into THE PROCESS 2.0? Or will he try to load up again and make some reload magic happen?
Pending Free Agents:
1B | Eric Hosmer | San Diego Padres, 8 years, $144 million ($5 million signing bonus; $20 million/year in Yrs 1-5; $13 million/year in Yrs 6-8 wth player opt out)
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(DI's Guess: Texas Rangers, 6, $118 million)
3B | Mike Moustaskas | Kansas City Royas, 1, $6.5 million
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(DI's Guess: Los Angeles Angels, 5, $98 million)
CF | Lorenzo Cain | Milwaukee Brewers, 5 years, $80 million
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(DI's Guess: San Francisco Giants, 4, $68 million)
RP | Mike Minor | Texas Rangers, 3, $28 million
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(DI's Guess: Los Angeles Angels, 3, $35 million+ $12 million team option
SP | Jason Vargas | New York Mets, 2, $16 million
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(DI's Guess: Baltimore Orioles, 2, $29 million)
SS | Alcides Escobar | Kansas City Royals, 1, $2.5 million
In case I, picks would be #32, 33, and 34, if Alex Cobb of Rays signs for $50 million guaranteed.
Kansas City will likely have 5 of the top 40-45 picks in the draft, and the bonus pool money should rival that of the teams drafting 1-3 in the 2017 draft. This should give KC tremendous flexibility in acquiring talent that otherwise might slip or not be "signable."
2018 Draft Names to Watch
RHP Kumar Rocker, N Oconnee HS, Georgia.
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Possibly goes top 10 but is a big, physical SP with ace potential. Moore and co. will be all over him if he slips a bit and could offer top 10 money at No. 16
OF Jarred Kelenic, Waukasha West HS, WI
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Kelenic is the top prep bat, toolsy OF. Royals would be ecstatic to have shot at him.
1B Triston Casas, American Heritage HS (FL).
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Tremendous raw power, best in HS bats. Royals typically like HS arms or HS bats with "special" tools. He qualifies.
RHP Carter Stewart, Eau de Gallie HS (Ga).
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Another big, physical specimen with huge upside. More likely to be available mid-first than Rocker.
ANY Any, Any (Any). Any current top projected pick who slides for injury concerns. Includes current top prospect prospect SP Brady Singer, U of Florida. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mosbonian:
Then you are showing you age....no one made baseball in KC more exciting and fun to watch than George Brett.
Eric Hosmer...even as good as he played during an important time....couldn't hold one string of George Brett's jockstrap.
Are you sure about that? I'm not looking it up but I think Eric Hosmer has better post season stats than George Bret. Bo Jackson was fun to watch too. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mosbonian:
Then you are showing you age....no one made baseball in KC more exciting and fun to watch than George Brett.
Eric Hosmer...even as good as he played during an important time....couldn't hold one string of George Brett's jockstrap.
Your right I forgot Eric Hosmer wouldn't hold George Bret jockstrap string because George Bret had hemorrhoids and advertised for Preparation H. [Reply]
Hello generic Dwight Schrute avatar who somehow became a moderator. How am I trolling? What part of that post was troll worthy? Is Hosmer in his prime better than Sweeney in his prime? If so, please provide some type of argument. Do you think Hosmer is more likebale than Sweeney? If so, that’s fine, but subjective and certainly not a sign of trolling. Finally, do you think it’s unfair to say Hosmer is less loyal than Sweeney? The same Mike Sweeney who took a significant pay cut in 2001 to stay with Kansas City.
Originally Posted by Bufkin:
Hello generic Dwight Schrute avatar who somehow became a moderator. How am I trolling? What part of that post was troll worthy? Is Hosmer in his prime better than Sweeney in his prime? If so, please provide some type of argument. Do you think Hosmer is more likebale than Sweeney? If so, that’s fine, but subjective and certainly not a sign of trolling. Finally, do you think it’s unfair to say Hosmer is less loyal than Sweeney? The same Mike Sweeney who took a significant pay cut in 2001 to stay with Kansas City.
Originally Posted by gblowfish:
Sweeney certainly holds the all time record for stealing money from the club.
Should he be condemned for injuries? The contract he did sign was a significant pay cut and the epitome of loyalty. The consensus was NYY would have paid double to get him. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bufkin:
Should he be condemned for injuries? The contract he did sign was a significant pay cut and the epitome of loyalty. The consensus was NYY would have paid double to get him.
