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 dallaschiefsfan:
That's not actually true. Cheslor has always played each level of the minor leagues as one of the youngest on the team. And he was one of our bright spots in the 2016 lineup when Moose was hurt. Furthermore, he has usually struggled at first at each level in the minor leagues, but then realizes his talent by the following season. That's been his pattern. He's still way too young to say what he'll do at the major league level. He just turned 25 this off-season! He can still get at-bats. They'll need to be creative. But if you can sign Moose at 6.5, you do it. Even for the chance they can flip him for something at the deadline or when a team loses their starting 3B. Makes too much sense at that price.
This is all fair and I won’t debate you. I just genuinely do not see it with this kid. I never have. Maybe I’ve just turned myself off to him, I don’t know. I just don’t see him as an every day contributor at the major league level. I don’t. [Reply]
You guys can hate on me all you want but I think Dayton Moore is a butthole.
From the porn shit to "tanking" to signing buttfucking morons like Jon Jay and Lucas Duda to giving Moose $6.5 million - the guy has ZERO direction.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, much to the chagrin of Royals lovers: Dayton Moore should have either resigned or been fired after the 2017 season.
It's time for new leadership and I'm sorry, the "new" TV contract in 2020 isn't going to solve all of their problems. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
You guys can hate on me all you want but I think Dayton Moore is a butthole that has zero idea about running a baseball franchise.
From the porn shit to "tanking" to signing buttfucking morons like Jon Jay and Lucas Duda to giving Moose $6.5 million - the guy has ZERO direction.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, much to the chagrin of Royals lovers: Dayton Moore should have either resigned or been fired after the 2017 season.
It's time for new leadership and I'm sorry, the "new" TV contract in 2020 isn't going to solve all of their problems.
I agree that Dayton sucks. But now that he's already fucked up by not actually rebuilding, might as well bring back an old pal! [Reply]
Royals keep signing these guys to deals you can't argue with in a vacuum. One of Soler, Bonifacio, and Cuthbert is going to be an odd man out for ABs at the major league level this year.
I'd like to see if Cuthbert can improve on his 2016, which was pretty solid.
They keep making this team not terrible. I can live with it, I guess. Won't be a bit surprised if they hang around the WC race a lot longer than people expect.
Jay
Merrifield
Moustakas
Duda
Perez
Gordon
Soler
Bonifacio
Escobar
Is potentially interesting. And far better than what we were staring at a week ago
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
You guys can hate on me all you want but I think Dayton Moore is a butthole.
From the porn shit to "tanking" to signing buttfucking morons like Jon Jay and Lucas Duda to giving Moose $6.5 million - the guy has ZERO direction.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, much to the chagrin of Royals lovers: Dayton Moore should have either resigned or been fired after the 2017 season.
It's time for new leadership and I'm sorry, the "new" TV contract in 2020 isn't going to solve all of their problems.
Yeah, I’ma go ahead and hate. This is a stupid fucking post. You should go take a shower. [Reply]
Originally Posted by baitism:
I like Cheslor, but he feels like Christian Colon v2.0
Last thing I’ll say.
For every grit “he needs a chance!” guy we’ve had like Kila, Colon, Gio, etc. We’ve had guys who have turned it around after the fan base gave up on them.
“Alex Gordon is a bust” -2009
“Eric Hosmer is a bust” - 2012
“Lorenzo Cain is a bust” - 2012-2013
“Mike Moustakas is a bust” - 2012-2014
“Luke Hochevar is a bust” - 2008-2012
“Danny Duffy is a bust” 2015
Etc, etc. I just want Cutty to get a fair shake. That’s all.
Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
Last thing I’ll say.
For every grit “he needs a chance!” guy we’ve had like Kila, Colon, Gio, etc. We’ve had guys who have turned it around after the fan base gave up on them.
“Alex Gordon is a bust” -2009
“Eric Hosmer is a bust” - 2012
“Lorenzo Cain is a bust” - 2012-2013
“Mike Moustakas is a bust” - 2012-2014
“Luke Hochevar is a bust” - 2008-2012
“Danny Duffy is a bust” 2015
Etc, etc. I just want Cutty to get a fair shake. That’s all.
Okay, actually done.
Nonsense. All the guys you listed were premier prospects. [Reply]
