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Nzoner's Game Room>*** Official 2018 Royals Repository ***
duncan_idaho 09:18 PM 04-06-2018
The season is upon us, even if spring is not.

2018 MLB Draft Picks
#18
#33 - Compensation (Eric Hosmer)
#34 - Compensation (Lorenzo Cain)
#40 (Competitive Balance Round A)

018 Draft Names to Watch

RHP Kumar Rocker, N Oconnee HS, Georgia.
Spoiler!

OF Jarred Kelenic, Waukasha West HS, WI
Spoiler!

1B Triston Casas, American Heritage HS (FL).
Spoiler!

RHP Carter Stewart, Eau de Gallie HS (Ga).
Spoiler!

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.

Current Prospects to Watch:

OF Seuly Matias - Huge tools. Hit 2 HR in Lexington (A) season opener.

1B Nick Pratto - Top pick in 17 has advanced approach and good glove; needs to start tapping into power in first full year in minors. Also at Lexington.

OF Michael Gigliotti - Good defender in CF, good OBP skills, plus baserunner. Next mainstay in CF for KC, IMO. Advanced college bat also starting at Lexington.

OF Khalil Lee - Probably has highest upside in Royals' system. Could hit 30 HR in majors, could steal 30 bases. Plus defensive ability in RF. Nice test at Wilmington this year.

3B Emmanuel Rivera - Really nice approach and good contact skills. Power is still developing. Also getting a good test at Wilmington.

SP Foster Griffin - Made nice strides in 2017. Needs to continue to progress in 2018. Could be a lefty version of Jakob Junis (good breaking ball that he can really manipulate, OK fastball, good command).

1B Samir Duenez - Duenez still is intriguing, hoping for a step forward in his power production this year at Northwest Arkansas, which would turn him into a legit prospect.

Others to keep an eye on:
SP Gerson Garabito (Wilmington), OF Marten Gasparini (Lexington), C MJ Melendez (Lexington), RP Tyler Zuber (lexington), RP Richard Lovelady (Omaha), SP Dan Tillo (Lexington), SS Nicky Lopez (NWA), SP Scott Blewett (NWA), OF Brewer Hicklen (Idaho Falls),

In general, Lexington and Wilmington are the most interesting spots to watch. Nice depth and a lot of interesting pieces at both.
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Prison Bitch 05:49 PM 07-08-2018
Salvy is in!
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Al Bundy 05:59 PM 07-08-2018
No Whit.
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duncan_idaho 06:00 PM 07-08-2018
Originally Posted by OKchiefs:
Did anyone post yet that Bubba Starling is finally playing again? He hit two homeruns yesterday. I'm sure it won't last, or he'll get injured again, but it's at least a glimmer of hope. I'd like to see him get a call up in September at the latest if he's actually still healthy by then.

It was at rookie ball. But hey, at least he’s on the field.
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KChiefs1 06:18 PM 07-08-2018
Originally Posted by Al Bundy:
No Whit.


Deserved it more than Salvy.
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Coach 06:56 PM 07-08-2018
Don’t agree that Harper should be in. He’s been playing replacement level.
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cabletech94 07:18 PM 07-08-2018
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
It was at rookie ball. But hey, at least he’s on the field.
baby steps. 4 years later. need to build on that.
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tk13 07:23 PM 07-08-2018
Originally Posted by KChiefs1:
Deserved it more than Salvy.
Maybe. There aren't many great hitting catchers. Even then Salvy has at least hit for some pop, and he's having a very good season defensively. He's basically 3rd in defensive WAR among catchers even though he's played less games than a lot of his competitors. He's also throwing out 43% of runners which is excellent and among the best in baseball.
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Messier 07:46 PM 07-08-2018
The rule that every team must have a player is kind of embarrassing.
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tk13 07:51 PM 07-08-2018
Originally Posted by Messier:
The rule that every team must have a player is kind of embarrassing.
When the game "mattered" it was probably an issue, now that it's just a big exhibition again I don't think it's a big deal. Every team's fans should have a reason to watch since it's an exhibition. Probably helps keep it from being just Yankees and Red Sox players.
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Bufkin 08:06 PM 07-08-2018
Being that Whit may not be on the team come the All-Star Game, I don’t mind the face of our franchise getting the nod.
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TomBarndtsTwin 09:17 PM 07-08-2018
Salvy, huh?

Should have been Moose or Whit (probably Whit). But the players voted for Salvy for the bench. He’s a popular guy. Popularity usually wins out over deserving in an All-Star game.


At least we know we’ll see a Royal in the AS game this way . . . . .
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tk13 09:33 PM 07-08-2018
I'm sure his name recognition helps a ton, but honestly I was looking over the list of catchers in the AL and I'm not sure who deserves it over him. Gary Sanchez is hurt. Martin Maldonado maybe? Yan Gomes? Robinson Chirinos? None of these guys are really lighting the world on fire. Zunino is on a good team in the Mariners, and he's hitting homers but he's also hitting .189.

I think it's simply that you need a backup catcher, there aren't any real great candidates and Salvy is at least having a good defensive season. Plus there's no way Whit was going to be the backup 2B over Gleyber Torres.
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TomBarndtsTwin 10:48 PM 07-08-2018
Whit has had a better overall season than Torres (who is injured and may not even play in it). That being said, the real snub at 2B was Jed Lowrie. He should have been in right behind Altuve.

Its kind of weird the AL went with so many pitchers and so few bench players (only 2 catchers, 2 1B, 2 2B, 2 3B). I guess that will mean a lot of playing time in the ASG for those thin positions. Since they only went with 2 3B, I get why Moose wasn’t picked. Ramirez was always going to be the starter and Bregman is having a better year than Moose.

So for those reasons, I see why they went with Salvy, even if he didn’t deserve it as much as the aforementioned other two . . . . .
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Chiefspants 11:38 PM 07-08-2018
Eric Hosmer has 2 hits so far in the entire month of July.

He got his 2nd in a 1-8 outing today.
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KChiefs1 11:44 PM 07-08-2018
I understand why Salvy got it but Whit deserved it more.
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