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.
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. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy:
Of the 5 relievers ran put there tonight Newberry is the only one I want to see back. What a steaming pile of shit the pen is.
The existing relieving core is a mess. I can see four additions to the bullpen next year;
Lovelady
Nate Karns
Travis Oaks
Jesse Hahn
And, I would not be opposed to putting Duffy back in the pen if he continues to be inconsistent as a starter.
Guys I want gone;
Hammel
Maurer
Flynn
Lively [Reply]
They will likely break camp with Maurer in the closer spot next year, in the hopes
Of him having a strong start to the season and trading him for something.
Which is kind of silly and inconsistent with how they approached 2018 (they could have gotten nice pieces for Scott Alexander and Joakim Soria had they held him).
We’ll see Richard Lovelady and Josh Staumont, I think, which could be a pretty impactful and transformative duo. [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
They will likely break camp with
We’ll see Richard Lovelady and Josh Staumont, I think, which could be a pretty impactful and transformative duo.
"This is a song..."
"This is uhh, This is a new song..."
"It's through the eyes of one of the greatest people alive, I feel..."
"The LoveLady"
[Laughing]
Woke up in the morning
Put on my new pitchers glove
Served some reheated nacho sauce
With a little slice of love
Got no clue what the Ballpark dog is made of
Just know everything's doing fine
Down here in LoveLady Land
Well I wear this Royals cap on my head
Cause my blue hair is fallin' out
I wear these brown orthopedic cleats
Cause I got a bad case of the gout
I know you want seconds on the brauts
But there's no reason to shout
Everybody at The K loves it
Down here in LoveLady Land
Well yesterday's burger is today's sloppy joes
And my breath reeks of peanuts
And there's lots of black hairs coming out of my nose
In LoveLady Land your dreams come true
Clouds made of carrots and peas
Mountains built of Gates BBQ
And rivers made of macaroni and cheese
But don't forget to Toss your trash
And try to ignore my gum disease
No fan can escape the magic of LoveLady Land [Reply]
Originally Posted by DeepSouth:
The existing relieving core is a mess. I can see four additions to the bullpen next year;
Lovelady
Nate Karns
Travis Oaks
Jesse Hahn
And, I would not be opposed to putting Duffy back in the pen if he continues to be inconsistent as a starter.
Guys I want gone;
Hammel
Maurer
Flynn
Lively
karns? He had TOS... he probably won't ever pitch again a la Hochvar. [Reply]
Alex Gordon is the 49th best player in the AL (2.2 WAR)
Whit 4.7 WAR (12th in AL)
Mondesi 2.4 WAR (45th - extrapolated out to an entire season would be 5-6)
Perez 2.1 WAR
O'Hearn 1.3 (Eric Hosmer with six times as many ABs with 0.8)
Phillips 1.0
OTHERS:
Lorenzo "NL MVP" Cain 6.6
Mike Moustakas 2.4
Hosmer 0.8 [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Alex Gordon is the 49th best player in the AL (2.2 WAR)
Whit 4.7 WAR (12th in AL)
Mondesi 2.4 WAR (45th - extrapolated out to an entire season would be 5-6)
Perez 2.1 WAR
O'Hearn 1.3 (Eric Hosmer with six times as many ABs with 0.8)
Phillips 1.0
OTHERS:
Lorenzo "NL MVP" Cain 6.6
Mike Moustakas 2.4
Hosmer 0.8
Originally Posted by siberian khatru:
Mondesi so far tonight: double, homer, stolen base
Star.
He's going to get so much better when Alcides Escobar is on the streets, too. I can see him now taking advice from Escobar. "ok ok Alcides - what do I look for with this pitcher" - Alcides be like dude I dunno I just roll out of bed and swing at every pitch. [Reply]
Yep - Dayton gets ripped on here. But he had that one right.
It's funny because we saw him in '15 and I was like - yeah the guy's fast, and he did hit one homer a long way (which maybe was '16 I forget), but mostly he looks clueless at the plate. Scouts know what's up though. [Reply]