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
Spoiler!
Kelenic is the top prep bat, toolsy OF. Royals would be ecstatic to have shot at him.
1B Triston Casas, American Heritage HS (FL).
Spoiler!
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).
Spoiler!
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 Fansy the Famous Bard:
Nah this is GMDM. He'll trade Merrifield for a bullpen reclamation project. Herrera will go for an 24 yr old A Ball pitcher with shitty peripherals. And Duda will go for an extremely over-rated defensive Shortstop that makes too much money and struggles to show a .600 OPS. But he's a "Team player with the right attitude".
Payroll will go down a couple mil, the rebuild will be in full swing.
We will all go back to being the pessimistic fuck-stick Royals fan we remember (I think it's already happened to me).
Dumb post is dumb.
Originally Posted by tk13:
I think if you look at recent years, someone like Herrera will probably bring back an A-ball prospect or two, probably a decent younger player in someone's top 15. But it all depends on who you match up with though so it's hard to predict. Another option is doing a deal where you pair someone like Moose and Herrera together, if you can match up with someone. White Sox did that last year with Frazier and Robertson and got a decent return.
I think Herrera is the best of the rental chips. Not sure 2/3 of a season of a reliever - even one with an elite history pitching as well as Herrera - is enough on its own to warrant a top 100 piece back, depends on market. But I think you could get a piece back in the fringes of the 100. That’s helpful.
Moustakas’ only potential landing spot really seems to be Atlanta, barring an injury to another contender.
And as for Merrifield and Duffy... both stocks are a little down right now. Merrifield’s start is good in that he has continue to show good SLG and exit velocity. Needs to pick his average back up a bit to get his value up.
That’s a tough spot. To move either of them - or Perez - the return needs to be bullet proof... and I’m not sure those type of returns are out there anymore. [Reply]
AAA
Adalberto "Raul" Mondesi .323 avg, .968 OPS, 2 HR, 31 ABs
Bubba Starling .281 avg, .687 OPS, 0 HR, 32 AB
Hunter Dozier .242 avg, .703 OPS, 1 HR, 99 AB
Josh Staumont 0.68 ERA, 13 IP
Richard Lovelady 3.75, 12 IP
AA
Nicky Lopez .284 avg, .721 OPS, 0 HR, 109 AB
Donnie Dewees .241 avg, .648 OPS, 0 HR, 112 AB
Samir Duenez .238 avg, .753 OPS, 5 HR, 105 AB
Scott Blewett 4.4 ERA 30.2 IP
Foster Griffin 3.72 ERA, 29 IP
A+ (Wilmington Blue Rocks)
DJ Burt .377 avg, .896 OPS, 0 HR, 16 SB, 53 AB
Khalil Lee .247 avg, .806 OPS, 2 HR, 6 SB, 93 AB
Meibrys Viloria .228 avg, .646 OPS, 1 HR, 79 AB
A (Lexington)
Seuly Matias .278 avg, .960 OPS, 8 HR, 90 AB
Nick Pratto .267 avg, .757 OPS, 4 HR, 105 AB
MJ Melendez .237 avg, .832 OPS, 3 HR, 76 OPS
Michael Gigliotti out for season with ACL
Daniel Tillo 3.68 ERA, 29 IP
Nolan Watson 6.33 ERA, 27 IP [Reply]
Originally Posted by Fansy the Famous Bard:
Holy cow.
Dude is a 4th round pick. DJ Burt. Could eventually be someone, had a disappointing batting avg last year, and has no power but tons of walks and SBs [Reply]
