Royals *** Official 2018 Royals Repository *** - Page 8

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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Hmmm, this sounds worse than "a bit of a groin":

Royals OF Alex Gordon has been placed on the 10-day DL with a left hip labral tear. OF Abraham Almonte has been recalled from Omaha.
— Maria Torres (@maria_torres3) April 10, 2018

https://www.royalsreview.com/2018/4/...ip-labral-tear

Originally Posted by :
A hip labral tear “involves the ring of cartilage (labrum) that follows the outside rim of the socket of your hip joint”, according to the Mayo Clinic. Gordon had surgery on his labrum back in 2009 that caused him to miss three months. Devin Mesoraco missed most of the 2015 season with a labrum injury in his hip that he never had surgery on, and Troy Tulowitzki missed the final six weeks of the 2014 season with a similar injury. The Royals have not yet given an indication of how serious Gordon’s injury is or a timeline of when he hopes to return.

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Originally Posted by siberian khatru:
Hmmm, this sounds worse than "a bit of a groin":

Royals OF Alex Gordon has been placed on the 10-day DL with a left hip labral tear. OF Abraham Almonte has been recalled from Omaha.
— Maria Torres (@maria_torres3) April 10, 2018

https://www.royalsreview.com/2018/4/...ip-labral-tear

If this has been a chronic problem, suddenly a lot more makes sense. Chronic hip issues are debilitating, especially in sports that require sudden ranges of movement like swinging a bat.
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