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 Prison Bitch: DONT HASSLE THE HOZ
now down to -0.8 fWAR. It's a disastrous year for faux-hawk. Just cracked 100k....and it's July 25. (He K 104, 132, 108, 93 his last 4 full seasons here). K rate has gone from 16.9% to 23.2%.
He's now 157th most valuable regular out of 161. Alshittys is one of the 4 shittier players btw. And Hoz defensive metrics? Still shit! So we can drop the tired excuse he "guarded the line" a lot late in our games cause our bullpen was so good.
One last thing: he's 1st of 161 regulars in GB/Fly ratio. 3.56x
Guy just has to hit the ball in the air. That is literally about it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ChiTown:
I would absolutely listen to trades for both Duffy and Perez in the offseason.
We won't be anywhere close to being ready to compete before both of these guys lose the majority of their value in the next 3 years. Clear the entire board and start over.
You'll get more if someone is desperate now AND with years of control. You don't need them AT ALL this year if you are the Royals. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
You'll get more if someone is desperate now AND with years of control. You don't need them AT ALL this year if you are the Royals.
This is exactly what I was thinking with the Yankees and the Sanchez situation. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Coogs:
What if the Yankees came calling for Perez in the next few days? With Sanchez's issues, you have to wonder if they might be in the mood for an upgrade at that position.
Yankees will upgrade their catcher position by calling in the backup with a .800 OPS before calling the Royals about Perez. [Reply]
Originally Posted by jd1020:
Yankees will upgrade their catcher position by calling in the backup with a .800 OPS before calling the Royals about Perez.
Fair enough. Didn't know what the Yankees had behind Sanchez. The dude playing now doesn't have very impressive numbers. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Coogs:
What if the Yankees came calling for Perez in the next few days? With Sanchez's issues, you have to wonder if they might be in the mood for an upgrade at that position.
If the right deal is out there now, I'm all for it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by jd1020:
Yankees will upgrade their catcher position by calling in the backup with a .800 OPS before calling the Royals about Perez.
You do have to wonder how much of his lazy bullshit they'll put up with before they look to move him.
It's just damn tough to convince yourself to move on from a guy with the ability to make a Piazza caliber impact offensively. His attitude is just so damn bad and has been for awhile now.
I mean, Perez for Sanchez doesn't get done. Perez and Duffy for Sanchez likely doesn't get much traction either unless they're just damn tired of him. The Yankees don't have a real need for Whit and the Royals don't have much to offer outside of that.
They should try to ship him to Miami for Realmuto just as a stick in his eye. I haven't seen a guy as indifferent out there since...well, Dexter Fowler. But before Dexter Fowler, I've not seen it since Hanley Ramirez got himself traded out of Miami. [Reply]
Having a player like Salvy on your roster as a catcher.. isn't exactly optimal.
He's too good defensively to not put behind home plate, but you can't run him out every day because -wouldn't you know it- the physical demands of the position are arduous.
You can't give him too much rest because his bat is historically too good to sacrifice for multiple days. Fine, so you DH him or stick him at first... but what happens when the backup catcher gets hurt midgame? You're then down a catcher and you lose the DH for that game.
So then you Gattis/Schwarber the guy and make him a full time player at another position or be the full time DH. But that's assuming he's not a liability at another position defensively and his bat is comparable offensively to other full time players at those spots.
If I'm a GM, why should I tell scouts to look for prospects like proto-Salvy when I should probably be looking for proto-Cervellis?
Disclaimer: this epiphany is independent of DJ's post. I just got around to posting it now and didn't see his commentary. I am in no way, shape or form influenced by the evil takes of a Cardinals fan. [Reply]