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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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duncan_idaho 10:42 AM 05-12-2018
The most encouraging thing about Soler is the plate discipline. That’s a skill that stabilizes early and tends to hold up.

He may not hit much more than .270 over the course of the year, but .270/.370/.500 plays quite nicely.
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Bowser 01:18 PM 05-12-2018
Originally Posted by tk13:
Wade Davis gave up a 2 run homer in the 9th at Coors to blow a save against the Brewers. He now has more blown saves than all of last year. It's just tough pitching in that altitude.
I was surprised to see him go there. What was his contract? I assume they threw a bank vault at him.
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Bowser 01:19 PM 05-12-2018
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
The most encouraging thing about Soler is the plate discipline. That’s a skill that stabilizes early and tends to hold up.

He may not hit much more than .270 over the course of the year, but .270/.370/.500 plays quite nicely.
He's been quite a pleasant surprise. Let's see if he can keep it up through the year.
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TomBarndtsTwin 01:32 PM 05-12-2018
Originally Posted by Bowser:
I was surprised to see him go there. What was his contract? I assume they threw a bank vault at him.
3 years, 51 million.

The same contract they offered Greg Holland to come back, who turned it down at the advice of his agent, Boras. (whoops!)
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Chiefspants 01:48 PM 05-12-2018
Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin:
3 years, 51 million.

The same contract they offered Greg Holland to come back, who turned it down at the advice of his agent, Boras. (whoops!)
3/52 I heard. Pretty amazing deal for such a dead offseason. Boras was a world class dumbass if he advised Holland to turn that down.
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Hog's Gone Fishin 01:57 PM 05-12-2018
I haven't kept up closely with all the moves but what happened to Bonaficio ? I thought he was going to be a solid player for us.
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Chiefspants 01:58 PM 05-12-2018
Popped for roids
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Hog's Gone Fishin 02:32 PM 05-12-2018
Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
Popped for roids
So, he's just suspended ?
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TomBarndtsTwin 02:34 PM 05-12-2018
Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin:
So, he's just suspended ?
Yup. For first half of season. He’ll be back in the second half.
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Bowser 02:35 PM 05-12-2018
Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin:
So, he's just suspended ?
Yep, half the season.


And Scott Boras hasn't exactly had what one would call a "banner year" if that is true about Holland.
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BWillie 05:05 PM 05-12-2018
Originally Posted by Bowser:
He's been quite a pleasant surprise. Let's see if he can keep it up through the year.
Im tellin ya. He posted better numbers than Aaron Judge at the same age in AAA and AA.
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Al Bundy 05:27 PM 05-12-2018

Outfielder Bubba Starling will miss "significant time" after straining an oblique muscle on Thursday in Omaha, a Royals official says. It will likely be more than a month (at least) but timetables for oblique injuries are difficult to predict.

— Rustin Dodd (@rustindodd) May 12, 2018


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Chiefspants 05:37 PM 05-12-2018

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Titty Meat 08:08 PM 05-12-2018
Originally Posted by Al Bundy:

He just needs to call it a career and come Flourish in the Frost offense. It's perfect for him.
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Dartgod 11:56 AM 05-13-2018
Breaking news, Duffy still sucks.
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