2023 – A new beginning for the Royals. Matt Quatraro era begins. A year to see which of our young players will make up the core going forward. Can Bobby Witt Jr become a superstar SS or will go to the hot corner? Will Brady Singer take the next step forward? Will Salvy be Salvy? Will Big Vin or Pratto take first base? Will they find a position for MJ? Who else emerges from the youth movement? Not to mention the development of the new downtown stadium.
Free Agents/Trades Acquisitions
Jordan Lyles, RHP
Ryan Yarbrough, LHP
Josh Taylor, LHP
Aroldis Chapman, LHP
Top 10 Prospects from Baseball America
1. Gavin Cross, OF
2. Cayden Wallace, 3B
3. Drew Waters, OF
4. Ben Kudrna, RHP
5. Frank Mozzicato, LHP
6. Maikel Garcia, SS
7. Tyler Gentry, OF
8. Nick Loftin, OF/3B
9. Angel Zerpa, LHP
10. Carter Jensen, C [Reply]
This is what a trade looks like when a team recognizes that it's bad and is trying get it turned around instead of salary dumps.
Civale is owed less than $1M for the rest of the season and comes with two additional years of control. Manzardo is the Rays’ No. 4 prospect, per @MLBPipeline.
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
The whole "major league talent" thing re: Nicky Lopez really was discouraging to see. I was willing to give them benefit of the doubt after that Rangers trade and see what types of returns they were seeking. Pulling in that level of return for him is just... inexplicable.
They're getting dragged for it, and rightfully so.
Taylor Hearns can be acquired pretty easily.
When have the Royals ever gone wrong trading for a Hearn? [Reply]
Josh Vernier getting on the radio this morning and making Nicky Lopez out like a bad clubhouse guy was certainly something. “He hasn’t been all in on his role in a while now.”
Originally Posted by Al Bundy:
A Royals mouthpiece shitting on Lopez because Dickollo ordered him to.
The Royals seem really serious about using friendly media to shit on players they move on from.
Also they apparently don't like criticism, the Royals farm report guy basically said he was told about a year ago by someone in the organization "you have no idea what you're talking about." [Reply]
Originally Posted by Woogieman:
I'd say we are at "total shit show" level:
historically bad record - check
just ran a bad draft - check
WTF trad - check
butchering the new ballpark - and check
What positives can we cling to? Strong attendance?
And they just assigned Blake Mitchell to the Arizona complex league...so once again super slow development and not full season ball...bad sign. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mecca:
And they just assigned Blake Mitchell to the Arizona complex league...so once again super slow development and not full season ball...bad sign.
Same level that Max Clark and Walker Jenkins are at. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mecca:
Yea are they 19..oh right they aren't.
You're desire to defend the Royals brain dead front office is funny though.
They all just graduated high school ball dipshit. No team is going to send a high school senior straight to Single A for a month after he signs. Mitchell is what 4 months older than Clark. Big fucking deal. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry:
They all just graduated high school ball dipshit. No team is going to send a high school senior straight to Single A for a month after he signs. Mitchell is what 4 months older than Clark. Big fucking deal.
