Free Agent Signings:
Carlos Santana
Mike Minor
Michael Taylor
Ervin Santana
Top 10 Prospects:
1 Bobby Witt Jr., SS
2 Asa Lacy, LHP
3 Daniel Lynch, LHP
4 Jackson Kowar, RHP
5 Erick Pena, OF
6 Nick Loftin, SS
7 Kyle Isbel, OF
8 Khali Lee, OF
9 Jonathan Bowlan, RHP
10 Carlos Hernedez, RHP [Reply]
Originally Posted by lewdog:
Honestly, there's a lot of exciting things to watch this year.
Not a playoff team but get some good development in spots and the future could look bright sooner rather than later.
Team kinda has a 2013 Royals vibe to it*. Seems like a team that will be fun and decently competitive. They won’t make the playoffs but will be able to play games that matter through the summer. Gonna have us all fired up for 2022 I think.
* I don’t think this team quite goes 86-76 like the 2013 squad but I could see the opposite of that or around 79-81 wins. [Reply]
Originally Posted by tk13:
Witt certainly looks the part every time he gets the chance. Experience is working against him. I can't imagine Dayton throwing a truly elite prospect out there without playing hardly any minor league games. Except for a handful of games in rookie ball. If he comes up and looks overmatched like Mondesi did at first the Royals would get destroyed.
I doubt Dayton will Clint Hurdle this guy. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Valiant:
I hope we don't trade him. This is the shit I am worried about.
This team reminds me of the beginning years of our championship run.
Let the young guys run.
You're honestly worried about us trading Witt Jr? Why? I know we traded Wil Myers, but Witt Jr. is in a different class of prospect. He's as untouchable as Mondesi was as a prospect. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Valiant:
I hope we don't trade him. This is the shit I am worried about.
Is this worry based on anything? It’s not like the Royals have a recent history of just randomly trading elite prospects. Myers and Manea are the only 2 I can recall and they were traded out of an absolutely stocked farm system and their trades 100% directly helped lead to a WS title. Plus it’s worth noting that both of them (whom I root for, my Myers replica jersey is the only piece of non Royals baseball clothing I own, although to be fair I got it as a giveaway at a Padres game), are good but certainly not great players.
Plenty people can knock Dayton for but I don’t think his handling/trading of top prospects is one of them.
Why Bret Saberhagen Deserves Consideration for the National Baseball Hall of Fame
MAY 10, 2020 / GREENBAYBOBFOX
When one looks at the 167 wins that Saberhagen had in his career, there are three other starting pitchers in the Hall of Fame that have similar win totals. I’m talking about Sandy Koufax, Dizzy Dean and Lefty Gomez.