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]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
I think with the NIL now we may see more kids opt to do that no?
It doesn't appear to be much of a factor since NIL was implemented.
But even if NIL was, it's a scout's job to find out before the draft what a kid and his family are willing to sign for.
If a guy gets drafted high, a team has good reason to believe the player is going to sign for X amount. At that point, NIL is not a factor.
Usually, if there's a breakdown in the negotiations after the pick has been made, it's due to a medical reason and the team backtracks on its signing bonus figure. [Reply]
With the draft in the books, I have fairly gross Allard Baird vibes from this one.
No consistent vision or plan going on there. They took a cheaper sign at #8 and don't seem to have a plan to really spend that money (and if the plan is to spend it on the kid they took at 44 and Dickey, I must say I think that plan is, frankly, pretty godsdamned stupid). [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
With the draft in the books, I have fairly gross Allard Baird vibes from this one.
No consistent vision or plan going on there. They took a cheaper sign at #8 and don't seem to have a plan to really spend that money (and if the plan is to spend it on the kid they took at 44 and Dickey, I must say I think that plan is, frankly, pretty godsdamned stupid).
Even Baird would run into the occasional Greinke or Gordo, two players GMDM never could come close to matching WAR wise through the draft.
This looks like GMDM's frugality at the top with no plan whatsoever for how to take advantage of that in the later rounds. [Reply]
