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duncan_idaho · 04-06-2018, 09:18 PM

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.

OKchiefs · 09-27-2018, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I've rarely seen a team that's done so little with so much.

Bauer going down hurt, sure. But for most of the year they had the Klubot, Carrasco, Bauer in CY form, and Clevinger as one of the top 25ish pitchers in baseball. Then you have Lindor killing it, Ramirez putting up an MVP caliber year, a huge bounceback season from Brantley and solid complementary players across the board.

How that team isn't a 95+ win squad is beyond me. It isn't even that guys are underperforming - they're not. Individual players on that team are having extraordinary years. They just don't win as many games as they should somehow.

They're the anti-Rays.

Or the anti-Royals. How many years did we outperform our projected wins?

tk13 · 09-27-2018, 07:28 PM

Mondesi does it again. HR #13.

There are 12 players in baseball history to hit 13+ home runs with 28+ stolen bases in their age 22 season or younger. Adalberto Mondesi is one of them. Others include Mike Trout, Alex Rodriguez and Barry Bonds.#Thriller indeed.
— Dave Holtzman (@DHoltzy) September 28, 2018

blake5676 · 09-27-2018, 08:42 PM

Mondesi's numbers extrapolated to 162 game season:

101 runs
29 doubles
7 triples
29 HR's
77 RBI's
18 BB's
166 K's
63 SB's

This kid could be AWESOME. By far the highlight of the season this year, along with some other fun bright spots.

tk13 · 09-27-2018, 09:25 PM

Mondesi's a monster. Steals 2nd. Steals 3rd. Salvy drives him in with a walkoff single.

WhawhaWhat · 09-27-2018, 09:28 PM

Royals’ win over Cleveland means they can’t match the 2005 Royals for the most losses in a season in team history. #SilverLining
— Pete Grathoff (@pgrathoff) September 28, 2018

tk13 · 09-28-2018, 12:42 PM

Thanks to last night’s win I’d like to express a huge debt of gratitude to the 2018 @Royals for protecting the legacy of the 2005 @Royals. May our #106 live on in Kansas City folklore for eternity.
— Mark Teahen (@MarkTeahen) September 28, 2018

DanT · 09-28-2018, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tk13

Thanks to last night’s win I’d like to express a huge debt of gratitude to the 2018 @Royals for protecting the legacy of the 2005 @Royals. May our #106 live on in Kansas City folklore for eternity.
— Mark Teahen (@MarkTeahen) September 28, 2018

ChiefsCountry · 09-28-2018, 12:49 PM

This team was not anywhere near as bad as those mid-00s teams.

DanT · 09-28-2018, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blake5676

Mondesi's numbers extrapolated to 162 game season:

101 runs
29 doubles
7 triples
29 HR's
77 RBI's
18 BB's
166 K's
63 SB's

This kid could be AWESOME. By far the highlight of the season this year, along with some other fun bright spots.

I enjoyed this season a lot. Having recently won a World Series made this season much more tolerable than previous 100-loss season. I think Ned and Dayton are capable of leading another rebuild and I've enjoyed seeing the earlier-career Royals get more big-league experience.

I like that we have strength up the middle with Whit, Mondesi and Perez. We still need to shore up some other positions, but I could imagine this team starting to win more than they lose in 2020.

WhawhaWhat · 09-28-2018, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

This team was not anywhere near as bad as those mid-00s teams.

They were on pace through the first half to steamroll those teams in awfulness.

Jerok · 09-28-2018, 01:53 PM

We had Moustakas, Herrera, Jay, Duda, and Duffy and sucked and now we are doing pretty good. Baseball is weird.

ChiefsCountry · 09-28-2018, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

They were on pace through the first half to steamroll those teams in awfulness.

Bullpen turds screwed this team out of at least 10 wins this year.

BWillie · 09-28-2018, 02:17 PM

If Mondesi could walk - he could be Mike Trout (offensively with similar defensive value, albeit different positions)

Discuss Thrower · 09-28-2018, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BWillie

If Mondesi could walk - he could be Mike Trout (offensively with similar defensive value, albeit different positions)

Too bad casual fans outside of Anaheim don't have any clue who the most marketable player is.

dlphg9 · 09-28-2018, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

Too bad casual fans outside of Anaheim don't have any clue who the most marketable player is.

I think people know who the most marketable player is, Trout has a deal with Subway. I can't really think of any other baseball players I see in national sales commercials. It's just that baseball doesn't market their players for shit.

04-06-2018, 09:18 PM
duncan_idaho M-I-Z-Z-O-U Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $1760308	* Official 2018 Royals Repository * 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! 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 Spoiler! Kelenic is the top prep bat, toolsy OF. Royals would be ecstatic to have shot at him. 1B Triston Casas, American Heritage HS (FL). Spoiler! 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). Spoiler! 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.
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09-27-2018, 07:28 PM	#4607
tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $1992500	Mondesi does it again. HR #13. There are 12 players in baseball history to hit 13+ home runs with 28+ stolen bases in their age 22 season or younger. Adalberto Mondesi is one of them. Others include Mike Trout, Alex Rodriguez and Barry Bonds.#Thriller indeed. — Dave Holtzman (@DHoltzy) September 28, 2018
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09-27-2018, 08:42 PM	#4608
blake5676 Veteran Join Date: Oct 2013 Casino cash: $2700323	Mondesi's numbers extrapolated to 162 game season: 101 runs 29 doubles 7 triples 29 HR's 77 RBI's 18 BB's 166 K's 63 SB's This kid could be AWESOME. By far the highlight of the season this year, along with some other fun bright spots.
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tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $1992500	Mondesi's a monster. Steals 2nd. Steals 3rd. Salvy drives him in with a walkoff single.
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09-27-2018, 09:28 PM	#4610
WhawhaWhat MVP Join Date: Feb 2013 Casino cash: $1591116	Royals’ win over Cleveland means they can’t match the 2005 Royals for the most losses in a season in team history. #SilverLining — Pete Grathoff (@pgrathoff) September 28, 2018
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09-28-2018, 12:42 PM	#4611
tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $1992500	Thanks to last night’s win I’d like to express a huge debt of gratitude to the 2018 @Royals for protecting the legacy of the 2005 @Royals. May our #106 live on in Kansas City folklore for eternity. — Mark Teahen (@MarkTeahen) September 28, 2018
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09-28-2018, 12:49 PM	#4613
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