***Official 2023 Royals Season Repository Thread***

[ChiefsCountry]

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

[Ocotillo]

Originally Posted by tk13

Taylor made some highlight plays but watching him play defense in person was great. The guy could cover so much ground in CF that I don't think TV ever did him justice. If he could only be an average hitter he would be a real weapon of a player. Especially in a place like KC. The Twins are collecting quite the OF defense now.

Taylor actually had the most first-place votes (8) among center fielders in the 2022 Fielding Bible awards. A case can be made that he's the best defensive center fielder in the game.

[Sassy Squatch]

If the return was that shitty wait until the deadline. There almost definitely would've been someone that needed him.

[Why Not?]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

If the return was that shitty wait until the deadline. There almost definitely would've been someone that needed him.

I mean maybe, but you're still probably getting that type of return. To get much better you'd have to bank on a contender needing basically a defensive replacement CF as their missing piece.

[duncan_idaho]

I look at that trade as a win regardless.
Even if the prospects don’t amount to anything, the Royals opened roster space to get true evaluations of some younger players.

Sisk can be a valuable reliever. Other guy is huge, has plus stuff, could be a good bullpen piece.

End of the day, getting 12 years of control of a few high-leverage guys is not a bad return for one year of a 4th OF.

[nychief]

We are going to suck donkey dick this season... might as well get some ABs for the ppl that might be with the team when it is not so shitty.

[Vladimir_Kyrilytch]

So this team purports to want to win. They won't bring back Greinke cause he would cost 140% of Jordan Lyles salary, so **** the fans, save that cash and bring in Lyles.

Then sign a cooked DV committer for no discernable benefit.

Ask all taxpayers in Missouri to nut up and pay more taxes for a new stadium that is unneccessary.

And then they DONT offer a contract to a free ace that got extorted by a whore that was already ****ing Tatis Jr before she started ****ing him. That would be too far

Bauer needs to be on this team. I'm losing patience waiting for it to happen.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

If the return was that shitty wait until the deadline. There almost definitely would've been someone that needed him.

I don't think trades are what they used to be unless you're trading a Mookie Betts type player. Every team including the big markets is hoarding prospects for the most part. You aren't going to trade middle of the road veterans for anyone highly ranked anymore unless you get lucky and turn a lower ranked prospect into something more.

[Vladimir_Kyrilytch]

Drew Waters is like 4 years away fellas. He isn't your 2023 centerfielder.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by Vladimir_Kyrilytch

Drew Waters is like 4 years away fellas. He isn't your 2023 centerfielder.

He played over a month and posted a .800 OPS, took walks and was on pace to be around a 20 HR guy. He's the favorite to take the job for sure.

[myselff77]

Originally Posted by Vladimir_Kyrilytch

Drew Waters is like 4 years away fellas. He isn't your 2023 centerfielder.

Drew Waters is 24 years old. If he is still 4 years away, the Royals might as well play him this year to confirm and then move on.

[Mecca]

This team is pretty obviously going for cost cutting.

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by Vladimir_Kyrilytch

Drew Waters is like 4 years away fellas. He isn't your 2023 centerfielder.

Just go the **** away

[Vladimir_Kyrilytch]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Just go the **** away

Suck my balls sportsfan. I thought he was younger than he really is. That's my mistake. Crucify me for it.

He aint 4 years away. He's already cooked.

Fangraphs raises red flags about that aggressiveness, writing that “upper-level pitching has exploited his free-swinging approach” and continues to “chase pitches that he either misses or that limit the quality of his contact.”

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Vladimir_Kyrilytch

Suck my balls sportsfan. I thought he was younger than he really is. That's my mistake. Crucify me for it.

He aint 4 years away. He's already cooked.

Fangraphs raises red flags about that aggressiveness, writing that “upper-level pitching has exploited his free-swinging approach” and continues to “chase pitches that he either misses or that limit the quality of his contact.”

The Braves traded him because they didn't think he had it...the Royals think they can fix him.

[Vladimir_Kyrilytch]

Originally Posted by Mecca

The Braves traded him because they didn't think he had it...the Royals think they can fix him.

Yes yes I remember him. I got sprayed by a skunk last night and temporarily lost my usual sharp edge. I'm not a believer but I won't fault you EMAWs for giving Brett Phillips 2.0 a fair shot.