*****Official 2024 Royals Season Repository Thread*****

[Ocotillo]

The #Royals are expected to sign 4 of BA's Top 100 International Signings.

#9 Yandel Ricardo, SS
#31 Jhonayker Ugarte, SS
#51 Darison Garcia, SS
#61 Jose Cerice, 3B

Also expected to sign another SS, C, OF, & a RHP. They were 1 of 6 teams with the most bonus pool money ($7.1M). https://t.co/UpGiDOowIA

— Josh Keiser (@joshkeiser40) January 15, 2024

[poolboy]

Originally Posted by Ocotillo

The #Royals are expected to sign 4 of BA's Top 100 International Signings.

#9 Yandel Ricardo, SS
#31 Jhonayker Ugarte, SS
#51 Darison Garcia, SS
#61 Jose Cerice, 3B

Also expected to sign another SS, C, OF, & a RHP. They were 1 of 6 teams with the most bonus pool money ($7.1M). https://t.co/UpGiDOowIA

— Josh Keiser (@joshkeiser40) January 15, 2024

3 shortstops and looking for more? Doesnt look promising for a Bobby extension

[Ocotillo]

Originally Posted by poolboy

3 shortstops and looking for more? Doesnt look promising for a Bobby extension

You're reading way too much into it, especially with a high risk group of teenage prospects.

There's a thought process in baseball scouting that shortstops are the best athletes and are on the top of the defensive spectrum. It's easy to move a shortstop to another position with ease. It's not often you see an organization sign three amateur first basemen for instance because their value would be entirely in their bat.