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04-18-2018, 10:02 AM | #227 | |
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04-18-2018, 10:04 AM | #228 |
Stroking to the SB Champs!
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04-18-2018, 10:27 AM | #229 |
I'm with the Banned
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04-18-2018, 10:39 AM | #230 |
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I remember everyone, EVERYONE, hating the Colon pick. You don't have to be a good GM to know that pick was bizarre. Starling was toolsy, but that one had bust written all over it from day 1.
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04-18-2018, 10:52 AM | #231 |
In Search of a Life
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04-18-2018, 11:41 AM | #232 | |
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They performed in the clutch. That’s what you need to win championships. If they can hit on at least 2 Top 5 picks in the next 3 years, I feel like they’ll be in pretty good shape to be potentially contending come 2022, when you look at the talent that is in the low minors right now. We’ll see, I guess . . . . |
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04-18-2018, 11:44 AM | #233 |
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The worst part about that is, reportedly, they were going to pick Chris Sale instead, but some Royals people worried about him holding up as a starter Long term.
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04-18-2018, 11:45 AM | #234 | |
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The current regime should absolutely face some pressure because of its draft record. Being about average in hitting on first round picks makes succeeding in Kansas City a tough proposition. I think the 2010-2012 years were especially rough. Not much depth from those years. Colon is a painful, painful miss considering Sale was their rumored preferred pick until about 15 min before the pick. I think they’ve done much better in the past 2-3 drafts. 2013, they did a good job leveraging their draft position. They have the most draft pool to spend this year, which should put KC in that more comfortable territory of pre-slotting... where they could give Wil Myers top 15 money in Round 3, or give Jake Junis second-round money in round 27. They’ve done a great job in those types of setups in the past. Hopefully that continues. They’ll have a top 10 pick next year almost certainly, which should mean another large pool. And they have a nice complement of players at A and A+ in the minors. Add to that group with good drafts in 18 and 19, and you’re right back to where KC needs to be. As far as drafting a superstar, that’s usually a matter of: 1) good draft position (its easy to get a superstar when you have 1 in a draft that has a legit superstar prospect or two or three). Had the Royals lost one more game in 2008, they would have picked third and taken Manny Machado. 2) Luck (that prospect stays healthy and on track). Kyle Zimmer looked like an absolute superstar smash success ... until his body failed him. 3) good evaluation AND luck (identifying someone you can tweak slightly or project slightly and have them turn into a monster) Bubba Starling and Mike Trout has nearly identical profiles coming into their drafts, Though Starling was more highly regarded and had been a big success with the USA u18 team. Getting Mike Trout in the middle of the First was luck. Knowing he has superstar tools was a matter of evaluation. |
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04-18-2018, 01:03 PM | #235 |
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Rumor mill is swirling that expansion is on the horizon for MLB. Portland and Montreal are the lead cities for that. I've also heard that the A's are looking into moving to Nashville.
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04-18-2018, 01:11 PM | #236 | |
The man you could post like.
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04-18-2018, 01:13 PM | #237 |
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They really aren't perfect. 15 is a pain the ass to schedule. 16 in a league and you would have almost perfect scheduling. And for the Royals no more Chicago, Minnesota, Detroit, Cleveland division either, hello California or Texas.
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04-18-2018, 01:14 PM | #238 |
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Expansion would further dilute the talent pool, of which, is already lacking.
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04-18-2018, 01:15 PM | #239 |
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04-18-2018, 02:06 PM | #240 |
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Would Montreal play in that shithole stadium again? It's kinda cool watching games played at that dump on tv
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