*** Official 2018 Royals Repository ***

[duncan_idaho]

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.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Red Dawg

Strikes, doesn't mean just throw up meat balls. You can't afford a walk. He threw two in the damn dirt hoping for swings and he didn't have to. They were not going to try and **** up the game. But of course the internet potchers from highschool say stupid shit like reinvent yourself in the 9th on a peefect game run

Dumb ****s.

There’s a dumb **** in this thread for sure.

[Red Dawg]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

There’s a dumb **** in this thread for sure.

Yeah, you.

[Bufkin]

I'm officially a Jorge Lopez fan. That was the best Royals pitching performance I've watched since Appier's 1 hit complete game where he lost (the only hit was a Palmeiro home run). Lopez also threw a gem in his prior start against Baltimore.

I'm assuming we have him quite awhile due to pre-arbitration years right? If so, I'm excited to see what he ends up doing in the long run.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by Bufkin

I'm officially a Jorge Lopez fan. That was the best Royals pitching performance I've watched since Appier's 1 hit complete game where he lost (the only hit was a Palmeiro home run). Lopez also threw a gem in his prior start against Baltimore.

I'm assuming we have him quite awhile due to pre-arbitration years right? If so, I'm excited to see what he ends up doing in the long run.

Yeah through 2023 I believe. You can't just bank on tonight, there are many pitchers who actually threw no hitters and never amounted to anything long term, but he has some good movement on his pitches and 3 of his 5 starts in KC have been very solid.

It's looking like Dayton did a pretty good job on that Moose trade. In a time where nobody gets anything decent for rental players anymore, he may have gotten two major league players with upside for a guy we signed for $6 million. Time will tell.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by tk13

Yeah through 2023 I believe. You can't just bank on tonight, there are many pitchers who actually threw no hitters and never amounted to anything long term, but he has some good movement on his pitches and 3 of his 5 starts in KC have been very solid.

It's looking like Dayton did a pretty good job on that Moose trade. In a time where nobody gets anything decent for rental players anymore, he may have gotten two major league players with upside for a guy we signed for $6 million. Time will tell.

Early returns looks promising, so that's a good sign. Hopefully it will continue to be better down the road.

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by Red Dawg

Yeah, you.

You're such a ****ing idiot. Are you OKchiefs too?

[Al Bundy]

Did the Royals even win tonight?

[Kidd Lex]

Originally Posted by Red Dawg

Yeah, you.

Single dumbest comment in CP history, especially given the poster you’re quoting. Congrats.

[MVChiefFan]

Originally Posted by Bufkin

I'm officially a Jorge Lopez fan. That was the best Royals pitching performance I've watched since Appier's 1 hit complete game where he lost (the only hit was a Palmeiro home run). Lopez also threw a gem in his prior start against Baltimore.

I'm assuming we have him quite awhile due to pre-arbitration years right? If so, I'm excited to see what he ends up doing in the long run.

Man, I was just a kid, but I very vividly being at that Appier game. That was so ridiculous.

[Lex Luthor]

Originally Posted by tk13

Rany had a crazy stat on Twitter this morning. Whit has basically moved into the top 25 position players in Royals history in WAR. The only 2B ahead of him is Frank White. He's only played really for two seasons.

Here's another crazy stat about Whit:

Ok, let’s try this instead.

Seasons with a .323 OBP:

Whit Merrifield: 3 of 3
Frank White: 0 of 18

Getting on base is the most important offensive skill. https://t.co/HGZP1GfDUX

— Rany Jazayerli (@jazayerli) August 30, 2018

[suzzer99]

STOP DESTROYING MY CHILDHOOD

[Al Bundy]

Royals lost 2 out of 3 to the Twins over the weekend and still lost ground on the #1 overall pick. That is such a Royals thing to do.

[Chiefspants]

You may have all missed it due to Saint Patrick yesterday, but Captain red-ass Madison Bumgarner got his feelings hurt and intentionally hit a batter to load the bases for the Brewers. The next batter proceeded to roast a grand slam.

MadBum, at this point, has been more of an ***hole than Yo ever was. Even Giants fans are getting sick of his thin-skinned garbage.

[Why Not?]

Originally Posted by Al Bundy

Royals lost 2 out of 3 to the Twins over the weekend and still lost ground on the #1 overall pick. That is such a Royals thing to do.

That ship has sailed. Baltimore is awful beyond comprehension

[tk13]

There are so many teams tanking at this point the standings look terrible. I wonder if any of these teams are going to switch course and try to be competitive faster. There's literally 6-7 competitive teams in the entire AL and that's being generous. The flip side is the playoff teams are all going to have 90 wins. I can't tell if that's because they are all time great teams or half the league is garbage. Baltimore is 56.5 games out of first place. They'll probably end up more than 60 games back. That's absurd.