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Old 04-06-2018, 09:18 PM  
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*** 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!

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.
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Old 07-25-2018, 09:42 PM   #3136
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Old 07-25-2018, 09:51 PM   #3137
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No he's apparently a senior writer for Fangraphs. But it's obvious the Royals make him irrationally angry.
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Old 07-25-2018, 10:00 PM   #3138
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No he's apparently a senior writer for Fangraphs. But it's obvious the Royals make him irrationally angry.
I mean, it was pretty creative.
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Old 07-25-2018, 10:15 PM   #3139
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Symborski does the ZIPS analytics ratings so he looked bad when we kept winning. A few points:


1. We had the most wins in the AL over a 3 year period. That isn't luck and it cannot be faked.

2. We went 22-9 in postseason and nearly won back to back

3. Everyone copied our bullpen strategy. Imitation is the sincerest form of something

4. We built our entire team via the farm, so it wasn't like we bought it (i.e. Florida Marlins 2003, etc etc)

5. He's always welcome to come to KC and see the flag, the trophy, and maybe even kiss the ring
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Old 07-25-2018, 10:34 PM   #3140
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Twitter or not, that Symborski tweet is awful writing. “In his backyard” twice in the same sentence. Yikes.
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Old 07-25-2018, 10:39 PM   #3141
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Stupid. And even if true, who gives a ****? It's like making fun of a lottery winner for lucking into being rich. He's still rich, mother****er
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Old 07-25-2018, 10:52 PM   #3142
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Symborski does the ZIPS analytics ratings so he looked bad when we kept winning. A few points:


1. We had the most wins in the AL over a 3 year period. That isn't luck and it cannot be faked.

2. We went 22-9 in postseason and nearly won back to back

3. Everyone copied our bullpen strategy. Imitation is the sincerest form of something

4. We built our entire team via the farm, so it wasn't like we bought it (i.e. Florida Marlins 2003, etc etc)

5. He's always welcome to come to KC and see the flag, the trophy, and maybe even kiss the ring
Plus they weren't nearly as aimless as he's painting here. They valued making contact and playing great defense, and outpaced the rest of the league by a wide, wide margin over this period. That wasn't an accident.
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Old 07-26-2018, 03:50 AM   #3143
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https://www.kansascity.com/sports/sp...215490520.html

Interesting article on Bubba Starling and potential lack of motivation.
Interesting, but I disagree with Quirk on pretty much every aspect.

There's no upside in KC cutting ties. They've invested so much already... Might as well hang on until he quits baseball. His tools and defense are such that there's risk in moving on (slim as the chances of it being a real risk are). Would be brutal to cut ties and then have him make some sort of MLB contribution.

I also don't think questioning his work ethic or how much he wants to succeed is fair. Starling works hard. He just can't recognize pitches. That's a skill, not necessarily something that can be learned.

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Before we get too carried away expecting too big of a return on Moose, apparently the Braves view him as a platoon or bench player.
I don't expect a huge return, but they'll get something worthwhile back if there are really 9 teams interested/checking in.

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What was planned: Having a great defense, an offense that made contact and could run the bases at a high level, having a pitching staff that played to the ballpark (fly ball pitchers).

The bullpen dominance was a little unplanned, but the formula was purposeful heading into 2014, and the formula was so successful everyone is now trying to emulate it.

To suggest a 3-year run where the team was so good was just blind luck shows a real stubbornness and willful ignorance on his part. And it's annoying.

It's no different, really, than the Giants formula in 2010, 2012, and 2014.
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Old 07-26-2018, 07:54 AM   #3144
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Is he related to Jason La Canfora?
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Old 07-26-2018, 08:28 AM   #3145
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I don't agree with his take on us winning by pure luck, but I do agree with a lot of the rest that he said. He said the Royals rested on their laurels and didn't do enough after the world series to continue to build a sustainable system. He's right. They kept all of our star players for nostalgia and basically coasted into 2016 and 2017. Fans would have been initially pissed, but if the front office had done a better job of projecting their outlook for 2016-2017 they could have easily made the decision to sell off our assets and gotten the rebuild started sooner. 2 postseasons and 3 winning seasons in 12 or so years for this regime just isn't enough. We shouldn't have to go through 7 year rebuilds every decade just to have 2-3 years of winning baseball.
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Old 07-26-2018, 08:48 AM   #3146
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He’s an idiot.
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Old 07-26-2018, 09:11 AM   #3147
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And he missed one of the key reasons we took a step back so fast. They juiced the ball to minimize the effect of cheap fly ball pitching and speedy OF defenders strategy. Now you just want to get fat guys who hit fly balls, because you don't have to hit it hard for it to go out of the park.
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Old 07-26-2018, 09:20 AM   #3148
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I don't agree with his take on us winning by pure luck, but I do agree with a lot of the rest that he said. He said the Royals rested on their laurels and didn't do enough after the world series to continue to build a sustainable system. He's right. They kept all of our star players for nostalgia and basically coasted into 2016 and 2017. Fans would have been initially pissed, but if the front office had done a better job of projecting their outlook for 2016-2017 they could have easily made the decision to sell off our assets and gotten the rebuild started sooner. 2 postseasons and 3 winning seasons in 12 or so years for this regime just isn't enough. We shouldn't have to go through 7 year rebuilds every decade just to have 2-3 years of winning baseball.
You are ****ing idiot
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I don't agree with his take on us winning by pure luck, but I do agree with a lot of the rest that he said. He said the Royals rested on their laurels and didn't do enough after the world series to continue to build a sustainable system. He's right. They kept all of our star players for nostalgia and basically coasted into 2016 and 2017. Fans would have been initially pissed, but if the front office had done a better job of projecting their outlook for 2016-2017 they could have easily made the decision to sell off our assets and gotten the rebuild started sooner. 2 postseasons and 3 winning seasons in 12 or so years for this regime just isn't enough. We shouldn't have to go through 7 year rebuilds every decade just to have 2-3 years of winning baseball.
Yordano passing suddenly really upset long term plans as well...
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You're so kind. Thank you for offering such constructive criticism in an intelligent manner.
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