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Originally Posted by Mecca
The Royals are basically in a all in or all out position. Signing middling FAs like Carlos Santana etc isn't gonna do much.
They're in a spot to either go all out and pursue big time FAs (which they obviously aren't doing) or just let the kids play.
It's fine if they go with the kids approach since they have a lot of young guys thar need at bats.
If it results in Ryan O'Hearn and Hunter Dozier as everyday players then this team is to dumb to win.
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What's so unusual is the Royals have a lot of big bats in the minors. Witt, MJ, and Pratto all have 40 HR potential in the show.
Don't sleep on Vinnie Pasquantino...he's a late bloomer at 24 but had a .957 OPS last year with a .390 OBP. That guy has some plate discipline and good pop (24 HR in 437 combined AB at High A and AA). He's an 11th round 2019 pick that crushed at Burlington in '19 (.963 OPS), crushed at high A in 2021, then continued to crush at AA (.927 OPS).