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08-09-2019, 09:56 AM | #3106 |
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I would have liked to see Witt have a very successful debut and come out of the gate with a .300/.350/.500 line or something like that. Hard to say what they have him working on down there. He also is transitioning to wood bats full time. The K rate is fine/solid (around 20 percent) so it isn’t like he’s being overwhelmed. |
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08-09-2019, 09:58 AM | #3107 | |
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08-09-2019, 10:03 AM | #3108 | |
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Common theme is to make the players you’re developing more complete by challenging them to find success with things they don’t currently do well. IE... you need to develop your third pitch to get outs... take away secondary out pitch entirely. Or... you hit everything you can to the pull side, even pitches away with spin. Or... you excel hitting early in counts but need to improve two-strike approach and pitch recognition. Work deeper. Etc. I don’t know if the Royals are doing any of that stuff with Witt, but it’s common practice. |
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08-09-2019, 10:21 AM | #3109 | |
Herm is the worst...horrible
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08-09-2019, 11:13 AM | #3110 | |
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Success as a professional hitter is all about how you respond to fail and adjust to fix it. So from that perspective, it’s good for guys to have to fail and adjust. Hosmer had to repeat Wilmington, and it helped him step forward. I think it’s better to get that struggle out of the way at High A... usually happens for most prospects at AA. The Royals are going to have pitchers worth watching at 3-4 levels. AAA - Lynch, Singer, Kowar AA - Bubic, Bowlan, Carlos Hernandez A+ - Haake, Heasely, del Rosario? A - Marte, del Rosario? |
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08-09-2019, 11:38 AM | #3111 | |
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08-09-2019, 11:41 AM | #3112 |
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Kansas City Royals second best offensive prospect...ummmm...Brewer Hicklen? A 23.6 year old in A ball. I don't know. Man, it's barren down there. We're going to need to flip some milb pitching for some offensive prospects worth a shit at some point.
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08-09-2019, 11:44 AM | #3113 | |
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08-09-2019, 12:10 PM | #3114 |
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2021 is looking like the year.
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08-09-2019, 12:12 PM | #3115 |
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08-09-2019, 12:33 PM | #3116 | |
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08-09-2019, 12:35 PM | #3117 |
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08-09-2019, 01:23 PM | #3118 |
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08-09-2019, 03:05 PM | #3120 | |
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1) Witt Jr 2) Khalil Lee (AA) 3) Kyle Isbel (A+) All better prospects with the stick than Hicklen. Phillips has too much service time to be a prospect but also is a better young potential piece than Hicklen. Could also make cases for Nick Heath. |
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