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Eric Hosmer, who only has one flaw -- a 'c' rather than 'k' at the end of his first name -- is the symbol of the new Royals. His first ML hit came in this game, a 4-3 victory over the hated A's. Thanks to Drayton for picking and promoting Hosmer, so that on this day the A's would sink a game behind the Rangers.
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So, um, well, I've long been a fan of Midwest baseball, and, every year, my hope is that the postseason
contains the Rangers and plenty of Midwest teams.
It’s probably unrealistic to think the Royals would be the odds-on favorite to win the Central before 2013, but guys with the talent level of Hosmer are on the way, and you never know how quickly they blossom.
Their SS can’t hit — and that trade trade was a sucky idea and is looking like a very marginal return on Greinke — but his defense has helped improve immensely their overall defense.
They’ve got a nice thread series going over at royalsreview, following their top prospects:
4/29 – 5/5
Gotta believe Danny Duffy will be up by June.
Ex Rangers aren’t doing all that much for them, though:
Treanor, .197/.347/.311
Pina (AAA), .200/.321/.222
Smith (AA), .242/.266/.323
There are probably others in their org, but I do not have the player background skills of Newberg.
At any rate… Today’s the day that Hosmer will hit his first HR, and I am ecstatic that it will be a walkoff against the A’s.
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Duffy should have already replaced Davies.
Given the state of the AL Central this year, their window may be opening sooner than expected.
No Kidding. They need to replace 2 or 3 of their starters.
There’s a good argument being made at royalsreview that the next callup should be Teaford to keep Duffy out of arbitration a bit longer.
Sullivan and Davies need to move into long-man or AAA depth status very soon. Hochevar probably needs a new role too.
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Holy Crap. At first, I thought that guy running after it was going to have to run across the street, which looks
to be another 25-50 feet away.
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just between you and me
http://www.my.calendars.net/kcfarmprobs – don’t tell the Royals fanz yet, might not last very long
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THEY DON'T DESERVE YOU?
by LiamP on May 8, 2011 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
Moth to a flame, mate.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
I don't understand either of the above two comments ...
and one of them even turned green. My LSBadar is broke or something.
I get the sense from reading what scouting is available that Odorizzi is close to Weiland, perhaps with a slightly better
fastball not quite as good secondary pitches… a step below Perez and Ramirez on what his upside is.
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yeah, I'm way behind you on their farm details ...
but Odorizzi gives me the vibe that he’d fit into our MYR roto quite nicely.
Close to Wieland?
Not sure about that one. I think just about everyone has Odorizzi as a much better prospect.
I haven't read anything this spring, yet, but at the time of the trade his ceiling was 2/3.
Wieland still looks like 3/4. I’m not sure what to think of Ramirez. He was 2/3 when drafted. I would believe a scout that says he could be a 1b.
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Lamb tonight
Tons of groundballs, which seems unusual for him, no walks, which also seems unusual for him, and few Ks, which seems usual for him.
Okay, this is the way the KC farm is structured ...
Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA) Roster
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (AA) Roster
Wilmington Blue Rocks (A Adv.) Roster
Kane County Cougars (A) Roster
AZL Royals® Roster
Burlington Royals® Roster
DSL Royals® Roster
Idaho Falls Chukars® Roster
I understand DSL and the AZRL, same as the Rangers. But can somebody describe for me how having an APP team and a PIO team compares to having just one NWL team, like the Rangers have? It looks like one team is a little younger than the other, instead of lumping them all together like a NWL team. Is that the basic thing going on here?
or greatest name?
i kind of like the naturals (AA) logo:
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on May 10, 2011 9:23 AM CDT up reply actions
I think one is basically for their college drafted players
And the other is for the top high school draftees and then guys who were LA guys the year or two before who were in the RL the year before but aren’t quite ready for college age competition just yet
He needs the challenge of a higher level placement.
51:8 K:BB in 32 IP
That’s sick. That’s child abuse.
I would love to see a current scouting report on him.
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Duffy looked legit in his ML debut. He was erratic, but
his low and inside fastball to RHers is great, and his curveball could be really, really good.
I think he might have a better chance at being a #2 than Holland, as it appears Duffy has a coherent thought running through his head from time-to-time.
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