Going to be a little better in Chicago today. Virtually no wind so even though the temperature is only going to be around 44 degrees, the sun and no wind should keep the hitting conditions better.

Gordon Beckham's mom can get DP'd by Arthur Ashe and Pedro Zamora, but he was walking up to Megadeth's Holy Wars when I was down in Surprise, he might still be, respect for that.

LMAO

He was drafted in the 21st round so it's fair to say no one really scouted him. I don't think the Royals are really hurting for flame throwers in the bullpen either.

We're playing baseball again today? Cool!
Maybe we'll score a run or something!

I understand the sentiment, but here's the reality:

Trevor Rosenthal was a SS at at CC on the Kansas side of the metro. A Cardinals scout was at a tournament scouting other players and saw Rosenthal pitch the 5th or 6th inning of his college career (seriously, he had only pitched a few innings before getting noticed).

It was a flyer on a kid with a big arm and practically no pitching experience. Cardinals got very, very lucky. He could have just as easily ended up like Colt Griffin.

Different story than with Pujols, who was heavily and thoroughly scouted and still passed by 13 times.

I still can't believe they passed on me when I was dominating in grade school! Where were the scouts then? :cuss:

I still cant believe he went in like the 12th round or something?? How does that happen??

Prospect updates from Baseball Prospectus today. Lots of attention to Royals' guys today.

Notably:

Adalberto Mondesi: Plus (6/7) defender who is no doubt to stick at SS all the way up the ladder because of his arm strength, lateral movement and quickness. Power projection is just to 4/5 (which translates to 10-15 HR in the majors), but everything else is 6/7 (Hit, Run, Field, Throw).

7 prospect (regular major league all-star)

RHP Miguel Almonte: This is the one that might surprise you. Jason Parks is calling him equivalent to Kyle Zimmer as a prospect. Plus-plus fastball (sits 93-95, touches 98), plus change, curve that flashes plus. Calling him a top 5 guy in Royals system

6 prospect

Kyle Zimmer: Same report we've been seeing. Easy plus-plus fastball, plus curve that is commanded well. Change is average currently and useable. Also is flashing an average/useable slider to give him a change of pace breaking pitch. Sat 93-95 also, touched 99.

One thing I did see that was concerning is that he is lacking in deception... might have to adjust his delivery a little as a pro to fix that. Fastball gets him more than his stuff says it should.

6/7 prospect.

John Lamb: Starting to look like his ability to recover his velocity is going to be make or break for him. Parks' scouting report mentioned that it looked like he wasn't letting it go all the way, so maybe he's still holding back a bit. His last few starts had the fastball ticking up. Will bear watching as the season plays out.

Tough to rank as a prospect. 4/5 guy if the velocity never comes back. 6/7 guy if it does.

1) Bad body
2) Everyone thought he was 2-3 years older than reported (still dogs him)
3) Questions about his position
4) Questions about his skills other than with the bat

The Rays were going to take him with their next pick when the Cardinals took him off the board.

Mondesi = Jurickson Profar

Almonte = Julio Teheran

Anyone want to throw up a game thread? This week, I was only planning on doing it Saturday/Sunday since I'll be here for those games from the beginning.

That's Jason Parks' opinion... He actually has said Mondesi could develop MORE power than Profar as he fills out.

MORE power than a guy predicted to be a .300/20/100 R/30 SB player.

Do you have a BP membership?

Anyone want to throw up?

Vomiting while posting a game thread would be strictly optional.