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Originally Posted by Chiefspants
I think people keep assuming the farm is as barren as it was after the Baird era. It's not. Not even close. We have solid pieces that can allow us to have a relatively quick reload (rather than another decade long rebuild).
If we're 1-3 games back, I think the Royals should look to add contributing pieces (bullpen and off the bench help) and go for one last run.
If we're 5+ games back, I'll be a bit annoyed if the Royals hold steady, especially if Cain, Moose and Hos keep up their current production, driving up their value at the deadline.
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It also hurts that the Royals' best overall prospect type (Mondesi) has enough MLB service time to no longer qualify for prospect status. He'd still be a top 50 type if he did.
In Mondesi and Soler, you do have two players at AAA with true star potential.
There also a lot of potentially useful pieces that don't show up on prospect lists. The A+ and A team's in Wilmington and Lexington both had multiple all stars in their league.
Side note: it appears Chase Vallot is really suffering from Wilmington's home park. Saw his splits yesterday, and they're good away from the cavern Wilmington plays its home games in.
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Originally Posted by BWillie
What do we know about this Pratto kid (the 1st round draft pick)? They say he's a great hitter. Heard Joey Votto as a comp. Yet he hit .318 with only like 7 hr as a HS senior. Not real good numbers for a first round pick, but HS seasons are very short, high variance, and I'm sure it was better competition than Paola HS.
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Pratto is kind of the opposite type of hitter than the Royals have traditionally taken with HS prep position players.
He's very polished and refined and shows a real aptitude for controlling the strike zone.
There's power potential there, but this isn't a kid with the tremendous raw power of Hosmer and Moustakas or Bubba Starling.
Pratto's pick is part of a subtle overall shift in the Royals approach to position players. You're seeing them draft a LOT more players who have shown plate discipline than just raw physical talents.
Guys like Nicky Lopez, Anderson Miller, Khalil Lee.
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