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Speaking of minol leaguers in the Royals system to put pressure on Buck.........................it ain't good.
Their best prospect is probably Jared Price. He's 23 and sitting in A ball. My guess is that he'll be playing in Wichita later this year if they can find him some AB's (and if he can stay healthy). More than likely, that means that the Royals would have to cut someone in Omaha and move Matt Tupman from the Wranglers to the ORoyals. IMHO, that's a move that has to happen in order to get some "players" that can put some heat on Buck to improve. Right now, there isn't even a friggen nip on his heels, and I doubt the Royals will spend the bones to bring in some competition next Spring (read, more than a replacement catcher, ie. Castillo type).
Right now, the only guy in the system that could even remotely put some pressure on Buck is Scott Walter in Omaha (26 yrs old), and I don't know that he has the defensive skills to really play at the MLB level....This spot is starting to rival our hole's at the corner outfield position.
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