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BAS · 05-30-2009, 10:09 AM

OK, so this is the repository, so hopefully some of the folks checking this stuff have some knowledge. We know that the Royals are not playing very well right now, but my question is: what are their chances for improving this year and next year? What minor league guys with potential are available in the following areas:

1) Catcher
2) Starting Pitcher
3) Middle Relief
4) Middle Infield
5) Left Field

It seems to be that, right now, we have 2 solid starters (Meche; Grienke), a solid #5 guy (Bannister), a handful of late relief guys (Soria; Cruz; Bale; Colon; perhaps Wright; and I might throw Farnsworth in there after his show in May), one solid middle reliever (Tejeda), and then about 1/2 of a team on offense/fielding (Butler -- 1B; Teahen -- UTIL; Bloomquist -- UTIL; DeJesus -- UTIL; Guillen -- RF; Callaspo -- 2B; Jacobs? -- DH; and maybe Crisp -- CF).

It seems to me that we really need: a full time SS with a bat; two Catchers with real pop and good OBP; a LF with a bat; perhaps a 3B (though Gordon or Moustakas will probably hold down that spot); perhaps a CF with a better arm and more consistent bat (lower priority); a big DH (lower priority); a second solid Middle Reliever (could move Jamey Wright into this role); and a couple of starters to emerge (probably either Davies or Hochevar will be 1, but another needs to come from elsewhere, perhaps even a LHP).

Obviously, no team is without holes, but if we could use Bloomquist, DeJesus, and Teahen as our utility players, this team could be pretty darn good. The question is: between now and the end of 2010, where could some of this happen (please exclude FA acquisitions -- too unpredictable)?

05-30-2009, 10:09 AM	#466
BAS Starter Join Date: May 2009 Casino cash: $10004900	OK, so this is the repository, so hopefully some of the folks checking this stuff have some knowledge. We know that the Royals are not playing very well right now, but my question is: what are their chances for improving this year and next year? What minor league guys with potential are available in the following areas: 1) Catcher 2) Starting Pitcher 3) Middle Relief 4) Middle Infield 5) Left Field It seems to be that, right now, we have 2 solid starters (Meche; Grienke), a solid #5 guy (Bannister), a handful of late relief guys (Soria; Cruz; Bale; Colon; perhaps Wright; and I might throw Farnsworth in there after his show in May), one solid middle reliever (Tejeda), and then about 1/2 of a team on offense/fielding (Butler -- 1B; Teahen -- UTIL; Bloomquist -- UTIL; DeJesus -- UTIL; Guillen -- RF; Callaspo -- 2B; Jacobs? -- DH; and maybe Crisp -- CF). It seems to me that we really need: a full time SS with a bat; two Catchers with real pop and good OBP; a LF with a bat; perhaps a 3B (though Gordon or Moustakas will probably hold down that spot); perhaps a CF with a better arm and more consistent bat (lower priority); a big DH (lower priority); a second solid Middle Reliever (could move Jamey Wright into this role); and a couple of starters to emerge (probably either Davies or Hochevar will be 1, but another needs to come from elsewhere, perhaps even a LHP). Obviously, no team is without holes, but if we could use Bloomquist, DeJesus, and Teahen as our utility players, this team could be pretty darn good. The question is: between now and the end of 2010, where could some of this happen (please exclude FA acquisitions -- too unpredictable)?
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