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Originally Posted by Nightfyre
So, uh... what is the Royal's plan with Kyle Zimmer? Surely he'll be at least at AA-Ball after next spring?
His most recent line - 6.2 IP/3 H/0 R/10SO/0 BB
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That would be a really aggressive promotion for Zimmer. I'd expect he'll start next year at Wilmington (where I expect he'll put up SICK numbers) and get a second-half promotion to NWA. If he really dominates at Wilmington, they might move him to NWA quickly.
As for Guthrie (Saw the discussion below)... I suspect they'll bring him back as the "ace" and say they're holding off on big pitching acquisitions until 2014. That would be disappointing.
If they brought him back with the intention that he's the 3 starter, that would work out OK. That's really the level he has pitched at prior to landing in Colorado and struggling this year.
Merely retaining Guthrie isn't a problem and could be a nice plus. I've been stumping for bringing in 3 guys this offseason (One No. 2 level through trade, one No. 2 level through trade, one buy-low candidate to be a solid No. 3 guy). Guthrie is not a bad option for the third guy in that list.