2010 Kansas City Royals Repository thread

[SPchief]

All Royals All The Time!

After consultation with others who peruse the game threads we decided to create this as a repository for all things Royals. Minor league news, AL (ahem) Central (thanks Vonne) news and anything Royals can be found here.

alnorth, me and atleast 5 others will continue the game threads as usual. But if you locate something of interest.. ANYTHING.. deals on apparel, best ways in/out of the stadium, giveaways, great stories from this season or from seasons gone by, rumors, trades, anything.... feel free to post it here.

If a big story breaks, you can still start a thread about it. There is merely an all inclusive thread that will make a easy for us all to keep up with all things Royals.


Welcome! "Grab a Brew... don't cost nuthin"...[spills beer on feet]

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

He ****ing better be. He's an advanced college bat and a player with, supposedly, elite baseball instincts.

If we don't see him next season, he damn well better be in KC in '12. College players are supposed to move relatively quickly. This is why a player like Crow has been such a ****ing disappointment this season. He should be in the pen for KC right now, and the fact that he's not is somewhat, not drastically but somewhat, disconcerting.

He wont break spring training with the team or anything crazy like that, but I'm hoping he finishes this year in AA, quickly adjusts to AAA next year, and is ready to roll in 2012.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by doomy3

I've read plenty of takes from educated baseball people since the trade and I haven't seen anyone say, "Lucas May is never going to be a starting catcher."

Care to link me to the article or message board you copied and pasted that post from?

You’ve heard the reports that the Royals got Lucas May and Elisaul Pimentel, but don’t be confused – the Royals actually got Elisaul Pimentel and Lucas May. May gets the headlines because he’s in Triple-A and is almost major-league ready, but he’s clearly the lesser player in the deal. In fact, I’m not entirely convinced that he was worth acquiring at all.


May was in his eighth season with the Dodgers, during which time he had moved from shortstop to the outfield and finally to catcher, which he has been playing since 2007. He still plays like a converted catcher; this season is the first time that has allowed fewer than one passed ball every four games, and he’s thrown out just 19% of basestealers this year. (He did throw out 35% last year.)


Offensively, some people are looking at his .296/.352/.496 line in Triple-A this year and projecting him as a good-hitting catcher; I’ve even read some comments implying that if he can’t catch, he can serve as a DH. This is patently ridiculous. The Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliate is in the thin air of Albuquerque, which inflates the numbers of even the most marginal hitters. This year, May is hitting .347/.392/.603 at home; at parks closer to sea level, he’s hitting .252/.318/.403.


Baseball Prospectus does a great job (through their Davenport Translations) of converting the numbers of a minor-league player into his equivalent numbers in the major leagues, in a neutral ballpark. Based on May’s performance this year, if he had spent the year in the majors he could be expected to hit about .227/.278/.386. That’s backup-catcher material at best.


So what do you have, exactly? You have a catcher who can’t really catch, and can’t really hit, and is already 25. It’s always nice to have catching depth, I suppose, but in terms of the long-term future of the franchise May ranks no higher than fifth or sixth on the depth chart. If you want a catcher who can’t hit but can play defense, the Royals already have Manny Pina in Omaha. If you want a catcher who can’t play defense but can hit, Brayan Pena is already in the majors and is a better hitter than May. If you want a catcher who might develop into a two-way threat, the Royals have Salvador Perez in Wilmington. And if you want a catcher who might develop into a superstar, there’s always Wil Myers.


So what, exactly, does Lucas May do? I mean, other than take away at-bats from a younger, better player in Pina? He’s supposed to be a gamer and a leader on the field (he starred for Team USA last summer) and coachable and all that. Those are all great and wonderful things, but it doesn’t change the fact that he isn’t a better player than the guys the Royals already have, and likely never will be.

That's from Rany good enough?

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by alnorth

He wont break spring training with the team or anything crazy like that, but I'm hoping he finishes this year in AA, quickly adjusts to AAA next year, and is ready to roll in 2012.

Yeah, I agree. I don't think it would be surprising to see him in the second half of '11, though.

[Sure-Oz]

I just hope Colon can stay at SS

[Mama Hip Rockets]

I am going to watch Duffy make his AA debut in Springfield tonight

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by thurman merman

I am going to watch Duffy make his AA debut in Springfield tonight

Good for you. Unless they play Kila, I would really rather watch the Omaha Royals or Naturals play now.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Originally Posted by BWillie007

Good for you. Unless they play Kila, I would really rather watch the Omaha Royals or Naturals play now.

Yeah, there are a lot of exciting players in the minors. Hosmer is absolutely obliterating AA pitching so far. What are they going to do with the Butler/Kila/Hosmer first base cluster in a year or two? Somebody's gonna have to either play a different position or get traded. Or, I guess Kila could just keep riding the bench in the majors or winning the triple crown in AAA every year.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by thurman merman

Yeah, there are a lot of exciting players in the minors. Hosmer is absolutely obliterating AA pitching so far. What are they going to do with the Butler/Kila/Hosmer first base cluster in a year or two? Somebody's gonna have to either play a different position or get traded. Or, I guess Kila could just keep riding the bench in the majors or winning the triple crown in AAA every year.

That is why Kila needs to play every single day so we know what we have or not.

[BigCatDaddy]

Anybody know about how much are set for in guaranteed salaries next year? Guillen, Farnsworth, Ankiel, and Posednik should account for some free money I would think. Then who do we target? Maybe a #2 pitcher or RF?

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

Anybody know about how much are set for in guaranteed salaries next year? Guillen, Farnsworth, Ankiel, and Posednik should account for some free money I would think. Then who do we target? Maybe a #2 pitcher or RF?

You think they will actually spend that money?

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by penguinz

You think they will actually spend that money?

Exactly.

Dayton's talk about 2014-15 should be a pretty nice indication that payroll will be low over the next several seasons. Please, forget all the bullshit promises told to taxpayers about a renovated stadium.

[SithCeNtZ]

Montgomery on the hill tonight. First inning 1-2-3 7 pitches 7 strikes 1 k.

[CaliforniaChief]

Tonight's Minor League Report:

Wilmington:
Colon 1/3, HR, 2 RBI, BB
Myers (DH) 3/5, 1 RBI, K

Northwest Arkansas
Montgomery 3 2/3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K's (No Decision)
Giavotella 3/3, 1 RBI, 1 3B, BB
Hosmer 0/4, K

Omaha
Moustakas 1/5, 1 RBI
Lucas May homered
Jai Miller homered twice.

Did I miss anyone?

[tk13]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Exactly.

Dayton's talk about 2014-15 should be a pretty nice indication that payroll will be low over the next several seasons. Please, forget all the bullshit promises told to taxpayers about a renovated stadium.

I don't know if next year is going to be it... but the payroll is probably going to take a dip once we start getting some of these prospects up and playing. Just the nature of it. Although if all we're going to do is sign guys like Guillen and Kendall and Farnsworth maybe we're better off spending the money somewhere else.

[Mecca]

I wonder if the Royals will finish poorly enough to have the #1 pick.