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duncan_idaho · 09:30 AM

With my 6,000th post on ChiefsPlanet (it only took me 12 years to get here), I bring you: The 2014 Kansas City Royals Repository.

To be discussed here: All things Royals, as they attempt to post another winning season and make it back to the playoffs for the first time since 1985.

25-man RosterAvailable HERE

AL Central Standings:

Link

Duncan's Top 20 Royals Prospects

Spoiler!

Chiefspants · 03-02-2014, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Simplicity

Haven't been paying attention... What's the latest on Ervin?

His agent has said that Ervin will wait until June (if he has to) in order to get out of being attached to the QO.

So, about one in a billion.

C3HIEF3S · 03-03-2014, 10:05 AM

So according to Yost, John Lamb's velocity was at 90-92 yesterday. That's a good sign.

duncan_idaho · 03-03-2014, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by C3HIEF3S

So according to Yost, John Lamb's velocity was at 90-92 yesterday. That's a good sign.

That is a very good sign.

His fastball command was good last year. He just wasn't effective because he was pumping 84-86 and didn't have enough separation with his change and curve.

If he can sit 90-92 over a full start/full season, he's right back to useful/interesting.

KevB · 03-03-2014, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by C3HIEF3S

So according to Yost, John Lamb's velocity was at 90-92 yesterday. That's a good sign.

I'd like to hear that from someone not affiliated with the Royals before I get too excited.

duncan_idaho · 03-03-2014, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by KevB

I'd like to hear that from someone not affiliated with the Royals before I get too excited.

90-93. Arm speed looked much better. RT @Gromacki16: @ProfessorParks What's John Lamb's fastball sitting at?
— Jason Parks (@ProfessorParks) March 2, 2014

**gblowfish** · 03-03-2014, 12:14 PM

If Frenchy thinks he's depressed, he should have sat on our side of the TV screen, watching him stink up the joint in April and May last year....

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...sed-last-year/

**Canofbier** · 03-03-2014, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

If Frenchy thinks he's depressed, he should have sat on our side of the TV screen, watching him stink up the joint in April and May last year....

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...sed-last-year/

I'm thrilled that we don't have to worry about him in our lineup anymore, but I genuinely feel for the guy if he is/was clinically depressed.

**alnorth** · 03-03-2014, 12:37 PM

Interesting little article from Neyer, on the increasing rate of strikeouts, and what should be done about it.

Couple questions: is this a problem? If it is, what should be done about it?

Since I also don't like Three True Outcomes baseball (walks, strikeouts, home runs), I'd like the K rate to be lower without increasing home runs or walks. So some "solutions" won't work. (if you reduce the strike zone, thats going to increase the number of walks.)

Neyer argued for lowering the mound, but I think I'd rather move it back 1 or 2 feet. The problem isn't movement, its pitching speed, pitchers have been progressing on pitching speed more than the hitters ability to react.

The pitcher has been moved back before, in the earliest days they were 45 feet from the plate, but they were overpowering the hitters so badly that every few years they'd move the pitcher a few more feet until they finally arrived at 60 feet 6 inches through trial and error at about 1893. Its over 120 years later, and now I think its time to move the pitcher back a few more feet.

It won't happen anytime soon of course, because most people don't see it as a problem right now, but it would improve the game. When the three true outcomes happen more often than they should, the game is longer and less fun to watch.

Prison Bitch · 03-03-2014, 12:43 PM

Bill James made a suggestion to limit the number of throws to 1B to hold a runner on. Say, to 3. (He says you only get to throw 4 balls before you put him on anyway, isn't that a limit?) The idea would be to increase the speed aspect of the game and make it more exciting and making fast guys more valuable. And get rid of endless throws over there which annoy fans.

**Dartgod** · 03-03-2014, 12:53 PM

So my wife has some training in San Diego at the end of April and she's decided to extend her trip throughout the weekend so we can get a little vacation time there. I'm flying out Thursday afternoon on May 1st and we'll come home the following Monday.

We were looking for stuff to do there and I figured I'd check out the Padres schedule to see if they were home that weekend and we could check out a game at Petco. I bring up their schedule and what do I see?

The Royals start a 3 game series against them on Monday, May 5! So we're going to go ahead and come home Tuesday so we can watch the Royals vs. Padres in San Diego the night before.

I'm so pumped!

Sure-Oz · 03-03-2014, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Dartgod

So my wife has some training in San Diego at the end of April and she's decided to extend her trip throughout the weekend so we can get a little vacation time there. I'm flying out Thursday afternoon on May 1st and we'll come home the following Monday.

We were looking for stuff to do there and I figured I'd check out the Padres schedule to see if they were home that weekend and we could check out a game at Petco. I bring up their schedule and what do I see?

The Royals start a 3 game series against them on Monday, May 5! So we're going to go ahead and come home Tuesday so we can watch the Royals vs. Padres in San Diego the night before.

I'm so pumped!

Good times, enjoy! Eat some fish tacos and get some in-n-out while you're there.

**Dartgod** · 03-03-2014, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Good times, enjoy! Eat some fish tacos and get some in-n-out while you're there.

Hey! What goes on between my wife and I is none of your business.

Sure-Oz · 03-03-2014, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Dartgod

Hey! What goes on between my wife and I is none of your business.

Sure-Oz · 03-03-2014, 01:50 PM

Orioles close to a minor league deal with Johan Santana

Mother****erJones · 03-03-2014, 03:14 PM

3-3 sox and royals

12-19-2013, 12:45 PM
duncan_idaho M-I-Z-Z-O-U Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $1380308	2014 Royals Repository With my 6,000th post on ChiefsPlanet (it only took me 12 years to get here), I bring you: The 2014 Kansas City Royals Repository. To be discussed here: All things Royals, as they attempt to post another winning season and make it back to the playoffs for the first time since 1985. 25-man RosterAvailable HERE AL Central Standings: Link Duncan's Top 20 Royals Prospects Spoiler! 1) 3B Hunter Dozier ETA: 2015 Dozier started slowly at A+ Wilmington but caught fire in May and June, earning a mid-season promotion to AA Northwest Arkansas. Big, strong kid with good plate discipline skills and solid power who projects to be an above-average glove at 3B with solid power. 2) SS Raul (Adalberto) Mondesi ETA: 2017 Mondesis is the opposite of Dozier…. Started red-hot at Wilmington before back spasms derailed him for a few weeks and hasn’t gotten it going since coming back. Scouting reports have been great – defense and speed both improved over the offseason. Still a chance to be an elite SS, with 40 SB speed, plus glove, .300 average and some pop. 3) LHP Sean Manaea \| ETA: 2015 Scouting reports outperform the stat line so far. Missing a ton of bats at A+ but not preventing runs like you’d expect to see. Needs to work deeper into games (gradually working about an inning deeper/month so far this year) and improve control. Walks are biggest concern right now, but could be elevated due to work on extra off-speed offerings. Still has No. 2 starter potential, could be higher if the great control he exhibited before his hip surgery eventually comes back. 4) RHP Kyle Zimmer\| ETA: 2015 Should be NO. 1 on the list and is probably the Royals most VALUABLE current prospect, but he hasn’t thrown a ball in 4-5 weeks and had only been throwing for 2-3 weeks when he was shut down then. 5) LHP Brandon Finnegan\| ETA: 2015 Top 2014 draft choice is an undersized lefty who will start at A+ Wilmington after anchoring CWS run for TCU. Good fastball, better slider, change that needs work to stick as a starter, but if he sticks, No. 2/No. 3 starter upside. Likely a top 10 or even top 5 pick if he doesn’t miss 1 start in the middle of the college season as a precautionary move. 6) RHP Miguel Almonte\| ETA: 2016 Have heard some say Almonte is more advanced as a pitcher at A+ than Yordano Ventura was (comparison because both were cheap signs out of Latin America). Really advanced changeup and a curve that is working out well (where the ‘more advanced’ comment comes from). Fastball velo is good but not great – 92-94. Like Manaea, working on his second-best offspeed pitch and leaning less on his bread-and butter (changeup), which has hurt his numbers a bit. 7) RHP Christian Binford 2017 Reverse case of “don’t just scout stat lines.” Based on his stats at A+, you’d think he was an elite prospect, but there are questions about Binford’s stuff playing up at higher levels. Tall righty with great command of fastball, slider and a good and still developing changeup. None of those pitches profiles as better than average, though, limiting his likely upside to back-end rotation guy. 8) SS Orlando Calixte\| ETA: 2016 I still like him more than many. Good combination of SS/MI skills and power. Started hot at NWA but in a slump at moment. 9)LHP Foster Griffin \| ETA: 2019 Tall, projectable lefty taken in 2014 draft. Viewed as a great value in the sandwich round and probably would have been KC’s pick at No. 17 if Finnegan hadn’t fallen. High school arm who is going to take a while to develop. 10) RF Jorge Bonifacio\| ETA: 2016 Hasn’t hit as well as expected in his second go-round at AA NWA. Power still sapped, and average skills have dipped. Once looked like he might be an option in RF at some point in 2015, now looks like 2016 is optimistic. Still young for his level. 11) 3B/2B Cheslor Cuthbert\| ETA: 2016 Cuthbert has had better luck at NWA than Boni and is also extremely young for level. HE’s been moved to 2B since Dozier was promoted, which could put a new spin on Cuthbert’s prospects. If he sticks at 2B, bat plays up much better. Good OBP/plate discipline and solid power, but needs to continue improving contact skills 12) C Chase Vallot\| ETA: 2020 Young (just 17) C with tremendous power. One of the top prep bats and a great value for KC where it got him. If he sticks at C, expect him to move slowly, but the bat may force the issue (or force him to another position). 13) C Zane Evans\| ETA: 2017 GA Tech product has handled Wilmington better than most RH bats and probably is in line for a promotion to NWA sometime soon. Decent pop, decent skills behind the plate. Could be a nice reserve catcher. 14) RHP Scott Blewett\| ETA: 2020 Tall, projectable righty with a fresh arm but some injury concerns on his shoulder that slipped him out of Round 1 of MLB draft. Big time potential. 15) CF Bubba Starling \| ETA: Bubba Starling has great tools. Bubba Starling (still) can’t hit. That’s all I have to say about that. 16) 1B Samir Duenez\| ETA: I still like him, even though the attempt to run him through full season ball at 17 did not go well. 17)LF/RF Elier Hernandez\| ETA: Hernandez still pops up in scouting reports but still is very raw and toolsy. 18) RHP Pedro Fernandez\| ETA: Pop-up player on the same track as Ventura and Almonte. Similar signing, similar profile. One to watch over next few years. 19) SS Marten Gasparini\| ETA: Royals’ most expensive international signing likely moves to CF eventually, but his speed and athleticism are intriguing abilities. Early reports from complex ball are very positive on him. 20) RHP Niklas Stephenson\| ETA: Interesting pop-up candidate who found 10 more MPH on his fastball by using a weighted ball during workouts over the winter. Now sits mid-90s with fastball and is dominating at rookie ball (after having an ERA over 8 there a year ago). Likely promoted to a higher challenge soon. Last edited by duncan_idaho; 07-01-2014 at 09:30 AM..
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03-03-2014, 10:05 AM	#1727
C3HIEF3S Let's Get Weird Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Austin Casino cash: $9990098	So according to Yost, John Lamb's velocity was at 90-92 yesterday. That's a good sign.
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03-03-2014, 12:14 PM	#1731
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $17596178 VARSITY	If Frenchy thinks he's depressed, he should have sat on our side of the TV screen, watching him stink up the joint in April and May last year.... http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...sed-last-year/
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03-03-2014, 12:37 PM	#1733
alnorth . Join Date: Dec 2002 Casino cash: $57166239	Interesting little article from Neyer, on the increasing rate of strikeouts, and what should be done about it. Couple questions: is this a problem? If it is, what should be done about it? Since I also don't like Three True Outcomes baseball (walks, strikeouts, home runs), I'd like the K rate to be lower without increasing home runs or walks. So some "solutions" won't work. (if you reduce the strike zone, thats going to increase the number of walks.) Neyer argued for lowering the mound, but I think I'd rather move it back 1 or 2 feet. The problem isn't movement, its pitching speed, pitchers have been progressing on pitching speed more than the hitters ability to react. The pitcher has been moved back before, in the earliest days they were 45 feet from the plate, but they were overpowering the hitters so badly that every few years they'd move the pitcher a few more feet until they finally arrived at 60 feet 6 inches through trial and error at about 1893. Its over 120 years later, and now I think its time to move the pitcher back a few more feet. It won't happen anytime soon of course, because most people don't see it as a problem right now, but it would improve the game. When the three true outcomes happen more often than they should, the game is longer and less fun to watch. __________________ how many emo kids does it take to change a lightbulb? HOW MANY?! none they just sit in the dark and cry Last edited by alnorth; 03-03-2014 at 12:47 PM..
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03-03-2014, 12:43 PM	#1734
Prison Bitch Rabbi Goldmann Join Date: Nov 2012 Casino cash: $5450159	Bill James made a suggestion to limit the number of throws to 1B to hold a runner on. Say, to 3. (He says you only get to throw 4 balls before you put him on anyway, isn't that a limit?) The idea would be to increase the speed aspect of the game and make it more exciting and making fast guys more valuable. And get rid of endless throws over there which annoy fans.
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03-03-2014, 12:53 PM	#1735
Dartgod Wasted away again... Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: in Margaritaville Casino cash: $7040000	So my wife has some training in San Diego at the end of April and she's decided to extend her trip throughout the weekend so we can get a little vacation time there. I'm flying out Thursday afternoon on May 1st and we'll come home the following Monday. We were looking for stuff to do there and I figured I'd check out the Padres schedule to see if they were home that weekend and we could check out a game at Petco. I bring up their schedule and what do I see? The Royals start a 3 game series against them on Monday, May 5! So we're going to go ahead and come home Tuesday so we can watch the Royals vs. Padres in San Diego the night before. I'm so pumped! __________________ If you shed a tear for me, please make it a tear of joy. -Joe Tracy (Nzoner) . .
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