Royals Official Royals Repository, Part 5 *** - Page 24

duncan_idaho · 10-06-2015, 10:54 PM

This time: With more playoffs

Our beloved Kansas City Royals take on the plucky upstart Houston Astros in the ALDS; Can they remind the Astros that they're supposed to be a year away from this?

Can an AL team manage to beat the Royals this postseason?

Duncan’s Top 20 for 2016:

Spoiler!

1. Raul Adalberto Mondesi, SS, BOTH: Tools, tools, tools. RA has tools galore. At his best, he’s an All-Star SS who plays elite D, hits 15-20 HR, swipes 40 bags, and is an ideal 1, 2 or 3 hitter. At his worst, I think he looks a lot like Alcides Escobar. Plate discipline is his biggest challenge at this point, but evaluators are confident that will come with time. Clear No. 1
2. Kyle Zimmer, RHP: He’s pitching again and staying healthy, which is nice. He’s pitcing out of the bullpen to build back his arm strength, which is less nice. But still has that high upside, just a lower floor now. Ideally, the team will use him as a bullpen weapon in September (because he has earned it) and then give him a chance to transition back to starting for 2016.
3. Miguel Almonte, RHP: Still love the body, FB/CH combo. Results aren’t eye popping, but he’s still low enough and early enough in the development to prize those things over performance. Still a solid No. 3 starter upside, and just a year and some change away from potentially being ready to contribute at the MLB level.
4. Jorge Bonifacio, RF, RH: Emilio’s little brother got off to a horrible start in 2015 but has heated up as the season went on. He also is translating BP power to game power for the first time, with 15 HR just past the mid-way point of his season. Despite his disappointing 2014, he has a chance to build his way back into legit prospect status – and still is only 22. Next challenge for him should be Omaha, but that may wait for the start of the 2014 season.
5. Scott Blewett, RHP: Blewett has a nice two –pitch mix already and is off to a strong start. With his size (6-6) and a good fastball/curveball combo, Blewett could eventually turn into a good No. 3 starter, with a MLB-average changeup.
6. Nolan Watson, RHP: The Royals’ 2015 sandwich pick is a polished prep arm who is adding velocity and explosiveness to a good, polished base. Likely to move quickly.
7. Ashe Russell, RHP: The 2015 top pick probably needs more work than Watson, but the upside is really nice. Again, advanced two-pitch mix that will depend on him adding a changeup. Could be a very good NO. 2 if it all adds up.

Spoiler!

8. Bubba Starling, CF, RH: Starling has been up and down this year but put himself back on the map by greatly improving his K rate while also improving across the slash line as a hitter. His defense and baserunning are MLB ready; if Starling can work himself into a league average hitter, he can be a solid MLB regular who plays great D in CF while hitting 15 HR and swiping 20 bags.
9. Balbino Fuenmayor, 1B/DH, RH: The Balbino came out of basically nowhere in 2015 to earn a Futures Game spot. Big power and an improved two-strike approach have turned the late bloomer into a legit prospect. He’s blocked at the MLB level currently by Eric Hosmer and Kendrys Morales, but Fuenmayor’s combination of power hitting and good average/strike zone control makes him intriguing.
10. Cheslor Cuthbert, 3B, RH: Cheslor probably is not going to be the star KC was hoping for when signing him out of Nicaragua, but he does look like he can be a solid reserve for an MLB club. Good defense at 3B paired with a solid plate approach and some gap power plays fine off the bench. He becomes a lot more interesting if they think he can stick as a 2B, which they have experimented with.
11. Chase Vallot, C/DH/1B: I really like Vallot’s power and plate discipline combo. His bat will probably force him from behind the plate, but he’s held his own despite being extremely young for every level he has faced.
12. Alfredo Escalera-Maldonado, OF, RH: Escalera-Maldonado earned a promotion to Wilmington at age 20, which is pretty advanced movement for that age. He’s an athletic outfielder who has shown some plate discipline at an early age, which is encouraging. Doesn’t sound like he can stick in CF long term for KC, but his bat has become one to watch.
13. Pedro Fernandez, RHP: I haven’t seen much of him, but like the reports I’ve heard on his fastball and general makeup. Could become the next Almonte/Mondesi, though he’s more likely to land in the pen than either of them.
14. Elier Hernandez, OF, RH: Elier Hernanez teamed with Escalera-Maldonado in breaking out at Low-A and earning a promotion to Wilmington. It’s still early for this guy – he is just 20 years old – but he doesn’t take walks and hasn’t developed the prodigious power many thought he had the potential for. Still worth watching.
15. Hunter Dozier, 3B, RH: Dozier is reworking his swing mid-season, which generally will cause production to do what his has done: Nose dive. The changes he made entering the season (seemingly geared towards increasing his power production) were a disaster, and now he’s trying to get back to what he used to be. Still looks great and checks most of the scouting boxes, but the performance hasn’t matched, and it almost knocked him out of the list.
16. Christian Binford, RHP: After a breakthrough 2014, Binford struggled mightily at AAA and suffered a demotion. His upside remains similar – a back-end starter who can eat innings – but Binford’s lack of velocity and reliance on command have caught up to him so far.
17. Marten Gasparini, OF, SH: Gasparini is intriguing because of his speed and athleticism. He’s a LOOOOONG ways from the majors and young for his level, but reports on his bat speed, swing, and speed remain positive enough to keep him on the bubble.

Why Not? · 10-18-2015, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sd4chiefs

Here is another sports writer to hate on.

https://twitter.com/Alden_Gonzalez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Alden Gonzalez beat writer for the MLB.com tweeted:

'The Kansas City Royals: baseball's cockroaches.'

Royals are like a pack of cockroaches. Can't kill em baby!!!!!!!

-text by me to a group of my friends in the 8th yesterday

It's a compliment

milkman · 10-18-2015, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tylerthigpen!1!

Because only a ****ing idiot wouldn't know about Holland's TJ surgery. How about you use Google next time instead of being an asshole?

Only a ****ing idiot wouldn't know?

Let me tell you something you little ****ing piece of shit.

I live in California.
I work a lot of hours.
I have one sports talk radio station available to me at work, and they never talk about the Royals.

The comeback game against the Astros, I heard talk about the Cubs-Cardinals, the Mets-Dodgers, the Rangers-Blue Jays the following day.

Not one single mention of the Astros-Royals in my 14 hour day.

I didn't hear who won that game until I got home from work that evening.

And I guaran****ingtee you, the fact that Holland is out with TJ never came to close to getting on their radar.

This is the place I get Royals news, and I haven't had time to wade through through this thread to have found out this info.

I asked a a question and got a stupid ****ing answer.

I responded to that stupidity, and if you have a prroblem with that, then you can go **** yourself with a barbed wire laced with the ebola virus.

C3HIEF3S · 10-18-2015, 10:16 AM

Not one homer for the BJ's in the first 2 games. Would love to see Cueto continue that drought tomorrow.

kstater · 10-18-2015, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by C3HIEF3S

Not one homer for the BJ's in the first 2 games. Would love to see Cueto continue that drought tomorrow.

The Jays only won 10 games without hitting a home run. Only won 10 times scoring less than 5 runs.

Sassy Squatch · 10-18-2015, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milkman

Only a ****ing idiot wouldn't know?

Let me tell you something you little ****ing piece of shit.

I live in California.
I work a lot of hours.
I have one sports talk radio station available to me at work, and they never talk about the Royals.

The comeback game against the Astros, I heard talk about the Cubs-Cardinals, the Mets-Dodgers, the Rangers-Blue Jays the following day.

Not one single mention of the Astros-Royals in my 14 hour day.

I didn't hear who won that game until I got home from work that evening.

And I guaran****ingtee you, the fact that Holland is out with TJ never came to close to getting on their radar.

This is the place I get Royals news, and I haven't had time to wade through through this thread to have found out this info.

I asked a a question and got a stupid ****ing answer.

I responded to that stupidity, and if you have a prroblem with that, then you can go **** yourself with a barbed wire laced with the ebola virus.

Straight, No Chaser · 10-18-2015, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tylerthigpen!1! View Post
Because only a ****ing idiot wouldn't know about Holland's TJ surgery. How about you use Google next time instead of being an asshole?

Quote:

Originally Posted by milkman

Only a ****ing idiot wouldn't know?

Let me tell you something you little ****ing piece of shit.

I live in California.
I work a lot of hours.
I have one sports talk radio station available to me at work, and they never talk about the Royals.

The comeback game against the Astros, I heard talk about the Cubs-Cardinals, the Mets-Dodgers, the Rangers-Blue Jays the following day.

Not one single mention of the Astros-Royals in my 14 hour day.

I didn't hear who won that game until I got home from work that evening.

And I guaran****ingtee you, the fact that Holland is out with TJ never came to close to getting on their radar.

This is the place I get Royals news, and I haven't had time to wade through through this thread to have found out this info.

I asked a a question and got a stupid ****ing answer.

I responded to that stupidity, and if you have a prroblem with that, then you can go **** yourself with a barbed wire laced with the ebola virus.

There's plenty of room on the bandwagon... The True Blue app is Royals news without having to deal with kcstar.com's annoying pop-ups and late-night police blotter

suzzer99 · 10-18-2015, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Superturtle

And was completely unnecessary

Unsmooth-Moment · 10-18-2015, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milkman

Only a ****ing idiot wouldn't know?

Let me tell you something you little ****ing piece of shit.

I live in California.
I work a lot of hours.
I have one sports talk radio station available to me at work, and they never talk about the Royals.

The comeback game against the Astros, I heard talk about the Cubs-Cardinals, the Mets-Dodgers, the Rangers-Blue Jays the following day.

Not one single mention of the Astros-Royals in my 14 hour day.

I didn't hear who won that game until I got home from work that evening.

And I guaran****ingtee you, the fact that Holland is out with TJ never came to close to getting on their radar.

This is the place I get Royals news, and I haven't had time to wade through through this thread to have found out this info.

I asked a a question and got a stupid ****ing answer.

I responded to that stupidity, and if you have a prroblem with that, then you can go **** yourself with a barbed wire laced with the ebola virus.

WTF man? You asked a dumbass question, got a bad response. Google's easier than waiting on a response on here. Bad day at the long hour job?

Deberg_1990 · 10-18-2015, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kstater

The Jays only won 10 games without hitting a home run. Only won 10 times scoring less than 5 runs.

So they are kinda like the Astros. They have no idea how to win a game without hitting the long ball.

Prison Bitch · 10-18-2015, 10:56 AM

Gibbons said we are "pesky hitters" and that Price "deserved better". Both statements are false. The Royals finished 6th in runs in MLB. They have several guys at ~20HR which given our park, would be 3-5 more each elsewhere. (302 hit at Rogers vs 130 at the K by comparison). We hit one out, one missed by a foot, and yet another blast went just wide by Rios.

As for Price: he gave up 5 ER in a playoff game, where he couldn't get out of the 7th. That's not a quality start, and he got precisely what he "deserved".

Kidd Lex · 10-18-2015, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tylerthigpen!1!

Because only a ****ing idiot wouldn't know about Holland's TJ surgery. How about you use Google next time instead of being an asshole?

Around these parts we try to have informative Royals conversation and analysis without the usual CP condescending banter. Take it easy on the name calling - it's unnecessary and mucks up an otherwise top notch thread.

Kidd Lex · 10-18-2015, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by okcchief

If I was loaded like that I'd travel around watching big games as well. What a fun life. It's great that he gives back to a community he seems to have adopted. Good for him.

Funny to see what started as a grand annoyance to all of us (orange Marlins jersey in every pitch view) has manifested itself into a sort of seal of approval to the Royals faithful - love seeing the guy living and dieing like a longtime KC fan every pitch - very cool - it's the effect of watching great baseball - can't help but get sucked in by our players and their brand of baseball.

KChiefs1 · 10-18-2015, 11:42 AM

Royals vs Jays tv ratings:

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt...e39609531.html

Quote:

TLO · 10-18-2015, 12:14 PM

Watching the Chiefs really makes me appreciate what the Royals are doing.

Prison Bitch · 10-18-2015, 12:19 PM

What do you think of Fat Andy making 10x what Yost does?

10-06-2015, 10:54 PM
duncan_idaho M-I-Z-Z-O-U Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $-2039692	Official Royals Repository, Part 5 * This time: With more playoffs Our beloved Kansas City Royals take on the plucky upstart Houston Astros in the ALDS; Can they remind the Astros that they're supposed to be a year away from this? Can an AL team manage to beat the Royals this postseason? Duncan’s Top 20 for 2016: Spoiler! 1. Raul Adalberto Mondesi, SS, BOTH: Tools, tools, tools. RA has tools galore. At his best, he’s an All-Star SS who plays elite D, hits 15-20 HR, swipes 40 bags, and is an ideal 1, 2 or 3 hitter. At his worst, I think he looks a lot like Alcides Escobar. Plate discipline is his biggest challenge at this point, but evaluators are confident that will come with time. Clear No. 1 2. Kyle Zimmer, RHP: He’s pitching again and staying healthy, which is nice. He’s pitcing out of the bullpen to build back his arm strength, which is less nice. But still has that high upside, just a lower floor now. Ideally, the team will use him as a bullpen weapon in September (because he has earned it) and then give him a chance to transition back to starting for 2016. 3. Miguel Almonte, RHP: Still love the body, FB/CH combo. Results aren’t eye popping, but he’s still low enough and early enough in the development to prize those things over performance. Still a solid No. 3 starter upside, and just a year and some change away from potentially being ready to contribute at the MLB level. 4. Jorge Bonifacio, RF, RH: Emilio’s little brother got off to a horrible start in 2015 but has heated up as the season went on. He also is translating BP power to game power for the first time, with 15 HR just past the mid-way point of his season. Despite his disappointing 2014, he has a chance to build his way back into legit prospect status – and still is only 22. Next challenge for him should be Omaha, but that may wait for the start of the 2014 season. 5. Scott Blewett, RHP: Blewett has a nice two –pitch mix already and is off to a strong start. With his size (6-6) and a good fastball/curveball combo, Blewett could eventually turn into a good No. 3 starter, with a MLB-average changeup. 6. Nolan Watson, RHP: The Royals’ 2015 sandwich pick is a polished prep arm who is adding velocity and explosiveness to a good, polished base. Likely to move quickly. 7. Ashe Russell, RHP: The 2015 top pick probably needs more work than Watson, but the upside is really nice. Again, advanced two-pitch mix that will depend on him adding a changeup. Could be a very good NO. 2 if it all adds up. Spoiler!** 8. Bubba Starling, CF, RH: Starling has been up and down this year but put himself back on the map by greatly improving his K rate while also improving across the slash line as a hitter. His defense and baserunning are MLB ready; if Starling can work himself into a league average hitter, he can be a solid MLB regular who plays great D in CF while hitting 15 HR and swiping 20 bags. 9. Balbino Fuenmayor, 1B/DH, RH: The Balbino came out of basically nowhere in 2015 to earn a Futures Game spot. Big power and an improved two-strike approach have turned the late bloomer into a legit prospect. He’s blocked at the MLB level currently by Eric Hosmer and Kendrys Morales, but Fuenmayor’s combination of power hitting and good average/strike zone control makes him intriguing. 10. Cheslor Cuthbert, 3B, RH: Cheslor probably is not going to be the star KC was hoping for when signing him out of Nicaragua, but he does look like he can be a solid reserve for an MLB club. Good defense at 3B paired with a solid plate approach and some gap power plays fine off the bench. He becomes a lot more interesting if they think he can stick as a 2B, which they have experimented with. 11. Chase Vallot, C/DH/1B: I really like Vallot’s power and plate discipline combo. His bat will probably force him from behind the plate, but he’s held his own despite being extremely young for every level he has faced. 12. Alfredo Escalera-Maldonado, OF, RH: Escalera-Maldonado earned a promotion to Wilmington at age 20, which is pretty advanced movement for that age. He’s an athletic outfielder who has shown some plate discipline at an early age, which is encouraging. Doesn’t sound like he can stick in CF long term for KC, but his bat has become one to watch. 13. Pedro Fernandez, RHP: I haven’t seen much of him, but like the reports I’ve heard on his fastball and general makeup. Could become the next Almonte/Mondesi, though he’s more likely to land in the pen than either of them. 14. Elier Hernandez, OF, RH: Elier Hernanez teamed with Escalera-Maldonado in breaking out at Low-A and earning a promotion to Wilmington. It’s still early for this guy – he is just 20 years old – but he doesn’t take walks and hasn’t developed the prodigious power many thought he had the potential for. Still worth watching. 15. Hunter Dozier, 3B, RH: Dozier is reworking his swing mid-season, which generally will cause production to do what his has done: Nose dive. The changes he made entering the season (seemingly geared towards increasing his power production) were a disaster, and now he’s trying to get back to what he used to be. Still looks great and checks most of the scouting boxes, but the performance hasn’t matched, and it almost knocked him out of the list. 16. Christian Binford, RHP: After a breakthrough 2014, Binford struggled mightily at AAA and suffered a demotion. His upside remains similar – a back-end starter who can eat innings – but Binford’s lack of velocity and reliance on command have caught up to him so far. 17. Marten Gasparini, OF, SH: Gasparini is intriguing because of his speed and athleticism. He’s a LOOOOONG ways from the majors and young for his level, but reports on his bat speed, swing, and speed remain positive enough to keep him on the bubble.
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