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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!

**ChiTown** · 05-06-2014, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeke

Isn't this Dayton's 9th year with the club?

Yes, and, probably 3 years too many, IMO.

I'm tired of that short bus monkey. He's an awful GM, and I think that is tough to debate otherwise.

Fansy the Famous Bard · 05-06-2014, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

He was hired in 2006, but mid-season. 2007, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 is 7 years.

uh...

**alnorth** · 05-06-2014, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Three7s

And it's going to kill them. If they keep up this trend, can you see Moore getting fired and having to rebuild anew?...Again.

There shouldn't be all that much rebuilding needed. All jokes about the "best farm system ever" aside, we do still have an awful lot in the low and mid minors, and our international minor league players could be really nice. If we went with a new GM after 2014 or 2015, he should have quite a bit to work with.

Strongside · 05-06-2014, 02:38 PM

If they continue to tank this season and don't clean house afterward, I'm going to bite the bullet and start rooting for an NL team. It won't be the Cardinals, but I can't take any more of this shit. I was born a month after they won the series. Some of you older guys have at least experienced what it's like to cheer for a winning baseball team. I've only ever experienced loss and heartbreak...it's ****ing taxing. When defeat becomes the expected norm and it's all you've ever known, that's an abusive relationship...and it's very quickly becoming one that I have less qualms about ending.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 05-06-2014, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Strongside

If they continue to tank this season and don't clean house afterward, I'm going to bite the bullet and start rooting for an NL team. It won't be the Cardinals, but I can't take any more of this shit. I was born a month after they won the series. Some of you older guys have at least experienced what it's like to cheer for a winning baseball team. I've only ever experienced loss and heartbreak...it's ****ing taxing. When defeat becomes the expected norm and it's all you've ever known, that's an abusive relationship...and it's very quickly becoming one that I have less qualms about ending.

You're more than welcome to start rooting for the Cardinals and posting in the Cards thread. Passionate baseball fans are always appreciated.

Deberg_1990 · 05-06-2014, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Passionate baseball fans are always appreciated.

The Royals have plenty of passionate baseball fans. All we want to for our team to love us as much as we love it.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 05-06-2014, 02:45 PM

I have a question about the Royals' hitting approach:

What is their organizational philosophy? Do they want their hitter to be patient or attack the first hittable pitch? Also, do they want their hitters to pull the ball if it's in the middle or further in, or do they want their hitters to wait until the ball is deep into the zone to drive it the other way?

Thanks.

**DeezNutz** · 05-06-2014, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

You're more than welcome to start rooting for the Cardinals and posting in the Cards thread. Passionate baseball fans are always appreciated.

I'll come into the thread, grab him by the hair, and drag him back to the Royals, cave-man style.

Don't come in my neighborhood and start winking at my bitches.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 05-06-2014, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

. All we want to for our team to love us as much as we love it.

I think that can be assumed given the name of this website, our presence on it, their history, and the ownership status of said team.

KCUnited · 05-06-2014, 02:47 PM

The problem with Dayton failing is Glass. He's a ****, but he's upped the payroll for Moore and he's done nothing with it. I can't see him giving another GM anything to work with.

**DeezNutz** · 05-06-2014, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

I have a question about the Royals' hitting approach:

What is their organizational philosophy? Do they want their hitter to be patient or attack the first hittable pitch? Also, do they want their hitters to pull the ball if it's in the middle or further in, or do they want their hitters to wait until the ball is deep into the zone to drive it the other way?

Thanks.

Seitzer was up the middle, gap to gap.

Great approach. Perfect approach. However, he, allegedly, didn't get along with Moose and Hosmer.

Currently, I'm not aware of a guiding organizational philosophy; it's a cluster****.

**gblowfish** · 05-06-2014, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Strongside

If they continue to tank this season and don't clean house afterward, I'm going to bite the bullet and start rooting for an NL team. It won't be the Cardinals, but I can't take any more of this shit. I was born a month after they won the series. Some of you older guys have at least experienced what it's like to cheer for a winning baseball team. I've only ever experienced loss and heartbreak...it's ****ing taxing. When defeat becomes the expected norm and it's all you've ever known, that's an abusive relationship...and it's very quickly becoming one that I have less qualms about ending.

The Royals are the Ike Turner of the American League.

Tytanium · 05-06-2014, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Seitzer was up the middle, gap to gap.

Great approach. Perfect approach. However, he, allegedly, didn't get along with Moose and Hosmer.

Currently, I'm not aware of a guiding organizational philosophy; it's a cluster****.

What's the actual truth, here? I've heard that he didn't get along with Yost. Then I heard he didn't get along with Moore. Now he didn't get along with Moose and Hosmer? The **** is going on here?

**gblowfish** · 05-06-2014, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Tytanium

What's the actual truth, here? I've heard that he didn't get along with Yost. Then I heard he didn't get along with Moore. Now he didn't get along with Moose and Hosmer? The **** is going on here?

He was giving Sluggerrr lap dances.

**alnorth** · 05-06-2014, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Strongside

If they continue to tank this season and don't clean house afterward, I'm going to bite the bullet and start rooting for an NL team. It won't be the Cardinals, but I can't take any more of this shit. I was born a month after they won the series. Some of you older guys have at least experienced what it's like to cheer for a winning baseball team. I've only ever experienced loss and heartbreak...it's ****ing taxing. When defeat becomes the expected norm and it's all you've ever known, that's an abusive relationship...and it's very quickly becoming one that I have less qualms about ending.

The National League isn't real baseball.

12-19-2013, 12:45 PM
duncan_idaho M-I-Z-Z-O-U Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $1670308	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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05-06-2014, 02:38 PM	#4384
Strongside Mahomes or GTFO Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: KC Casino cash: $6054282	If they continue to tank this season and don't clean house afterward, I'm going to bite the bullet and start rooting for an NL team. It won't be the Cardinals, but I can't take any more of this shit. I was born a month after they won the series. Some of you older guys have at least experienced what it's like to cheer for a winning baseball team. I've only ever experienced loss and heartbreak...it's ****ing taxing. When defeat becomes the expected norm and it's all you've ever known, that's an abusive relationship...and it's very quickly becoming one that I have less qualms about ending. __________________
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05-06-2014, 02:45 PM	#4387
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $8009572	I have a question about the Royals' hitting approach: What is their organizational philosophy? Do they want their hitter to be patient or attack the first hittable pitch? Also, do they want their hitters to pull the ball if it's in the middle or further in, or do they want their hitters to wait until the ball is deep into the zone to drive it the other way? Thanks. __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
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05-06-2014, 02:47 PM	#4390
KCUnited Cheat Death Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Land of Drincoln Casino cash: $2208244	The problem with Dayton failing is Glass. He's a ****, but he's upped the payroll for Moore and he's done nothing with it. I can't see him giving another GM anything to work with.
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