Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 17046870)

There's plenty of raw talent in Melendez. If the Royals (or someone else) can unlock it, they'll have a heck of a player on their hands.

His batted ball numbers are good even at the big league level. He strikes the ball well and he does it often. But he has a hole in his zone and he chases too much crap. So he can't put that raw power to use.

I feel like the approach issues may be hard to get around but there has to be a mechanical change that can keep him from swinging through as many hittable pitches as he does. There's a lot to like in there but it's just not working.

Hell, send him to Driveline or something. Have someone outside the organization work with him to see if they can untangle a hitch in his swing or something. That's the kind of guy a team like the Royals should be looking to acquire/repair but it doesn't do them any good if they can't diagnose/develop the guys from within their own system first.

He's a canary in the coalmine to me. If the Royals can't figure out how to make a productive big league hitter out of Melendez, they need to make changes to their staff to address that. He's exactly the kind of player they need to be developing into a difference maker. They just can't afford to let players with his tools plateau and/or regress.

Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 17046842)

Gavin Cross promoted to AA....after hitting 206 in 350 single A at bats..

Originally Posted by Ocotillo (Post 17045982)

Not a ringing endorsement for former Royals bench coach Pedro Grifol.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Filed to ESPN: Former White Sox reliever Keynan Middleton documents dysfunction as he saw it in Chicago. ‘No rules&#39;: Ex-White Sox pitcher rips club&#39;s culture <a href="https://t.co/Z03bbDpZE8">https://t.co/Z03bbDpZE8</a></p>&mdash; Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/JesseRogersESPN/status/1688390093197729794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by dlphg9 (Post 17046965)

I hadn't heard that, so I went to look up and see if maybe he's been on a tear the last month or so.

My god. Why?

Last 25 games

17 hits, 2 hr, 23 SOs, 9 BBs .183 BA, .267 OBP, .312 SLG, .579 OPS

Really earned this promotion lmao. Has a .217 BABIP, so maybe he's hitting the ball hard?

:shrug:

**** if I know.

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat (Post 17047026)

These Red Sox uniforms look as bad as those old Royals uniforms they wore that one time.

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat (Post 17047032)