Originally Posted by BWillie (Post 17050062)

It's kind of a license to steal. Why can't you just make a totally weird ass stadium that will enable you to strategically corner the market with cheaper players? Fenway is the goofiest stadium ever, but I'm sure there is some rule that nobody could make a new stadium with screwed up dimensions like that tin can.

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 Al Bundy (Post 17051389)

Royals offense is great.

Originally Posted by Ocotillo (Post 17051463)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Royals</a> top 10 prospects, via <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBPipeline?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLBPipeline</a>:<br><br>1. Blake Mitchell <br>2. Cayden Wallace (AA) <br>3. Ben Kudrna (A+)<br>4. Frank Mozzicatto (A+)<br>5. Nick Loftin (AAA) <br>6. Alec Marsh (MLB) <br>7. Gavin Cross (AA)<br>8. Carter Jenson (A+)<br>9. Tyler Gentry (AAA)<br>10. Blake Wolters <a href="https://t.co/uVBIrU3WhG">pic.twitter.com/uVBIrU3WhG</a></p>&mdash; Royals Daily (@RoyalsDaily_) <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyalsDaily_/status/1689820485217820672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by BWillie (Post 17051651)

If Bobby is entrenched in SS by this org then I see no reason to keep Garcia around. Hes a plus SS and is more valuable to any other team other than the Royals. May want to consider trading him. You need your 3B be a power guy if you are going to have a good team and if you think SS is Bobbys indefinitely u are just wasting Garcias talents at 3B

Originally Posted by Fansy the Famous Bard (Post 17051662)

I don't get the fascination people have of trading 23 year olds that are producing at the ML level, with 5 years control after this season away just because. First it was Bobby and now it's Maikel. Let them grow, let them see how they develop first. I mean, i understand if you have a backlog of players vying for playing time.... but that's just not the case here.

Originally Posted by BWillie (Post 17051725)

Because you are always trying to maximize value. If you have two MLB starting shortstops then you have value you are not able to achieve whereas trading for other assets you may be able to realize such value.