If they'd put him in the OF it'd solve alot of these problems.

He's definitely a dangerous person to trade. He legit played the entire season last year, yeah it was only 60 games but he did it just fine.

And both last year and this year he has looked like a real superstar when he's been healthy. If you trade him for a couple low level prospects and he goes out and posts 20 HR/50 SB next year you're going to regret it forever. You're just never going to get that kind of prospect in return.

Right field would be the spot. Center field is a little more injury prone position.

Finally listened to that Dayton interview, it's decent. It's what you figured too, Dayton admitted they thought they'd get more trade calls on guys who were under control but they never came because most of those teams ended up chasing the Cubs fire sale.

Dayton had an honest interview Sunday before the game on the radio network about the trade deadline. The Cubs and Nationals fire sales made the market flooded and took away from some trades. Also said agents and free agents don't like teams that sign players just to trade them at the deadline. Makes deals with free agents harder and you can't just draft & develop every position you have to use free agency.

Exactly...Putting him out in RF would give him a better chance of not injuring himself on a weekly basis.

I'd be all for that, but we still need a CF'r who's name is not Michael A. Taylor

I generally think CF is the least injury-prone spot. You never had to deal with quickly downshifting because you're on the line/at the wall. Only have to worry about going back to the wall.

I've been on board with moving him to CF for some time now.

Yep - and it's easier to find another RF'r in our system that is ready to go (Olivares) than it is finding a CF'r

You can get by with a Michael A. if you had a stronger lineup. His defense is really good.

Didn’t watch a second of this weekend series

Sounds like it was a great decision

Friday night was a good game. Lynch pitched great, had one hiccup inning but finished strong. The pen then blew it open.

He's a +CF'r for sure. If we re-sign him as 4th OF'r for his D that'd be ok, but he should not be playing every day, IMO.

I agree. Perfect role would for him to slide into the Dyson role.

Boras wants Kumar Rocker to be able to sign with any team.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kumar Rocker’s adviser Scott Boras pointed out an inequity in the CBA rule whereby teams get a similar replacement pick if they choose not to sign a player (ie Rocker) whereas the player is out of a job/luck. This happened to Carter Stewart, who went to Japan. Here’s Boras <a href="https://t.co/iq5tf8JSFv">pic.twitter.com/iq5tf8JSFv</a></p>&mdash; Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1422286574880952324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Poor Kumar Rocker. He is supposed to be the next Cy Young per Chiefsplanet but he just can't seem to get over the hump. Can't seem to get drafted high, or even paid. T-Bones/Monarchs need some pitching

Yeah, the guy that Baseball Prospectus immediately jumped into its top 40 prospects when he was drafted totally sucks and those of us here who think he’s a great prospect are coming out of left field.

Yes, brilliant idea. Let's give players the option to just not sign with a team and then they're simply able to sign with any team they want? That renders the draft pointless. I'm sure Boras would just love that.

You're such a clown. Your post makes no sense. Your dumb ass seems to forget how highly regarded Rocker still is and to act as if CP is the only group of people who think highly of him just shows how clueless you are.

He doesn't suck, I just find it hilarious how people on the internet who have never seen him pitch outside of some YouTube video wanted to anoint him the best pitcher in the draft no matter what. If a GM took ANYONE but Rocker, he was a blithering buffoon. Just familiarity bias.

I don't know why you keep hammering this point. You think you're pwning the thread or something?

How many people in here do you think are actually scouting guys as they form their opinion, and how many do you think are reading/consuming the opinions of experts who have scouted players?

It's a lot more of the latter than the former.

Rocker was the consensus top player in the MLB draft entering the 2021 baseball season, based on expert/scout analysis (MLB, Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus, Fangraphs, PitcherList - all had him as their top pitcher before the college and high school seasons started).

He was inconsistent and had some velocity decreases/spikes that caused him to fall from "sure-fire top 1 talent" to "sure-fire top 5 talent" in the estimation of scouts watching him pitch.

The same publications had people watching guys like Frank Mozzicato and Kudrna, and without exception had Rocker much, much higher. (Kiley McDaniel had Mozzicato highest at #21 but still had Rocker around 15 spots higher).

People didn't think it was a weird reach to take a presumed healthy Mozzicato over a presumed healthy Rocker because they watched Rocker on TV. They thought it was a weird reach because all these publications' scouts (Many of whom are former MLB scouts) had a big disparity in their rankings.

Those same well-respected prospect evaluators then started popping midseason top 50 and top 100 prospect lists and every one I looked at had Rocker in them. The one I think does the best job evaluating pitchers had him 40 or 41 before throwing a professional point.

Sure, Mozzicato might end up being a much better major league pitcher. Especially now that Rocker will spend a year in independent ball (which is usually not a great indicator for success).

But that doesn't change what it looked like leading up to the draft or when the pick was announced.

And I say all this fully preferring Khalil Watson to Rocker at #7 last month (Watson signed with the Marlins, BTW, for less than the Royals slot).

Didn't I clarify in my last post? Because I think it's hilarious. The fact that the Mets didn't even sign him is fascinating. He now has to play independent baseball, international baseball, or hang out for 11 months and play video games. I would imagine, anyone who was anti-Rocker like myself would revel in such an outcome.

Reminds me of when Dallas fans booed Dirk Nowitzki because they wanted fat ass Robert Tractor Traylor or NCAA darling Bryce Drew...for the sole reason of familiarity bias.

What's hilarious is the ignorance of your point/stance.

The Mets failed to sign him because (their official story):
1) A medical issue popped up and he wouldn't sign for what they were willing to pay with this new information
(what might have actually happened)
2) They wanted an excuse to not make a pick and push it into 2022's draft, so they have a huge bonus pool

Neither of those options has nothing to do with how good he actually is, healthy.

The fans in this thread didn't him to be drafted JUST because they had heard of him. They wanted him to be drafted because of the consensus opinion of scouts and other experts on the draft and prospects agreed he was an elite prospect.

Sure seems like you're being a contrarian asshole to just be a contrarian asshole.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">These organizations can not only develop more players in a complex league setting, but they can also *sign* more players.<br><br>Each Rookie affiliate an organization fields—up to two domestic and up to two in the D.R.—creates an entire roster of minor league players it can sign.</p>&mdash; Matt Eddy (@MattEddyBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattEddyBA/status/1422595069950013441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Dayton lighting that fire.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">INF Adalberto Mondesi will begin a rehab assignment with Omaha (AAA) tonight. <br><br>INF Emmanuel Rivera&#39;s rehab assignment has been transferred to Omaha.</p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1422634696614293506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Also I assume this means Omaha's infield is going to be Pratto, Witt, Mondesi and Rivera? You're going to have more Royals fans interested in how that group plays than the big league group.

Can we, uh, send Rivero down and Melendez up? Both are good prospects, but Melendez has got to be a Top 4 or 5 organizational prospect.

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I’d slot him second.

Catching prospects are volatile, but he has drastically increased his power production while also cutting his K rate a ton and improving defensively.

Between Whit and Mody who plays SS. Does this push Whit to DH for a short spell?

You mean Witt?

I'd be all for Mondi to DH in AAA, but then he's SS in MLB for the rest of the year. I'm hoping they put him at CF after this season and Witt plays SS.

Hell is be fine if they put Mondi at CF for the rest of the year, because why not? Get him some valuable experience for the future. Royals won't do it, but it'd be sweet.

Be prepared for Mondi to come back and play the rest of the season healthy and absolutely take, just in time to get us all stoked for next year lol.

Whit doesn’t play SS

Sorry Typo. Just curious if they use both in the infield at AAA

First time Mondesi dives for a sinking liner in the outfield, he'll be out for three months! Mondesi's uniform should be made out of the same stuff from which they make Nerf balls!

Might as well try Mondi in CF. He clearly can’t stay healthy at short.

Yeah. Wish I was close enough to go see that.

Get them use to playing together.

Game Stat thru 3

Witt DH
Mondesi SS

Three strikes outs between them both. Lets hope they are going against the future Nolan Ryan.

It’s one of Cleveland’s Logan Allens.

Not Nolan Ryan but a good pro pitcher. Maybe more of a swing or back-end guy.

Is he a crafty lefty?

So players are only allowed to strikeout against future HOF'ers. Noted.

I don’t think he threw Salvy a single strike.

That might be the last time we see Benintendi for a bit.

And Benni is hurt...

Mondi can split time between CF and DH.

He has been meh his first season here.

Andrew Benintendi is a guy that when he is gone after this season will be a guy you will forget ever played for the Royals.

Overall not a terrible outing for Bubic. 6 innings, 3 runs, 3 hits, 7 K. Against a playoff team.

What cost him is he gave up 3 hits and 2 of them were homers.

Now I assume we gotta face Kopech, Hendriks and Kimbrel.

Threw some good mid 90's fast balls towards the end there.

Salvy is not helping Lovelady whatsoever

Heck of a lot better than Jarrod Dyson or Hunter Dozier or whoever else they are throwing out there in left field.

Dominican Republic ���� vs. USA ���� Olympic baseball on right now. Erick Mejia vs. Bubba Starling! Melky Cabrera also playing for DR.

Bubba Starling Starling is one of the best the USA could get? ROFL

It kinda sucks that the Summer Olympics fall right in the middle of MLB season. The talent level is really watered down as a result.

Yea some of these sports are weird in the Olympics where it’s not the apex of that sport.

Like Baseball, Tennis, Golf, basketball, soccer

Crazy energy in the Dodgers-Astros game right now.

It’s like when the K turned on Cano times 50.

Mondi > Odds on the # of games he plays this time once called back up?

Witt Jr. Hits a game winning 3 run homer in the top of the 11th. Mondi has two AB for strike outs and is put back on the shelf to rest, like an expensive toy. I assume back at KC he will play off and on the rest of the year, never more than 3 or 4 days in a row.

Many of us just wanted KC to draft a top 10 guy in the top 10. Not a top 25-30 guy in the top 10. It's not that hard, BWillie.

This pick smells of Tyson Jackson....

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Royals will open and close the 2022 season against the Guardians in Cleveland. Opener is March 31. Season finale is Oct. 2</p>&mdash; Pete Grathoff (@pgrathoff) <a href="https://twitter.com/pgrathoff/status/1422967258482159623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Zimmer to the DL. Flanny’s predicted we’d have a few bullpen arms on the DL in the second half. It’ll be interesting to keep an eye on.

Not surprising. Matheny's bullpen management has been shit. Believe some of St. Louis good quality pitchers were also DL'ed during his time in St. Louis.

Starters being dogshit most of the year more so than Marthney managing the pen is the case.

At least the NBA is able to send some legit stars since it's off-season. USA Baseball is just sending minor league players and free agents who are washed up.

Yeah starters are a cause of it, but so is Matheny running the same guys out there no matter the situation and not having any type of long relief guy doesn't help either.

Great job Dayton…..

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">No one in <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLB</a> has a longer scoreless streak right now than Matt Harvey’s 18.1 innings. And he’s at it again tonight.<br><br>Rubber match between the <a href="https://twitter.com/Orioles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Orioles</a> and Yankees is on MASN now.</p>&mdash; Kevin Brown (@kevinnbrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinnbrown/status/1423058049544171524?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Not sure if serious.

Future HR champ Edward Olivares.

Oliveras sitting on that change up with 2 strikes

He'll be sent back down tomorrow. :rolleyes:

I like Edward Olivares. Maybe they'll keep him up this time.

We're roasting Giolito tonight.

PBJ Salvy!

Salvadore!

PSA Beggars Pizza is trash

So far so good, it's early.

Luv me some Salvy Ding Dong!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">MJ Melendez has 3 home runs tonight (28)</p>&mdash; Royals Academy (@ClintScoles) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClintScoles/status/1423091688654966786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Lol shut the **** up.

Olivares with another HR tonight. Seems to be settling right in. Melendez needs to be in AAA asap.