***Official 2023 Royals Season Repository Thread***

[ChiefsCountry]

2023 – A new beginning for the Royals. Matt Quatraro era begins. A year to see which of our young players will make up the core going forward. Can Bobby Witt Jr become a superstar SS or will go to the hot corner? Will Brady Singer take the next step forward? Will Salvy be Salvy? Will Big Vin or Pratto take first base? Will they find a position for MJ? Who else emerges from the youth movement? Not to mention the development of the new downtown stadium.

Free Agents/Trades Acquisitions
Jordan Lyles, RHP
Ryan Yarbrough, LHP
Josh Taylor, LHP
Aroldis Chapman, LHP

Top 10 Prospects from Baseball America
1. Gavin Cross, OF
2. Cayden Wallace, 3B
3. Drew Waters, OF
4. Ben Kudrna, RHP
5. Frank Mozzicato, LHP
6. Maikel Garcia, SS
7. Tyler Gentry, OF
8. Nick Loftin, OF/3B
9. Angel Zerpa, LHP
10. Carter Jensen, C

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Pete Alonso is shattered. He builds his entire season around these.

Man that guy is a queer

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by Pablo

Man that guy is a queer

Future Blue Jay

[Ocotillo]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I think with the NIL now we may see more kids opt to do that no?

It doesn't appear to be much of a factor since NIL was implemented.

But even if NIL was, it's a scout's job to find out before the draft what a kid and his family are willing to sign for.

If a guy gets drafted high, a team has good reason to believe the player is going to sign for X amount. At that point, NIL is not a factor.

Usually, if there's a breakdown in the negotiations after the pick has been made, it's due to a medical reason and the team backtracks on its signing bonus figure.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by ChiTown

It’s not a fever, it’s AIDS

Old Slogan:

OURTIME!

New Slogan:

AIDSTIME!

[KC_Connection]

Won't be the only championship Vlad wins this year. What a player.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Won't be the only championship Vlad wins this year. What a player.

ALCS runner up champion is not an actual championship.

You know this, correct?

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by lewdog

ALCS runner up champion is not an actual championship.

You know this, correct?

The HR Derby champ is WS bound.

[tk13]

They did go for it in round 11. Picked up an OF who was ranked 115 on MLB's top 250. Considered one of the best hitters in the SEC.

Jared Dickey off the board.

Kansas City Royals. 11th round.

I very much doubt the Royals would take him unless they were prepared to go waaaaay overslot and sign him.

— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) July 11, 2023

[Mecca]

Trying to pull what they did with David Sandlin and Austin Charles last year.

[Mecca]

They also drafted a guy named Ethan Bosacker...Bosacker hilarious name.

[cmh6476]

I love me a little Dickey

[WhawhaWhat]

Originally Posted by cmh6476

I love me a little Dickey

Did you play football for Northwestern?

[ChiefsCountry]

Dodgers drafted D.J. Uiagalelei, the former Clemson QB in the draft.

[duncan_idaho]

With the draft in the books, I have fairly gross Allard Baird vibes from this one.

No consistent vision or plan going on there. They took a cheaper sign at #8 and don't seem to have a plan to really spend that money (and if the plan is to spend it on the kid they took at 44 and Dickey, I must say I think that plan is, frankly, pretty godsdamned stupid).

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

With the draft in the books, I have fairly gross Allard Baird vibes from this one.

No consistent vision or plan going on there. They took a cheaper sign at #8 and don't seem to have a plan to really spend that money (and if the plan is to spend it on the kid they took at 44 and Dickey, I must say I think that plan is, frankly, pretty godsdamned stupid).

Even Baird would run into the occasional Greinke or Gordo, two players GMDM never could come close to matching WAR wise through the draft.

This looks like GMDM's frugality at the top with no plan whatsoever for how to take advantage of that in the later rounds.