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07-11-2022, 09:09 AM | #3122 |
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Andrew Hoffman wasn't ranked in Keith Law's top 20 Braves prospects.
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07-11-2022, 09:13 AM | #3123 |
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This seems like an L for the Royals oh my.
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07-11-2022, 09:15 AM | #3124 |
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Mondesi should be the opening day CF next year. I guess Waters is a good insurance policy beginning game 2 after Mondesi's season ending injury.
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07-11-2022, 09:19 AM | #3125 |
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It's the Royals, so while I hope you are right, there is one more year of team control. I'd expect the Royals to do Royal things, which in this case means plan to play him in 2023, hope he stays healthy and rebounds making him tradable at the deadline next year to a team in contention.
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I'm not so sure I understand that one.
I mean it's a fascinating approach - certainly interesting if nothing else. But I'm not sure the Royals got the kind of return they should've and it makes me wonder if they were really just trying to get a little organizational depth without having to come up with that $2 million signing bonus. Waters is a guy Braves fans have been talking up for several years now but seems to have really run out of steam as an offensive prospect. As far as Braves fans were concerned, he made Cristian Pache expendable. But honestly it's looking more like he may just be...another Christian Pache. And that should get him to the big leagues, but I'm not sure I see a guy who will move a needle. Andrew Hoffman looks like one of those fast-riser polished college pitcher types who probably has a pretty low ceiling but may contribute in the big leagues. Nothing stands out in his scouting report (pretty basic fastball/slider/changeup guy who fills the zone and throws 92) but he's built for a starters workload and the actual performance in the low minors is nice. If I'm the Royals organization and I think I have more 'core' in place, I think this is a solid trade because these are two guys with a decent chance to become solid complementary players. If they think Witt, Melendez, Pratto, Pasquantino, Lacy and Kowar will be the foundations - I understand this deal to fill in some holes around them with guys on a similar timeline. But this also suggests perhaps a little more confidence in that core than I'd probably have in their shoes...
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Holy shit look at this lineup they are trotting out for Game 1 today
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Is Anthopoulos still their GM? He's a crafty guy - my guess is that the trade isn't about the 'pick' itself but rather an attempt at boosting the Braves bonus pool. I wouldn't be surprised if they take someone cheap and signable with that pick because they're trying to bank bonus pool money to make an above slot offer to a pick elsewhere in the draft. You can usually sneak one of those higher risk picks into the 11th round if you play your cards right and have good intel from various 'advisors' on how much it will cost to buy a guy out of a college commitment.
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Looks like whits streak is over…..
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