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Not that I don't think he's incredible, but he is young and there is a huge difference between spring training and a regular season mlb game, especially with our division being pretty ****ing strong for smaller market teams. I know chicago is huge but the cubs have a bigger fanbase.
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Two points
--Sometimes there are outlier situations and special players. Take for example Albert Pujols in 2001. It's totally unheard of and off the charts for a player to go directly from the low Single-A Midwest League straight to the majors and win Rookie of the Year. Pujols might be the most amazing outcome from an aggressive promotion. Every player's situation is different. Development isn't linear. --The Padres didn't play by the book when Fernando Tatis Jr. started Opening Day in 2019 at age 20. That was player-driven and clubhouse-driven too. Looking back at it now, the franchise built up goodwill with Tatis from that move and he felt compelled to extend with the Padres through age 35 after only 143 games played. And these are the same Padres that followed a similar low payroll, risk-adverse economic model as the Royals for 2 1/2 decades. |
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One more
Juan Soto got promoted to the majors at age 19 in 2018 after only 15 games at high Single-A ball and eight games in Double-A ball. 99.8% of the players don't follow this developmental timeline, I totally understand the skeptics and naysayers, but sometimes there are outlier, special players and Witt Jr. might be one of them. |
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Did Pratto fix his swing?
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https://theathletic.com/2450221/2021...weeks-of-camp/
Royals roster insight: What we’ve heard in the first three weeks of camp by Alec Lewis Quote:
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Benintendi scratched
Andrew Benintendi felt some lower back soreness on Monday morning, prompting the Royals to take him out of the lineup. The Royals aren’t concerned with Benintendi’s health; the left fielder has been taking a lot of swings, which can lead to soreness this early in spring. He’ll take advantage of a day or two off, just as outfielder Michael A. Taylor did late last week before getting back into the lineup on Monday. In Benintendi’s place on Monday was Bubba Starling, who hit a first-pitch grand slam on Sunday night against the Dodgers and followed with a first-inning home run on Monday. The Kansas City native and former first-round Draft pick is a non-roster invite this year fighting for a spot on the Royals’ bench at some point this season, especially with what he brings as a defensive replacement.
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He re-worked it after the disastrous 2019 and reports out of the extended camp last year were positive.
We'll see how it holds up at AA or AAA this year.
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Where 2020 Velocity Decliners Stand in Spring Training
by Jeff Zimmerman March 11, 2021 Mike Minor 2019: 92.6 2020: 90.6 2021: 94 Absolutely nothing to see here, just ignore this reading especially if you are drafting in a league with me. Just a minor pitcher with a minor change. https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/where-...ring-training/ |
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Bobby Witt Jr., SS, Royals:
Sunday was Witt’s only official game over the weekend, but he kept the hype training running with his third home run of the spring, a laser shot off of a fastball from Dodgers lefty Julio Urías that got far too much of the inside part of the plate. When you have teammates tweeting about you, it’s clear that an impression is being made, but it’s also fair to pump the breaks a bit here. Witt is a phenomenal talent with the upside of an impact-level everyday shortstop. He’s filling into his athletic frame, and he’s an employing a much simpler, more mechanically sound swing than that of his high school days. The initial inward move that included a toe tap is gone; he just plants and drives now. He’s also only 20 years old and his pro resume begins and ends with 37 games of complex ball. Get excited. Hell, get very excited about Witt, but don’t put too much into his chances of making a big contribution at the big league level in 2021.
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If his FB velo is back, the changeup plays up a TON and he's a 200K rate guy.
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https://theathletic.com/2451792/2021...-bobby-dalbec/
14 MLB spring training standouts impressing GMs and scouts, from Royal Bobby Witt Jr. to Red Sox Bobby Dalbec by Jim Bowden Quote:
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