Royals ***Official 2022 Royals Season Repository Thread*** - Page 416

ChiefsCountry · 01:56 PM

For all things Royals in 2022. #3 minor league system according to Baseball America. The Bobby Witt era should begin this year. Will Salvy still be the homerun king? How does the glut of infield players work out? Will the young pitchers take the next step?

Free Agents/Trades Acquisitions
Zack Greinke, P
Amir Garrett, P
Taylor Clarke, P

Top 10 Prospects from Baseball America
1. Bobby Witt, SS
2. Asa Lacy, P
3. MJ Melendez, C
4. Nick Pratto, 1B
5. Jackson Kowar, P
6. Kyle Isabel, OF
7. Frank Mozzicato, P
8. Ben Kudrna, P
9. Jonathan Bowlan, P
10. Vinnie Pasquantino, 1B

Duncan's Top Royals Prospects

Spoiler!

KChiefs1 · 09-30-2022, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Mathney farewell tour is going great 4 straight now.

Yes it is!

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tk13 · 09-30-2022, 10:32 PM

Epic walk off homer for the Mariners to send them to the playoffs, their drought is over. Phillies now have the longest drought at 10 years. If Philly hangs on to the wild card spot that means that Tigers and Angels have the longest playoff drought at 7 years and the Royals are right behind them in 3rd place. Amazing how the extra playoff spots have changed things.

Ocotillo · 10-01-2022, 04:15 AM

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Epic walk off homer for the Mariners to send them to the playoffs, their drought is over. Phillies now have the longest drought at 10 years. If Philly hangs on to the wild card spot that means that Tigers and Angels have the longest playoff drought at 7 years and the Royals are right behind them in 3rd place. Amazing how the extra playoff spots have changed things.

The 16-team 2020 postseason format has skewed the drought list, too.

If it weren't for that anomalous year, the Marlins' drought would date back to 2003, the Padres' drought would date back to 2006, and the Reds would have last made it in 2013.

For all the hype the Padres get, they still haven't made the playoffs this year or in a conventional season in 16 years.

It seems like the Orioles have been bad forever before 2022 but the Zack Britton parked in the garage wild card loss is more recent than the Royals.

duncan_idaho · 10-01-2022, 11:16 AM

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On the last day of 1941 Ted Williams sat at .39955. His manager Joe Cronin said he could sit since it would be rounded up. Ted answered “I make it or I don’t”, and went 6-8 in the doubleheader to finish .406. Back in those days sac flies were counted as outs so he had that going against him.

The next year he did the army’s 6 month flight program to be a fighter pilot. 10 years later he flew 39 missions in the Korean War before returning to baseball. A true American legend

I don't have the spreadsheet any more, but once upon a time I ran a program to calculate what Williams' career numbers would have looked like had he not missed 3 years to WWII and most of 1952 and 1953 to Korean service. It ended up with him just shy of 700 HR.

Williams was a badass and, for my money, the best hitter to ever play (and it isn't really close).

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Bob Feller also left to serve. In WW2 he was a petty officer in the Navy. Not only did he leave MLB but his dad’s funeral was shortly before he headed to combat. After he returned Cleveland hosted a rally to salute vets and introduced Feller as a hero. He said “The real heroes are the ones who didn’t make it back”

Many such stories. These guys were a different breed.

Feller was an amazing baseball player and a hero.

He also was a giant asshole to me the few times I talked to him.

KChiefs1 · 10-01-2022, 01:52 PM

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Epic walk off homer for the Mariners to send them to the playoffs, their drought is over. Phillies now have the longest drought at 10 years. If Philly hangs on to the wild card spot that means that Tigers and Angels have the longest playoff drought at 7 years and the Royals are right behind them in 3rd place. Amazing how the extra playoff spots have changed things.

That’s actually an amazing stat. Thanks!

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poolboy · 10-01-2022, 03:36 PM

Man, Luis Castillo was there to be had on the cheap...Way to go front office

dlphg9 · 10-01-2022, 05:10 PM

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Man, Luis Castillo was there to be had on the cheap...Way to go front office

Good thing they gone

ChiefsCountry · 10-01-2022, 07:24 PM

How often next season will PB bitch about this one?
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...ligible-player

ChiefsCountry · 10-01-2022, 07:35 PM

Royals got a win tonight 7-1 over Cleveland. It's hard to lose every day.

Prison Bitch · 10-01-2022, 07:51 PM

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How often next season will PB bitch about this one?
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...ligible-player

Uh. What?

BWillie · 10-01-2022, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by poolboy

Man, Luis Castillo was there to be had on the cheap...Way to go front office

We have Luke Weaver. He's everything we ever need.

Valiant · 10-01-2022, 10:08 PM

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The gripes about the Royals attendance are fair, in some regards, but to suggest KC doesn't support the Chiefs winning or losing? They've been doing that loyally ever since Carl and Marty came to town back in 1988.

As far as the Pioli years, while attendance was 'down' the lowest they averaged in any year of his 4 year term was 67,500, and that was actually from 2009, his first year with the team. By 2012, when fans were calling for his head, flying banners and the famous 'blackout game', the Chiefs STILL averaged 68,500 per game. Their lowest attended game that year was against Carolina (one of the 2 teams they actually beat in that lovely 2-14 season) and their attendance that day was 62,860.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/...fs-since-2006/

So, the whole '45K crowds' are nothing but hyperbole parroted by the revisionists and ill informed.

The KC fans have supported the Chiefs loyally since 1990, when they finally got competent leadership in place.

If the Royals could get competent leadership in place that allowed the team to compete year in and year out (sans Cleveland, Tampa Bay, etc.) even if it didn't end in a trophy being hoisted, I think it's fair to say attendance would increase. Fans don't want to go out and watch a shit product, especially when it's being headed up by people that don't know what they're doing. Fix the top, filter it on down, and you'll see the entire product improve including fan enthusiasm. Which directly impacts attendance at ballgames.

Fans know when the team leadership is sandbagging. The new owners want profits. The purpose of the downtown stadium is profit and be an entertainment venue. Concerts, events, charities and corporate galas. Dayton was also against this. As the field should not be torn up.

duncan_idaho · 10-01-2022, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by poolboy

Man, Luis Castillo was there to be had on the cheap...Way to go front office

On the cheap?

The Mariners gave up a TON For Castillo.

nychief · 10-02-2022, 08:23 AM

Matheny should be gone after the game today. It will not happen that way. But it should.

Mecca · 10-02-2022, 09:39 AM

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Man, Luis Castillo was there to be had on the cheap...Way to go front office

Whoa now, Noelvi Marte was in that trade, he's a top 20 prospect.

01-01-2022, 11:07 AM
ChiefsCountry The Insider Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lake of the Ozarks Casino cash: $2348752	*Official 2022 Royals Season Repository Thread* For all things Royals in 2022. #3 minor league system according to Baseball America. The Bobby Witt era should begin this year. Will Salvy still be the homerun king? How does the glut of infield players work out? Will the young pitchers take the next step? Free Agents/Trades Acquisitions Zack Greinke, P Amir Garrett, P Taylor Clarke, P Top 10 Prospects from Baseball America 1. Bobby Witt, SS 2. Asa Lacy, P 3. MJ Melendez, C 4. Nick Pratto, 1B 5. Jackson Kowar, P 6. Kyle Isabel, OF 7. Frank Mozzicato, P 8. Ben Kudrna, P 9. Jonathan Bowlan, P 10. Vinnie Pasquantino, 1B Duncan's Top Royals Prospects Spoiler! 1. Bobby Witt, Jr., SS. MLB. This status lasts about another 4 weeks, but let’s take a moment to appreciate having the top guy in the minor league prospects lists for at least a little while longer. Witt has prodigious ability and the question is really just IF he can meet it. They have not had a prospect like this in my lifetime, and really probably ever. Combine insane raw physical skills (right there with Adalberto Mondesi and Willie Wilson in the ranks right behind Bo Jackson) with unbelievable work ethic, a humble-but-confident nature, and already having shown he can struggle and overcome to achieve big success, and you have the tools for a show-stopping centerpiece. Oh, and throw in the former-player’s kid aspect on it on top of things, and there is every reason to believe he’s going to succeed and succeed big. 2. M.J. Melendez, C, AAA Omaha. I was early on putting him in this slot last year, and I don’t regret it. The power, the ability to be a good defender behind the dish as well as having the athletic ability to play 3B or LF, too, and you have a really valuable overall piece and FANTASTIC understudy for Salvador Perez. 3. Asa Lacy, LHP. AA Northwest Arkansas Whoa, let’s get crazy again. Lacy has outstanding stuff. Top of the system. He got hurt and lost his command during COVID times, but appears to be back on track so far this spring. If his command sticks, this is a guy who can move quickly. And his ceiling is really second to nobody in the minor league pitching ranks. 4. Vinnie Pasquantino, 1B. AA Northwest Arkansas Vinnie starts the season back at AA due to the guy who follows him on the list here. He just hits, folks. I love his combination of contact, loud contact, plate discipline, and lack of strikeouts. The Billy Butler comparisons are annoying (in that I will NEVER refer to this man as Italian Breakfast except in the instance that just occurred), but the Billy Butler comparisons are also fairly apt… if you made Butler a lefthanded hitter, AND improved his body/athleticism from a 20 to a 40, AND if you added that little extra touch of power we all wished Butler could consistently find. 5. Nick Pratto, 1B, AAA Omaha. Hey, let’s stay at 1B. Pratto has flashy power and I love his batting eye AND his hand-eye coordination. The hair he’s been rocking this spring is also pretty sweet. I slot him just behind Pasquantino simply because I think his bat profile is more volatile. The glove and arm are sweet/plus for 1B, though. 6. Jonathan Bowlan, RHP, AAA Omaha Bowlan is coming back from Tommy John surgery, and this ranking is assuming that recovering is successful. If it his, you’re talking about a big, consistent SP who throws hard enough and has enough of a repertoire to really make things happen. If the recovery goes well, he may be shuttling to the majors in July to reinforce the rotation. 7. Nick Loftin, CF, AA Omaha. Loftin is a guy who has really grown on me. I saw him as a quasi super-utility guy when the Royals drafted him, The full-time shift to CF (which means they think he has the speed and the overall defensive ability to handle CF in Kansas City) adds a lot of value here. The ultimate positive offensive upside is similar to peak Whit Merrifield, maybe with a touch more early power. 8. Michael Massey, 2B, AA Northwest Arkansas. Massey was an absolute revelation last year, hitting for power and average and keeping his K rate down while playing a really strong 2B. He has a very sweet, short lefthanded stroke. This is another aggressive rating, but Massey has proven himself through a tough minor league assignment already, and the arrow is pointed up. 9. Ben Kudrna, RHP, Rookie Ball Kudrna is a big, physical specimen with a lot of upside and potential. The fastball and slider are already nearly MLB-level in terms of velocity and movement (command needs work). Kudrna is a guy who, with luck, and health, and good development, could ascend to the top of a rotation. 10. Frank Mozzicato, LHP, Rookie Ball. Mozzicato has a curveball that suggests he has a feel for spin. If you want to dream, you hope that the next 2-3 years turn the 175 he weighed when drafted into a rock-solid 220/225 and carries with it an increase in fastball velocity from 90-91, sitting 87-88, to 96-97, sitting 93-94. You pair his ability to spin the ball (which also suggests he should be able to easily master a sweeper slider) with that type of fastball velo and a changeup he already has a feel for, and it’s an exciting profile. He has a little more to go in terms of growing into that projectability than Kudrna, which is why he slots right behind him. 11. Alec Marsh, RHP, AA Northwest Arkansas Marsh missed a lot of 2021 to injury, but the hard-throwing righthander is another guy who could move quickly once the minor league season starts. He’s undeniably got the stuff of a quality major-league pitcher. The question is if he can master enough command to cash it in. This guy is a great example of TINSTAAPP. 12. Angel Zerpa, LHP, AAA Omaha Zerpa might quickly outperform this slot. His stuff ticked up in 21 and he ended the season making a start in the majors. He’s nice depth to have, and honestly, I’m a big fan of just throwing numbers at pitching. Zerpa definitely helps create the depth you need to generate a top-notch and reliable home-grown rotation. 13. Maikel Garcia, SS, AA Northwest Arkansas Garcia is a really intriguing hitter, a righthanded hitter who has a nice combination of contact skills and control of the strike zone (this cousin of Alcides Escobar is less savvy with the glove and more savvy at the plate). The Royals protected him for a reason (he’s on the 40-man). 14. Carter Jensen, C, A ?? Jensen is a local product whose bat will probably push him off C (as well as the Royals depth at that spot throughout the organization). This is a future 1B profile, and a nice one. He makes a lot of loud contact and shows an ability to lift the ball. Should be fun to watch this year. 15. Ben Hernandez, RHP, A+ Quad Rivers Hernandez missed a good part of 2021 but still has that butterfly changeup and a classic pitcher’s profile. He’ll need to find a reliable swing-and-miss secondary to make it in the bigs, but if not, the fastball velocity and changeup should make him a quality high-leverage reliver. 16. Dylan Coleman, RHP, AAA Omaha Speaking of relievers, Coleman is a hard-throwing righthander who probably spends most of 22 in the Royals’ pen. ½ of the compensation for the Rosenthal trade a few years back, Coleman has a big fastball and nasty breaking ball. 17. Will Klein, RHP, AA Northwest Arkansas Speaking of relivers, everything I just said about Coleman? Yeah, you can say it about Klein, too. Klein regularly toyed with hitters at high A last year, striking out 121 hitters in just 70 1/3 innings pitched. For those counting at home, that’s a 15.5 K/9 rate. Yep. That’ll play. 18. Anthony Veneziano, LHP, AA Northwest Arkansas Here’s another big, power arm. Veneziano hasn’t been relegated to bullpen only yet, though. His fastball bumped into the high 90s last year on a starter’s workload. He’s still looking for a changeup, but if he doesn’t find it, you’re looking at a really promising future bullpen fireballer. 19. Erick Pena, OF, A ? Pena did… not have a strong 2021 full season debut. His struggles look a lot like those of Pratto and Melendez in 2019. Pena has the same type of raw toolkit to work from as those two, with great hands and natural power. He needs to fix a hitch in his swing and calm it down, but so did Melendez. Of this second ten grouping, Pena has the highest upside and could jump right into the top 5 of the org ranks. 20. Darryl Collins, OF, A+ Collins is an international signing out of Europe. I like the hitting package here – good eye and contact skills. He needs to make more loud contact, but if he can, really a nice guy. Overall takeaways: This is a system with a lot of depth. We could go another 10-12 deep and still be talking about guys with a good shot to make the majors. The changes to the organization’s approach are bearing fruit, as even less-heralded draftees are stepping forward. The combination of upside (Witt, Melendez, Lacy), depth, and guys you can dream on is fun. It may not produce quite as much as the 2011 group did, but it does offer a more sustainable system, less reliant on a few big-ticket guys. Last edited by ChiefsCountry; 04-03-2022 at 01:56 PM..
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