***Official 2021 Royals Season Repository Thread***

[ChiefsCountry]

For all things Royals for the new year.

Free Agent Signings:
Carlos Santana
Mike Minor
Michael Taylor
Ervin Santana

Top 10 Prospects:
1 Bobby Witt Jr., SS
2 Asa Lacy, LHP
3 Daniel Lynch, LHP
4 Jackson Kowar, RHP
5 Erick Pena, OF
6 Nick Loftin, SS
7 Kyle Isbel, OF
8 Khali Lee, OF
9 Jonathan Bowlan, RHP
10 Carlos Hernedez, RHP

[dlphg9]

I know he's hurt all the time, but when is Mondesi gonna be back? I know he's been at AAA and playing bad, but that doesn't bother me one bit. Id rather not waste his health in AAA and I need him to play well so I can sell this card lol

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by CasselGotPeedOn

Why not hit a homer in your Triple-A debut?

Have yourself a night, MJ Melendez!#ChasersFamily pic.twitter.com/UVwOQmFTbJ

— Omaha Storm Chasers (@OMAStormChasers) August 12, 2021

Triple-A baserunners are learning quickly... Don't run on MJ Melendez. #ChasersFamily | @mjmelendez7 pic.twitter.com/7l6IFeBuAM

— Omaha Storm Chasers (@OMAStormChasers) August 12, 2021

Oppo slicer for a HR. No problem. Tell me why this guy isn't a Top 15-20 prospect in Milb? Are they really that scared of his Wilmington numbers? I think there must be something weird in the air at Wilmington. You could send Vlad Guerrero there right now and he'd hit .260 and hit 12 hr only.

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

and they flipped Khalil Lee for 2 years of Andrew Benintendi (that may turn into more via extension).

That would be awful, but I’m afraid DM is just the kind of dude who will do that. Beni sucks - he’s got an ops+ of 94 and he grades badly at running and defense. He’s a 0.2 fWar player this year and was garbage last year. He’s hurt a lot. He has had *one* good year out of six


I’m sure he brings all sorts of leadership and clubhouse unity and blah blah. But he isn’t any good, and he certainly doesn’t provide anything from a corner OF

[jettio]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

Lmao friend? I don't think I've ever interacted with Fansy.

I've never seen someone so triggered over criticism of a shitty GM and shitty manager. Are you Dayton Moore or a relative of his? The amount of emotion spilling out from your responses has me thinking that you may have actually cried while reading my posts or while you were writing yours, hell maybe both.

Obviously I give a shit about the team. I sure as hell wouldn't be bitching every single night about how terribly ran they are. At the moment there is only one ****ing dude that I despise and his name is Ryan O'Hearn. This clown has a .653 OPS and -2.8 WAR between 2019 and today. Does this stop the Royals from playing him in RF instead of Edward Olivares, a guy that has a .739 OPS in 20 games this season. He's done everything he can, but is treated like a piece of trash.

Some posters are able to criticize with some humor and some sense of perspective.

Matheny is a better big league manager than you are a poster and Dayton Moore is way much better as a GM than you are at anything.

I guess it makes you feel big, but it is clear that you are not adding much.

It is chickenshit to say you are going to stop paying attention and then post more than anyone else since you said you were through.

[bringbackmarty]

Originally Posted by Chiefspants

Is the plan with Singer just to continue to let him get bombed until he realizes that a third pitch is really important for a major league starter?

I was pretty close to the field and after every hit I would yell something like "was that the changeup?" Or "I think that changeup looked pretty good" Eventually I just screamed - "Throw the damn changeup for crying out loud." I'm pretty sure heard me.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

That would be awful, but I’m afraid DM is just the kind of dude who will do that. Beni sucks - he’s got an ops+ of 94 and he grades badly at running and defense. He’s a 0.2 fWar player this year and was garbage last year. He’s hurt a lot. He has had *one* good year out of six


I’m sure he brings all sorts of leadership and clubhouse unity and blah blah. But he isn’t any good, and he certainly doesn’t provide anything from a corner OF

He has not been good since the injury in mid-June. I don't think they'll jump at an extension this offseason necessarily, but I do think it will be a consideration if he can stay healthy and hit like he did in May/June. If they believe he can, we may see the extension this offseason.

He was .317/.356/.676 in May/June. 38 games, 151 PA. Not a huge sample size but reminiscent of his peaks in Boston.

If he hits like that, even if the D and baserunning are a little below par, it works.

[poolboy]

whats are the chance of Witt getting called up Sept 1st?
50/50?

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

He has not been good since the injury in mid-June. I don't think they'll jump at an extension this offseason necessarily, but I do think it will be a consideration if he can stay healthy and hit like he did in May/June. If they believe he can, we may see the extension this offseason.

Only if we are buying low. If we agree to some 4/50 deal DM should be fired.

He was .317/.356/.676 in May/June. 38 games, 151 PA. Not a huge sample size but reminiscent of his peaks in Boston.

If he hits like that, even if the D and baserunning are a little below par, it works.

I took the liberty of dazzling you all with a hypo Beni deal. We know 2 things nec to do this: Symborski’s ZIPS projections and his cost per FA win.


1) ZIPS
2022: 1.4
2023: 1.1

2) Cost per win*
2022: 6.37m or 3.7m
2023: 7.34m or 3.7m



*He finds that a 1 War guy gets 3.7m per win. A 4 War guy gets 7.2m per win. Since Beni is proj to be the low bar, we get him the low contract.


NET: a 2-yr extension for 2023-24 should be about $7.5M total. Equal to his current salary and A pay cut from his $6.6m 2022 salary.

[dlphg9]

So is Mondesi hurt? Teachin him a lesson? He's been in Omaha since the 3rd. Theres been 9 games and he's only played in 5 and hasn't played since the 10th.

How often does a player go on rehab assignment and then play only half the games? Maybe they're calling him up, so they didn't have him play tonight?

[dlphg9]

Some cards I picked up recently

[dlphg9]

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Only if we are buying low. If we agree to some 4/50 deal DM should be fired.




I took the liberty of dazzling you all with a hypo Beni deal. We know 2 things nec to do this: Symborski’s ZIPS projections and his cost per FA win.


1) ZIPS
2022: 1.4
2023: 1.1

2) Cost per win*
2022: 6.37m or 3.7m
2023: 7.34m or 3.7m



*He finds that a 1 War guy gets 3.7m per win. A 4 War guy gets 7.2m per win. Since Beni is proj to be the low bar, we get him the low contract.


NET: a 2-yr extension for 2023-24 should be about $7.5M total. Equal to his current salary and A pay cut from his $6.6m 2022 salary.

Yeah, that type of extension seems unlikely. I have a hard time trusting ZIPS for WAR predictions, and I suspect the Royals would have a rosier view.

Most likely scenario is that he is brought back on his final arb year and given a chance to prove he can stay healthy and productive all season.

[KChiefs1]

Bobby Witt Jr and Nick Pratto stats in Omaha.

In 20 games with the Omaha StormChasers, Witt has eight home runs, 18 RBIs and an .986 OPS.

Pratto has also had immediate success at Triple A. In 19 games, he has six home runs and 17 RBIs with a 1.090 OPS.

Then there’s this note: Among 22-year-olds or younger in the upper levels of the minor leagues in 2021:

Pratto ranks No. 1 in wRC+ (160). Royals catching prospect MJ Melendez ranks No. 2 (157) and Witt Jr ranks No. 7 (147).

[Fansy the Famous Bard]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

Bobby Witt Jr and Nick Pratto stats in Omaha.

In 20 games with the Omaha StormChasers, Witt has eight home runs, 18 RBIs and an .986 OPS.

Pratto has also had immediate success at Triple A. In 19 games, he has six home runs and 17 RBIs with a 1.090 OPS.

Then there’s this note: Among 22-year-olds or younger in the upper levels of the minor leagues in 2021:

Pratto ranks No. 1 in wRC+ (160). Royals catching prospect MJ Melendez ranks No. 2 (157) and Witt Jr ranks No. 7 (147).

There is a lot to be excited about.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

I remember people questioning whether Edward Olivares could play CF. Looks pretty good to me.

https://twitter.com/OMAStormChasers/...101539328?s=19