Comments on: Royals Mexicute a Three Team Deal

By: Clint Scoles

Clint Scoles — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 23:44:12 +0000

The consensus of the writers considering the system weak because they lack Top 100 talent not because their midlevel players are better than Smith, Oaks and others.

By: Clint Scoles

Clint Scoles — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 23:33:03 +0000

I just don’t know how accurate those rankings are. In the past MLB Pipeline has released new team rankings prior to the season. Good chance the players are ranked differently at that time.

Just look at the Royals players would you rank Nicky below Almonte and Staumont? I didn’t and wouldn’t based on injury history and control for the pitchers.

Smith seems very low considering his stuff.

By: nikadimuz

nikadimuz — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 21:26:50 +0000

I guess my question was about the perception of the Royals system as weak, not the strength of the Dodgers. The same thing with Smith from Tampa, he is lower in the Royals’ system than he was in the Rays’ system.

By: Clint Scoles

Clint Scoles — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 04:58:14 +0000

I don’t know how accurate that #19 is but I do think the Dodgers system is strong at the top with Verdugo, Buehler, Kendall, Diaz, and White but has thinned out in the middle.

The Royals have started to add depth to their farm system with last year’s draft and the acquisitions this offseason. Personally, I’d place Oaks as a fringe Top 10-15 player in their system.

By: nikadimuz

nikadimuz — Sat, 06 Jan 2018 16:50:55 +0000

We have heard about how poor the Royals farm system is. I see where Oaks was 13 or 14 (I cant remember exactly) in the Dodgers system per MLB.com before the trade and is 19th right now for the Royals.

I know that this is only one opinion, but I did not have a chance to look at other websites before the changes were made. It would seem that that seem to indicate that the Royals system isn’t as bad as the common perception dictates? If the Royals system were in the bottom 5, a guy like this would certainly be a consensus to 10 I would think.

Clint, what is your take on this?

By: Clint Scoles

Clint Scoles — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 19:47:42 +0000

I would guess Hammel would be the most likely piece to be moved. Wouldn’t be shocked if you see a Hammel/Whit type of deal similar to this one but they should be able to get rid of Hammel on his own as a 5th starter somewhere.

By: Kansas City - Baseball Prospectus

Kansas City - Baseball Prospectus — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 13:00:55 +0000

[…] and Joakim Soria to the White Sox for Trevor Oaks and Erick Mejia was unexpected and interesting. Clint did a fantastic job writing up the deal yesterday, but I wanted to throw my two cents in. I like Oaks because I think cheap starters who can give […]

By: Big Lee

Big Lee — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 03:04:56 +0000

Ok-Which starter (salary dump) do you expect to be moved?