In any draft, it is a good idea for the 30 major league teams to try to secure talent that is available in their area. There are a couple reasons for this as they should have fans of the team that they can get discounts in signing from. Another reason, though, is that they should […]
Author: Clint Scoles
It’s Never Too Early to Discuss the Draft – Tristan Beck
The Royals had the opportunity to take an injured pitcher last season in the draft, but like most teams passed on Standford’s Tristan Beck due to his stress fracture and likely his leverage as a sophomore-eligible pitcher. While the early rankings on the draft think he is someone the Royals could land somewhere with their picks […]
It’s Never Too Early to Discuss the Draft – Jimmy Herron
Each year a player has an opportunity to move up draft boards thanks in part to a highly touted teammate drawing a significant number of eyes out to his games. One such player who may be fortunate this year is Duke center fielder Jimmy Herron who will share the outfield with likely 1st round pick Giffin Conine. […]
Predicting Minor League Breakout Performers.
As we draw closer to spring training what better time to look at the performances of last season and make a prediction for a player at each level to step up his game. Not really based on last year’s numbers as he surprisingly struggled at Triple-A Omaha before a roster crunch sent Ryan O’Hearn to Double-A […]
It’s Never Too Early to Discuss the Draft – Ryan Weathers
The Royals have taken prep arms quite often in the draft since Dayton Moore became General Manager with plenty of varies in success. From Mike Montgomery, Danny Duffy and John Lamb in their first two drafts until the most recent class, prep arms have been a struggle to get a handle on as one might […]
It’s Never Too Early to Discuss the Draft – Brice Turang
If one reads Baseball America or Baseball Prospectus then one is familiar with the term prospect fatigue. If not, Prospect Fatigue is when a prospect has been in the “public eye” for an extended amount of time and may have lost their luster or shine. It happens often to prospects that don’t rocket through a system […]
Moving Merrifield
It’s not much of a secret the Royals are looking to trim payroll in order to resign Eric Hosmer while simultaneously trying to add to the farm system. To do this the Royals already have taken less in a return for Scott Alexander by trading Joakim Soria with him, and Monday night flipped Brandon Moss […]
It’s Never Too Early to Discuss the Draft – Griffin Conine
In 1987, the draft was just a tad bit longer than it is today. That year the Royals would select 74 players as the other teams all bowed out in the 71st round or earlier before the Royals were the last team to wave the white flag. After drafting the franchise’s 2nd most valuable player […]
It’s Never Too Early to Discuss the Draft – Kumar Rocker
Most draft years, prep pitchers start to fall or show up on draft boards further down than the prognosticators envisioned due to their high volatility and lack of success on the way to the major leagues. The more front offices study the statistical success of college players relative to the preps, the more they will learn that […]
It’s Never Too Early to Discuss the Draft – Travis Swaggerty
It’s no secret the Royals are in the market to rebuild their farm system in 2018, and likely the next year or two after as they look to get into rebuilding into a winner. With a strong 2018 draft class and as many as six picks in the top 65 selections in the draft, Dayton Moore […]