The Royals stood pat on deadline day, unable to swing a deal for Lance Lynn or a pair of Toronto pitchers. One interesting note was a depressed trade market for Yu Darvish and the Rangers, as they were only able to nab a Top 5 Dodgers prospect with defensive limitations and a pair of unranked prospects. […]
Author: Clint Scoles
Diamonds in the Rough 7-30-17
Melky Cabrera Trade Analysis The Royals traded for Melky Cabrera on Sunday in an effort to add to their OF/DH depth, giving up A.J. Puckett and Andre Davis is the process. The two pitchers that the Royals have given up in this deal share an interesting trait in that they have struggled to make quality […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7-27-17
The Royals affiliates had a rough 1-7 day on Thursday. HR Roll Call: Donnie Dewees (9), Brandon Downes (10), Travis Maezes (5) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Nick Dini 3-3, 2b, BB BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Nathan Webb 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 3-8 GO-FO, 89p/61k Albuquerque […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7-26-17
The affiliates had three wins at the rookie levels with all three squads taking the lead in the last frame to complete a 4-2 day for the Royals. HR Roll Call: None BPKC Hitter of the Day: Darrell Miller 5-6 2R, 2b BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Jared Ruxer 6.2 IP 4 H 0 R […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7-25-17
Royals affiliates went 3-4 on Tuesday despite a sweep at High-A. HR Roll Call: Frank Schwindel (17), Chase Vallot (12), Logan Gray (3), Cal Jones (2) BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Jake Kalish 5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 80p/50k, 7-1 GO-FO BPKC Hitter of the Day: Oliver Nunez […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7-24-17
Reviewing the Trade – The Royals made a move on Monday, flipping a controllable and injured pitcher in Matt Strahm, struggling lefty Travis Wood and rookie league infielder Esteury Ruiz in exchange for Trevor Cahill, Brandon Maurer, and Ryan Buchter. Checkout what David Lesky wrote about it here. In my opinion, the loss of Strahm […]
Griffin is Getting There
On Saturday night, I had a chance to check out Foster Griffin live for the second time since he’s joined the organization. When I saw the lefty a couple of seasons ago in Lexington, to say I left unimpressed would be a slight understatement. At that time Griffin was 86-90 mph with a firm fastball, a […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7-23-17
A 3-4 day with late wins at Double-A and Triple-A for the Royals affiliates. HR Roll Call: Frank Schwindel (14), Dean Anna (5), Chris DeVito (19), Freddy Fermin (1), Seuly Matias (5) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Seuly Matias 3-5, 2R, HR, 5 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: A.J. Puckett 6 IP, 1 H, 1 […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7-22-17
The affiliates went 2-4 with both wins coming at the rookie level. HR Roll Call Dennicher Carrasco 2 (8), Seuly Matias (4) BPKC Hitter of the Day Dennicher Carrasco 4-4 3R, 2HR, 2b, 3b, 3 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day Zach Lovvorn 3.2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 5 K […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7-21-17
A good Friday for the Royals affiliates with the teams going 7-1 with it’s only loss in Wilmington. HR Roll Call Frank Schwindel (13), Donnie Dewees (8), Wander Franco (4), Darrell Miller (2), Brewer Hicklen (2) BPKC Hitter of the Day Travis Jones 5-6 2R, 2b, 2 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day Anthony Bender […]