http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2018/06/07/draft-recap-with-clint-scoles-and-a-sudden-trade-bp-kansas-city-episode-103.mp3 A couple of weeks ago, we had Clint Scoles give us a preview of the Royals draft and now that the picks are all in, he joined us again to talk about the results. It’s an unexpected set of picks, but there’s talent there. Clint covers the big names, the approach, and what it […]
Had most fans been told prior to the draft that Baseball America’s #4 rated prospect would land in the lap of the Royals front office, I’m sure we all would’ve been quite excited. Unfortunately, the Royals past history with college pitchers, pitching development in general and people like myself’s opinion of other draft prospects soured […]
If you have followed the MLB Draft during the first two days, you certainly noticed the seemingly strange trend that the Royals drafted a whole lot of college players in the first 10 rounds. In all, they picked up 13 players, 12 of whom were drafted out of college. And while they did go seemingly […]
There may be no greater source for “what-ifs” than the MLB amateur player draft. Every sport’s draft depends on luck to so some extent, but baseball’s luck is way more of a crapshoot than the others, even as teams pour increased money, personnel, and analysis into scouting. I don’t really like to say, “What if they […]
Twitter @ClintScoles The draft is coming fast and hard, and we know the Royals farm is in desperate need of additions after being ranked near the bottom of pretty much all publications during the preseason. The outstanding start to the seasons for MJ Melendez and Seuly Matias show that the farm system wasn’t quite as […]
Every year ahead of the draft, I highlight a few players who I like or have heard good things about that I believe would make excellent additions to the Royals organization. While in the past I’ve made multiple selections deeper in the draft, the Royals’ glut of picks means I’m focusing on more higher ranked picks than […]
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2018/05/25/bright-spots-and-a-draft-preview-with-clint-scoles-bp-kansas-city-101.mp3 After a week off, we got caught up and despite a poor record, we sought out some bright spots through the first two months of the season, including a few emerging bullpen arms, some developing trade value, “hacking” baseball strategy, and the optimism of baseball’s annual draft. To help prepare for this year’s draft, we […]
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2018/05/25/bright-spots-and-a-draft-preview-with-clint-scoles-bp-kansas-city-101.mp3 After a week off, we got caught up and despite a poor record, we sought out some bright spots through the first two months of the season, including a few emerging bullpen arms, some developing trade value, “hacking” baseball strategy, and the optimism of baseball’s annual draft. To help prepare for this year’s draft, we […]
One of the major strengths of this upcoming draft is in the prep pitching class. From the arms I’ve already highlighted in Mason Denaburg, Carter Stewart, Kumar Rocker and Ryan Weathers, to the ones I’m likely going to pass on due to their higher draft status, this year’s class is stacked. As usual, the state of […]
Jordan Groshans – Multiple players have been linked to the Royals in the upcoming draft season. However, only a few have multiple links like some who I have written about here at BP KC. One of those who has landed with the Royals on multiple mock drafts is Texas infielder Jordan Groshans. It is with good reason Groshans is […]