KG is right, many Royals fans really are a psychotic mess. This schmo doesn’t like the Royals 3rd round pick so the Royals have “already given up.” What a jackass. And, in answer to his question, yes he should have given up as a Royals fan years ago. Clearly, he can’t hack it.

I think it is hard to describe the Royals first day of the draft as anything but a significant success. Hosmer, Montgomery, Sample and Melville all look like really good picks to me. The fifth and sixth round guys are just too deep in the draft for me to be able to speak to them.

Kevin Goldstein (4:02:35 PM PT): Tyler Sample at 80 to KC is Highway Robbery—I had a scout just rave about him early this morning.

Bryan Smith (4:37:22 PM PT): And finally, Tim Melville goes off the board at 115. The Royals would go from a good draft to a great if they can sign him, but it’s a tall order when you already have to sign the third overall pick.

If they do, though, the Royals will have taken Mike Montgomery, Tyler Sample and Tim Melville. If you asked me the three pitchers with the most projection before the draft, there’s a chance I would have gone with those three.

Kevin Goldstein (4:48:23 PM PT): I couldn’t agree more about the Royals’ affinity for young arms. If they sign Melville—they’ve have a monster draft.

And this one from another disgruntled fan (do the Royals have any other kind?)

Kevin Goldstein (5:21:18 PM PT): Brian (Kansas City): So does Dayton Moore realize that there are other positions of need besides pitcher? Shouldn’t the draft be more balanced?

Let me flip this on you. You take a high school pitcher in the 3rd round. You get to the fourth, and your five best remaining players are all high schol pitchers. Don’t you take one?

And drewfuss the doofus isn’t done bashing the Royals:

Kevin Goldstein (5:54:07 PM PT): drewfuss (KC): KC Royals clearly not phoning it in as I previously thought, but waiting until the 4th on Melville??? If he goes to UNC they get nothing! Take him in 2, or 3, and they get compensation! Its not like they were drafting All-Stars in rounds 2 or 3 and had to wait on Melville.

I guess I didn’t make it clear just how much I love Tyler Sample in the 3rd.

Also, Goldstein is surely using the word a bit ironically, right?

at all. The guy called him a 3rd rounder he was a 2nd rounder. This org needs guys who know how to recognize pitches to hit and Little G definitely can do that. More walks than K’s the last 3 seasons. Hard nosed Pedroia type should move thru the system and push Maddox/Bianchi to either perform or get out of the way.

but their are still a couple gems out there. As for Melville it sounds like the family loves us and if we meet his price tag should have no problem signing him.

...covering thirty baseball teams excludes too much emotional commitment to one team. I’m guessing he hasn’t been a hardcore Royals fan the last 14 years, because he clearly has no clue what he’s talking about deeming us a ‘psychotic mess.’ Stand in our shoes, KG.