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Will Lubanski get a shot this season?


Chris Lubanski, who is still only 24, has recently begun a rehab from an injury. In limited # of games in Omaha this spring, he had seemingly improved his BB and K rates quite a bit from 2008 Omaha numbers. In addition, his SB ability seemed to be on the rebound, as he posted 6 SB with 1 CS in only a month or so of action.

I heard an interview on 610 with him a few weeks back, in which he credited hard work with a personal trainer in the off season for his speed somewhat coming back; in addition, some increased quickness defensively as well. Sorta sounded like going thru being exposed to the minor league draft and being undrafted served as a wakeup call of sorts to him.


Anyway, with the Guillen injury, I assume Teahen will get most RF starts; however, remember that Gordon will need to be sat every 3rd or 4th game the rest of the way, and that means RF will be open for auditions a reasonable amount of the time.

The Guillen injury is now revealed to be 6-8 weeks (let's hope it's the latter), so that more or less could be, for all intents and purposes, the end of his season. I know we all are looking for reasons to continue watching this year (aren't we every year?); personally I'd love to see the team call him up soon and take a look. Of course, because this is logical and we're talking about the Royals, I'm sure it won't happen. The scouts have probably already decided one way or the other.

Thoughts, anyone?

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