Royals May Have Best Pitching Prospects in Baseball in 2010
From Jim Callis:
Pitching has become the strength of the Royals system. Third baseman Mike Moustakas and first baseman Eric Hosmer entered 2009 as Kansas City's two best prospects but both had disappointing years. Meanwhile, Danny Duffy had a strong season in high Class A; 2008 draftees Mike Montgomery, Tim Melville and John Lamb all showed considerable promise; and Crow and Chris Dwyer signed out of this year's draft.
None of those guys has advanced past high Class A yet, and attrition takes a heavy toll on pitching prospects as they advance through the minors. Thus I can't put the Royals in the first tier of pitching-rich systems. The Indians, Orioles, Rangers, Rays and Rockies (in no particular order) have quality arms and depth and guys on the verge of helping their big league clubs, so I'd put them all ahead of Kansas City. But the Royals would fall in the next group, and if their arms continue to progress, they might have the best collection of pitching prospects in baseball at the end of 2010.
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Just when I'm ready to give up on this team
They pull me back in.
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by RoyalsRetro on Sep 24, 2009 1:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
good to hear!!
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by 306008 on Sep 24, 2009 1:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It would be nice to see some Royals pitching prospect perform well at the AA level or higher
I’d like to get excited about some Royals prospects. I got excited about Rosa, and then the Royals made him a reliever and let him languish in Omaha. I got excited about Cortes, and then the Royals traded him for one of the worst regulars in MLB. Given the low level of the minors in which the Royals top prospects are currently playing, I don’t see hope for the major league team until 2013 at the earliest.
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by NYRoyal on Sep 24, 2009 4:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My Prediction:
March 15th AP, Kansas City
Reports are coming in that Royal’s General Manager Dayton Moore has traded top pitching prospects Mike Montgomery and Aaron Crow, as well as cash considerations to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for CF Willy Taveras.
“Pitching is the currency of baseball” Said Moore, “And I feel like we have just bought ourselves a major asset to help this team.”
“Hes an On-base type of guy with some slug and a lot of lateral movement” was the glowing report from Manager Trey Hillman
There was no comment from Reds GM Walt Jocketty, though the reporter did notice the sound of a large party going on in the GM’s office.
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by RoyalPug on Sep 24, 2009 6:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They may be dumb, but Crow and Montgomery dumb?
That’s a new level of incomptence they haven’t quite reached yet. Though they are getting close.
by AxDxMx on Sep 24, 2009 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Royals have drafted more HOF qbs than HOF baseball players....
Fire Everyone
by billybeingbilly on Sep 25, 2009 12:57 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Complete opposite of the team that plays in the stadium right next to them.
I used to work with an old man that told me. Son, every workplace has a dumbass, if you don't have one where you work, then I'm afraid you're it.
by Warden11 on Sep 25, 2009 1:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I believe Chiefs safety Jarrod Page was drafted by a MLB team!
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by RoyalsRetro on Sep 25, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was, that's why he was a 7th rounder
Teams were scared he’d choose baseball.
by AxDxMx on Sep 25, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
SO they're the best, other than the 5 or so teams ahead of them!
We can trust Jim Callis. After all, he said that Hosmer and Moustakas were going to be awesome, and presto.
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by devil_fingers on Sep 25, 2009 9:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it's time...
for you to be officially annointed the Rob Neyer of Royals Review.
by djk royal on Sep 25, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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