BtB Grades the Royals Farm System

I would probably move Lamb up a bit, but otherwise fine.

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Is that based on ceiling?

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by Scott McKinney on Jan 18, 2012 12:23 PM EST reply actions

The descriptions of the tiers seem to indicate that it is

But the rankings do not (eg Lamb). Several sites seem to do this in an attempt to better explain their rankings, but I think it just causes more confusion than anything and ought to be abandoned.

No doubt the rankings reflect all sorts of considerations, such as ceiling, current age and level, and recent performance.

by CompmanJX3 on Jan 18, 2012 12:54 PM EST up reply actions

Can't be.

Find another prospect hound who thinks Mike Montgomery’s ceiling is Number 2/3 starter. He may not be likely to be a Number 1, but that’s certainly he ceiling.

by hawkinscm87 on Jan 19, 2012 11:32 AM EST up reply actions

Didn't even read

BFSE

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-Shahid Khan

by tiquanunderwear on Jan 18, 2012 12:54 PM EST reply actions

exactly

by Freneau on Jan 18, 2012 1:56 PM EST up reply actions

Best Football Skills Ever?

This is what happens when I have to look up acronyms. I think I prefer the days of lol, brb, and gtg. Oh, and ttyl.

by hawkinscm87 on Jan 19, 2012 11:28 AM EST up reply actions

Best Farm System Ever

"The Jaguars need Jacksonville, and Jacksonville needs the Jaguars"
-Shahid Khan

by tiquanunderwear on Jan 19, 2012 11:44 AM EST up reply actions

Butler's Fried Sandwich Eating

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by RoyalsRetro on Jan 19, 2012 12:10 PM EST up reply actions

god i really hope we didnt just give a 16 year old

$3m+ who has a ceiling of a solid regular

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Jan 18, 2012 1:20 PM EST reply actions

I don't agree with his tier system at all

As Bronzillo notes, the Royals have LOTS more guys that could be bench players in the Majors. Those are the C-Robs and Christian Colons of the world.

Elier Hernandez has much higher upside than “just a guy”, but he isn’t rated higher because he’s light years away from the big leagues and is raw. He could be an MVP someday, he could be a AA flameout. We don’t know. The tier system doesn’t seem to account for that. You could also put Bubba Starling in that category, although he’s a Tier 1 guy, but the accumulated WAR of his MLB career could be less than a guy like C-Rob for all we know.

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by RoyalsRetro on Jan 18, 2012 1:28 PM EST up reply actions

I like it better than giving nearly that much to a 30 year old

Who has no business being a major league regular.

by thelaundry on Jan 18, 2012 1:55 PM EST up reply actions

oh...i have no problem with the signing....

i have a problem with rankings like this that make no sense…why even publish it

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by billybeingbilly on Jan 18, 2012 1:57 PM EST up reply actions

I agree about the LA signees

I doubt we’ll have much of any idea what the Royals have in Elier until he’s at least 18. But Rany continually harping on the importance of age, and if he and the research he is relying on are right, then it’s exciting that the Royals spent the cash to sign a promising raw prospect.

I am wondering about how an international draft might work in terms of age if it eventually happens. Would the age still be 16 for LA players?

by thelaundry on Jan 18, 2012 2:09 PM EST up reply actions