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I was going to write a simple plug for Tim Smith's hitting lessons, but it turned into a nice little feature on him, including his story of the day he was traded to the Royals.

A Royals prospect is being promoted to AA tomorrow. Who could this be? Any guesses?

Missed the first inning of the game, but innings two and three consisted of a lot of pitches, some sharply hit grounders/liners, a deep flyout and a Ryan Harvey HR. It looked like Cortes was throwing up in the zone. The fourth inning was easily his best. Cortes threw a high percentage of off-speed pitches down or below the zone for swinging strikes and K'd the side 1-2-3. The fifth inning consisted of a walk and very weak single to the right side when the second basemen went to cover the bag on a hit-and-run. The sixth inning was a struggle as Cortes walked the bases loaded with two outs and was lifted for Chris Hayes. Cortes was visibly frustrated and when he got to the dugout, slammed his glove and hat into the bench. When I was able to check, the stadium reading had his fastball anywhere from 89-92 mph and off-speed anywhere from 75-80.

Over the past month, I did a review on every minor league team. self promotion, i know. just thought you guys would be half way interested. AZL Royals Burlington Royals Idaho Falls Chukars Burlington Bees Wilmington Blue Rocks Northwest Arkansas Naturals Omaha Royals