Jan/104
Interesting Names on the 40 Man
Posted by: Casey on January 29, 2010.
He's like Gathright, only not as good of a hitter...
Jarrod Dyson – Dyson is a 5′10 160 pound burner who was drafted in the 50th round of the 2006 draft by the Royals. Since then, he has performed consistently in the minors. In 801 AB’s, he’s hitting .270 with an obp of .343. He also has 107 steals in 131 tries. He literally has no power, and very little gap power, only hitting 22 doubles and 11 triples. What you’re looking at is a defensive outfielder who can cover some ground, and who has decent bat control at the plate and can cause some problems in the running game. He also bats left and throws right, as most burners do.
Hey he's a defensive upgrade at catcher, let's release someone better than him
Manuel Pina – Pina came over to the Royals from the Rangers in that eerie minor league swap last season which brought him and Tim Smith here for Danny Gutierrez. He’s an excellent defensive catcher, and while only being 22 years old, he is our 3-deep catcher. He was a all-star in the Texas league last season.
I've seen this before, only he swings left-handed, and his first name is Alex
Jordan Parraz – Acquired in winter of 2008, Parraz made a splash in the Royals farm system last season, making three different stops and ending up at Omaha at the end of the season. The 24 year old right fielder has a cannon of an arm, and is also a good baserunner. In 81 games last season, he hit .348/.432/.541. He was also limited to injuries. This is a guy I see in our big league outfield provided he can show the organization he can be healthy.
Jan/104
Royals Farm System Improving?
Posted by: Casey on January 28, 2010.
The Royals have four out of the top 50 prospects in baseball today, as ranked by MLB.com. That tied for first best out of any major club with the Rays and Rangers who also had four.
The four who made the list:
- Moustakas 3B – #32
- Myers C – #33
- Crow RHP – #41
- Montgomery LHP – #43
So you don’t see any of our guys up towards the top of the list but at least there are several on the list. You would also think Arguelles would be considered a top prospect.
While we have some prospects I’m still not that convinced that we are making drastic strides in our farm system. When I look at our Omaha squad, who from there is going to make a difference down the road? Or even the rest of the system? The majority of the Omaha team is older than most triple-a teams. Are we moving in the right direction? We won’t really be able to know until five years from now when we see what kind of results we are getting.
But at least we have some prospects.
Jan/101
The signing of Rick Ankiel and others
Posted by: photogwingsfan on January 27, 2010.
After giving the recent signings by Dayton Moore and the Royals some time to fester, I can finally give my opinion from a fans perspective.
Rick Ankiel- I am not jumping up and down with this signing but don’t hate it as much as others. After they decided to go another direction with trading Mark Teahen (I like who they got in return but hate to see one of my favorite and others go), not resigning Miguel Olivo and Mike Jacobs they had to go after someone with some kind of power. Ankiel had only 11 home runs last season which was marred by injuries but the Royals and their fans hope he can return to the 2008 season form where he hit 25. Everyone knows that the boys in blue won’t hit many dingers so they will need as much help possible from the former Cardinal (blah.) I don’t want to forget his arm in the outfield . It will be a major plus for the Royals outfield. [url]http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200805072655396[/url]
Scott Podsednik- Everyone is hoping the former White Sox can repeat a season where he hit .304 (BA) and steal 30 bases. He is part of a crowded outfield that includes David DeJesus, Mitch Maier, Jose Guillen, Brian Anderson and Rick Ankiel. Something will have to give and as of right now I see a starting outfield as DeJesus (LF), Ankiel (CF) and Podsednik (RF.)
Jason Kendall- This is the one signing that others and I just don’t understand. They let go Olivo and Buck and signed a guy who has no pop whatsoever and for around the same price. My guess is that they think he will work better with the pitchers.
Noel Arguelles- I believe Noel Arguelles is the biggest acquisition during the Royals off-season. It’s true that he might not pitch for a few seasons but this showed that Dayton Moore and the Royals are committed to putting money into the international market, a place that they have been absent as of late.
Pretty much what all this means is that the Royals are just trying to wait until their young guys come up from minors, something we have heard way to much. They have to start hitting on some guys in the draft or we will be right back to wear former General Manager Allard Baird left us.
Jan/102
Podsednik Helps Royals In Two Ways
Posted by: Casey on January 8, 2010.
Elite Celebration Level
The Royals have officially signed Scott Podsednik to a 1 or 2 year deal. Since he’s 33, I have no problems with us signing him to a short deal. He’s a marginal upgrade in CF over Bloomquist, in my opinion. He did hit over .300 last year as the full time starter for the chi sox, leading off too.
Might you ask why Dayton Moore didn’t go for other CF’s in the market, well there’s two main reasons.
First of all, the Royals have really been exposed in one major area over the last few years: celebrations. It’s almost painful to watch these guys try to celebrate after a walk-off victory. Lot’s of awkward hugs and smiles. Thankfully, DM did get rid of “the best catcher in the world” in Miguel Olivo (of which Greinke had very fond feelings). So that did help the overall flamboyance of the 2010 team. As seen in the above picture, the White Sox have always been on the upper side of the league when it comes to passion and ability to celebrate. Perhaps this will put an end to the Royal Dance.
The second reason is his wife just happens to be a playboy model. The Royal’s wife events have been subpar, and this is an obvious upgrade.
Great work, Dayton Moore.
Jan/100
Royals Sign Cuban Phenom Arguelles
Posted by: Casey on January 7, 2010.
The Royals have apparently finalized a deal for the 19-year old Cuban stud.
The deal is reportedly a 5 year contract, no financial figures have been released but I’m sure they’re fairly heavy.
More to come! Go Royals!
Nov/090
My Congrats to Greinke
Posted by: Casey on November 29, 2009.
What a marvelous season he had. It was great to see that someone with potential actually stepped up and produced like we all hoped he would (same to you, BB).
We all know the stats. Let’s just hope he can be our cornerstone for years to come.
New poll: How will Greinke do in 2010?
Nov/090
Still Going
Posted by: Casey on November 29, 2009.
Sorry for the lack of updates.
I hope to be able to blog again soon, hopefully with a lengthy recap of the 2009 season and a glimpse at 2010.
See you soon.
Jul/090
With the trade deadline looming the Royals need to continue getting better
Posted by: photogwingsfan on July 30, 2009.
The non-waiver trade deadline, Friday, 3 p.m. (CST), will soon be upon us and the Royals are again in a position (as always) to make their team better. If the Royals have the chance to make a trade then field they should not hesitate.
The only positions/players I think they are fine with are David DeJesus and Mark Teahen in the outfield/infield and Billy Butler and Alex Gordon in the infield. They have all shown they can get the job done except for Gordon who I am still willing to give a pass to. (But if it gets to the end of next year and he is still struggling then I will start to really worry.) But if a team comes to the Royals wanting DeJesus or Teahan then I think they have to really listen.
So far the Royals have made some acquisitions. They traded for Ryan Freel, Yuniesky Betancourt and now recently Josh Anderson from the Detroit Tigers. None of them really excite me. Freel is just another role player, Betancourt is an upgrade from what he had before at shortstop; but practically anyone would be, and now Anderson. Anderson is the best of the three so far but still doesn’t give the team a step in the right direction which I believe is needed.
I am afraid that the Royals and Dayton Moore are content at sitting where they are and thinking they have a core of young players to build around. They have a few but clearly are not close to competing just yet and I believe they need to concentrate on getting more hitting and power in the lineup.
Jul/093
Heads Should Roll For This
Posted by: Casey on July 22, 2009.
How long do we have to watch this team go through the motions before someone gets in their face? Not only does this extend the losing streak to 9 games, but is the 4th straight game that the bullpen has blown a lead. I’m not even going to blame Hillman or anyone else on the coaching/managerial staff. I can’t think of a worst performance by a baseball team over the last couple weeks than what we are seeing.
Someone needs to call some of these guys out. This bullpen is absolutely horendous. At some point, don’t you think someone would want to go out there and actually do their job? No, because they’re just going through the motions. When you watch relievers from other teams come out of the bullpen, they’re breathing fire, they’re attacking the hitter, they’re being aggressive. Our guys come out and nip the corners, they throw these weak curves, they pipe the fastball after they fall behind. This is absolutely terrible.
We’re scoring runs for once, so someone should get in this teams face. Whether its Trey Hillman, or one of the players, someone needs to explode. I’m tired of watching this emotionless baseball team piss through this season. Soria, Guillen, Teahen, DeJesus, someone call someone out. There’s this thing called being accountable.
Someone take charge. Someone do their job.
Jul/090
What Kind Of Additions Would You Like To See On Royalsprimacy?
Posted by: Casey on July 22, 2009.
Yep, that’s right, I’m officially taking suggestions! The site has been really picking up in visitors per day, and I want to continue to make the site grow! I’ve recently added lots of new features, including the cool new site design and the new comment system among other things.
What’s something you think should be added or changed?