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]]> By: Casey http://royalsprimacy.com/index.php/posts/185/comment-page-1#comment-87 Casey Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:54:02 +0000 http://www.royalsprimacy.com/?p=185#comment-87 I have a hard time considering Cortes our top pitching prospect. He's destined to be a middle-reliever. Those are a dime a dozen, and the likelihood of us keeping him on the major league team for more than a couple years is bogus. You could make a case that he's worth more right now than he probably would be down the road. The odds of him being a solid major league pitcher are less than 50%, in my opinion. This is just my opinion, I haven't seen the kid pitch in person, I never scouted him, it's just off of what I've read. I don't read the official Royals scouting reports and stuff either. I stick to non-biased information. Calling him our #1 minor league prospect is/was absurd, just my opinion. I'm giving this trade a chance until Yuni proves me wrong. He's got a clean slate in KC. I'm not going to boo him from day one. If he hits between .240-.280, for the next few years, I'm not going to be unhappy. At the same time, I'm assuming he'll work as hard as he's suppose to, as a professional, because like I said, I'm giving him a clean slate. Hopefully Jose can light a fire under him (and hopefully himself) and we can have a good second-half of baseball. And you never know, maybe he'll blossom into the kind of player many thought he was going to be. I have a hard time considering Cortes our top pitching prospect. He's destined to be a middle-reliever. Those are a dime a dozen, and the likelihood of us keeping him on the major league team for more than a couple years is bogus. You could make a case that he's worth more right now than he probably would be down the road. The odds of him being a solid major league pitcher are less than 50%, in my opinion. This is just my opinion, I haven't seen the kid pitch in person, I never scouted him, it's just off of what I've read.

I don't read the official Royals scouting reports and stuff either. I stick to non-biased information. Calling him our #1 minor league prospect is/was absurd, just my opinion.

I'm giving this trade a chance until Yuni proves me wrong. He's got a clean slate in KC. I'm not going to boo him from day one. If he hits between .240-.280, for the next few years, I'm not going to be unhappy. At the same time, I'm assuming he'll work as hard as he's suppose to, as a professional, because like I said, I'm giving him a clean slate. Hopefully Jose can light a fire under him (and hopefully himself) and we can have a good second-half of baseball.

And you never know, maybe he'll blossom into the kind of player many thought he was going to be.

]]> By: Ray W http://royalsprimacy.com/index.php/posts/185/comment-page-1#comment-86 Ray W Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:57:36 +0000 http://www.royalsprimacy.com/?p=185#comment-86 And so giving up your top pitching prospect for an average to below average SS is a good thing ? It isn't all of Yuni's salary and at 27 the potential train is running out of steam. It's a proven fact to score runs you've got to get on base and a tiny OBP isn't going to help us out. And so giving up your top pitching prospect for an average to below average SS is a good thing ?
It isn't all of Yuni's salary and at 27 the potential train is running out of steam. It's a proven fact to score runs you've got to get on base and a tiny OBP isn't going to help us out.

]]> By: Dwight http://royalsprimacy.com/index.php/posts/185/comment-page-1#comment-85 Dwight Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:53:56 +0000 http://www.royalsprimacy.com/?p=185#comment-85 Bloomquist is having a career-year. Betancourt is a career .279 hitter, plus has some pretty good gap-power. Bloomy isn't a natural SS, although defensively I think they're probably pretty close. Bloomquist is having a career-year. Betancourt is a career .279 hitter, plus has some pretty good gap-power. Bloomy isn't a natural SS, although defensively I think they're probably pretty close.

]]> By: Jeff P http://royalsprimacy.com/index.php/posts/185/comment-page-1#comment-84 Jeff P Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:49:28 +0000 http://www.royalsprimacy.com/?p=185#comment-84 I don't think he is better than Bloomquist offensively or defensively. Most have issue with the trade because this turning out to be Moore's M.O. Low obp guys who are below average defensively. I don’t think he is better than Bloomquist offensively or defensively. Most have issue with the trade because this turning out to be Moore’s M.O. Low obp guys who are below average defensively.

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