Jan/106
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!
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