After taking a look at the lower two levels in the system it is time to take a swing at the AA squad. Lineup 1. Yem Prades RF 2. Whit Merrifield 2b 3. Brian Fletcher LF - He needs to find a position to move up. 4. Brett Eibner CF - Can he make more contact? 5. Ian Gac DH 6. Matt Fields 1b 7. Matt Sweeney 3b 8. Julio Rodriguez C 9. Alex McClure SS Bench - Juan Graterol C, Angel Franco INF, Carlo Testa OF Thi ...

On the surface an exercise like this can look rather easy, grab all the players under 25, rate them dependent on talent and toss in but it isn't in my DNA to not weigh risk along with ceiling to make such a list.  When you toss in a player's current level, possibility of not reaching their ceiling and then add in positional scarcity, in the majors and the org, my list turns out much different than that of J ...

If you haven't checked it out yesterday take a second to listen to the spot Soren Petro had with Danny Duffy yesterday.  It was good stuff as Danny seemed very pumped about the Royals chances this season and his chances of giving them a big mid-season boost.  While Danny should contribute late this season there is another pitcher who could contribute more to the Royals in 2013. Bob Dutton gave someon the in ...

Following the Shields/Davis for Myers/Odorizzi trade, the first question on Royals’ fans minds was as follows: Did this trade make the team a contender in 2013?  David has covered that territory both on the pitching and upside components, while Paul has analyzed the question as a whole.  If you require additional analysis of that singular transaction, please feel free to utilize your preferred search engine ...

HR Roll Call Wil Myers (31,32) Bubba Starling (5) Mark Donato (2) Chad Johnson (1)   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Wil Myers 3-5 2 HR, 4 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Andrew Triggs 2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K Pine Tar Press Rookie League Player of the Day Bubba Starling 2-4 2b, HR   Omaha Storm Chasers 7 Oklahoma City RedHawks 6 The RedHawks jumped all over Chasers starter Nate Adcock Mo ...

Good pitching lead the way to a 5-2 record by Royals affiliates on Wednesday.  HR Roll Call Max Ramirez (13) Adam Moore (5) Diego Goris (2)    Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Johnny Giavotella 3-4 2b, R, 2 RBI, BB Co-Pine Tar Press Pitchers of the Day Elisaul Pimentel 9 IP 5 H 1 ER 1 BB 4 K Yordano Ventura 7 IP 2 H 1 ER 1 BB 7 K Pine Tar Press Rookie League Player of the Day Diego Goris 4-5 2b, HR (Gr ...

All Reports by Zach Mortimer follow him @Baseballspects   Sugar Ray Marimon RHP 6’1 175 lbs 9/30/88 International Free Agent (Columbia) Fastball: 89-93mph. Gets a good amount of armside run and sink. Has the ability to throw armside and attempts to go gloveside more polish will allow him to command to both sides. Average offering (50). Curveball: 74-77mph. 11-5 shape with depth. Will throw to both side ...

Tough day for Royals affiliates with 7 losses in 8 games played.  HR Roll Call John Whittleman (14) Manny Pina (2) Daniel Mateo (5) Kenny Diekroeger (6) Fred Ford (4,5)    Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Manny Pina 3-4 HR, 2b Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Jon Keck 1.1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 BB 3 K   Pine Tar Press Rookie League Player of the Day Fred Ford 4 for 6 2 HR   Iowa Cubs 9 Omaha Storm Cha ...

Down and to the Left The Royals made the move yesterday to promote Chris Dwyer while also moving Mike Montgomery down to AA. via Bob Dutton KC Star “Everybody felt it was the right thing to do for a brief period of time,” Moore said. “We want to get him back on the attack, loading up throwing downhill at 95-96 instead of trying to make pitches at 90-92 and hitting spots. “We need to get him back on the atta ...

Lisalverto Bonilla 6’1 164 lbs RHP 43.1 IP, 1.66 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 60k/18BB, .191 BAA Reading Phillies (Eastern League AA) PHILLIES Bonus: 2008 money N/A Dominican I saw Lisalverto during this year’s spring training. Small frame with a quick arm is the main thing that I saw from him. He had a fastball that was up 93-95 with good life, and he showed a slider that was an average pitch 79-81 mph. The Phillies at ...

A weekly list of the top performances in the Royals minor league system. We take in account age, level and experience in regard to these rankings.       #1 Kyle Smith 2 GS 9 IP 0.00 ERA 3 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB  11 K - A tremendous start to his pro career for the 2011 4th round pick and this doesn't even include his 11K in 5 inning first start.                 ...

Royals affiliates didn't fair well with just 2 wins in 8 tries.  HR Roll Call Max Ramirez (10)    Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Yordano Ventura 5.2 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 10 K 6-2 GO-FO Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Brian Fletcher 2-4 2b, R, 2 RBI   Rookie League Player of the Day Alexis Rivers AZL Royals 3-3 2 BB, RBI, R    Omaha Storm Chasers 8 Albuquerque Isotopes 7 Plenty of offense ...

5: Brian Fletcher 6’0 190lbs 1b/LF .289/.353/.411, 5 HR, 25RBI, 15 2B, 51K/19BB Brian Fletcher is the son of former Major Leaguer Scott Fletcher. Brian relies on his bat solely to maintain prospect status. He is a well below average defender in the OF, and struggles at 1st defensively. At the plate he has a violent swing with good bat speed. Brian really enjoys swinging hard if he sees a pitch he likes he’s ...

Royals affiliates went 5-3 yesterday.  HR Roll Call Anthony Seratelli 2(13,14) Clint Robinson (10) Lorenzo Cain (1) Orlando Calixte (11) Mark Threlkeld (2) Mauricio Ramos (1)   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Anthony Seratelli 2-4 2 HR, 3 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Sugar Ray Marimon 6 IP 4 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 4 K     Omaha Storm Chasers 7 Oklahoma City RedHawks 4 The Chasers got a dec ...

Six games total counting the DSL Royals and just one win at the minor league level.  HR Roll Call Irving Falu (4)   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Irving Falu 2-5 HR, 2 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Yordano Ventura 5 IP 4 H 1 ER 3 BB 8 K     Omaha Storm Chasers 5 Iowa Cubs 2 Generally you can't say a race is over in mid-June but with the Chasers playing the way they are it would be ...

    3-1 Royals minor league day.  HR Roll Call Wil Myers (21) Irving Falu (2)    PIne Tar Press Hitter of the Day Daniel Mateo 3-3 2b, HBP, 2 RBI Pine Tar Press Co-Pitcher of the Day Jake Odorizzi 6.2 IP 5 H 1 ER 2 BB 10 K Co-Pitcher of the Day Robinson Yambati 7 IP 4 H 1 ER 1 BB 5 K 13-4 GO-FO   Omaha Storm Chasers 7 Round Rock Express 2 Wil Myers had the big highlight but Jake Odorizzi ...

A good day for the Royals affiliates after Wilmington swept a doubleheader to help the organization go 4-1 in the minor leagues.  HR Roll Call Mario Lisson (7) Paulo Orlando (2) Rey Navarro (2) Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Paulo Orlando 2-4 2b, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Yordano Ventura 5 IP 3 H 0 R 3 BB 6 K   Omaha Storm Chasers 3 Memphis Redbirds 0  It wasn't a particularly good ...

A 1-3 record by the Royals affiliates.  HR Roll Call Carlo Testa (7) Yuniesky Betancourt (1) Orlando Calixte (7) Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Carlo Testa 3-5 HR, 3b, 2b, 2 R, 5 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Buddy Baumann 3 IP 1 H 0 R 1 BB 4 K     New Orleans Zephyrs 5 Omaha Storm Chasers 2 The Chasers got a quality start from Ryan Verdugo but couldn't get much a matching effort from th ...

A weekly look at the top performances in the Royals minor league system. May 20-May 26th #1 Christian Colon .375/.583/.625 6-16 2b, HR, 4 RBI, 8 BB, 7 R - the former 4th overall pick has made the most out of his repeat visit to AA hitting well since the end of April and using a patient approach to get on base. #2 Sugar Ray Marimon 2 G 8.1 IP 2 H 0 R 3 BB 11 K - No pitcher in the Royals system has been able ...

              After seeing Yordano for the past couple of months I've learned a few things about him.  He has a good smile, he might actually be smaller than I am, he nods his head when I speak English to him, he gets a nice chuckle when I talk to him in Spanish, oh yeah and he throws fire with an absolute hammer curveball.             Yordano has had a lot of articles written about him talking about how mu ...