Coco closing in on deal with A's

kcscoliny — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:24:32 -0000

Coco closing in on deal with A's

5M range with a 2011 option looks like.

Royals Minor Impacts

kcscoliny — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:50:02 -0000

Which '09 Royal Minor leaguer will have the best impact on the 2010 season?

The Candidates

Positional Players

Kila Ka'aihue (You know you are a Royal Junkie when you don't have to lookup how to spell his name)- Kila's season was a bit of a let down after his awesome '08 but he continued to be patient. In most organizations that would be something praised but not this GMDM led organization. His MLEs from '08 look like this .210/.321/.348. Those DH numbers wouldn't be all that different from what we saw last season.

Jordan Parraz- Jordan had a very good season after GMDM stole him from the Astros for a defunked lefty . Parraz doesn't offer a ton of home run power but he has some decent gap power and speed from what I've read. Parraz has moved level to level and while he has never had a total disappointing season his ceiling is somewhat limited. His defense looks to be average at best according to the defensive numbers at minorleaguesplits. Parraz could be a remake of David Dejesus with average defense. Not too bad in my mind.

David Lough- Lough had the best season among the '08 Bees players. David's knowledge and talent on the field continues to grow after playing 3 sports in college. Lough like many Royals minor leaguers is about as patient as a fat kid standing in front of a buffet with his 5% walk ratio last season but it didn't stop him from putting up impressive stats in '09 .336/.383/.513. Lough might be able to pitch in a bit in centerfield but is probably going to repeat '10 in AA so anything short of a repeat of '09 will make it difficult for him to contribute this season.

Scott Thorman- I'm surprised this guy hasn't got more run on this site. While I don't think this is the correct move it wouldn't shock me at all if GMDM gave Thorman a shot to beat out Ka'aihue for a roster opportunity. Thorman is a former draftpick of GMDMs. He is a lefty has a little pop and about as much patience as you expect any GMDM draftpick to have 4.4% BB% over his minor league career. Thorman outhit Kila when he arrived in Omaha last season .295/.344/.495 19 HR oh and did I mention he is also lefthanded. Thorman actually has more consistent numbers over his minor league career than Kila does but he also doesn't provide the on base skills or mid level to high ceiling dreams that Kila could provide. Probably just a remake of Jacobs with less light tower power.

If KC doesn't sign anyone else prior to the season a Thorman/Kila competition for the lefthanded DH duties wouldn't suprise me at all.

Pitchers

Carlos Rosa- The hard throwing righty had a tough season when one looks at the old school stats 2-8 with a 4.58 ERA. Thankfully d_f and friends have taught us that old school stats are weak and offer little meaning when one looks beneath the surface Rosa put up a decent season in a very hitter friendly league. Rosa's 3.44 FIP with a 10.14 K/9 were quite impressive and his surface stats were more the result of his .344 babip and career high 4.06 bb/9 than anything. Rosa is likely the clubhouse leader for biggest contributor in 2010 and should be a lock to be on the opening day roster. The hard throwing righty will hopefully develop into a solid 7th or 8th inning option for Trey this season.

Chris Hayes- Everyones favorite Hayes is too smart for this organization and probably has little to no chance of actually getting an opportunity. Hayes once again put together a solid '09 campaign with a 3.43 FIP in 89 innings of ball. His surface stats(4.59 ERA) were somewhat poor in Omaha due to a career high .367 Babip. Chris would make a great right specialist but considering Trey doesn't know how to use a LOOGY he definitely wouldn't know how to use a groundball inducing reliever out of the pen. GMDM might as well trade Hayes to Seattle or Oakland now and save us all the grief that we will endure as he improves his numbers in Omaha as we watch captain Farnrun give up some of the few leads our beloved team has.

Louis Coleman- The '09 draftee had a pretty decent start to his career putting up a 2.17 cumulative FIP in 23.0 IP at A and A+ last season. Coleman put up a 9.00 k/9 versus a 1.96 BB/9 in his two stops. Probably considered a longshot with his limited minor league time Louis should be given a trip to major league camp and who knows what could happen after that. A former LSU starter the 24 year old (April 4) hasn't averaged under 9.5 K/9 since his freshman year. Coleman shouldn't take too long to make it to the pros if they are going to leave him in that bullpen roll.

Sorry if this list has already been made or I didn't offer enough info. As one can see KC doesn't have a whole lot of contributions from high level minor leaguers.

Poll

Which '09 Minor Leaguer will contribute the most to the 2010 Team?

White Sox Acquire Juan Pierre

kcscoliny — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:01:05 -0000

White Sox Acquire Juan Pierre

Seems like a pretty dumb pickup unless he can duplicate last seasons offensive performance. Sox picking up half the contract.

Dutton reporting Royals avoid arb with Banni, Colon and Davies

kcscoliny — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:41:28 -0000

Dutton reporting Royals avoid arb with Banni, Colon and Davies

Brian Bannister ($2.3MM) Roman Colon ($660K), and Kyle Davies ($1.8MM).

D_F rejoices Langerhans Non-Tendered

kcscoliny — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:07:05 -0000

D_F rejoices Langerhans Non-Tendered

D.J. Carrasco wouldn't be a bad signing

The BP market hasn't developed much but Carrasco pitched decently well the last two seasons for the ChiSox. He could be a nice alternative when Farnsy implodes

Aroldis Chapman - Royals a player?

kcscoliny — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:24:18 -0000

Aroldis Chapman - Royals a player?

Richard Justice reported on MLB network that the Angels, Red Sox, Yankees and Royals will be attending the Aroldis Chapman workouts. We all know that the Royals are tapped out on the ML budget but could they be a player on him? Doubtful but we have seen Glass spend big money in development could he be a player here too?

TPJ the pitcher signed by the Giants

kcscoliny — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:05:58 -0000

TPJ the pitcher signed by the Giants

Oh how much we loved you.

Gload signs with the Phils

kcscoliny — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:56:12 -0000

Gload signs with the Phils

2 Year deal remember when GMDM did that?

Moustakas had a good day

kcscoliny — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:12:36 -0000

Moustakas had a good day

The Moose was 3-5 with 2 doubles and a HR today driving in 7 runs.

Giavotella, Montgomery, Moustakas, Lough, Duffy and Hosmer all discussed in the BA chat

kcscoliny — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:42:53 -0000

Giavotella, Montgomery, Moustakas, Lough, Duffy and Hosmer all discussed in the BA chat

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Coco closing in on deal with A's

Royals Minor Impacts

Which '09 Minor Leaguer will contribute the most to the 2010 Team?

White Sox Acquire Juan Pierre

Dutton reporting Royals avoid arb with Banni, Colon and Davies

D_F rejoices Langerhans Non-Tendered

Aroldis Chapman - Royals a player?

TPJ the pitcher signed by the Giants

Gload signs with the Phils

Moustakas had a good day

Giavotella, Montgomery, Moustakas, Lough, Duffy and Hosmer all discussed in the BA chat