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Oops sorry moose. Somehow i thought this was the smack talk thread. No idea how i ended up on the royals board. :noidea:
 

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Binford looks good in his first outing in AAA. Finnegan and Manaea look good. Good year for the pitching farmhands outside of Almonte and Zimmer who I had high hopes for this year.
 

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Binford/Finnegan come up in Sept?


They need to go ahead and bring up a hitter or two but, pull em out of a hat at this point.
 

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Binford/Finnegan come up in Sept?


They need to go ahead and bring up a hitter or two but, pull em out of a hat at this point.

Could see both of those pitchers being up in September. Cuthbert seems likely just because he can man both 1st and 3rd without the pratfalls of Colon's shady arm at the hot corner. Gore might be another as a pinch runner.
 

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who is the new guy KC Star said is an IF/OF at AAA and a top 15 organizational prospect..he must have just come out of no where....first or last name had a W to start it...sorry I forgot it...


Sounds like if he is at AAA, and can play both, a good call up candidate.
 

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Any rumblings about the development of Bubba Starling?
 

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Any rumblings about the development of Bubba Starling?

Not too much really beyond him being raw offensively and being stuck in a dreadful park for hitting in Wilmington (A+). Has nice tools outside of his hit tool which is quite poor as of right now. Hitting 219 in Wilmington last I checked with a 306 OBP. Not good at all. His defense is quite impressive from what I have heard though. It is the offense that leaves everyone with a bad taste in their mouth watching him.

Generally thought to have good raw power, but it plays down because of the aforementioned hit tool, it is kind of frustrating. In the mean time though, we can only wait.

Here's a link if it helps any to some of his numbers.

Bubba Starling » Statistics » Batting | FanGraphs Baseball
 

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who is the new guy KC Star said is an IF/OF at AAA and a top 15 organizational prospect..he must have just come out of no where....first or last name had a W to start it...sorry I forgot it...


Sounds like if he is at AAA, and can play both, a good call up candidate.

Can't say I recall. Sounds a lot like Whit Merrifield if I were to guess though, he has been described as being a dreaded "org guy" in the past per Andy McCullough by the organization.

Whit Merrifield Minor League Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com
 

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Yeah, that's his name...have no idea how he jumped to top 15 prospect list...just because his average went up in the PCL...still no power and very little speed....

David Lough II

Well, David Lough turned into a useful platoon 3B, which then turned into a useful backup catcher and maybe a useful Lefty LR. I'll take it.
 

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ok, Royals should be signing Phil Irwin soon if they are paying attention, great minor league numbers, had surgery last year and now released.
 

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Let Shields walk, do not resign him for crazy numbers....he was to get Ventura and Duffy MLB ready, they are, let Finnegan and Binford fight it out for the 5 spot now.


Use that money for a real legit HR bat.
 

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So, Kyle Zimmer having another surgery? Dude lights it up when he is on the mound, just an utter shame.
 
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