[情報] BA Top 10 Prospects: Kansas City Royal
TOP TEN PROSPECTS
1. Wil Myers, of
2. Kyle Zimmer, rhp
3. Bubba Starling, of
4. Yordano Ventura, rhp
5. Jake Odorizzi, rhp
6. Jorge Bonifacio, of
7. Adalberto Mondesi, ss
8. Sam Selman, lhp
9. Orlando Calixte, ss
10. Jason Adam, rhp
BEST TOOLS
Best Hitter for Average Wil Myers
Best Power Hitter Wil Myers
Best Strike Zone Discipline Clint Robinson
Fastest Baserunner Terrance Gore
Best Athlete Bubba Starling
Best Fastball Yordano Ventura
Best Curveball Kyle Zimmer
Best Slider Donnie Joseph
Best Changeup Mike Montgomery
Best Control Kyle Zimmer
Best Defensive Catcher Manny Pina
Best Defensive Infielder Humberto Arteaga
Best Infield Arm Cheslor Cuthbert
Best Defensive Outfielder Bubba Starling
Best Outfield Arm Brett Eibner
PROJECTED 2016 LINEUP
Catcher Salvador Perez
First Base Eric Hosmer
Second Base Johnny Giavotella
Third Base Mike Moustakas
Shortstop Alcides Escobar
Left Field Alex Gordon
Center Field Bubba Starling
Right Field Wil Myers
Designated Hitter Billy Butler
No. 1 Starter Kyle Zimmer
No. 2 Starter Ervin Santana
No. 3 Starter Danny Duffy
No. 4 Starter Yordano Ventura
No. 5 Starter Jake Odorizzi
Closer Kelvin Herrena
TOP PROSPECTS OF THE DECADE
Year Player, Pos 2012 Org
2003 Zack Greinke, rhp Angels
2004 Zack Greinke, rhp Angels
2005 Billy Butler, 3b Royals
2006 Alex Gordon, 3b Royals
2007 Alex Gordon, 3b Royals
2008 Mike Moustakas, ss Royals
2009 Mike Moustakas, 3b Royals
2010 Mike Montgomery, lhp Royals
2011 Eric Hosmer, 1b Royals
2012 Mike Montgomery, lhp Royals
TOP DRAFT PICKS OF THE DECADE
Year Player, Pos 2012 Org
2003 Chris Lubansk, OF Phillies
2004 Billy Butler, 3B Royals
2005 Alex Gordon, 3B Royals
2006 Luke Hochevar, RHP Royals
2007 Mike Moustakas, SS Royals
2008 Eric Hosmer, 1B Royals
2009 Aaron Crow, RHP Royals
2010 Christian Colon, SS Royals
2011 Bubba Starling, OF Royals
2012 Kyle Zimmer, RHP Royals
LARGEST BONUSES IN CLUB HISTORY
Bubba Starling, 2011 $7,500,000
Eric Hosmer, 2008 $6,000,000
Alex Gordon, 2005 $4,000,000
Mike Moustakas, 2007 $4,000,000
Luke Hochevar, 2006 $3,500,000
The Royals' 2012 marketing slogan was Our Time. It should have been Déjà Vu
All Over Again.
Kansas City again found itself unable to contend in one of the weakest
divisions in baseball, the American League Central. The Royals finished below
.500 for the 18th time in 19 seasons and have gone 27 years since their last
playoff appearance. Many players on the current major league roster weren't
alive the last time the club made the postseason.
A playoff run in 2012 would have been a serendipitous early arrival for a
team fielding rookies or second-year players at catcher, first base, second
base, shortstop, third base and center field. But those hopes took a hit
early with the loss of closer Joakim Soria and starters Danny Duffy and
Felipe Paulino to Tommy John surgeries, gutting an already thin pitching
staff.
There will be no such excuses in 2013. Now two seasons removed from being the
first club ever to place nine players on Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects
list, Kansas City will field largely the same lineup as the one it rolled out
for most of the second half of 2012. No. 1 prospect Wil Myers will be ready
to help the big league club and second baseman Christian Colon might join the
team late in the year, but otherwise, no significant position players are
expected to arrive from the minors before 2014.
General manager Dayton Moore and his staff have developed a lineup that
should be an asset if it continues to mature. The bullpen is equally young,
homegrown and talented. If the Royals fall flat in 2013, it likely will be
for the same reason they've struggled throughout Moore's 6½ years as GM: an
inability to produce starting pitching.
The six drafts Moore has overseen in Kansas City have produced a total of 26
big league starts—18 by Duffy and eight by Everett Teaford—the 21st-best
total in baseball over that stretch. High-dollar draft picks Chris Dwyer, Tim
Melville and Mike Montgomery haven't developed as hoped, nor has $6.9 million
Cuban defector Noel Arguelles. John Lamb is another arm sidetracked by Tommy
John surgery.
Kansas City has multiple holes and no frontline starters for its 2013
rotation. Luke Hochevar, drafted No. 1 overall in 2006, has gone 38-59, 5.39
in parts of six seasons and posted the second-worst ERA (5.73) among major
league qualifiers in 2012.
Jake Odorizzi, acquired in the Zack Greinke trade with the Brewers, could
claim a spot during spring training. Otherwise, the Royals will have to look
outside the organization for other options. They acquired Ervin Santana from
the Angels for minor league reliever Brandon Sisk in October, with an eye
toward more moves as the offseason continued.
Moore and his front office have plenty of incentive to solve their pitching
problems. Just eight clubs have failed to make the playoffs since he was
hired in May 2006, and the Royals are the lone team in the group that hasn't
made a GM change.
If Kansas City fails to advance to the postseason in 2013, Moore will have
one of the five longest GM tenures without a playoff appearance in the last
two decades. Former Royals GM Herk Robinson leads that list with nine
playoff-less seasons.
The Royals sacked the ad agency that came up with the Our Time slogan. If
their time doesn't come in 2013, more firings may ensue.
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