[討論] Royals Interested in Colby Rasmus
A report from Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun has a hidden tidbit about the
Royals:
"The Kansas City Royals will start with Lorenzo Cain in centre, but with
concerns about whether the 25-year-old (42 career starts) will hit has the
Royals looking at Colby Rasmus"
After 2010, Lorenzo Cain had just finished a half of baseball at the major
league level where he’d hit .306/.348/.415 for the Brewers and looked set to
be their opening day center fielder in 2011.
Then Zack Greinke put the Royals in a position to trade him last winter and
Cain was a key part of the package that sent Greinke to Milwaukee. It seemed
he’d have a shot to start for the Royals, but there was one little obstacle.
The Royals stated something about a “promise” to Melky Cabrera for playing
time.
Cabrera, of course, went on to have a career year. While at the beginning of
the season, I thought it crazy to favor the former Yankee and Brave over a
big part of a trade involving a young Cy Young winner (still under contract
for two years, too). That Cain had a slight record in the big leagues and
good numbers in the minors further made his case.
But as Cabrera continued to hit, it became apparent that, barring a trade at
the deadline or injury, Cain was going to be stuck in Omaha until September.
He finally made it into six games for the Royals in the last month of the
season after helping the Storm Chasers to a Pacific Coast League
championship. Alex Gordon and Jeff Francoeur were no help to him either, as
they had great seasons as well. It was a good problem to have and a position
that the Royals have rarely found themselves in. They had so much talent for
the outfield that they couldn’t find enough spots for everyone.
Then Melky was traded and Cain slotted into his spot. As of right now he’s
expected to be a full-time player in center.
And now there are these rumblings that the Royals are looking at Colby Rasmus.
Rasmus has three times been the top prospect in the Cardinals system
according to Baseball America. Before 2008 and 2009, he was a top five
overall prospect. Colby Rasmus is a fine baseball player.
His numbers, however, have been just above average.
He’s a former first round pick, taken 28th in 2005 by St. Louis and after a
2007 season in Double A where he hit .275/.381/.551 and belted 29 homers, he
became one of the better young hitting prospects in the minors. At the age of
23 he had 23 homers and a 132 OPS+ in 534 plate appearances in 2010.
Then he ran into issues with Tony LaRussa in St. Louis and was traded to
Toronto in the three-way deal between the Cardinals, White Sox and Blue Jays.
He didn’t adjust right away and a wrist injury that sidelined him for three
weeks didn’t help either.
He’s only 25 right now and if you compare his numbers to those of, say, Alex
Gordon, he might be the kind of “post-hype sleeper” worth taking a risk on.
To do so, the Royals would have to take on Alex Anthropolous, considered one
of the more cagey General Managers out there. I’m no good at the water
cooler trade talk, but considering that the Jays gave up a good #3 starter
(Edwin Jackson, acquired for Jason Frasor and Zach Stewart from the White
Sox), an established late-inning reliever (Octavio Dotel) and a good
left-handed specialist (Mark Rzepczynski) as part of the deal to get him, the
Royals would have to give up something somewhat close to that.
Cain deserves a shot this year. There are concerns that he won’t be able to
keep up at the plate. He will strike out and doesn’t walk much, and while he
has some power, it doesn’t come with a high ceiling. His biggest asset is
his speed, which helps him cover a lot of range in center field. If he can
hit with any consistency, he’ll be valuable. That’s what the Royals have to
weigh – can they risk Cain in center with their reported concerns or is the
price going to be right to make a move for Rasmus?
The winter meetings are next week – and Dayton Moore isn’t shy about
trading a player. Maybe Lorenzo Cain’s shot won’t be with the Royals after
all.
根據多倫多日報指出，我們對Rasmus很有興趣...
希望不是因為Cain在冬聯打得很差的原因~~
感覺換到代價不小。
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