[Farm] BA 2017 ROYALS Midseason Top 10
As the trade deadline nears, the process Dayton Moore set into action a
decade ago is giving one last finishing kick.
Royals Midseason Top 10
1. Nick Pratto, 1B
2. Khalil Lee, OF
3. Josh Staumont, RHP
4. Hunter Dozier, 3B
5. Eric Skoglund, LHP
6. Scott Blewett, RHP
7. Foster Griffin, LHP
8. M.J. Melendez, C
9. Samir Duenez, 1B
10. Nicky Lopez, SS
A nine-game losing streak in April seemed to indicate that the Royals would
need to start dismantling the team by July. Kansas City was nine games under
.500 by early May. But a 17-9 June and an equally hot start to July has the
Royals back in the playoff hunt, turning one-time sellers into potential
buyers.
With Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Lorenzo Cain, Alcides Escobar and Jason
Vargas all headed to free agency at the end of the season, this is the last
run for the 2014 American League champs and 2015 World Series champions. And
with a depleted farm system, trading to shore up the 2017 team will likely
lengthen the rebuilding process.
But 2018-2019 was going to be a slow rebuild for the Royals no matter what
happens at the trade deadline. With the team in playoff contention, the
Royals might as well work to improve around the periphery.
On the farm, the emergence of Khalil Lee, Nicky Lopez and the resurgence of
Foster Griffin has been encouraging, but the most notable accomplishment is
one that isn’t reflected in the prospect rankings. Shortstop Raul Mondesi is
no longer prospect-eligible, but the 21-year-old is younger than many of the
top prospects in the Royals’ organization. He’s hitting .316/.346/.544 for
Triple-A Omaha in 237 at-bats.
With Whit Merrifield capably handling second base in Kansas City, the Royals
have been able to let Mondesi have his first extended run of success in a
league. Mondesi, who is only slightly older than a number of 2017 first-round
picks, is the Royals best young talent and his development is a key part of
the team’s long-term future.
In much less encouraging news, Ashe Russell, the team’s first-round pick in
2014, has left the Royals, at least for now, as he stepped away from the
game. The Royals have had a pair of very notable pitchers–Zack Greinke and
Danny Duffy–step away before returning, but Russell has thrown just one
inning in the past two years as he’s struggled with losing his delivery,
release point and stuff.
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