Comments on: ST Spotlight: Organizational Depth http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/03/02/st-spotlight-organizational-depth/ A Kansas City Royals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 29 Nov 2012 02:29:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Jays’ fans have reason to get excited as the fruits of Anthopolous’ labour on full display in camp http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/03/02/st-spotlight-organizational-depth/#comment-4566 Jays’ fans have reason to get excited as the fruits of Anthopolous’ labour on full display in camp Sat, 26 Mar 2011 22:34:55 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=7329#comment-4566 [...] Player Draft. General Managers, even Dayton Moore in Kansas City, always speak about having multiple waves of talent coming towards the Big Leagues. Well, if Drabek, Lawrie, Gose and co. represents the first wave of [...] [...] Player Draft. General Managers, even Dayton Moore in Kansas City, always speak about having multiple waves of talent coming towards the Big Leagues. Well, if Drabek, Lawrie, Gose and co. represents the first wave of [...]

]]> By: ed kranepool http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/03/02/st-spotlight-organizational-depth/#comment-4392 ed kranepool Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:32:34 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=7329#comment-4392 Baseball is a game based upon failure, in some respects. True "failure" requires a definition, especially when a "good" hitter fails 7 out of 10 times. Some of the top 100 prospects will be out-and-out busts; Some will be stars; Most will be slightly-below to slightly-above average major league players. So, I will disagree with the notion that "most of them will fail." If you're referring to the entire group of minor league prospects (not just the top 100), you may well be right. Baseball is a game based upon failure, in some respects. True “failure” requires a definition, especially when a “good” hitter fails 7 out of 10 times.

Some of the top 100 prospects will be out-and-out busts; Some will be stars; Most will be slightly-below to slightly-above average major league players. So, I will disagree with the notion that “most of them will fail.” If you’re referring to the entire group of minor league prospects (not just the top 100), you may well be right.

]]> By: Seth http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/03/02/st-spotlight-organizational-depth/#comment-4388 Seth Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:18:06 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=7329#comment-4388 Some of these prospects, probably event most of them, will fail. Some of these prospects, probably event most of them, will fail.

]]> By: Kevin Scobee http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/03/02/st-spotlight-organizational-depth/#comment-4385 Kevin Scobee Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:53:11 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=7329#comment-4385 Man, you're absolutely right about Perez. Had him on my notes and just completely forgot to lump him in with the Hosmer in that between category. I kind of second your fears about the guys we'll eventually have to give away, but maybe that's just because we're Royals fans and we're conditioned to think that way. Although, as I've written before here, as well as the minors perform and as stocked as they are, there are still large question marks about how good GMDM is at putting together a functioning big league roster. That being said it is a nice problem to have, for a change. Man, you’re absolutely right about Perez. Had him on my notes and just completely forgot to lump him in with the Hosmer in that between category.

I kind of second your fears about the guys we’ll eventually have to give away, but maybe that’s just because we’re Royals fans and we’re conditioned to think that way. Although, as I’ve written before here, as well as the minors perform and as stocked as they are, there are still large question marks about how good GMDM is at putting together a functioning big league roster.

That being said it is a nice problem to have, for a change.

]]> By: ed kranepool http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/03/02/st-spotlight-organizational-depth/#comment-4384 ed kranepool Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:31:57 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=7329#comment-4384 Nice article. You forgot to mention Salvador Perez in the First/Second Wave. Having an abundance of depth will create a mine field for GMDM, though. I having this nagging fear that guys like Clint Robinson, Giavotella, and Dyson, once traded away, become world beaters and the guys we end up keeping (Kila, Colon, Cain) become just average players. If Clint Robinson lights up AAA this spring, he better get a real look at the major league level before we go trading him away. Nice article. You forgot to mention Salvador Perez in the First/Second Wave. Having an abundance of depth will create a mine field for GMDM, though. I having this nagging fear that guys like Clint Robinson, Giavotella, and Dyson, once traded away, become world beaters and the guys we end up keeping (Kila, Colon, Cain) become just average players. If Clint Robinson lights up AAA this spring, he better get a real look at the major league level before we go trading him away.

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