Comments on: Feeling a Draft http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/05/13/feeling-a-draft-2/ 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: Royals Draft Preview « Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/05/13/feeling-a-draft-2/#comment-4989 Royals Draft Preview « Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:33:43 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=8641#comment-4989 [...] RHP Dylan Bundy - Owasso (OK) High School [...] [...] RHP Dylan Bundy - Owasso (OK) High School [...]

]]> By: Don’t Rebuild. Reload. « Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/05/13/feeling-a-draft-2/#comment-4983 Don’t Rebuild. Reload. « Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog Sun, 05 Jun 2011 02:46:32 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=8641#comment-4983 [...] couple of years from reaching the majors.  Early speculation has the Royals getting their pick of Dylan Bundy, Trevor Bauer or Bubba Starling in the first round.  Bauer’s the only college player of [...] [...] couple of years from reaching the majors.  Early speculation has the Royals getting their pick of Dylan Bundy, Trevor Bauer or Bubba Starling in the first round.  Bauer’s the only college player of [...]

]]> By: Jeff Herr http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/05/13/feeling-a-draft-2/#comment-4892 Jeff Herr Fri, 13 May 2011 18:33:58 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=8641#comment-4892 He is q very polished pitcher. WHat I was going after was that the Royals would deliberately take him slow because of the logjam of talent and a pitcher with 3 pitches needs to have them all in the plus pitch category which his will be, but that change is behind from what I have heard. I haven't read anywhere that he is as major league ready as say a Garritt Cole but he is far along for a high school pitcher. That's a big jump though from HS to the pros. The pitch count thing is interesting but at such a young age I don't quite think it's as big of a deal. It will be a bigger point when he's pitching harder against major leaguers every day. That said, 2015 isn't all THAT slow for a pitcher from HS. That's only a little over 3 years in the system and puts him at 22 when he reaches. He is q very polished pitcher. WHat I was going after was that the Royals would deliberately take him slow because of the logjam of talent and a pitcher with 3 pitches needs to have them all in the plus pitch category which his will be, but that change is behind from what I have heard. I haven’t read anywhere that he is as major league ready as say a Garritt Cole but he is far along for a high school pitcher. That’s a big jump though from HS to the pros.

The pitch count thing is interesting but at such a young age I don’t quite think it’s as big of a deal. It will be a bigger point when he’s pitching harder against major leaguers every day. That said, 2015 isn’t all THAT slow for a pitcher from HS. That’s only a little over 3 years in the system and puts him at 22 when he reaches.

]]> By: geo http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/05/13/feeling-a-draft-2/#comment-4891 geo Fri, 13 May 2011 18:20:42 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=8641#comment-4891 I think you're selling Bundy a bit short here, actually. He's viewed as tremendously polished and as close to the majors as any college pitcher in the draft this year. He has very little to work on, so would not need the long minor league development time you are suggesting. Interesting that you don't bring up the questions about how hard he's been worked as a high school pitcher, including three games in a span of four days last May in which he threw a total of 293 pitches. Pretty scary. But I'd still be happy if he's available and the Royals go for it. I think you’re selling Bundy a bit short here, actually. He’s viewed as tremendously polished and as close to the majors as any college pitcher in the draft this year. He has very little to work on, so would not need the long minor league development time you are suggesting.

Interesting that you don’t bring up the questions about how hard he’s been worked as a high school pitcher, including three games in a span of four days last May in which he threw a total of 293 pitches. Pretty scary. But I’d still be happy if he’s available and the Royals go for it.

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