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Kings of Kauffman Prospect Rankings: Honorable Mention

Michael Engel — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 06:55:55 +0000

Let’s face it, the Royals are loaded with prospects. For the purpose of actual rankings, I’ve gotten input from the other contributors here on Kings of Kauffman and finalized the countdown. (You can look at last year’s rankings here.)

And just like building a piece of furniture out of the box from Walmart, there are a lot of other pieces laying about, and I have a feeling they’re important.

These are a handful of prospects who I think warrant mentioning, but fall just short of getting a full profile:

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A Few Bold Predictions For 2011

Michael Engel — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 04:06:09 +0000

Hey, it’s a new year and a new season approaches. It may be a rough season for Royals fans, but there’s still a lot of interest in how the minor league prospects develop and the potential emergence of other strong prospects as the season goes on.

In the interest of light-hearted prognostication, I think it might be fun to toss out some predictions for the 2011 season – some good, some bad – and perhaps have a little fun thinking about what awaits us this year.
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Royals Announce Organizational Awards

Michael Engel — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:58:06 +0000

Earlier this afternoon, the Royals announced the winners of the George Brett Hitter of the Year Award and the Paul Splittorff Pitcher of the Year Award among their minor league players.

It should be no surprise that Mike Moustakas is the recipient of the Brett Award and John Lamb won the Splittorff Award.

On top of those honors, the Royals also named players of the year for their minor league affiliates today.
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Spreading the Word

Michael Engel — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:08:52 +0000

From time to time, I like to share other things I’ve come across while browsing other sites in the Royals community. This week, I found quite a bit of interesting articles out there, and if you haven’t seen them yet, you can remedy that right now:
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Royals Instructional League Primer (LHP)

Wally Fish — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:50:11 +0000

Not a lot has been written about the 56 players named to the Royals Instructional League roster, so here is a primer of sorts recapping each player’s 2009 season and prospect status as it stands today. This is part 4 of 5 which covers the left handed pitchers on the roster. (more…)

Early Returns: Royals 2009 Draft Picks (Rounds 11-20)

Wally Fish — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:20:28 +0000

It has been 6 days since I posted the Early Returns piece on Rounds 6-10. Here is the second installment covering the picks from the 11th to the 20th round of the 2009 Royals draft class. (more…)