caulfield12 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansa...e163394998.html Interesting...Strahm is out for a year with major injury, fwiw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 While it seems kind of light, hard not to trust Prellers judgment of the LatAm signees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 24, 2017 -> 08:16 PM) While it seems kind of light, hard not to trust Prellers judgment of the LatAm signees. I saw some comments on twitter about that guy being pretty talented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) Royals are going hard...all in. Why not, 9 of remaining 64 against White Sox. Padres/White Sox 2021-23 World Series/es As far as Preller goes, Profar, Mazara and Odor all having forgettable seasons... Wood has been inconsistent this season, struggling as a starter and at times struggling as a reliever as well. His ERA stands at 6.91, and his strikeout-to-walk ratio is an underwhelming 1.45. He is under team control for the next two seasons, and is owed a guaranteed $8 million. Ruiz is an 18-year-old middle infielder from the Dominican Republic who has excelled offensively with a 1.219 OPS in 21 games, albeit for the Arizona Royals, a rookie squad at the bottom rung of the minor league ladder. Strahm is the centerpiece of the deal, and will be most sorely missed by the Royals. Strahm lit up the radar gun as well as scorching batters in his MLB debut last year, excelling as a reliever. Strahm was consistently ranked as one of the top three Royals prospects coming into this season, and has both started and relieved this season. The 25 year-old will miss the rest of the season with a patellar tendon tear. Royalsreview.com Edited July 25, 2017 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 Yet another example of Latin American guy signed quite cheaply... The Royals spent big in the 2015 international signing period, but Ruiz was one of the bargains they found that year. Signed for $100,000, Ruiz immediately impressed with his ability to make consistent solid contact. Although he has a wiry build, he has the bat speed and strong wrists to generate excellent exit velocities. He projects as an offensive second baseman. He’s a long way away, but his performance this year in the Arizona League has done nothing to cool expectations as he’s second in the AZL with a .419 batting average and leads the league in total bases (67) and triples (6). Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/majors/roya...f0herRr01dFT.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Lamar Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I wouldn't be surprised to see SD immediately try to peddle Wood to the Cubs. He was always pretty good for them out of the bullpen for this year and they have an empty spot in the rotation for him next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 We have very different definitions of big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 QUOTE (Quin @ Jul 25, 2017 -> 11:29 AM) We have very different definitions of big It's the Royals. Although the one reliever is pretty good. And the prospect has amazing stats. The ex-Cub exchange, who cares? Maurer sucks too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 QUOTE (Quin @ Jul 25, 2017 -> 09:29 AM) We have very different definitions of big That's what she said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 For KC...it's big (no meat or BBQ allusions, por favor!) Let's just call it, under the radar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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