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| Prospects: Royals top 50 |
| 09.02.04 (11:40 am) [edit] |
Prospect Grade Position
1. Billy Butler (A) 1B/DH
2. Denny Bautista (B+) RHP
3. Justin Huber (B+) C
4. Mark Teahen (B) 3B
5. Ruben Gotay (B) 2B
6. Mike Aviles (B) SS
7. Shane Costa (B) OF
8. Mitch Maier (B) 3B
9. Donald Murphy (B) 2B/SS
10. Chris Lubanski (B) OF
11. J.P. Howell (B) LHP
12. Bill Buckner (B) RHP
13. Luis Cota (B) RHP
14. Ambriorix Burgos (B) RHP
15. Andres Blanco (B-) SS
16. Byron Gettis (B-) OF
17. Kila Kaaihue (B-) 1B/DH
18. Dusty Hughes (B-) LHP
19. Ryan Braun (B-) RHP
20. Jason Kaanoi (B-) RHP
21. Miguel Vega (B-) 3B
22. Brian Bass (B-*) RHP
23. Chad Blackwell (B-) RHP
24. Matt Campbell (B-*) LHP
25. Jorge Vazquez (C+) RHP
26. Danny Tamayo (C+) RHP
27. Joshua Johnson (C+) SS
28. Rusty Begnaud (C+) RHP
29. Chris George (C+) LHP
30. Paul Phillips (C) C
31. Alexis Gomez (C) OF
32. Ryan Bukvich (C) RHP
33. Chad Santos (C) 1B/DH
34. Scott Walter (C) C
35. Mike Tonis (C) C
36. Colt Griffin (C) RHP
37. Devon Lowery (C) RHP
38. John Gragg (C) LHP
39. Steve Bray (C) RHP
40. Jonah Bayliss (C) RHP
41. Barry Armitage (C) RHP
42. Mike Stodolka (C) RHP
43. Chris Coughlin (C) RHP
44. Brandon Powell (C) 2B
45. James Moore (C) RHP
46. Carlos Rosa (C) RHP
47. Brian McFall (C) OF
48. Alan Moye (C) OF
49. Patrick Hicklen (C) RHP
50. Mario Lisson (C) SS/3B
Players who will rise to be our top prospects:
1. Ambriorix Burgos
2. Luis Cota
3. J.P. Howell
4. Miguel Vega
Thoughts:
Positions 1-15 in our prospect list include guys I'm fairly certain will make the major leagues, which isn't bad. Potential Stars Include: Butler, Bautista, Huber, Aviles, Costa, Lubanski, Howell, Cota, and Burgos. Guys like Teahen, Gotay, Maier, and Murphy should be league average regulars. Gettis and Blanco should be decent bench/spot starters. Sleepers include: Kaaihue, Hughes, Kaanoi, Moore, Bass, and McFall. I like Kila a lot, the other 5 will either break out or flame out in the near future. Moore should become a decent reliever.
Quickest Contributor: Denny Bautista
Highest Upside: Billy Butler
Highest Ceiling Arm: Burgos
Anti-TINSTAAP: Howell, he profiles out as one of the most polished guys we have drafted not named Grienke.
Conclusion:
The Royals system lacks stars. It has prospects with potential but it doesn't have the firepower of the Anaheim system or the obscene depth of the Cleveland system. What it does have is a decent corps of safe, low risk contributing prospects. The depth of B grade prospects that will get a shot at the majors is encouraging. The upper tiers of the system have been purged to the major league roster with guys like: Macdougal, Hernandez, Snyder, Berroa, Harvey, Dejesus, Gobble, and Grienke over the last 2 years. The selection of Grienke in 02' in combination with the solid 03' and 04' drafts have built a foundation of solid players who must be developed into major league contributors. The raw material is here for a solid team in 2006/2007.
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