If I'd posted this in the Cards thread, I'd have got my answer by now.


:harumph::eek:STFU:shake:

AJ Reed? I can't see that, as he is clearly 1B-only.

The thing with Schwarber - or Conforto out of Oregon State - is that they profile as able to stick in LF. Both are good OBP players with power, which would fit in well with the current group of guys at A+ and AA.

I have no clue how teams can try to draft to complement existing prospects given the very, very uncertain nature of player development in MLB. So I'd be going with someone with at least one tool that I view as "can't miss."

If that means he plays 1B but has "can't miss" power, so be it...

I'm probably wrong, and that's OK, but I'm pissed at the baseball world right now.

It is, part of a regional line up.

It's generally a bad proposition. Especially in baseball, you're better off taking the best guy, period, and not worrying about how he fits into your system. If you end up with surplus, you trade it.

But Moore definitely drafted to fill gaps in the organization in 2009 (Aaron Crow) and 2010 (Christian Colon). To be fair, they got pretty good value on Crow. He just happened to fit in with the Hosmer/Moustakas/Montgomery/Lamb group in terms of age, and was a power RHP. And Colon... was in the mix for being a top 10 pick (it wasn't a shocker)... but I think if he's not a SS/2B of that same age, they don't draft him. They were trying to fill a perceived hole in their wave/system by drafting him.

There's some thought they didn't take Sale instead of Colon because they already had so much LHP and he wanted too much cash for a commodity they thought they had covered (LH starter).

Anyway, with 3 picks in the top 40 or whatever, I think they can afford to take another college bat, preferably one with some power, if it comes available with a player who makes sense at any of those spots.

I've noticed you guys have been having fun with Aoki pics recently so I thought I would add one that I just found.

http://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/assets/4535331/aoki-squat.jpg

He takes fastballs to the nuts in pregame. It's his warm-up ritual.....

Aoki dumping on any hopes of the playoffs.

Its crazy how the hell did Aoki go from over a 3 WAR player to what he is. Only the Royals it seems.

Yep. You can watch from the ATL tonight.

Frenchy > Aoki?

@610SportsKC: RT @BNightengale The #Royals are bringing back RHP Blake Wood, a former mainstay in pen, claiming him off waivers from the #Indians

Print Em'

Who???!!!!!!

Tonight.....you