Royals Rumblings - News for October 31

Source: www.royalsreview.com --- Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Happy Halloween! Royals Rumblings - News for October 31 Craig Brown at Baseball Prospectus Kansas City writes that the Braves opening may be hurting the Royals’ plans for this winter. The Moore To Atlanta connection was a natural one the moment Copolella resigned. However, by now requesting permission to interview Moore, the Braves problems have now spilled over and into Kansas City. It’s difficult to formulate a comprehensive plan for the offseason – which is the most important winter Kansas City has faced for at least five years – if the future of the architect of that plan is uncertain. Plus, uncertainty at the top trickles down through the entire organization. It’s natural. People start wondering about their own future. Inertia creeps. How does this get resolved? It’s the Royals and Dayton Moore, so you can bet there won’t be any leaks on their end. Alex Duvall at Royals Farm Report profiles first baseman Samir Duenez. Duenez will still be 21 when the 2018 season begins. I think he could benefit from some more time at Double-A in order to help him continue developing his power stroke as well as find his knack for getting on base again. Duenez’ K% reached a career high in 2017 and his BB% took a dip from 2016 as well. The power numbers are encouraging, but Duenez’ game revolves around his ability to get on base at an advanced level. If Duenez is hitting the ball well around the All-Star break, I’d expect him to be promoted to ...

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