Prospect Update/Angels Series Notes
Who's Hot:
The Royals' top hitting prospect Billy Butler continues to put up great numbers for the Mavericks. Butler hit his 19th home run tonight, matching his age. Butler hasn't made an error yet in left field and he got his first outfield assist on Friday. If Butler's range is good enough, he could move to right field. Butler has a strong arm and could throw 92-93 mph in high school. Wranglers' outfielder Mitch Maier continues to hit a lot of doubles. Maier now has 35 doubles and 10 home runs on the season. Maier's future could be in centerfield and he may be the Royals' best defensive outfielder. Bees' reliever Chad Blackwell is having a very good season. Blackwell is 7-1 with a 2.43 ERA. Blackwell has 46 strikeouts and just 12 walks in 37 innings.
Who's Not:
The Royals' top pitching prospect Luis Cota had a rough June. Cota had a 7.96 ERA in his last 4 starts, struck out 13, walked 12 in 20 1/3 innings. After listening to the first few innings of the Bees' game on Thursday, it didn't sound like Cota was getting hit hard. But, the combination of too many walks and bloop hits really hurt him. Cota is just 19 years old and in his first full season of professional baseball. The Royals' second first-round pick struggled in his first start back from the DL. Matt Campbell pitched just 2 inning, allowed 6 runs, walked 4, and struck out 0.
The Royals' offense has been dreadful, getting shutout last night by former Royals Paul Byrd. The Royals have not only played poorly, but they couldn't even bat in the right order! David DeJesus led off for the Royals, but Angel Berroa was written in on the official lineup card. So, DeJesus's leadoff single was nullified, which would have been just 1 of 3 hits all night had it counted. Hernandez pitched better than his line indicated (6 1/3 IP 5 ERs). Hernandez allowed 3 doubles in the 6th inning and gave up two runs, but got out of it. Hernandez struck out 6 and walked 1. His command was very sharp and his changeup was very effective.
Tonight, the offense wasn't much better, but the Royals got on the scoreboard. Lima had a decent outing and kept the Royals in the game. The home plate umpire didn't help him much, but a veteran pitcher should know how to deal with that by now. Bartolo Colon was in control of this game. Ruben Gotay got to him in the eighth inning, when he singled to right, scoring Graffanino and Brown. Gotay has put together a solid season and shown a lot of improvement. Gobble's command was pretty wobbly in the ninth, but he got through it. Gobble hasn't been throwing his good curveball as much. That was a good pitch for him back when he was starting. Overall, a disappointing start to the homestand. A good outing by Greinke would be a big uplift for the team.
The Royals' top hitting prospect Billy Butler continues to put up great numbers for the Mavericks. Butler hit his 19th home run tonight, matching his age. Butler hasn't made an error yet in left field and he got his first outfield assist on Friday. If Butler's range is good enough, he could move to right field. Butler has a strong arm and could throw 92-93 mph in high school. Wranglers' outfielder Mitch Maier continues to hit a lot of doubles. Maier now has 35 doubles and 10 home runs on the season. Maier's future could be in centerfield and he may be the Royals' best defensive outfielder. Bees' reliever Chad Blackwell is having a very good season. Blackwell is 7-1 with a 2.43 ERA. Blackwell has 46 strikeouts and just 12 walks in 37 innings.
Who's Not:
The Royals' top pitching prospect Luis Cota had a rough June. Cota had a 7.96 ERA in his last 4 starts, struck out 13, walked 12 in 20 1/3 innings. After listening to the first few innings of the Bees' game on Thursday, it didn't sound like Cota was getting hit hard. But, the combination of too many walks and bloop hits really hurt him. Cota is just 19 years old and in his first full season of professional baseball. The Royals' second first-round pick struggled in his first start back from the DL. Matt Campbell pitched just 2 inning, allowed 6 runs, walked 4, and struck out 0.
The Royals' offense has been dreadful, getting shutout last night by former Royals Paul Byrd. The Royals have not only played poorly, but they couldn't even bat in the right order! David DeJesus led off for the Royals, but Angel Berroa was written in on the official lineup card. So, DeJesus's leadoff single was nullified, which would have been just 1 of 3 hits all night had it counted. Hernandez pitched better than his line indicated (6 1/3 IP 5 ERs). Hernandez allowed 3 doubles in the 6th inning and gave up two runs, but got out of it. Hernandez struck out 6 and walked 1. His command was very sharp and his changeup was very effective.
Tonight, the offense wasn't much better, but the Royals got on the scoreboard. Lima had a decent outing and kept the Royals in the game. The home plate umpire didn't help him much, but a veteran pitcher should know how to deal with that by now. Bartolo Colon was in control of this game. Ruben Gotay got to him in the eighth inning, when he singled to right, scoring Graffanino and Brown. Gotay has put together a solid season and shown a lot of improvement. Gobble's command was pretty wobbly in the ninth, but he got through it. Gobble hasn't been throwing his good curveball as much. That was a good pitch for him back when he was starting. Overall, a disappointing start to the homestand. A good outing by Greinke would be a big uplift for the team.
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