For post-Opening Day 2011 team page, click HERE.
*Players on the 40-man roster are indicated in BOLD.
*Players who are out of options are indicated with ##
*Players who are injured are indicated with +
*Baseball America '11 pre-season prospect rankings are indicated in BLUE.
*Baseball Prospectus '11 pre-season prospect rankings are indicated in GREEN.
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Omaha (AAA)/ Northwest Arkansas (AA)
Wilmington (HiA)/ Kane County (LoA)/ Rookie Levels
*40-man roster total (39)
25-MAN ROSTER
Starting Lineup (*indicates left-handed batter **indicates switch-hitter)
1 3B Mike Aviles
2 CF Melky Cabrera**##
3 LF Alex Gordon*
4 DH Billy Butler
5 1B Kila Ka'aihue*
6 RF Jeff Francoeur
7 SS Alcides Escobar
8 C Matt Treanor ##
9 2B Chris Getz*
Bench
C Brayan Peña**##
IF Wilson Betemit**
OF Jarrod Dyson*
OF Mitch Maier*##
Starting Rotation *5th starter V. Mazzaro will be recalled on April 16th
1 RHP Luke Hochevar ##
2 LHP Jeff Francis
3 RHP Kyle Davies
4 LHP Bruce Chen
Bullpen
CL RHP Joakim Soria
SU RHP Robinson Tejeda ##
SU LHP Tim Collins BP#10
MID RHP Aaron Crow BA#9
MID RHP Jeremy Jeffress
MID RHP Kanekoa Texeira
MID RHP Nathan Adcock
LR RHP Sean O'Sullivan
Disabled List
Position Players
C Jason Kendall + UPDATE 3/30 - placed on 15-Day DL, retroactive to March 22 (recovery from shoulder surgery)
Pitchers
RHP Henry Barrera + UPDATE 3/13 - placed on 60-Day DL (strained elbow)
Designated for Assignment
C Lucas May: UPDATE 3/30 - DFA'd
Current list of Free Agents
*Elias ranking indicated in RED **For list of minor league free agents, click here.
Position Players
3B Pedro Feliz: UPDATE 2/3 - agreed to minor league deal UPDATE 3/27 - released
Pitchers
None
Left as Free Agent/ Lost off Waivers/ Released/ Traded
Position Players
SS Yuniesky Betancourt : UPDATE 12/19 - traded to Milwaukee
IF/OF Josh Fields: UPDATE 12/2 - not tendered contract for 2011 UPDATE 12/20 - signed minor league deal with Pittsburgh
OF Brett Carroll: UPDATE 3/22 - traded to Milwaukee
OF David DeJesus: UPDATE 11/10 - traded to Oakland
OF Jordan Parraz: UPDATE 11/24 - claimed off waivers by Boston
Pitchers
RHP Brian Anderson: UPDATE 11/10 - DFA'd UPDATE 11/17 - clears waivers and elects free agency UPDATE 11/26 - signed minor league deal with Yankees
RHP Brian Bannister: UPDATE 11/10 - cleared waivers and refused minor league assignment UPDATE 1/6 - signed with Tokyo (Japan)
RHP Bryan Bullington: UPDATE 11/19 - DFA'd UPDATE 11/24 - signed deal with Hiroshima (Japan)
RHP Zack Greinke: UPDATE 12/19 - traded to Milwaukee
RHP Phillip Humber: UPDATE 12/15 - DFA'd UPDATE 12/17 - lost off waivers to Oakland
RHP Gil Meche: UPDATE 1/18 - announced retirement
LHP Robert Fish: UPDATE 3/13 - claimed off waivers from Yankees UPDATE 3/27 - returned to Angels (Rule V)
LHP Dusty Hughes: UPDATE 1/26 - lost off waivers to Minnesota
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14 comments:
Jason Kendall?
Recovering from shoulder surgery. Not expected to be ready before May, at the earliest.
Can't see Texeira or Chavez being in the bullpen when the season begins. Probably Greg Holland would replace them with one of the following: Louis Coleman, Everett Teaford, or Nathan Adcock.
Still too early in camp to make judgement. All those guys are in the mix. Will be interesting to see who it comes down to during the past 7-10 days.
How about Luis Mendoza? He has looked good so far in spring, and was very good in the minors last year.
Added him to the 'Outside Looking In'. I'm sure they're looking at 8-10 guys for 4-5 available bullpen spots.
You all see no way that Nathan Adcock, a rule V pick, makes the team?
Re: Adcock
Definitely in the mix and off to a great start this spring. Out of all the teams that are viewed as in 'rebuilding mode', the Royals probably acknowledge it more than any of the others so they are more likely to try and hold onto their Rule V pick. It would be quite a jump from HiA but they wouldn't have picked him if they didn't think he had at least a small chance of succeeding. Pitching in long relief on a non-contending team shouldn't be too much pressure. Should be interesting.
Rule V picks have been pretty good for the Royals, and I don't see GMDM rolling the dice like he did with Edgar Osuna last year. Chavez and Texiera certainly need to pitch well because there is a large contigent of people knocking on the door.
I am curious about your thoughts about the Royals rotation. I have this sneaking suspicion that Chen may be relegated to the bullpen and O'Sullivan and Mazzaro man the 4th and 5th starter roles.
The Royals know this is a transition year and Chen's presence in the rotation will allow the team to ease some of these younger players in, such as O'Sullivan and some of the other guys they might want to take a look at before the big boys arrive (Montgomery, Lamb, Duffy, etc). He's not in their future plans but he pitched very well last season and will give them a better chance to at least be competitive than the younger guys. By the second half of the season, however, I can see Chen traded or in the 'pen to make room for a young guy. In my opinion, he isn't being paid $2MM to pitch in middle relief, at least not to start the season.
Chavez optioned to Triple A. I looks like Texiera will be next with how Luis Mendoza is throwing.
What are the option staus' of Mazzaro and O'Sullivan? That could play into the final decision for the 5th starter.
It looks like Jason Kendall will be healthy for Opening Day (ugh!). With Pena and May out of options, it looks like KC will break camp with 3 catchers...
I still think they convince Kendall to slow down and start the season on the DL. That will give them some more time to assess Peña and May or maybe trade one. Three catchers? For what? None of them offer much as a pinch-hitter so I don't think it will happen.
Mazzaro and O'Sullivan both have options so it will come down to the most impressive pitcher this spring. Both should get a few more starts so those should be important.
Regarding the bullpen, remember that TIm Collins already has to be added to the 40-man before the season so someone currently on it will have to be removed. If Mendoza is added, someone else would have to be removed. They may have more than a few players who are expendable but we don't know for sure. Might start him in the minors just because they can.
Wow! Matt Treanor certainly shakes up the Royals catching situation. It seems to me that the writing is on the wall that Brayan Pena is not in the Royals long-term plans. I am still holding out hope that Jason Kendall will land somewhere else (via trade or some other roster move) when he has finished his amazing recovery from the injury...
I certainly hope that Jeffress makes the team. It would be disheartening to know that the Royals traded Grienke for two AAA players. I know both he and Cain are in KC's plans for the future, but Melky Cabrera and Kanekoa Teixeira on the 25 in front of them is tough to stomach...
Heard they were leaning towards keeping Peña. Regardless, I don't think they believe Peña or May are in their future plans. Brining in a guy like Treanor ensures that the young pitching staff will be working with a veteran who is known for working well with a pitching staff. With all of the young pitchers expected to arrive in KC over the next two years, it makes sense to have a veteran behind the plate.
Jeffress is still in the mix but from what I've heard, he has a lot of work to do. He's never pitched a game in AAA and could use some time there to work on his secondary pitches. 100 mph fastballs are tough to hit but not when hitters don't have to think of anything else but that pitch.
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