Royals Draft and other Notes

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Other interesting picks so far.

Comp A pick 43. Pierce Johnson RHP (MSU) to the Cubs
Pick 53. Colin Wiles RHP (Blue Valley West) to the Rangers
Round 4 pick 146. Justin Chigbogu 1B (Raytown South) to the Dodgers
pick 158. Christopher Serritella 1B (SIU) to the Phillies
Round 5 pick 178. Ty Blach LHP (Creighton) to the Giants
Pick 182. Bralin Jackson CF (Raytown South) to the Rays

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Round 6 pick - Zachary Lovvorn RHP. HS 6' 185. Oxford HS, AL.
Round 7 pick - Fred Ford OF. R/R. J2. 6'5" 200. Jefferson Col, MO.


Other Round 6 pick of note
Eric Stamets SS (Evansville) to the Angels

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Round 8 pick - Alfredo Escalera-Maldonado CF. R/R. HS. 6'1" 180. The Pendleton School, FL

I may have one more update before I leave. I'll try to have the first two days organized together tomorrow morning.

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Round 9 pick - Daniel Stumpf LHP. J3. 6'2" 200. San Jacinto College North, TX.

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Other players of note thru 15.

Round 9 pick 289. Dakota Bacus RHP (Indiana State) to the A's
Round 10 pick 309. Joseph Bircher LHP (Bradley) to the Astros
Round 10 pick 312. Joel Hutter SS (Dallas Baptist) to the Orioles
Round 11 pick 362. Clayton Henning CF (St. Thomas Aquinas) to the Rays
Round 11 pick 364. Bennett Pickar C (Oral Roberts) to the Tigers
Round 12 pick 383. Jeremy Lucas C (Indiana State) to the Indians
Round 13 pick 407. Blake Logan RHP (Eastern OK State JC) to the Marlins
Round 13 pick 409. Stuart Pudenz RHP (Dallas Baptist) to the A's

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Royals Draft 1-15
Rd 1 P 5 - Kyle Zimmer. RHP San Francisco. JR. 6'3" 210.
Rd 2 P 66 - Sam Selman. LHP Vanderbilt. JR. 6'3" 185.
Rd 3 P 100 - Colin Rodgers. LHP Parkview Baptist School/LA. HS. 6' 180.
Rd 4 P 133 - Kenny Diekroeger. SS/2B Stanford. R/R. JR. 6'2" 200.
Rd 5 P 163 - Chad Johnson. C Galesburg HS/IL. R/R. HS. 6'1" 175.
Rd 6 P 193 - Zachary Lovvorn. RHP Oxford HS/AL. HS. 6' 185.
Rd 7 P 223 - Fred Ford. OF Jefferson Col/MO. R/R. J2. 6'5" 200.
Rd 8 P 253 - Alfredo Escalera-Maldonado. CF The Pendleton School/FL. R/R. HS 6'1" 180.
Rd 9 P 283 - Daniel Stumpf. LHP San Jacinito College North/TX. J3. 6'2" 200.
Rd 10 P 313 - Alexis Rivera. OF Montverde Academy/FL. L/L. HS. 6'2" 225.
Rd 11 P 343 - Zebulon Sneed. RHP Northwest Nazarene Col/ID. JR. 6'4" 190.
Rd 12 P 373 - Jackson Willeford. 2B Ramona HS/CA. L/R. HS. 5'9" 180
Rd 13 P 403 - Hunter Haynes. LHP Mexico Sr. HS/MO. HS. 5'9" 175.
Rd 14 P 433 - Mike Morin. C Utah. L/R. JR. 5'11" 195.
Rd 15 P 463 - Dylan Sons. LHP Halifax County SR. HS/VA. 6'3" 175.

So far through 15 Rounds, the pitcher to position player count is 8/7. College to HS is 7/8. College to HS pitchers is 4/4.

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Royals' fourth-round pick ready for pro ball

KANSAS CITY -- Kenny Diekroeger has been through all this before.

The Royals made the Stanford shortstop their fourth-round pick on Tuesday, Day 2 of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft. He was also drafted by Tampa Bay in the second round of the 2009 Draft.

Diekroeger was great in his senior year at Menlo High School in Atherton, Calif., batting .586 with four home runs and 20 RBIs. He passed on a contract offer from the Rays, deciding instead to play at Stanford. It's a decision he said was very difficult, but in the end, he just wanted a college experience.

Interview With Greg Moore Pitching Coach At The University Of San Francisco

When Greg Moore was a promising college pitching prospect at Long Beach City College and the University of San Francisco he wanted to be a police officer. But, the course of his life would change when he was injured and could not pitch the way he was capable. “I would not have traded that injury for anything; it made me realize how precious the time is where we get to be ball players.”

“That injury made me think about my shoulder, mechanics, and it really molded me into what I wanted to do with my life, to coach. “

As a young pitching coach Greg admitted he knew what he knew but it wasn’t enough and he wanted to learn more. He leaned on the fact that he liked getting to know people. This practice introduced him to Alan Jaeger. (One of the best private pitching instructors in the country) “Alan’s passion grabs you, at first. He has so much knowledge and he is excited to share. He also makes it simple which makes it so powerful.” Greg related well to Alan and his belief that, as athletes, we do what we want to do and we want to push ourselves but need to be smart in doing it. “Alan knows pitchers and what to do and how to do it, but he related it to how I like to throw and to me, that was the most memorable.” It is this relationship that has helped make Greg one of the premiere pitching coaches in the country but he admits that while he utilizes many aspects of the Jaeger method it is important to him to customize workouts for each individual player.

The more I read about Zimmer the more I like this guy. Can't wait to see what he does in the organization.

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Others of note through 25
Round 16 Pick 515. Adam Giacalone (Neosho CCC) to the Brewers
Round 17 Pick 524. Nathan Dorris (SIU) to the Cubs
Round 18 Pick 554. David Bote (Neosho CCC) to the Cubs
Round 18 Pick 573. Kevin Medrano (MSU) to the Diamondbacks
Round 19 Pick 579. Austin Elkins (Dallas Baptist) to the Astros
Round 22 Pick 669. Kenneth Long (ISU) to the Astros
Round 22 Pick 689. Anthony Bemboom (Creighton) to the Angels
Round 24 Pick 739. Kayvon Bahramzadeh (KSU) to the A's
Round 25 Pick 766. Josh Smith (WSU) to the Pirates
Round 25 Pick 775. Jason Leblebijian (Bradley) to the Blue Jays

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Royals through 26

Rd 16 P 493 - Austin Fairchild. LHP St. Thomas HS/TX. HS. 6' 175.
Rd 17 P 523 - Ariel Estades. OF Puerto Rico Baseball Academy. HS. L/R. 5'11" 150.
Rd 18 P 553 - Justin Alleman. RHP Holt HS/MI. HS. 6'2" 195.
Rd 19 P 583 - Andrew Triggs. RHP USC. 5S. 6'4" 210.
Rd 20 P 613 - Shane Halley. RHP Virginia. SR. 6'1" 200.
Rd 21 P 643 - Matthew Strahm. LHP Neosho CCC/KS. J2. 6'4" 180.
Rd 22 P 673 - Allec Mills. RHP Tennessee-Martin. JR. 6'4" 185.
Rd 23 P 703 - Kevin Allen. RHP TCU. JR. 6'1" 205.
Rd 24 P 733 - Beau Maggi. C Arizona St. L/R. 6'1" 208.
Rd 25 P 763 - Matthew Tenuta. LHP Apex HS/NC. HS. 6'4" 205.
Rd 26 P 793 - Mark Donato. 1B Indian River State Col/FL. L/L. J2. 6'2" 225.

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Royals' fourth-round pick ready for pro ball
Interview With Greg Moore Pitching Coach At The University Of San FranciscoThe more I read about Zimmer the more I like this guy. Can't wait to see what he does in the organization.

It will be interesting to see how things work out with Zimmer. Jaeger is pretty big in the long toss community and the Royals have said they dont employ it and honestly i dont know if they agree with it. It could have been a McClure thing though.

But he is younger than his draft class and has pitched for less time.

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I believe the Royals have accepted long toss beginning this year. Not sure if it had to do with the change in pitching coaches or not.

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Rd 27 P 823 - Ashton Goudeau. RHP Maplewood CC/MO. J2. 6'6" 205.
Rd 28 P 853 - Sam Bates. 1B Arkansas. L/R. SR. 6'5" 230.
Rd 29 P 883 - John Walter. RHP Penn St. JR. 6'5" 225.
Rd 30 P 913 - Ethan Chapman. OF Cal St San Bernardino/CA. L/R. JR. 6' 180.
Rd 31 P 943 - Hayden Edwards. RHP Blue Valley HS/KS. HS 6'7" 180.
Rd 32 P 973 - Patrick Conroy. LHP Marin CC/CA. J2. 6'4" 218.
Rd 33 P 1003 - Evan Phillips. RHP Clayton HS/NC. HS. 6'2" 215.
Rd 34 P 1033 - Marsalis Holloway. OF Columbia State CC/TN. R/R. J2. 5'11" 170.
Rd 35 P 1063 - Tyler Joyner. LHP East Carolina. JR. 5'11" 185.

Others of note
Round 27 Pick 826 Jacob Johansen (Dallas Baptist) to the Pirates
Round 27 Pick 837 Wade Hinkle (KSU) to the Angles
Round 28 Pick 865 Dan Klein (KSU) to the Blue Jays
Round 29 Pick 889 Taylor Massey (Dallas Baptist) to the A's
Round 30 Pick 921 Jake Brown (KSU) to the White Sux
Round 34 Pick 1043 Matthew Fultz (Lee's Summit West) to the Indians

[Awesome Sauce Malone]

I believe the Royals have accepted long toss beginning this year. Not sure if it had to do with the change in pitching coaches or not.

link? I assumed McClure didnt like it so its logical that the new coach may want to change things.

I know of several coaches around town that use it and so far its had good results. Not as extreme as in the video (we're talking 9/10 year olds and a bit older) but arms have been healthy and they get alot of pop. They're also learning the right mechanics which helps.

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I'll have to do some searching. I don't remember when or where I read it. Probably somewhere over at Pine Tar Press in the offseason. There was some speculation that with bringing it back that Monty might improve as that was something he was big into. I believe Odorizzi uses it as well.

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Cool thanks man.