Royal reaction
By Bradford Doolittle. Filed in Royals, Stat Guy |
Well, I had written these items for my last Stat Guy column but the trade didn’t go through Tuesday and The Star didn’t want them for Wednesday so here they are: My reaction to the Kyle Davies acquisition along with the same for Wladimir Balentien, a deal which, of course, didn’t happen.
Davies: The Royals had to move Dotel. There was no scenario that made sense involving Dotel finishing the season in KC. But what happened to all the rumors involving about good, young corner outfielders or tasty Dodger prospect Chin Lung Hu? Well, that’s rumors for you.
Davies is only 23 which is his currently his best trait because as a big-league starter, he’s walked nearly five men per nine innings. He’s a flyball pitcher with average strikeout rates. While his velocity is fine, his best pitches are his offspeed stuff — not sure if the problem is location or lack of movement on his harder offerings.
Dayton Moore continues to deserve the benefit of the doubt, especially when it comes to Atlanta prospects. If previous GMs had made this deal, there might be some ranting and raving. But with Moore, you have to assume it’s a solid pickup.
One concern: You’d hate to think that Moore is overly comfortable with Braves prospects at the expense of possible higher-upside guys from other systems.
Balentien: What’s not to like? The Royals had to move Dotel. There was no scenario that made sense involving Dotel finishing the season in KC. They needed a starting-quality corner outfielder with power heading into next season and there was no one in the organization who fit the bill.
Balentien is unproven in the majors but his raw skills are ready to be tested. He has exceptional right-handed power and, over the last two seasons, has somewhat discovered the wonders of plate discipline.
The picture isn’t all rosy. Baletien strikes out a lot and while that in and of itself is no great cause for alarm, it does raise concern about his ability to adapt to big-league pitching. But if he can make regular contact, he should be fine. Either way, this was a worthy gamble in exchange for a player who was essentially found money.
Wednesday, August 1st 2007 at 4:15 pm |
So Dotel was gone after this season no matter what?
Saturday, August 11th 2007 at 11:54 am |
Yeah, as it turned out, the Balentien rumors were unfounded. I had heard them through what I considered to be reliable channgels but when it comes to trade specultion, that’s the nature of the game. If, as it now seems, there weren’t any real top-notch outfield prospects being dangled, then Davies was a no-brainer. You had to get something, anything, for Dotel. But I do reiterate my only real concern with the transaction: I hope Dayton isn’t overly comfortable dealing with Atlanta. However, I should add that I doubt this is really an issue. Moore is too smart to have such an obvious weakness. I’m just floating it out there…
Brian: Yes, Dotel is going to be a free agent and there was no way the Royals were going to commit to a mult-year agreement with him. Dotel liked it here so if he still seems viable and if he doesn’t find a longer-term deal elsewhere, he could re-sign. But I don’t think that will be desirable from the Royals’ standpoint and, of course, Dotel has already landed on the DL for Atlanta.
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