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Royals Mulling Options For No. 3 Pick
Published 5 days ago by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
In MLB.com articles here and here, Dick Kaegel attempts to decipher the Royals' plans for their #3 pick in the June draft. Comments from Royals' scouting director Deric Ladnier have been understandably cryptic.  Kaegel's interpretation is that the Royals will lean toward a college power hitter such as Pedro Alvarez (if available) or Justin ...

AL & NL Central News - 5/8
Published 5 days ago by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
Astros pitcher Chris Sampson has been working on his mechanics. The Indians-Royals game that was postponed last month has been rescheduled for September 13th. Ned Yost makes sure he doesn’t overuse his Brewers bullpen. The Royals aren’t sure who they will draft with the 3rd pick overall. Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick earned another start with his hot bat. Tigers reliever Freddy Dolsi will never forget his first MLB pitch. The Cubs are getting ready for a 10-game homestand that starts on Friday. Twins OF Carlos Gomez hit for the cycle last night. The Pirates are ...

The Week In Quotes: May 5-11 by Alex Carnevale
Published 35 hours ago at Baseball Prospectus
... ) "We might have 10 evaluations on Skipworth and Beckham and Alvarez and Crow and Matusz by guys who have been through the fire before." --Ladnier, on the top talent. "We're just gonna line 'em up and take who we feel like the best player is in every round." --Ladnier (Dick Kaegel, MLB.com ) THE REST "I didn't miss last year. I missed the game, but I didn't miss my phone ringing with people, asking me for tickets. Sometimes some of those people really don't care about me. They care about the tickets." --Baker, on not managing last year. (Dennis Georgatos, ...