December 09, 2005
German Royalty
Did the Royals actually make a smart move yesterday? They drafted Fabio Castro first in the rule five draft and sent him to Texas for Esteban German. German was a walk machine in the minor leagues and sported a .300 batting average to boot. At age 26, he's only had about 100 at bats and they've been poor. But anything can happen in 100 at bats. Given his age and his history, Esteban will jump right into the leadoff spot and improve the top of the order. He's also an excellent base stealer, swiping close to 400 bases in the minors and doing it at a 83% clip. It's a nice move by the Royals.
Texas does well, too. It's the second minor league pitcher they've picked up this week with good strikeout and home run numbers, the same type of pitchers the Marlins have been acquiring all winter. Daniels appears to understand DIPS.
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The Royals have been doing smart stuff for awhile, with three notable exceptions (Gonzalez, Knoblauch, Santiago), but no one's noticed it because they haven't been winning. Wait for this year, and maybe next year before players start reaching the majors and GM Allard Baird's plan begins coming to fruition.
Another good move, Mr. Baird.
do they still have a team in KC?
Thank you KC for picking up Mark Redman from the Pirates. Ty Ty Ty.