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July 3, 2012

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Minor League Update: Games of July 2

by Kevin Goldstein

Bubba Starling, OF, Royals (Rookie-level Burlington): 3-for-6, 2 HR (2), 3 R, 6 RBI, 3 K.

It's weird how many people seem to have written off Starling before his career even began. Maybe it's his age, and maybe it's the generally miserable state of Royals fans these days, but Starling still has jaw-dropping tools and while he started this year in Rookie-ball instead of Low-A, he'll still

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Ian Miller

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MIKE OLT! o/

Jul 03, 2012 11:19 AM

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Ian Miller

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well, that didn't work out like i'd hoped.

Jul 03, 2012 11:19 AM

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Jul 03, 2012 13:02 PM

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IoI

Jul 03, 2012 13:05 PM

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timber

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I think a lot of people have written Starling off because a lot of people have assumed he's Donovan Tate v.2 (even though Tate isn't really a good comp for Starling).

Jul 03, 2012 11:19 AM

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Brian Kopec

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I don't know that a lot of people have written him off...i just think it's been a case of 'out of sight, out of mind.'

If Starling has a good first couple of weeks, everybody will be back on the bandwagon.

Jul 03, 2012 12:58 PM

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LynchMob

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Hey, as of today, Tate is hitting .300 at High-A ... just the facts ... (and a few hopes ... still ...)

Jul 03, 2012 13:42 PM

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Hisownfool

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FWIW, Goodwin's slash lines over the last ten games is .389/.540 (that is not a typo)/.639. He was hurt for a while but seems to have recovered.

Jul 03, 2012 13:46 PM

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jalee121

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WOW! Two White Sox farm hands in one write up? Us Pale Hose fans don't know how to react.

Jul 03, 2012 14:13 PM

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hyprvypr

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Kevin, I am curious what happens when Billy Hamilton reaches base. Does the other team throw over there a ton, make frequent pitchouts and try to stop him or do they just throw their hands in the air and say, we'll focus on the hitter, to heck with chasing this rocket...

Have you seen any/many games with him wreaking havoc? It must be quite a fun game within the game.

Jul 03, 2012 18:04 PM

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SGreenwell

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I couldn't find an example of how teams treat him on-base in the first couple of clicks on YouTube, but here's him hitting an inside-the-park home run last year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2RTN3-RfgI&feature=related

That speed is just downright scary. Yes, the outfielders looked like they had problems fielding the ball because of how bad the field conditions were, but that looks like a ball that's a double, MAYBE a triple for most players. Hamilton beats the throw home pretty easily.

Jul 04, 2012 20:27 PM

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nolansdad

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Aside from the crazy K numbers, Pimentel has actually been good since the end of April (something like .300/.333/.450). Just that he was soooo terrible in April that the overall line still looks less than good.

Jul 04, 2012 07:06 AM

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bheikoop

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I'm curious how much Yelich has improved in terms of prospect status. Entering the season at #33 and a 5 star prospect, is he making a serious run for top 20, maybe even top 15? By comparison he doesn't have the warts that Myers and Brown entered 2012 with.

Jul 04, 2012 08:04 AM

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