Ryan Shealy

[YearofDaCubs]

I know a while back when Lee went down somebody posted a rumor of us trading for this guy from the Rockies. He's been pretty damn good for the Royals since he's been traded.

 

.311 AVG .362 OBP 6HR 29RBI in 42 games.

 

It would have been a nice pickup for us.

[Electron Blue]

can't he only play first?

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I don't think Shealy plays anywhere but first. In the AL, he can always get time at DH. There's never been much question whether he could hit.

[Post Count Padder]

I wouldn't mind him, but he seems like an AL type player. As vance said, he could get time at DH in the AL, whereas in the NL, he'd only be able to play first. Not that I wouldn't mind him for the bench, but I think the Royals plan to stick with him. He's cheap, he's productive, and they probably want him to supplant Mike Sweeney at 1B/DH. With Shealy and Teahan, the Royals would have some good, young, cheap production at the corners.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I wouldn't mind him, but he seems like an AL type player. As vance said, he could get time at DH in the AL, whereas in the NL, he'd only be able to play first. Not that I wouldn't mind him for the bench, but I think the Royals plan to stick with him. He's cheap, he's productive, and they probably want him to supplant Mike Sweeney at 1B/DH. With Shealy and Teahan, the Royals would have some good, young, cheap production at the corners.

 

Add Alex Gordon and Billy Butler to the mix and the Royals have some very promising up and coming bats.

[biittner77]

With all the top 5 picks and comp picks they've had they should have a lot of good prospects