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This is a discussion on Royals Add Pitching within the Kansas City Royals forum; Royals signed RHP Jorge Campillo to a minor league contract. Campillo, 31, posted a 1-0 record and 4.15 ERA in ...

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Old 11-21-2009, 03:04 AM
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I told you Campillo and his one good season at age 30 wasn't worthy of inclusion in a package for Peavy.
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Old 11-21-2009, 07:36 PM
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Are they cornering the market on Mark Hendrickson and Rodrigo Lopez next?
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Old 11-22-2009, 06:23 AM
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Fun fact, outside of 2008, Jorge Campillo has thrown only 21 innings in Major League Baseball since 2005. Admittedly though, those "other" innings in 2008 were pretty good.

At a MLC though, you can't beat that at all. Good for depth and fallback at least.
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Old 12-06-2009, 01:40 AM
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Cuban Arguelles agrees to deal with Royals - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
Noel Arguelles, a 19-year-old left-hander who last year defected from Cuba, agreed to a five-year, $7 million major league deal with the Royals on Saturday, according to a club source. Arguelles can earn up to $2 million in incentives as well. An official from another team interested in Arguelles said he had been informed a deal was close.

Arguelles’ talent is unquestioned. While his fastball during workouts wasn’t at the 94 mph it reached during his national team days, his changeup remains a potential out pitch and his curveball projects above average as well. Control is Arguelles’ biggest pitfall.
A young lefty with control problems? Yeah, I haven't heard that before.
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Old 12-06-2009, 02:51 AM
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Good signing for the Royals. It may not pan out, but he's sort of like a draft pick and those don't always pan out either. You have to applaud the effort though. I heard the A's were in on him and I was hoping they'd step up, but oh well.
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Old 12-06-2009, 11:59 AM
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The thing I worry about now though, is this guy really 19?
We've seen it before, when your young player you just signed, isn't as young as you think he is.

I agree with Prov, these international "kids" are just like a draft pick, maybe with a little more big game experience like the Caribbean World Series, Japan Series, or World competitions.
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Old 12-07-2009, 01:26 AM
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I am not worried about the age so much right now. The guy is still obviously young. I would worry about that more down the line. As for now, I think this is a huge step in the right direction for this team. I don't remember them taking many chances like this.

Their drafts have been pretty decent of late, now this. Hopefully the ship starts turning around.
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