The Attrition War, Royals
Part of a continuing series, follow-ups to the initial post detailing the Mariners history over the same period.
Do the Mariners, in comparison to other teams, suffer a higher rate of injury to their pitching prospects than other teams? Here, I look at the Royals.
Please note that I am trying to refrain from drawing any conclusions or making any comparisons, guessing at causes or relationships, or doing anything but presenting straight data. When the series is finished, I’ll have a summary post where I talk about those things.
In every organization so far there have been are several cases where those stats seem to ignore something important. I’m going at attempt to address those in the summary post, as well as methodology and thoughts on future research directions.
The Royals had 24 pitchers who appeared at least once on a Baseball America Top Ten prospect list from 1995-2004.
Of those 24, pitchers who injured their elbow and required surgery: 3 (Ascencio, Moreno, Stodolka)
Of those 24, pitchers who injured their shoulders and required surgery: 2 (Bluma, Snyder)
(generally, I’m looking for major surgeries that require ~1y off)
Unknowns and weird disappearances: 0
Suspicious: 0
Barely missed counting: 0
Contributions welcome!
Readers are, as always, encouraged to to add/correct information here in the comments or by email. Resolving unknowns and citations are particularly welcome.
Detailed data
Miguel Ascencio, 6/2002
Elbow surgery, I believe. This player made harder because no one seems to agree on how to spell his last name.
Jeff Austin, 7/2000, 5/2001
Pitched 2001-2003. Traded to the Reds in March 2003.
Brian Bass, 8/2004
Pitching in the minors. Has had some elbow issues.
Jaime Bluma, 9/1996, 4/1997
Pitched briefly in 96. Shoulder surgery, career over.
Enrique Calero, 6/1998
Became a free agent in October 2002. Signed with the Cardinals.
Chad Durbin, 10/1999, 6/2000
Became a free agent in December 2002. Signed with the Indians
Chris George, 9/1999, 2/2000, 1/2001
Pitching in the majors.
Jimmy Gobble, 4/2001, 2/2002, 3/2003
Pitching in the majors.
Jeff Granger, 6/1995
Traded to the Pirates in December 1996 as part of the Jay Bell deal.
Zach Greinke, 1/2003, 1/2004
Pitching in the majors.
Colt Griffin, 3/2002, 6/2003, 5/2004
Pitching in the minors.
Junior Guerrero, 8/2000
Released in March 2003.
Jeremy Hill, 10/2003
Became a free agent in December 2003. Signed with the Mets.
Jeff Martin, 10/1996
Traded to the Pirates in December 1996 as part of the Jay Bell deal.
Mike MacDougal, 3/2001, 4/2002, 9/2003
Pitching in the majors.
Ober Moreno, 3/1999, 5/2000
Elbow ligament replacement surgery in June 2000. Released in October 2002.
Jim Pittsley, 3/1995, 1/1996, 1/1997
Claimed off waivers by the Brewers in May 1999.
Ken Ray, 8/1995
Traded to the Giants in January 2000.
Dan Reichert, 2/1998, 6/1999, 4/2000
Claimed off waivers by the Devil Rays in September 2002.
Glendon Rusch, 3/1996, 3/1997
Traded to the Mets in September 1999 for Dan Murray.
Brian Sanches, 10/2000
Traded to the Padres in August 2003 as part of the Rondell White deal.
Mike Stodolka, 7/2001
Elbow surgery in late 2003.
Kyle Snyder, 3/2000, 10/2001, 8/2002, 7/2003
Rotator cuff surgery in August 2003. Rotator cuff surgery in February 2004.
Brad Voyles, 10/2002
Released in July 2004.
Comments
5 Responses to “The Attrition War, Royals”
whatever happened to that budding stud the royals had a few years back? i cannot for the life of me remember his name. seems like he just disappeared .
JOSE ROSADO!
it was on the tip of my tongue…er fingetips.
He’s still around! Well, sort of. Apparently he signed a minor league deal with a ST invite with the Mets in February of this year, but as far as I can tell, he hasn’t pitched at all this year. Didn’t pitch in ST, either. Nor did he pitch in 2004, 2003, 2002, or 2001. Google news shows nothing.
Looking back, boy did the Royals ever rush him — in 1994, he made 12 starts in the Gulf Coast League. The next year, 25 starts at class-A Wilmington. Then in 1996: two starts at AA, 15 at AAA, and presto, he’s in the majors. Never was he as good again as he was his rookie year, going 8-6 with a 3.21 ERA in 16 starts.
Jose Rosado stats.
jason
My recollection was that Runlevys Hernandez missed a large chunk or all of last season with arm issues. You likely have some rational for not having him in the list, which is . . .
Otherwise, keep up the marathon review; you’re through the wall, and the last leg is at hand. : )
My recollection was that Runlevys Hernandez missed a large chunk or all of last season with arm issues. You likely have some rational for not having him in the list, which is . . .
“The Royals had 24 pitchers who appeared at least once on a Baseball America Top Ten prospect list from 1995-2004.”