Jeff Passan
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It's kind of cool to see.
And one thing I did hear this week from a scout was talking about Josh Hammond.
He was one of the Royals' first-round picks last year, him and Sean Gamble.
No, Gamble has not been good so far.
Excellent with the bat, very questionable in the field.
So where he winds up long-term, it will be interesting to see.
He was a good two-way player in high school and had a huge arm.
And so I would not be entirely β listen, you don't want to move a guy off the dirt if you don't have to.
I would not be entirely surprised if Josh Hammond wound up in right field.
He's got a right fielder's arm.
He's got the speed to play the position.
And the glove might just not be what it needs to be on the infield.
I think that's sort of the point.
The Royals farm system right now, I don't think is good enough to be dangling guys at this point.
And a lot of them also are younger guys.
And so I think the teams that ultimately are going to be sellers understand that there are going to be so many teams that want to buy at the deadline because the standings are as flat as they are, Saren, that...
Yeah, for a reliever, you would ask for a Josh Hammond, and you would get laughed at.
But that's what the price is at this point.