Show notes
On the final episode of The StormCast in 2020, Jake Eisenberg and Tony Boone welcome Clint Scoles, who's been writing about the Kansas City Royals organization and prospects at Royals Academy for the last 10 years. His coverage includes prospect guides, rankings, draft reviews, interviews with players and front office members, and more.Before their conversation with Clint, Jake and Tony take a look back at the previous episodes in 2020 and pick their favorites! You can find the full archive here.Inside the conversation with Clint Scoles (6:51 - 36:15):assessing the Royals player development over the last decade (7:05)why the Royals need to draft well (8:26)Clint Scoles' Top 50 prospects (12:32)why he's high on Jonathan Heasley (14:18)takeaways from the 2020 season (16:04)how the lack of a minor league season will affect development (18:39)discussing the Royals recent free agent signings (22:58)LIDOM postgame celebrations (28:05) Royals prospects like Franchy Cordero, Khalil Lee, etc. playing winter ball (28:48)Erick Peña's comparison to Carlos Beltran (30:57)Bobby Witt Jr.'s potential to be a superstar (32:57)what we miss most about going to a ballgame (35:19) Afterward, Tony answers the trivia question from our last episode (41:08) and shares a new on (42:17).Trivia Question: Name the two Kansas City Royals first round draft picks in the last decade that have played on Opening Day and the years they were in the Opening Day lineup.Be sure to stay up to date with the Storm Chasers on social media by following the team on Twitter (@OMAStormChasers), Instagram (@omahastormchasers) and Facebook (Omaha Storm Chasers). Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show! Share any comments or questions via email to [email protected].
