CHRISTIAN COLON RUMORS
Royals prospects enduring tough Start
by John Viril—
In 2010, the Kansas City Royals minor league system enjoyed a magical season which saw a record nine farmhands propel themselves into Baseball Prospectus’ top 100 prospects. 2013 is almost the exact opposite. This year, Kansas City’s top prospects are typically suffering through slow starts to their season. Prospects are cratering up and down the organization...
Six Players to Represent Naturals in Texas League All-Star Game
The Texas League All-Star game will take place at ONEOK Field in Tulsa on June 28. Six Northwest Arkansas Naturals have bee selected to represent the team.
SP Justin Marks: 3-2 in 12 starts with a 3.38 ERA, 49 Ks in 61.1 innings with 30 walks.
RP Patrick Keating: 2-1 with a 3.34 ERA in 21 appearances out of the bullpen, striking out 30 and walking 15 in 29.2 innings.
SS/2B...
Naturals’ Road Struggles Continue in Midland
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals continued their struggle to win on Thursday night with a 3-2 loss to the Midland Rockhounds. Naturals starter Elisaul Pimentel gave a quality start allowing 3 runs, 4 hits, and fanning 6 in 6 1/3 innings of work but still received the loss.After dropping two more games to Midland on the road, the Naturals are 8-16 on the road this season and 26-26...
Colon drawing comparisons to Jeter
Now, this is the Christian Colon the Royals envisioned when they drafted him with the fourth overall pick of the 2010 draft.
After a slow start, Colon has heated up in the month of May and raised his average to .312 with a .370 on-base percentage for the Class AA Northwest Arkansas Naturals. Colon has three homers, 15 RBIs and eight stolen bases.
That's a significant improvement...
Via Fox Sports Kansas City
May 23, 2012
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Wil Myers, Christian Colon on Fire for Naturals
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals sit at 20-17 after a 6-2 home stand. The Kansas City Royals Double-A Texas League affiliate currently sits second, four games behind the Tulsa Drillers (Colorado Rockies) in the North division.Leading the Naturals, right fielder Wil Myers has been red-hot, hitting two home runs on Monday, giving him 13 on the season, to go along with 30 RBIs in...
Multi-team trade looming for Kansas City Royals?
This guest post stems from a conversation that began on Twitter when @CrownCrazed asked the question "Why is everyone so upset Johnny Giavotella will not be the every day starter? I am upset Christian Colon is not yet in the majors. He was supposed to be on the fast track"Here is the Twitter conversation that preceded this email from Matt, which we have transformed...
Texas' De Los Santos hurls five one-hit frames
Texas' Miguel De Los Santos matched his best start of the fall and Kansas City's Christian Colon led the lineup in Surprise's 12-2 win at Salt River.
Four Royals selected as AFL's Rising Stars
The Royals will be well-represented in the Arizona Fall League's sixth annual Rising Stars Game on Saturday night at Surprise, Ariz. Pitchers Nate Adcock and Jeremy Jeffress, infielder Christian Colon and outfielder Wil Myers have been selected from the Surprise Saguaros.
Via royals.com
November 01, 2011
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Colon aiming to join buddies with Royals
Before all the Bubba Starling hoopla overtook Kansas City fans this summer, another Royals first-round pick was projected to make a significant impact with the big-league club.
And much more quickly than Starling likely will.
Christian Colon, the Royals' top pick in 2010, continues to make steady improvement, at least enough to envision him as the final piece to the Royals...
Via Fox Sports Kansas City
October 31, 2011
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ScoutTV: Christian Colon
Kansas City Royals prospect Christian Colon joins FOX Sports/Scout.com Field Reporter to talk about the Arizona Fall League, what he's working on in the off-season, and more.
Via mlb.scout.com
October 28, 2011
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