Mike Moustakas Called Up By Royals; Mike Aviles Sent Down

The Kansas City Royals called up super-prospect Mike Moustakas on Thursday, optioning Mike Aviles to make room on the roster.

Jun 10, 2011
Rob Neyer
Royals’ Youth Movement Still Short Starting Pitchers
KANSAS CITY, MO - Eric Hosmer #35 of the Kansas City Royals slides in to score a run in the first inning against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by G. Newman Lowrance/Getty Images)
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But a baseball team cannot live on bats alone, particularly a team with severely limited financial resources. The Process will work only if the organization’s homegrown hitters are accompanied by homegrown starting pitchers. And in that regard the jury is still very, very much out.
Surely, one or two of those guys will be ready to join Duffy this season or next, right?
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Jun 9, 2011
Grant Brisbee
Mike Moustakas Called Up By Royals; Mike Aviles Sent Down
But the big story is Moustakas. Here’s what Baseball America’s #9 prospect has done in the minors:
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Royals’ Youth Movement Still Short Starting Pitchers