Myers one step closer to majors: The Kansas City Star reports the Royals have promoted outfielder Wil Myers and starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi from Double-A Northwest Arkansas to Triple-A Omaha. (Updated 05/16/2012)
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Fantasy Analysis
The promotion comes at the right time for Myers, who has six homers in his last 10 games at Double-A. For the season, he's batting .343 with a .414 OBP, .731 slugging percentage, 1.146 OPS, 13 homers and 30 RBI in 35 games. He's back folks. After a down season in 2011 due to injury, Myers is healthy in 2012 and is once again hitting like a top prospect. If he doesn't slow down at Triple-A, then a promotion to the majors could be in the cards later this summer. Myers remains a viable long-term Fantasy keeper and could be worth stashing in deeper seasonal formats, particularly AL-only. (Updated 05/16/2012).
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At first glance, William Myers' numbers might lead you to believe his stock took a hit last year. But talent evaluators are as high on him as ever, believing his statistical decline was the result of factors beyond his control. The converted catcher suffered a knee injury early in the year when he slipped running from his car during a rainstorm. Four staples and an infection later, he was thrown right into the fire after a month-long absence, forced to play catch-up against some of the best prospects in the game at Double-A Northwest Arkansas. Yet the Royals continued to push him, convinced that he would benefit from failure. His performance in the Arizona Fall League seems to support the theory. Myers hit .360 with four homers, a .481 on-base percentage and a 1.156 OPS for the Surprise Saguaros, showing the ability that caused Baseball America to rank him neck-and-neck with Eric Hosmer entering 2011. The Royals have enough outfield depth that they have no reason to rush the 21-year-old, but if Myers arrives at some point in 2012, he could be a factor in Fantasy right away. (Updated 1/9/12)
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