Gifted or cursed? A couple of weeks ago I caught a social media post about the former Royal Adalberto Mondesi, a guy who I’d forgotten about. Out of sight, out of mind.
Raul Mondesi turns 53 today. Raul had a 13-year MLB career, spent mostly with the Dodgers, but he spent two and a half seasons with the Blue Jays. We traded for Mondesi from the Dodgers (with Pedro Borbon) for Shawn Green.
The Miami Marlins seem to be in the market for help on the infield, and they are reportedly interested in free agent Adalberto Mondesi, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post: “Marlins are still looking for a SS.
The Miami Marlins are still looking for a shortstop and Adalberto Mondesi remains an option, The New York Post's Jon Heyman reported Tuesday morning. Mondesi missed the entire 2023 season due to a torn ACL he suffered in May 2022.
There are still plenty of free-agent shortstops on the market.
It’s an exceptionally thin group, a marked contrast to the star-studded classes of the last two offseasons.
Making your major league debut at 20 years old is remarkable in itself. Adalberto Mondesi not only did that but became the first player to make his major league debut in a World Series back in 2015.
While there are still more than four months for someone to emerge, the early returns on the shortstop class aren’t promising.
Mondesí, 27, came over from the Royals in an offseason trade. The talented infielder has stolen 133 bases in 358 games while also earning strong grades for his glovework.
You’ve heard it all winter, stolen bases are going to go up big time this year. Why? Because the bases are bigger, resulting in an overall shorter distance from base to base. But will it really happen?
Coming off a struggle-filled 2022 campaign, the Kansas City Royals are looking to foster the continued growth of their young players in an effort to make a sizable leap in 2023.
More trades than a Pokemon card game convention. The Kansas City Royals are making moves, and the RRR crew is here for it! Jacob Milham, Jeremy Greco, and Greg Walker all sit down to discuss the benefits of trading Michael A.
In the middle of what's been a relatively quiet offseason for the Kansas City Royals in comparison to some of MLB's premier baseball clubs, the team got incredibly busy early in the week when it shipped outfielder Michael A.
This lineup is gonna be young. The Royals made a pair of trades this week, sending outfielder Michael A. Taylor to the Twins and infielder Adalberto Mondesi to the Red Sox.
The Boston Red Sox have addressed their need for a temporary shortstop. Today, they acquired veteran utilityman Adalberto Mondesi from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for left-hander Josh Taylor and a player to be named later.
The Boston Red Sox made a key trade on Tuesday afternoon when they acquired veteran utility infielder Adalberto Mondesi from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for left-hander Josh Taylor and a player to be named later.
With less than a full day between moves, the Kansas City Royals have shaken up their roster by shipping outfielder Michael A. Taylor to the Minnesota Twins on Monday evening and sending infielder Adalberto Mondesi to the Boston Red Sox the following morning.
The Red Sox were facing some questions regarding the middle infield heading into spring training and made a move to address those uncertainties on Tuesday.
The 2022-23 offseason hasn't gone according to plan for the Boston Red Sox, and a large reason why stems from two-time All-Star shortstop Trevor Story undergoing elbow surgery.
At his best, Mondesi possesses elite speed, above-average power and the ability to play a strong defensive shortstop, but his body hasn’t allowed him to showcase that skill set nearly as much as he, the Royals and MLB fans in general would prefer to see. That said, at a $3.045M salary for next season, the risk for the Royals is minimal.
Disclaimer: I, too, am an Adalberto Mondesi fan, but I'm also a realist when it comes to baseball. When fellow Inside the Royals writer Jerry Edwards tweeted about Mondesi this week, it prompted this deep dive.
Can he be a contributor? A year and a half ago, I wrote an article about Adalberto Mondesi where I stated that it was time to lower expectations around him.
Could the Royals deal the talented shortstop? After a 99-day transaction freeze, we finally have some baseball trades to talk about. The Royals haven’t been involved yet, but they may have some moves to make before the season opener on April 7 against Cleveland.
Hard to give this anything but an “incomplete” Adalberto Mondesi’s 2021 season and sadly, most of his career, can be summed up by one word - injured. The enigmatic shortstop suffered a right oblique injury on the eve of Opening Day, then returned in May only to hurt his hamstring and land on the Injured List a week later.
Despite all the talent Adalberto Mondesi possesses — and it's a lot — his numbers have been less than stellar in recent years. Regardless of potential or injury, that's a fact.
It’s a decision brought about largely by a strong showing from fellow infielder Nicky Lopez, who has put together a nice season while Mondesi has been limited to just 10 games.
Between that lengthy IL stint and another trip to the injured list for a hamstring strain, Mondesi has appeared in only 10 games all season.
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