There’s a strong contingent of powerful people who live in Eastern Jackson county or work from there who have Ds in front of their voter registration records.

Local 42 also still votes like traditional union membership, and its membership is heavily D.

The 2024 Baseball America Prospect Handbook is out. The Royals are 30th out of 30 in farm system talent rankings.

I haven't posted in this thread yet and I don't care if the royals play at Kauffman or the printing press or at nkc high or Phil Welch or wherever they are my team Go Royals juntos podemos

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Royals have agreed to a deal with 17-year-old Dominican shortstop Yandel Ricardo, No. 16 on the Top 50 International Prospects list.<br><br>More details: <a href="https://t.co/Q8hL3QVgNe">https://t.co/Q8hL3QVgNe</a> <a href="https://t.co/plzvlEljji">pic.twitter.com/plzvlEljji</a></p>&mdash; MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBPipeline/status/1746934832649666903?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Royals</a> are expected to sign 4 of BA&#39;s Top 100 International Signings.<br><br>#9 Yandel Ricardo, SS<br>#31 Jhonayker Ugarte, SS<br>#51 Darison Garcia, SS<br>#61 Jose Cerice, 3B<br><br>Also expected to sign another SS, C, OF, &amp; a RHP. They were 1 of 6 teams with the most bonus pool money ($7.1M). <a href="https://t.co/UpGiDOowIA">https://t.co/UpGiDOowIA</a></p>&mdash; Josh Keiser (@joshkeiser40) <a href="https://twitter.com/joshkeiser40/status/1746912274780995897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Frank White is going to veto the ordinance the legislature passed. They'll override it, but he's still going to be a ****.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Angels, Hunter Dozier Agree To Minor League Deal <a href="https://t.co/gA1KXaBs5Y">https://t.co/gA1KXaBs5Y</a> <a href="https://t.co/PO0oNN1uqh">pic.twitter.com/PO0oNN1uqh</a></p>&mdash; MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) <a href="https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors/status/1748039425911579002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Do we still owe that slug for 2024? Spotrac shows the Royals are on the hook for $10MM

Yes. I use Cot's Baseball Contracts and they have Dozier being owed $9,250,000 this year.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...gid=1520401900

Vetoed indeed.

3 shortstops and looking for more? Doesnt look promising for a Bobby extension

Shermy's shiny new toy is in trouble.


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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sean Smith is the fourth legislator to publicly support Frank White&#39;s veto &quot;without ... documentation that is clear and unambiguous and signed by all parties.&quot;<br><br>As it stands this afternoon, the Chiefs and Royals do not have the votes to override White&#39;s veto for an April ballot. <a href="https://t.co/k3uenUsRRf">https://t.co/k3uenUsRRf</a></p>&mdash; Sam McDowell (@SamMcDowell11) <a href="https://twitter.com/SamMcDowell11/status/1748100257676665169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

You're reading way too much into it, especially with a high risk group of teenage prospects.

There's a thought process in baseball scouting that shortstops are the best athletes and are on the top of the defensive spectrum. It's easy to move a shortstop to another position with ease. It's not often you see an organization sign three amateur first basemen for instance because their value would be entirely in their bat.

Frank White is the man