I can't disagree to a point, but it might be the only way, and it's not like we would ever use the tactic on, let's say, Sporting KC.

But your point is not lost, I just think we're at the point were perhaps in September that this nuclear option needs to be performed.

This....

we could hire Sparky Anderson or Tommy LaSorda and Pete would blame management...

of course, Cardinals fans do the same ****ing thing. They go to the NLCS or WS every year and they want to fire their manager every season

I'd ask Wilt Chamberlain for advice about that, Hootster....

Yep. Completely convinced that moving Shields/Holland/+ prospects (because it will take a prospect or two to complete the deal) for a Taveras is definitively the right thing to do, not only for the future but for this year, too.

Must get a legit bat.

Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports that the Royals are considering a trade for outfielder Alex Rios.
Kansas City's offense ranks second-to-last in the American League in OPS and Rios could provide a boost. The 33-year-old is hitting .302/.330/.435 with four home runs and 16 stolen bases in 96 games this season for the Rangers, who are paying him $12.5 million in 2014 and hold a $13.5 million club option on him for 2015.

See, DM is going to do something ****ing stupid like this and then I'm going to be back here advocating for the plane to get in the air immediately.

Alex Rios' numbers are basically identical to Lorenzo Cain. The differences are Cain actually plays defense, and doesn't come with a 12+ mil pricetag.

Sounds like a Royals thing to do, expect it to happen.

I wouldn't trade a bag of dicks for any name the Royals are rumored to be considering based on the information in that link.

**** it. Fly the ****ing plane.

DM, why do you force me to ****ing hate you so much?

did I say the plane was a silly idea?

maybe I should rethink my position...

Yep. He's going to pull the Yuni equivalent of an outfield acquisition, and I'm going to lose my ****ing mind.

Royals are looking for a bat which they need yet fans are bitching about that.

If they get this guy they either have to bench Aoki or Butler. Wasn't Rios with the White Sox before Texas?

Yes he was with the Sox. Royals looked at him before the Sox traded him to Texas. Aoki would probably be DFA then.

Rios would help.

Rios would have helped a lot more if they had made the move for him a month ago.

Not sure there's enough time left to make up for how effing awful the offense has been outside of the 3 week spurt directly after Grifol's canning.