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@McCulloughStar: With a lack of intriguing hitters on the market, the Royals are foraging the SP market (Lackey, Colon, IPK, others) to improve rotation.

@McCulloughStar: With a lack of intriguing hitters on the market, the Royals are foraging the SP market (Lackey, Colon, IPK, others) to improve rotation.

@GordonEdes: Royals out on Gomes, major league source says

Prison Bitch

07-30-2014 04:45 PM

Cole Hamels just tied Shields for 13th overall in fWAR at 6.8 over the past two seasons. (Hamels threw 8IP of 1era ball last start). As you know Hamels is making $22.5m this year and Philly is paying 177m or twice what we are. Since we can't pay that kind of money to 1-starters, we have to trade for it or go without. Here are the 6 players ranked below Hamels/Shields:

Cliff Lee
Jordan Zimmerman
Hisashi Iwakuma
Stephen Strasburg
Matt Harvey (in only 1 year since he's got TJ surgery now)
Madison Bumgarner

Pretty elite company. Now let's talk about the Tigers. They have #4 (Scherzer), 5 (Sanchez), and 11 (Verlander). That is three 1-starters in their rotation. Why would we expect to beat them in this division, esp when they also have a Triple Crown beast anchoring their lineup? He's got almost as much WAR as Hamels/Shields combined. Frankly it's amazing we're five games within them.

Deberg_1990

07-30-2014 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz (Post 10776240)

Crash horribly please so we can hire that stat nerd out in Oakland.

This.

I feel like 85 wins won't be bad enough to get Dayton fired.

ROYC75

07-30-2014 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 10776115)

Of course, there's still this:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>One source characterized Alex Rios as the most "attainable" for the Royals of the relatively well-known OFs on the market.</p>— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughStar) <a href="https://twitter.com/McCulloughStar/statuses/494577513016733697">July 30, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Yea, a guy that hits maybe 6 more dingers that Aoki.

Awesome.

ROYC75

07-30-2014 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 10776005)

The fug ...?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Teams closing in on Bonifacio are Kansas City San Francisco , Baltimore and Seattle .</p>— Bruce Levine (@MLBBruceLevine) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBBruceLevine/statuses/494562065437061120">July 30, 2014</a></blockquote>
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:doh!:LMAO:banghead::#:cuss::LOL:

Take your pick of the expression I would make.

Halfcan

07-30-2014 04:58 PM

What happened to all those high draft picks in the stocked minors the Royals front office used to brag about?

ROYC75

07-30-2014 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan (Post 10776308)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Orioles are not in on Emilio Bonifacio. Hearing he is headed to the KC Royals. But def not Os.</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="https://twitter.com/danconnollysun/statuses/494615392875470848">July 30, 2014</a></blockquote>
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From the Orioles beat reporter.

:huh:

Prison Bitch

07-30-2014 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Halfcan (Post 10776317)

What happened to all those high draft picks in the stocked minors the Royals front office used to brag about?

They've all been massive disappointments, including the one sitting down in Tampa right now.

Kidd Lex

07-30-2014 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 10776339)

They've all been massive disappointments, including the one sitting down in Tampa right now.

You are something else. The ROY of the year last year is a massive disappointment?

He's ****ing injured.

C3HIEF3S

07-30-2014 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by The God Hypothesis (Post 10776347)

You are something else. The ROY of the year last year is a massive disappointment?

He's ****ing injured.

Wasn't doing anything before the injury either in fairness.

Prison Bitch

07-30-2014 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by The God Hypothesis (Post 10776347)

You are something else. The ROY of the year last year is a massive disappointment?

He's ****ing injured.

Who cares why he's not playing? He's not playing. That makes him as valuable as a dead corpse laying in the clubhouse. Who cares if he won ROY? He had a 2.5 WAR last year (age 22) while Moose had a 3.1 WAR (age 23) his first year. We all saw what Moose became.

If it's illogical to dismiss him for being hurt, it's equally illogical to assume he's headed for stardom.

Sure-Oz

07-30-2014 05:17 PM

No ****ing way they trade for bonofacio after willingly getting rid of him. You fire gmdm on the spot

cookster50

07-30-2014 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by The God Hypothesis (Post 10776347)

You are something else. The ROY of the year last year is a massive disappointment?

He's ****ing injured.

The Rookie of the Year of the year huh.