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Yesterday I was listening to a Dayton Moore interview on Mad Dog Sports radio on Sirius XM. Chris Russo asked him about re-signing James Shields. Moore gave a very convoluted answer. He talked about how the Royals are a small market team and he won't apologize for it. He said they are interested in signing ALL of their YOUNG players to multi-year deals. He then babbled on for several more minutes, and it's hard for me to remember exactly what he said because he didn't say anything meaningful.
Not once did he say anything remotely positive about James Shields, and not once did he say they will do the best they can to retain him.
Shields will be gone next year. Count on it.
I hate that, but I can also understand DM's reluctance to give $20 million to one pitcher when he only has a $90 million payroll. If the Royals EVER give that high a percentage of their payroll to a single player, it has to be a Mike Trout type of player. Even if he really finds his power stroke in the next couple of years, I don't think Eric Hosmer or anyone else on this roster qualifies.
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