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Originally Posted by DeezNutz
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The similarities between Moore and his old colleague and buddy Chuck LaMar are pretty glaring, aren't they?
Moore walked into a tough situation, no doubt. But he's spent most of that credit.
Ultimately, I think Moore's last chance might be next season. If the Royals turn in another losing season that year, it will be really hard to just "stand pat" and keep fans coming to the ballpark even at current levels.
If Dayton is able to acquire two additional starting pitchers - legitimate guys, not lottery ticket guys - I think they have a good shot to be a winning team next year. Heck, if I were him, I'd pursue two quality guys and STILL sign a lottery ticket. I was all for protecting the core group of players as it came up through the minors to the MLB level. But now that they're all here... it's time to move whatever pieces necessary out of wave 2 (and wave 1 pieces that are lagging) to improve the team.
That's the way small markets have to do it to consistently win. First group serves as the core. Second group is used to fill in holes through trade. Third group replaces lost core guys. Fourth group is used to fill in holes through trade. etc.
But if the Royals don't win next year and IF Moore is canned... Can the Royals find their own Friedman, though? The job is much more attractive than it would have been when Moore was hired, so that's a positive...