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Originally Posted by Reaper16
Yeah, you can cut Mijares and Betancourt because they weren't committed to winning. But NOT cutting Francouer means that those other roster moves are completely empty. There's no greater signal to everyone in the organization that winning isn't a priority than keeping Jeff Francouer, the worst everyday player in the American League this season.
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Exactly. Indefensible.
Answer: "winning culture" is bullshit and what losers say. Talent trumps, and in KC, so do Moore's pets.
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Originally Posted by Nightfyre
How many teams passed on Myers before we took him in the third? And how many other teams are as fortunate to have as much hitting talent both in the majors and minors? If DM is such a terrible GM, why does the offensive talent within the Royals readily dwarf all of these other teams?
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Because they didn't want to pay him $1.5M to sign? Why would the Royals wait until the third is a better question?
Finally, in what way does the offensive talent readily dwarf other teams? We hope that Hosmer develops. We hope that Moose is going to be far more than he currently is. But that's all we have: hope.
DM: Keep hoping.