So, I have a question: Dayton Moore said "it could take 10 years" to re-build the Royals. So let's test him on that one. I took a look at the rosters of MLB teams in 2006 when Dayton assumed the GM role here in KC. And guess what? Very few players in the entire league are still with their teams. That means EVERY OTHER GM was forced to build a new roster in the past 8 years just like Dayton had to.
2006 Cards: C Yadier Molina, CL Adam Wainright.
2006 A's:
2006 Rays: Ben Zobrist
2006 Pirates: (Here's their team if you want to laugh: http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/2006.shtml)
I could do that for any team really and we'll find the same thing: all teams have to rebuild in the time DM says it takes to rebuild a team. Only question left is what was in the pipeline. Pittsburgh had Neil Walker & McCutcheon but then again, KC had Butler & Gordon so that's a wash. Here were the 2006 system rankings:
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today...006/26854.html