The Royals

[mocat]

We need to upgrade hitting at either DH or RF.  If we keep aoki, we should ditch Billy

Wut

[8manpick]

A lot of people are acting like Billy and Nori are the 25th best option at their position, which seems strange to me.

[wetwillie]

i listened to a podcast about free agent right fielders and now realize is that aoki is the best option available.  did anyone know aoki has the exact same amount of war as melky over the last three years?  but would be way cheaper.

kemp would be a really stupid trade unless you gave up nothing and got something really good to come with.  he's making 20 million plus per year.

We have World Series scratch now sys.   Rumblings glass is going 100+ on the payroll this year. 

[Dr Rick Daris]

god i want lester so bad it hurts. i mean i know the odds are around 5% but still.

[Tobias]

would take

[Dr Rick Daris]

lester (lhp)
ventura (rhp)
duffie (lhp)
guthrie (rhp)
vargas (lhp)

 

[bones129]

lester (lhp)
ventura (rhp)
duffie (lhp)
guthrie (rhp)
vargas (lhp)

 

I lik this, although I don't think it will happen.

[Cartierfor3]

lester (lhp)
ventura (rhp)
duffie (lhp)
guthrie (rhp)
vargas (lhp)

 

I mean just look at it.......

[Panjandrum]

lester (lhp)
ventura (rhp)
duffie (lhp)
guthrie (rhp)
vargas (lhp)

 

You may as well print the championship tshirts now.

I mean just look at it.......

[k-state87]

Royals Top 10 prospects:

http://www.royalsreview.com/2014/11/14/7220213/baseball-america-releases-royals-top-10-prospects-mondesi-ranked-1

Projected 2018 Lineup:

C   Sal Perez
1B    Eric Hosmer
2B    Raul Mondesi
3B    Hunter Dozier
SS    Alcides Escobar
LF    Alex Gordon
CF    Lorenzo Cain
RF    Jorge Bonifacio
DH    Mike Moustakas

#1    Yordano Ventura
#2    Danny Duffy
#3    Brandon Finnegan
#4    Sean Manaea
#5    Kyle Zimmer
CP   Wade Davis

[Cartierfor3]

Its kind of ridiculous to project a 2018 lineup using all players currently within the Royals organization.

[8manpick]

Its kind of ridiculous to project a 2018 lineup using all players currently within the Royals organization.

Also ridiculous to project Moose in the lineup, but not playing third

[8manpick]

Oh Christ, I just saw the 2018. What a silly exercise

[Phil Titola]

14/1 in Vegas to win next year's series.  third lowest odds in MLB.

http://www.vegasinsider.com/mlb/odds/futures/

[mocat]

rick daris you spelled Duffy wrong. no excuse.

[Dr Rick Daris]

rick daris you spelled Duffy wrong. no excuse.

what if i told you i was level 5 at the time?

[kim carnes]

if you want the royals to sign lester then you hate the royals.

[kim carnes]

the thought of signing a 30 year old pitcher to a $120 million deal makes me want to get sick. 

[Cartierfor3]

KC Lester would be amazing.

[kim carnes]

KC Lester would be amazing.

he isn't worth the money.  he allowed 8 hits and 6 runs in the wildcard game and i think i've made it very clear how i feel about pitchers who suck when it matters most and he'll likely get progressively worse throughout the deal.  if we outbid large market teams for him that is not a good sign imo.

[joda]

I want Lester if after the signing everyone is saying wow, I thought he'd get more than that. If we're paying "market value" or higher I'd rather try for Tomas and go all in on the young pitchers

[Cartierfor3]

From facebook:

... so, if a Royals "Super fan" by the name of Sung Woo Lee can get a World Series ticket, then why can't a born & raised in KC Royals life long fan by the name of her husband can't?? Something isn't right here...

fanman is not alone i guess

I ran into this person today. Asked "Hey, did your husband end up making it to a WS game?" She said "He got offered a ticket for $200 to game 6 and turned it down."

So the life long Royals fan bitching about Sung Woo had a ticket for basically below face to a WS game 6 in KC for the 1st time in his lifetime, and turned it down. My word.

[Phil Titola]

From facebook:

... so, if a Royals "Super fan" by the name of Sung Woo Lee can get a World Series ticket, then why can't a born & raised in KC Royals life long fan by the name of her husband can't?? Something isn't right here...

fanman is not alone i guess

I ran into this person today. Asked "Hey, did your husband end up making it to a WS game?" She said "He got offered a ticket for $200 to game 6 and turned it down."

So the life long Royals fan bitching about Sung Woo had a ticket for basically below face to a WS game 6 in KC for the 1st time in his lifetime, and turned it down. My word.

  that guy

[sys]

From facebook:

... so, if a Royals "Super fan" by the name of Sung Woo Lee can get a World Series ticket, then why can't a born & raised in KC Royals life long fan by the name of her husband can't?? Something isn't right here...

fanman is not alone i guess

I ran into this person today. Asked "Hey, did your husband end up making it to a WS game?" She said "He got offered a ticket for $200 to game 6 and turned it down."

So the life long Royals fan bitching about Sung Woo had a ticket for basically below face to a WS game 6 in KC for the 1st time in his lifetime, and turned it down. My word.

 

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

i listened to a podcast about free agent right fielders and now realize is that aoki is the best option available.  did anyone know aoki has the exact same amount of war as melky over the last three years?  but would be way cheaper.

kemp would be a really stupid trade unless you gave up nothing and got something really good to come with.  he's making 20 million plus per year.

The fact that Aoki has the same war as melky, is more of an indictment on war than it is a reflection of who's a better outfielder