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Title: Greinke next to get big deal?
Post by: catsfan20052006 on May 23, 2008, 10:49:56 AM

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&page=rumblings&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab5pos1

Royals closer Joakim Soria just cashed in on a three-year, $8.75 million extension last week that could grow to six years, $32.75 million. So the logical question is: Where's Greinke's extension? And where, for that matter, is Alex Gordon's extension?

Well, GM Dayton Moore made it clear to Rumblings he would like to "sign as many good players long-term as we can." But he also said he's evaluating every one of his players "case by case." And though he wouldn't discuss specifics, Greinke isn't exactly his most clear-cut case.

On one hand, we're talking about a 24-year-old future ace with a 2.18 ERA. On the other, we're talking about a complicated young man who once had to walk away from baseball with a social anxiety disorder. So what's the right time to lock up a player with Greinke's history? Now? Six months from now? Or never? That's obviously a decision the Royals are still in the process of making.

Title: Re: Greinke next to get big deal?
Post by: steve dave on May 23, 2008, 10:51:45 AM

Can we sell the stupid big screen to lock up Gordon and Greinke?

Title: Re: Greinke next to get big deal?
Post by: KSt8er on May 23, 2008, 11:42:54 AM

Quote from: steve dave on May 23, 2008, 10:51:45 AM

Can we sell the stupid big screen to lock up Gordon and Greinke?

Dman good out of the box thinking right there.   :beerchug:

Title: Re: Greinke next to get big deal?
Post by: kstate16 on May 23, 2008, 04:51:54 PM

i never knew what Greinke's deal was

was he suicidal or something? f*cked up childhood?

Title: Re: Greinke next to get big deal?
Post by: cas on May 23, 2008, 07:41:44 PM

Quote from: kstate16 on May 23, 2008, 04:51:54 PM

i never knew what Greinke's deal was

was he suicidal or something? f*cked up childhood?

Depression.

Title: Re: Greinke next to get big deal?
Post by: pwrcat1 on May 24, 2008, 01:21:29 AM

Quote from: csourk on May 23, 2008, 07:41:44 PM

Quote from: kstate16 on May 23, 2008, 04:51:54 PM

i never knew what Greinke's deal was

was he suicidal or something? f*cked up childhood?

Depression.

how depressed could he have been, barely in his 20's walking away with a million dollar signing bonus!?  to play for kc?

Title: Re: Greinke next to get big deal?
Post by: tfurn on May 24, 2008, 04:48:59 AM

when you are a top prospect like he was and not pitching to near potential things can get claustrophobic, but then again if you don't know anything about baseball or especially pitching as an art not just a career then hey, i'll just go ahead and call you ignorant because you've never experienced baseball past the tri-county league

Title: Re: Greinke next to get big deal?
Post by: pwrcat1 on May 24, 2008, 02:40:35 PM

it was a joke. stop being a bitch.