The Royals

[scottwildcat]

Carlos probably won't be coming and that makes me sad.

[Kat Kid]

Cano gets 10 yr $240M from the Mariners.

[scottwildcat]

Cano gets 10 yr $240M from the Mariners.

good for him and Jay-Z

[Kat Kid]

beltran isn't worth 3/48.  that would be a poor use of the money.  and if they trade butler to facilitate it...  ridiculous.

Looks like Vargas + Beltran and they broke the piggy bank on the Santana money.

If the Royals leave Infante sitting out there in favor of that 3rd year to lock up Beltran that would be unfortunate.  However, Infante might not want to play for a loser, whereas Beltran is clearly a gun for hire, despite the coming narrative that we swept the hometown kid off his feet and beat out the Bronx Bombers which will be incessantly repeated if this happens.

Some updates on my free agent wish list.

For $60 million over 5 yrs the Royals could improve dramatically.  Choose your own adventure below and compare it to Ervin Santana.

Offense:
Sign Carlos Beltran- 2 yr x12m = $24 million Royals rumored to offer 3yr $48 million
Sign Omar Infante-  3 yr x$4m = $12 million Predicted AAV of $5-8 million

AND sign at least one starter:

$$$-all in moves
Ubaldo Jiminez - 3 years $35 million (might get priced out of this one)
Hiroki Kuroda - 1 year $20 million (an all-in move to prevent him re-signing w/ Yanks, retiring or going to Japan)    SIGNED by Yanks 1 year $16 million
Jason Vargas - 3 years $33 million (lefty, young, reliable, least upside)  SIGNED BY ROYALS (4 yr. $34 million)
ADDED- Ricky Nolasco - 4 years $49 million SIGNED by Twins
ADDED- Phil Hughes - 3 years $24 million SIGNED by Twins

$$- tweeners
A.J. Burnett - 2 yr $20 million  Free Agent (unsigned)
Bronson Arroyo - 2 yr $25 million  seeking AAV of $14 million from Mets, others


$-lotto tickets
Jon Garland - $1 million  Released by Rockies (unsigned)
Edinson Volquez - 1 yr = $6 million or 3 yr x $5 million = $15 million  Free Agent (unsigned)
Josh Johnson - 1 yr x $9 million  (Signed by San Diego for 1 yr $8 million guaranteed $1.25 if he reaches 26 starts)

[WillieWatanabe]

nick Franklin???  maybe?

[Cartierfor3]

Cano gets 10 yr $240M from the Mariners.

Horrible deal by Seattle. This is Arod to the Rangers without the productivity.

[SabiNation]

Cano gets 10 yr $240M from the Mariners.

Horrible deal by Seattle. This is Arod to the Rangers without the productivity.

Yeah... Seattle just being try-hards as usual

[sunny_cat]

Beltran to NYY

[wetwillie]

Beltran to NYY

Lol

[EllRobersonisInnocent]

haaaahahahhaha

[Cartierfor3]

Beltran to NYY

Lol

You're a jerk.

haaaahahahhaha

You're a jerk.

[Panjandrum]

Cano gets 10 yr $240M from the Mariners.

Horrible deal by Seattle. This is Arod to the Rangers without the productivity.

I manage a guy who graduated from UW, and today was pretty crazy for him.  He was really excited about Petersen to UW, but he was in a rage about the Cano deal.

I think the Cano thing was so bad it actually skewed the day negative.

[AppleJack]

eff everything. i hate baseball (i love baseball  )

[Cartierfor3]

eff everything. i hate baseball (i love baseball  )

friends

[EMAWmeister]

Oh well.

[bones129]

Beltran to NYY

Just saw it on ESPN. 3/45 million. 

[sunny_cat]

Beltran to NYY

Just saw it on ESPN. 3/45 million.

Yeah, saw that too. Wasn't our rumored deal 3/48? 

[AppleJack]

will prolly be hilarious to see who DM thinks is a "middle of the order bat" he's still searching for.

[EllRobersonisInnocent]

Beltran to NYY

Just saw it on ESPN. 3/45 million.

Yeah, saw that too. Wasn't our rumored deal 3/48? 

I'd take $3 million less to win a World Series too.

[sunny_cat]

Beltran to NYY

Just saw it on ESPN. 3/45 million.

Yeah, saw that too. Wasn't our rumored deal 3/48? 

I'd take $3 million less to win a World Series too.

 

[bones129]

Beltran to NYY

Just saw it on ESPN. 3/45 million.

Yeah, saw that too. Wasn't our rumored deal 3/48? 

He wants a WS ring. Probably figures he can get it with NY faster than with KC. He's right.

[sunny_cat]

Why doesn't he want to come home tho? 

[bones129]

Now that Carlos is off KC's list, let's use the $$ KC was willing to pay him to land a good bat, good glove second baseman. Bat needs to have pop. I like Emilio, but we can keep him on in a utility role...he played a couple of other positions last season, so he can do it.

Rumors are (depending on what website you check) that the Reds may be shopping Brandon Phillips, an All Star who still has a 10-year, 98 million contract...which translates to 9.8 per year. Worth thinking about, I'd say, especially because the Royals were apparently ready to give Carlos $16 million per year. Just a thought.

[jtksu]

Beltran to NYY

Just saw it on ESPN. 3/45 million.

Yeah, saw that too. Wasn't our rumored deal 3/48? 

Read somewhere that the Royals had never actually offered a third year...  It's hard to figure out what is true and what is agents leaking stuff to leverage their clients. 

[Cartierfor3]

The Yankees really aren't that close to a World Series title.