In nine years of managing, Ned Yost's career pct is .465. His average finish is 4th place.

Yip-ee!

On Bubba, he's also old for his level (almost 21). Many assumed, given he was a high school kid, that he had years to develop. He does, but he was old for a high schooler. It's a concern if he still can't hit with any consistency. And Rany's take was more an accumulation of opinions he'd gathered from scouts. Something to the effect that he hadn't heard one scout that was bullish on his ability to hit someday at the major league level.

I think we've all assumed that his floor was Drew Stubbs. And that puts him in the majors at some point, but not an impact player.

I will say Rany is pessimisstic and has to really try to mindfully provide articles that are positive.

Joe Torre was .470 for the 15 years before he started managing the Yankees. He's at .539 now. Let's also be honest, managing the Royals isn't ever going to help your win % and it doesn't matter whether the manager is Ned Yost or Joe Torre or Casey Stengel or Earl Weaver.

Rany is an analyst who follows the Royals, so of course there's more negative things to say than positive; the organization has been a ball of shit.

Completely different subject: why aren't we moving a rather large package of prospects for Stanton? I'd gladly give up Starling, Zimmer, Ventura + some lesser prospects to acquire this player.

Wouldn't even think twice about this price.

I'm not sure that would be enough (and Zimmer can't be traded until June, anyway).

Also not sure Miami can afford to actually shop Stanton at this point. The fire sale has them on extremely thing ice in Miami as it is.

The only way Kendall is getting anywhere near Cooperstown is with a bus ticket.

A dead Earl Weaver is a better manager than a breathing Ned Yost.

Possibly.

My point is that Ned Yost has a .439 win pct with the Royals. Trey Hillman .423, Buddy Bell .399, Tony Pena .410, Tony Muser .424. I don't think it has much to do with who the manager is. Now that I actually took the time to look up the numbers, Ned Yost is the best we have had since Bob Boone at .468!

ROFL

True. The year rule is stupid, but I was more trying to throw out names of our top prospects in terms of shaping a package that might start to look like "the motherload."

What do you believe it would take to acquire Stanton?

25 mil a year as a FA?

Chino: "Earl, maybe we should give frenchy the do not steal sign this time"

.....

Chino: "shit there he goes again."

Ok, so they'd basically be the same.

Not eligible for FA until 2017, I believe. This is exactly why I'd pretty much sell the farm, literally, to get him.

Starling, Zimmer and Ventura, to start. Probably also Jorge Bonifacio and Christian Colon.

I'd expect a reliever to be in the mix as well, and maybe Jason Adam.