A's fans seem to think that Burns is the "perfect" Royal. He puts the ball into play, has good base running speed and is a solid outfielder. More of a replacement for Cain than Dyson.

I also read that the Royals will likely turn him into the base runner that the A's were unable to do.

Sounds like Cain is pretty much a RF from here on out, and Dyson and Burns are way better CF than Eibner. Dyson prob walks after 2017 -- he'll be 33 and the Royals have gotten by far the best out of him. Burns is a switch hitter who, in a SSS so far does not have a severe platoon split, could at least be the 4th OF in 2018-20.

Weird move. Makes me wonder if it's a precursor to loving Cain or Dyson, either now or in the offseason.


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BA says Burns is a "true 80 runner." I knew he was fast, but I didn't know he was THAT fast.

Thought I had heard something about Eibner not being particularly easy to get along with? Wonder if "chemistry" had anything to do with his departure. In any regard, this one kinda came outa left field for me. Who'da thunk?

Eibner To Athletics For Burns
Posted by Jon Van Pelt
The Kansas City Royals kicked of the weekend by making a deal with the Oakland Athletics that would send outfielder Brett Eibner out to California in exchange for outfielder Billy Burns.

In 26 games this season for the Royals, Eibner batted .231 with 6 doubles 3 home runs and 10 driven in. Eibner was recently sent back down to Omaha when Lorenzo Cain returned from the DL.

Burns, just a year younger than Eibner, has played in each of the last three seasons with Oakland’s squad for a total of 73 games. In those games he batted .234 with 11 doubles 4 triples and 12 runs batted in. Burns also finished fifth in the Rookie of the Year category in 2015.

Essentially this deal is just a swap of outfielders, both are relatively equal in overall abilities, with maybe a slight edge to Burns as far as speed, having 43 career stolen bases already, while Eibner may have a little more power overall. You could make an argument for both sides coming out on top in this deal as both players look to be rising young talent in the years to come, and the respective teams picking them up just might be the place that this happens.


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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It&#39;s almost as if the Royals were a decent team that had lots of good breaks at the right time instead of secret super-geniuses.</p>&mdash; Dan Szymborski (@DSzymborski) <a href="https://twitter.com/DSzymborski/status/759479236172345344">July 30, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Well, he's a ****ing moron
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Two years in a row too.

3 years actually. Royals led the AL with 90 wins per year avg from 2013-2015

Good breaks happen but for 2 years in a row?



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Clearly it was all a fluke.

Good point.

From the all-star break in 2013 on.




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You and Szymborksi can both **** off with that bullshit take.

The Royals were an elite team over a three year period. It wasn't just a few breaks. Not over a sample that big.

Lot of factors contribute to the Royals fall back this year. The large spike in home runs league wide, injuries, fatigue, regression in a few key spots. All involved.


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Unbelievable flaming hot takes that don't mean shit by Szymborski