Add these draft guys to Hernandez and Mondesi from Latin America and it's pretty exciting. We'll have two more young, talented shortstops in the system...and position of significant weakness throughout the dark days the last two decades.

So we basically signed two players for 1st round money (Starling and Brickhouse), and five players for 2nd round money (Gallagher, Smith, Leonard, Lopez, Junis). That is one hell of a way to build up the next wave of young talent.

All seven of them are high schoolers, and cost the Royals around $13 million.

Here is a nice write-up from Greg Schaum's website detailing how we have restocked the cupboard with this draft and our huge international signings.

http://www.pinetarpress.com/?p=9168

Thank the Yankees. They've given the Royals over $30 million in Luxury Taxes.

link? one with some proof this time please.

and FTR speculation does not equal proof

Shame they spent some of that money. Should've just pocketed it and laughed at the fans while drinking blue rasbperrytinis.

Whatever we do, let's not enjoy it.

My God the Royals are flippin stacked. Get some arms in here.

http://www.bizofbaseball.com/index.p...760&Itemid=178

I'm glad they're spending the money. I'll all jazzed for 2014...or is it 2015? Or 2016? Whenever....I'm jazzed!

Good for them... keep it comin, that's what it's for

Let's all go out to Gardener, KS and ask Bubba to buy us all a drink...he can afford it!

geez, what the hell happened to you?


life particularly tough nowadays?

Rooooyyyalllls.....Baseball...Catch the Fever in 2016!

I had some particularly nasty dentistry done to me this AM... so excuse me if I mumble....my face is still numb.

Hey, I'm glad they signed Bubba. They've slung around a sackful of green this year...around $13 million total...but they have the money to spend since our payroll is so low. I'm glad they're finally spending it. That's all good.

And if we keep losing this year, and pass Baltimore, we'll get the second pick behind Houston next year.

Don't get me wrong. Today is a good day, and one of the few days I feel a twinge of optimism for the Royals.

But a time is coming very soon where they need to put up or shut up.

So are they still on pace for 90-95 losses this season? Ive lost interest over the past month or two.