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I find Tyson Ross intriguing. Controlled thru 2017.

Gallardo becomes my new top target. Should be really affordable from a prospects perspective.

Hopefully we follow with something soon. Don't need a blockbuster but we could use some help. Get it done Dayton.

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Originally Posted by KChiefs1 (Post 11613428)

Kazmir to Houston.

Oddly enough, the cardinals tweeted this yesterday.

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Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 11613502)

I find Tyson Ross intriguing. Controlled thru 2017.

He's a guy I'd trade Mondesi for ... and I'd ask for a bit more, as well. Hell, Upton and Ross for Mondesi and Rios. Sold.

Consider the source, but ...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Royals&Blue Jays are all “in” on Cueto willing to move top prospect for rental, realizing value much higher than Kazmir..both need Game 1 P</p>— Jim Bowden (@JimBowden_ESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/JimBowden_ESPN/status/624274050005774336">July 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 11613427)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Athletics?src=hash">#Athletics</a> trade LHP Scott Kazmir to Houston for RHP Daniel Mengden and C Jacob Nottingham; recall RHP Arnold Leon</p>— Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) <a href="https://twitter.com/Athletics/status/624265906118463488">July 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Maybe it was just in my own mind, but I never thought Kazmir was ever going to land in KC. It has nothing to do with fit or if he would have been successful here.

It just boiled down to the organizations involved. The WC game and incidents this season are not where I get the feeling that Dayton and Beane don't mix in the same baseball circles.

They may not "hate" one another, but there's not a report between them.

Beane certainly doesn't think highly of Moore as a GM based on his little story I'll post below. Billy certainly is not wanting for confidence or in showing his arrogance.

I mean, the guy wrote a book about how much smarter he thought he was than everyone else in baseball. I'd need to be an octopus to be able to pat myself on the back as much as Beane has.

He despises the Royals, and he's certainly not going to help them out in winning the pennant before he has won one.

This is from just last season :

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Jon Lester and the Oakland A’s put an end to the Kansas City Royals’ eight-game winning streak in emphatic fashion with an 11-3 win at Kauffman Stadium.

“Have I ever told you guys how much I hate the plot of that movie Major League?” asked Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane after the game.

When told no, Beane explained, “You’d think I’d like it right? On it’s surface, it’s a movie about a small-payroll team winning it all by finding undervalued assets. But you have to dig deeper. It’s really a story about a bunch of garbage talent that just decides to play well. The bumbling buffoon of a GM finds lackluster talent, and then an old man with a mustache tricks everyone into playing well.

These fictional Indians have no systematic process for winning; they just ride a lucky hot streak all the way into the World Series.

I’ve never mentioned any of this before? I think about it a lot.” When told no again, Beane said,

“Weird. Well, I only bring it up to contextualize just how happy tonight’s game made me. So, so very happy.”

EaD, bb

That Beane story was a parody.

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Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 11613590)

That Beane story was a parody.

yeah lol

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Potential suitors will be glued to Johnny Cueto's start in COL Sat. to look for a bounce-back. "Biggest start of his life," said one exec.</p>— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/624289853996433409">July 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
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If would be really nice if the Royals could trade for one of these upper tier starters and then sign him to an extension. We need a stopper.

Kazmir to pitch this weekend

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Originally Posted by Anyong Bluth (Post 11613584)

I got beaten twice, but that story was a silly parody. When I first read it about it earlier this year when Royals fans started freaking out on it, I remember checking the onion, snopes, and googling it to see who made it up, because I knew it could not have been a true quote to real media.

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Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower (Post 11613633)

Tyson Ross?

I would be fine with it if he doesn't come at the cost of Mondesi, Zimmer or Manaea.

He's good, but 2.5 years of control and throws a TON of sliders. I'd be mildly surprised if he makes it to FA without having arm/elbow trouble.

Now, if Justin Upton and another piece are also coming back, then we can talk about Mondesi... maybe.