Originally Posted by Strongside (Post 9196192)

This fanbase kills me. We beg for these things, and then they happen and we're pissed.

Originally Posted by Bowser (Post 9196539)

Interesting note -

Jayson Stark said Myers is the only player in MLB to have won Minor League Player of the Year, but never played for the big league club he was with.

Originally Posted by stevenidol (Post 9196557)

Listen to Kevin Keitzman or visit any Royals story on KC Star's site and read fan posts.

Originally Posted by Chris Meck (Post 9196454)

I think you guys are nuts. Look, we got 2 proven Major league pitchers, one a bona fide staff ace. We gave up two minor league prospects that may or may not pan out at the ML level.

The Royals are literally a competitive ballclub RIGHT NOW. THIS MINUTE.

Originally Posted by DeezNutz (Post 9196469)

This is complete bullshit. I'm not giving the Royals a participation ribbon in '13.

The trade was made to win now, and that's what I expect: winning a division now. Not getting to .500. Not getting close to Detroit. I expect to win something tangible and meaningful, and the barometer of this is a divisional championship.

There will be plenty of others who will go out of their way to defend and excuse our moronic GM.

Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 9196610)

You are going on record as saying winning 87 games and losing to Detroit by a single game would be enough to fire DM, but winning 89 games and the division by a single game is not.

Got it. You are friggin' nutz.

Originally Posted by stevenidol (Post 9196576)

Well thought out. :clap:

Originally Posted by Reaper16 (Post 9196608)

In lieu of typing out a redundant screed, I'll just say that I'm also of the mind that the 2013 Royals have to win the division once in the next two years or DM must be fired. He ought to be fired if they don't earn a playoff spot in each of the next two years, probably.

Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 9196610)

Got it. You are friggin' nuts.

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 9196617)

Thanks. I like posts that act like they're an expert on Myers' "flaws" when he just won MiLB player of the year, and has a near uniform acceptance among scouts that he'll be a major league regular. Your "holes in his swing" nonsense is laughable given that he didn't even strike out much his first couple years in the minors anyway.

Originally Posted by Laz (Post 9196621)

Don't you have to win the division to get a playoff spot?

Wildcard is not usually coming from Central

Aren't the wildcard records usually better than the winner of the Central?

Originally Posted by mr. tegu (Post 9196644)

Usually, but the Rays seem slightly worse than last year and the Orioles will regress this season. The Yankees and Red Sox are not as dominant as years past. The AL West will probably be pretty tough though, but they tend to beat up on each other a lot.

Originally Posted by stevenidol (Post 9196638)

I didn't act like an expert, it's just an opinion. Arguments for or against the trade are all valid, because no one knows the future. It's ok to disagree, the world won't end.

Myers had 522 ABs and 140 Ks last year between AA/AAA, that is significant. If you want to look past that or act like it doesn't matter, that is ok, however I think it means something.