ChiefsPlanet - Royals 2012 Kansas City Royals Repository Thread

What say you, Royals fans? I posted this in the Cardinals thread and it honestly seems like a decent idea:

With Myers gone, you'll need someone that you can fall back on in RF if Frenchy is a disaster. For everything Skip Schumaker is not, he is a consistent LH hitter that will give you nice ABs against RH hitters and play his ass off night in, night out. He's a good RFer and a below average 2b that will do in a pinch (though his arm and ability to range into the OF and medium range fly balls is often very useful).

He's inexpensive and fits your roster well. With the Royals now needing to deal with RF, he seems a great trade target for you.

i wouldn't mind schumaker but someone i would really like to take a flier on if u can get them cheap is grady sizemore... not sure if he has anything left but would like to try

siberian khatru

12-10-2012 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by slapnutz_4 (Post 9197714)

i wouldn't mind schumaker but someone i would really like to take a flier on if u can get them cheap is grady sizemore... not sure if he has anything left but would like to try

I think he's out til June or so.

Prison Bitch

12-10-2012 06:51 PM

Shields has 15+ wins and 200+ strikeouts each of the past two years.

In the 43 years of Royals history, it had only happened twice.

1) Leonard 1977
2) Greinke 2009

Unsmooth-Moment

12-10-2012 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 9197807)

Shields has 15+ wins and 200+ strikeouts each of the past two years.

In the 43 years of Royals history, it had only happened twice.

1) Leonard 1977
2) Greinke 2009

People here are over-valuaing prospects and undervaluing ace pitching (even if it is for 2 years)

Nightfyre

12-10-2012 06:54 PM

If shields signs for four years at ~60MM, I will be much less disappointed. However, I was really looking forward to a lineup that went something like this:

Gordon(L)/Myers(R)/Hosmer(L)/Butler(R)/Moose(L)/Perez(R)/Cain(R)/getz(L)/Escobar(R)

Prison Bitch

12-10-2012 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Unsmooth-Moment (Post 9197813)

People here are over-valuaing prospects and undervaluing ace pitching (even if it is for 2 years)

4 players have 15+ wins and 200+ strikeouts the past 2 years. One is Shields, obviously. Who are the other 3? Trivia!

Unsmooth-Moment

12-10-2012 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Nightfyre (Post 9197815)

If shields signs for four years at ~60MM, I will be much less disappointed.

Not to mention it would show MLB that the Royals are committed to winning. Players take notice of teams getting set up for contention.