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Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 11601834)

I don't have the guts to create a thread headlined: Royals release Herrera.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash">#Royals</a> have released minor league pitcher Carlos Herrera</p>— Jeffrey Flanagan (@FlannyMLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/FlannyMLB/status/621689827507970048">July 16, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Just reading the start of this post got my adrenaline going.

Yeah I suspect that w/o the K and our D, Frasor is pretty much replacement level. Still what a luxury this year to be able to release a guy like Frasor when last year he was an upgrade over Crow and Chen.

Vegas is betting on the Royals

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Las Vegas sports books are sweating the Kansas City Royals and Houston Astros heading into the final 2½ months of the season.

The Royals are the consensus World Series favorites in Vegas. They are listed at 4-1 at the MGM sportsbook and have been attracting some significant wagers since early in the season.

"We took some pretty heavy action on the Royals the first weekend of the season," MGM vice president of race and sports Jay Rood said. "A gentleman bet them three times, at 18-1, 15-1 and 10-1, all the way down, between $25,000 and $30,000 a pop."

William Hill's Nevada sportsbook took a $7,500 futures bet on the Royals at 28-1 on April 12.

The St. Louis Cardinals are the second favorites at 9-2, followed by the Washington Nationals (5-1) and Los Angeles Dodgers (6-1). The Astros, after opening at 100-1, are down to 8-1 at MGM.

"We're on the hook for a seven-figure risk at 100-1 [on the Astros]," Rood said.

While the Royals are No. 1 in money wagered at William Hill and the Westgate SuperBook, the Chicago Cubs still own the distinction at the MGM. Nearly 4,000 bets have already been placed on the Cubs to win the World Series at MGM properties. That's more than double the number of bets on any other team. Chicago is currently listed at 15-1. The Cubs (47-40) are in third place in the National League Central, 8.5 games behind the Cardinals.

At the MGM, the New York Yankees are 15-1, along with the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants. The Boston Red Sox are 50-1.

The Texas Rangers are a popular pick at the Westgate, where only the Royals have attracted more money. William Hill took a $4,000 bet on the Rangers at 75-1 on June 18.

The Cincinnati Reds have seen their odds decrease the most. The Reds opened at 18-1 and are now 250-1 at the MGM.

The Philadelphia Phillies are the biggest long shots on the board. They are 9,999-1 to win the World Series at the Westgate. Some people still believe, though. On June 18, a bettor put $500 on the Phillies to win the World Series at 1,000-1 at William Hill. Philadelphia (29-62) is 21 games back of the Nationals in the NL East.

http://espn.go.com/chalk/story/_/id/...egas-concerned

Frasor is the luckiest mf'er on earth.

Gets picked up by the Royals and then cries about having to face his "BFF's" Texas Ranger teammates.

Gives up the WP to put the lead run at third base in 12th inning of the WC game. Then gives up the single to Callaspo to give the A's the lead. Gets bailed out by Salvy and Co.m

Now he gets picked up by the Braves. Guy is living on the wings of Angels.

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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish (Post 11602075)

Speaking of ...

DISRESPECT!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My new World Series pick: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pirates?src=hash">#Pirates</a> over <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Angels?src=hash">#Angels</a>. My second-half preview column for <a href="https://twitter.com/FOXSports">@FOXSports</a>: <a href="http://t.co/yw6ZMIVKQn">http://t.co/yw6ZMIVKQn</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX">@MLBONFOX</a></p>— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/621734997028937730">July 16, 2015</a></blockquote>
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well, I picked the Angels to win the West when the Astros were up 6 games so ...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">KC held John Lamb out of the Triple-A All-Star Game because they are considering using him as the 26th man tomorrow, Dayton Moore said.</p>— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughStar) <a href="https://twitter.com/McCulloughStar/status/621738281059782656">July 16, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Originally Posted by KChiefs1 (Post 11600852)

The Great Balbino:

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/balbi...vant-prospect/

Spent the year off, in indie ball, and comes back and rakes out of no where. There is literally almost no way this guy isn't HGH or juicing. But, if there is someone that should juice, it's a minor leaguer who just wants to keep their job.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">KC is "leaning toward" bringing Jason Vargas back without another rehab start, Moore said. There will be an opening in rotation on Tuesday.</p>— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughStar) <a href="https://twitter.com/McCulloughStar/status/621739739322777600">July 16, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">As for Kris Medlen, Moore said the club still hasn't decided whether he'll start or relieve. "It's a fluid situation, obviously," he said.</p>— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughStar) <a href="https://twitter.com/McCulloughStar/status/621740039211347968">July 16, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Medlen can be a much better weapon for this team in the rotation. Seems like a no brainer

http://www.si.com/mlb/2015/07/16/bol...alex-rodriguez

Bold Predictuins by SI's Jay Jaffe

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2. The Royals will trade for Johnny Cueto and win the AL Central going away

The second half of that prediction isn't such a reach, as the defending AL champions own the league's best record (52–34) and largest division lead (4 1/2 games). But after coming within one win of a championship last year, the Royals are quite rightly hungry for more. Though the loss of Alex Gordon to a groin strain is a serious one, particularly with rightfielder Alex Rios under-producing as well, Kansas City's bigger need is in the rotation. The unit's 4.32 ERA ranks 12th in the league, its 6.0 strikeouts per nine is just a hair above dead last, and the only ERAs below 4.10 among the starting five belong to reclamation projects Chris Young (3.00) and Edinson Volquez (3.79).

With no obvious choice to take the ball in a series opener, the Royals are among the teams aggressively pursuing pending free agent Cueto. Trading for him won't be painless, but given that this team is in better position to win now relative to the Astros, who also covet Cueto, bet on general manager Dayton Moore to bite the bullet to acquire an ace.

Regarding earlier points about not wanting to trade parts from the farm, this is one of the main reasons for building a strong farm system in the first place. Yes, a team must develop and utilize its own talent, but teams also MUST use pieces to acquire ML-ready players.

It's an AND proposition, not an either/or.

Royals at one time were failing at drafting at trading for talent and development of talent. We might be looking a period of time where they can draft, develop talent, keep talent, and trade for talent that is worth a shit. Savor every last minute of it because soon you will get nut cancer and die Royals Fans!

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Originally Posted by BWillie (Post 11602121)

If he sucked in Toronto, it wasn't for lack of juicing. I don't know why he would suddenly start doing it in KC.

So whats Cueti getting? At least 6 for 150?