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Originally Posted by BSPimpDude
The sad thing is, is that we will trade away these good players once they develope into stars for more double A prospects and such, or players that are not worth the value by any means. Hell imagine the money that could be flowing in right now if we still had Dye, Damon and Beltran in the OF. We could win the division because it is so weak of one, and more people would support a team that can actually compete.
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Glass is committed to spending $50 mil or so on payroll. We can lock up our young guys, now. By the time we need to give long-term contracts to the young guys, Sweeney will be gone. We'll give Alex Gordon Sweeney money (at least, he'll deserve it) and we'll also be able to give Butler his due. (Which might be a lot, considering he's got the best power bat of anyone in the Royals system right now. He's potentially an Ortiz-like HR threat.) A couple of years after that, we'll lock up Andrew Miller (the pitcher fron North Carolina who we'll pick 1st overall in June)
We can succeed with smart trading and proper development. There is no reason we can't be every bit as successful as the Indians. And we will, it's not too far off.