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Originally Posted by eazyb81
Yes casual Royals fans, it would be absolutely terrible to trade Greinke's next two years (when we will have no chance at the postseason) for a trade package of young studs that we will control for 6+ years and will arrive in KC at the same time all of our other top prospects come up.  |
I understand what you're saying. But I think I echo a lot of fans' thoughts when I say that I was hoping we would still have our Cy Young winning ace as a stable veteran will the young (unproven) studs are mature for the big leagues.
But if Grienke wants out, if he's impatient, then we have no choice. But these latest murmurings from Grienke were slightly surprising to me.
It's just hard to be a fan in this environment. We've been putting a lot of hope chips for the future for a number of years now. Hope for the Future has been the virtual Royals fan's mantra for numerous years now. Hope is a great thing, but it can only go so far if there is a realistic backing for it.
Would I be crazy in asking the question that even if the Royals unproven young studs all become All-Stars in 2015, that we would have the financial ability to keep them? What exactly prevents them from being traded or signed to a big market? Like how the core of the Rays team is taking off.