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Originally Posted by KC_Connection
Why? He isn't a prospect in the way that these other names are. And he's worth a hell of a lot more than guys like Drabek, Arencibia, Perez, and Profar.
From a biased Royals' perspective, I can see how one would say that.
If you look at him, his 2009 season looks entirely like an outlier (2008-4.9 WAR, 2009-9.4 WAR, 2010-5.2 WAR). So we're looking at approximately a 5 WAR pitcher going forward. Very good, but not in the elite in the way that guys like Halladay, Felix, Lee, and Lincecum are.
Then if you compare him to the Jays pitchers:
2010 WAR:
Greinke-5.2 (in 220 IP)
Romero-4.0 (in 210 IP)
Morrow-3.7 (in 146 IP)
Put Romero and Morrow in an easier division like the AL Central against easier competition and the margin there becomes even less.
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Would Greinke be your ace, yes or no? How many Cy Young's does the rest of your staff have? From a guy in his mid 20s who's been very durable? Nobody is saying he's Halladay, but on the other hand you're acting as if Snider is the premier OF prospect in baseball.
Additionally, the reason he would likely be included is that the Royals aren't settling for all prospects...they'll need at least one younger guy who is already MLB ready like Snider.