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Originally Posted by Zeke
exactly. We were running Ross Gload out ther every day, with Kila tearing up the minors. That's why he wanted Kila to get a shot. He didn't compare him to great ML players, or what a star Kila could be. He said he was a cheap minor league option that was producing, would cost the fraction of what Gload was costing, and at WORST would put up similar production... at best would have multiplied it.
Guess what? In 2010 Kila got 180 at bats and stunk it up.. he still outproduced with those limited AB's what Gload was doing with nearly 400 AB's.
In 2009, they brought in an expensive Mike Jacobs to give us less production than what it would have cost to have Kila do that.
That's BAD GM'ing.
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Actually, Rany favorably compared Kila to Ryan Howard of the Phillies, and Rany did hell of a lot more than just say Kila was better than Ross Gload. I read all of those columns at the time, and Rany eviscerated the Royals for not playing Kila in a manner very similar to the way in which he is eviscerating them now for trading Wil Myers.
Rany should write a column called "I was dead WRONG about Kila Ka'aihue, but I'm RIGHT about Wil Myers". I haven't seen that column yet.
Rany's problem is that he doesn't have to suffer any consequences for the decisions he demands that the Royals make. His ego is completely out of control. I've been reading Rany for at least 5 years, and I'm getting pretty damn sick of his constant negativity. This was a trade the Royals had to make. Getting James Shields and Wade Davis is a very good move for this team. Forgive me if I don't worship at the altar of Rany Jazayerli.