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Originally Posted by Nightfyre
Looks like we got a couple talented lottery tickets for Broxton, which is nice. Joseph will need to be on the forty man roster next year, though. It will be interesting to see how the roster gets juggled to insulate the Royals from the Rule 5 draft over the next few years.
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# Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB
47 Nathan Adcock * R-R 6'4" 225 Feb 25, 1988
45 Noel Arguelles * L-L 6'3" 225 Jan 12, 1990
67 Francisley Bueno * L-L 5'11" 200 Mar 5, 1981
52 Bruce Chen L-L 6'2" 210 Jun 19, 1977
31 Louis Coleman R-R 6'4" 205 Apr 4, 1986
55 Tim Collins L-L 5'7" 165 Aug 21, 1989
43 Aaron Crow R-R 6'3" 190 Nov 10, 1986
23 Danny Duffy Disabled List 60-day DL ** L-L 6'3" 200 Dec 21, 1988
33 Jeremy Guthrie R-R 6'1" 205 Apr 8, 1979
40 Kelvin Herrera R-R 5'10" 190 Dec 31, 1989
44 Luke Hochevar R-R 6'5" 220 Sep 15, 1983
56 Greg Holland R-R 5'10" 195 Nov 20, 1985
46 Tommy Hottovy * L-L 6'1" 195 Jul 9, 1981
41 Jeremy Jeffress * R-R 6'0" 195 Sep 21, 1987
32 Vin Mazzaro * R-R 6'2" 220 Sep 27, 1986
39 Luis Mendoza R-R 6'3" 240 Oct 31, 1983
50 Jose Mijares L-L 6'0" 230 Oct 29, 1984
59 Felipe Paulino Disabled List 60-day DL ** R-R 6'2" 270 Oct 5, 1983
53 Will Smith R-L 6'5" 240 Jul 10, 1989
48 Joakim Soria Disabled List 60-day DL ** R-R 6'3" 200 May 18, 1984
61 Everett Teaford L-L 6'0" 165 May 15, 1984
62 Ryan Verdugo * L-L 6'0" 195 Apr 10, 1987
38 Blake Wood Disabled List 60-day DL ** R-R 6'5" 240 Aug 8, 1985
# Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB
Adam Moore * R-R 6'3" 220 May 8, 1984
27 Brayan Pena S-R 5'9" 230 Jan 7, 1982
13 Salvador Perez R-R 6'3" 245 May 10, 1990
28 Manny Pina * R-R 6'0" 215 Jun 5, 1987
# Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB
11 Yuniesky Betancourt R-R 5'11" 205 Jan 31, 1982
16 Billy Butler R-R 6'1" 240 Apr 18, 1986
2 Alcides Escobar R-R 6'1" 190 Dec 16, 1986
19 Irving Falu * S-R 5'10" 180 Jun 6, 1983
17 Chris Getz L-R 5'11" 185 Aug 30, 1983
9 Johnny Giavotella * R-R 5'8" 185 Jul 10, 1987
35 Eric Hosmer L-L 6'4" 230 Oct 24, 1989
8 Mike Moustakas L-R 6'0" 215 Sep 11, 1988
25 Clint Robinson * L-L 6'5" 240 Feb 16, 1985
# Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB
30 Jason Bourgeois * R-R 5'9" 195 Jan 4, 1982
6 Lorenzo Cain R-R 6'2" 200 Apr 13, 1986
1 Jarrod Dyson L-R 5'9" 165 Aug 15, 1984
21 Jeff Francoeur R-R 6'4" 210 Jan 8, 1984
4 Alex Gordon L-R 6'1" 220 Feb 10, 1984
18 David Lough * L-L 5'11" 185 Jan 20, 1986
26 Derrick Robinson * S-L 5'11" 185 Sep 28, 1987
Guys bolded (9 in all) are all easy to cut ties with.
Moore is going to need to get creative in swapping some of the marginal guys this offseason. Not a ton, but 2-3. Guys like Lough, Robinson, Coleman, etc. who are not part of the long-term plans but who can be used as a somewhat valuable trade commodity. An extra piece that helps get the job done.
Best-case scenario might be if Holland kicks ass as the closer down the stretch, and they move him at high value, maybe packaged with Mijares, a legit prospect, and a lottery ticket to bring in some starting pitching.
Bullpen guys are expendable. Especially when you have so many good young ones. The Royals won't want to go to arb with ALL of the rookie relievers from last year at the same time as they go to arb with Moose and Hosmer. Might as well move them before that happens, when you still have max leverage, for a key piece.