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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
Dayton's love of Jeff Francoeur is frustrating, but the two year deal he was signed to did not look AWFUL at the time.
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Like hell it didn't! I don't know of any sane Royals fan that wasn't absoutely shocked with that deal... We all knew at the time Frenchy just had the year of his career, and it was still simply "above average" at the plate (but very good in the outfield). You don't throw that much money at an obvious aberration. The contract was appalling at the time.
As far as trades:
JP Howell for Gathright. "wtf?"
MacDougal for Lumsden and Cortes... still never understood why that was done.
Ordalis Perez trade.
Jeremy Affeldt and Denny Bautista for Shealy and Dohman... JESUS CHRIST
Keppinger for Haltiwanger
Nunez for Jacobs - that was another where everyone but Dayton saw Jacobs for what he was.
Octavio Dotel for Kyle Davies
Betancourt - Nuff said
Alberto Callaspo for nothing
DeJesus for Mazarro\Marks
Teahen who everyone loved for Getz, who everyone hates. Good one.
Betemit for 2 nothings
Aviles for 2 nothings
Cabrera for Verdugo (just designated for assignment) and Sanchez... I liked the trade at the time. But it still ended Horrrrrible for the R's.
Let's list the trades that have worked out for the R's.
Billy Buckner for Alberto Callaspo. That worked out okay, we got a cup of coffee use out of Callaspo as a utility player, but gave up a good prospect at the time for him... we didn't get fleeced so... I guess? But he ruined it by turning around and shipping Callaspo off for nothing.
Jorge de la rosa for Ramon Ramirez.. then flipped Ramirez a year later for Coco. Not bad for either team.
Farnsworth and Ankiel for Tim Collins. We gave up a productive Reliever and a half-way decent bench player for a Reliever prospect. We had no idea he was going to be this good, but it has definitely worked out well. Unfortunately, we simply got a reliever out of this.
$$$ for Felipe Paulino. Great find... the guy has shown promise off the scrp heap if he can be healthy. unfortunately, he's only done it for small portions within two seasons. I love Felipe and hope he works out.
Zack Greinke and Yuni for Escobar, Jeffress, Cain and Odorizzi. Jeffress is gone, jury is out on Cain, Escobar is our every day SS and We have a pitching prospect that the jury is out on. At this point we basically gave up the Cy Young award winner for our SS.. I "like" the deal, but I'm not enamoured with it like a lot of people were. But it blows away all of Dayton's other moves, without a doubt. He got a good young major league player that is producing for us RIGHT NOW. It just took him 50 trades and a Cy Young piece to get it right.
Yes I'm embelishing some, but only some...