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I'm fine with the Royals starting with 4/30 as their opening bid, but they shouldn't stick to that. You can understand why Gordon would think he was better than Butler, with gold glove defense in LF vs a pretty-good DH, but you can also understand the Royals hesitation since this is just one breakout year.

I do believe that year was for real, though, and being overly cautious could raise the price tag next year.