Royals close to signing Reggie Sanders - Page 6

tk13 · 12-22-2005, 04:04 AM

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5...0813162&ATT=49

Royals close to landing Sanders
Ken Rosenthal / FOXSports.com
Posted: 3 hours ago

The Royals, continuing their effort to add established veterans, are closing on a two-year deal with free-agent outfielder Reggie Sanders for approximately $10 million, FOXSports.com has learned.

Sanders, 38, is expected to play left field for the Royals, who earlier this week signed first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz, second baseman Mark Grudzielanek, right-handed starter Scott Elarton and backup catcher Paul Bako.

Several teams, including the Dodgers, were reluctant to give Sanders a multi-year deal. But the Royals, after losing out to the Cubs for free-agent outfielder Jacque Jones, valued Sanders' leadership as well as his production.

The Royals will be Sanders' eighth team in the past nine seasons. He spent the past two years as a regular with the Cardinals, reaching the World Series in 2004 and National League Championship Series in '05.

Sanders was leading the postseason with 12 RBIs last October when he suffered neck and back injuries after an awkward spill in the outfield in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series.

During the regular season, he missed nearly two months after suffering a broken bone in his right leg in a collision with Cardinals center fielder Jim Edmonds. But for the most part he has been durable, averaging 26 homers over the past five seasons.

A career .267 hitter, Sanders is eight homers short of 300.

VonneMarie · 12-23-2005, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by siberian khatru

Royals signed P Joe Mays.

That's a move I DON'T like, in any way, shape or form.

Apparently he's 5-0 with a 2.13 ERA life time at Kauffman.

siberian khatru · 12-23-2005, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by VonneMarie

Apparently he's 5-0 with a 2.13 ERA life time at Kauffman.

Yeah, facing us.

Against everyone else he's about 30-150 with a 5.75 ERA and 1.55 WHIP. Or thereabouts.

He's Jose Lima, with the added bonus of TJ surgery scars.

**Reaper16** · 12-23-2005, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by siberian khatru

Royals signed P Joe Mays.

That's a move I DON'T like, in any way, shape or form.

Meh, there's nothing wrong with competition. Heck, his numbers last year (6-10, 5 something ERA) would have made him our second best SP.
Maybe this means Baird is close to dealing Affeldt...

VonneMarie · 12-23-2005, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by siberian khatru

Yeah, facing us.

Against everyone else he's about 30-150 with a 5.75 ERA and 1.55 WHIP. Or thereabouts.

He's Jose Lima, with the added bonus of TJ surgery scars.

- I was being sarcastic. I don't like this signing any more than the Sanders signing.

Crap!

siberian khatru · 12-23-2005, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by VonneMarie

- I was being sarcastic. I don't like this signing any more than the Sanders signing.

Crap!

Sorry.

tk13 · 12-23-2005, 10:24 PM

Yeah, I don't know about Mays. I mean, in essence, the more arms the better, I don't have a problem with that. I wouldn't just hand him a rotation spot though. I'd like to hear Allard's thinking on this. He is a guy who can eat innings and is a groundball pitcher, I guess. I think Affeldt would give us better numbers as a fifth starter... but as mentioned maybe we're close to a deal to trade him away. We've definitely got pitchers out the wazoo.

Eleazar · 12-23-2005, 10:35 PM

I don't hate the Mays signing. It's another arm who can show what they have in spring training.

Nowhere to go but up.

Eleazar · 12-23-2005, 10:37 PM

In other Royal news... Gregg Jeffries is on the Hall of Fame ballot.

12-22-2005, 04:04 AM
tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $-1747500	Royals close to signing Reggie Sanders http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5...0813162&ATT=49 Royals close to landing Sanders Ken Rosenthal / FOXSports.com Posted: 3 hours ago The Royals, continuing their effort to add established veterans, are closing on a two-year deal with free-agent outfielder Reggie Sanders for approximately $10 million, FOXSports.com has learned. Sanders, 38, is expected to play left field for the Royals, who earlier this week signed first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz, second baseman Mark Grudzielanek, right-handed starter Scott Elarton and backup catcher Paul Bako. Several teams, including the Dodgers, were reluctant to give Sanders a multi-year deal. But the Royals, after losing out to the Cubs for free-agent outfielder Jacque Jones, valued Sanders' leadership as well as his production. The Royals will be Sanders' eighth team in the past nine seasons. He spent the past two years as a regular with the Cardinals, reaching the World Series in 2004 and National League Championship Series in '05. Sanders was leading the postseason with 12 RBIs last October when he suffered neck and back injuries after an awkward spill in the outfield in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series. During the regular season, he missed nearly two months after suffering a broken bone in his right leg in a collision with Cardinals center fielder Jim Edmonds. But for the most part he has been durable, averaging 26 homers over the past five seasons. A career .267 hitter, Sanders is eight homers short of 300.
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12-23-2005, 10:24 PM	#81
tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $-1747500	Yeah, I don't know about Mays. I mean, in essence, the more arms the better, I don't have a problem with that. I wouldn't just hand him a rotation spot though. I'd like to hear Allard's thinking on this. He is a guy who can eat innings and is a groundball pitcher, I guess. I think Affeldt would give us better numbers as a fifth starter... but as mentioned maybe we're close to a deal to trade him away. We've definitely got pitchers out the wazoo.
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Eleazar Beyond the Rapids Join Date: May 2003 Location: Langley, VA Casino cash: $-370000	I don't hate the Mays signing. It's another arm who can show what they have in spring training. Nowhere to go but up.
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Eleazar Beyond the Rapids Join Date: May 2003 Location: Langley, VA Casino cash: $-370000	In other Royal news... Gregg Jeffries is on the Hall of Fame ballot.
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