2010 Kansas City Royals Repository thread

[SPchief]

All Royals All The Time!

After consultation with others who peruse the game threads we decided to create this as a repository for all things Royals. Minor league news, AL (ahem) Central (thanks Vonne) news and anything Royals can be found here.

alnorth, me and atleast 5 others will continue the game threads as usual. But if you locate something of interest.. ANYTHING.. deals on apparel, best ways in/out of the stadium, giveaways, great stories from this season or from seasons gone by, rumors, trades, anything.... feel free to post it here.

If a big story breaks, you can still start a thread about it. There is merely an all inclusive thread that will make a easy for us all to keep up with all things Royals.


Welcome! "Grab a Brew... don't cost nuthin"...[spills beer on feet]

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Stanton has to be part of that offer, no way we make a deal with Florida unless he is in it.

I cannot imagine that they'd consider moving him. Am I off, or has Stanton's stock dropped for some reason? I thought all reports were that he was the goods.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

I cannot imagine that they'd consider moving him. Am I off, or has Stanton's stock dropped for some reason? I thought all reports were that he was the goods.

I don't think his stock has dropped. He is projected to have a ton of power but may not have a high batting avg in the majors. He hit about .260 in over 350 ab's and had 22 HR's. In the minors i believe he hit alot of HR's and had an over .300 avg. I'd think they wouldn't part but i'd want them to

[ChiefsCountry]

Isn't Stanton a right fielder?

[alnorth]

Looks like Greinke will not be traded during the winter meetings. The Royals wont make the trade until after Lee signs, and he is planning to sign during this weekend.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by alnorth

Looks like Greinke will not be traded during the winter meetings. The Royals wont make the trade until after Lee signs, and he is planning to sign during this weekend.

Does that mean it will take alot longer to trade him then?

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Does that mean it will take alot longer to trade him then?

uhh, no. Lee's signing is the roadblock, and he'll sign this weekend. We dont necessarily know that Greinke would be traded next week, but we have no reason to believe it would take a lot longer.

I'm just saying we can all stop checking twitter every 10 minutes and cut it down to, say twice a day.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by alnorth

uhh, no. Lee's signing is the roadblock, and he'll sign this weekend. We dont necessarily know that Greinke would sign next week, but we have no reason to believe it would take a lot longer.

I'm just saying we can all stop checking twitter every 10 minutes and cut it down to, say twice a day.

Gotcha!

[Thig Lyfe]

Over/under 1% chance that Greinke doesn't get traded at all?

[tk13]

I hadn't realized Francoeur will only be 27 next year. I guess that's about the least shocking move of the offseason.

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by SportsRacer

Over/under 1% chance that Greinke doesn't get traded at all?

1% is a bit low. I'll put it at 5%, with only a 20% chance he is not traded this winter.

[KevB]

Originally Posted by alnorth

1% is a bit low. I'll put it at 5%, with only a 20% chance he is not traded this winter.

A week ago I would have said 20%....I'd say it's 5% or less now. Way too much smoke at this point, and the interest hasn't gone away. If teams weren't willing to at least come close to what we're asking for, all the rumors would have stopped (similar to Justin Upton). Somebody is going to make it worth our while IMO.

[alnorth]

It probably wont happen, but if we get to April with Greinke, then at that point I'd say 75% he's traded by July and 25% he isn't traded at all. Next winter his value plummets to the point where we wouldnt get much more than the compensation draft picks and we'd be better off hoping that we get a lot better a lot quicker than expected, and kick enough ass in 2012 that he decides to re-sign.

[BWillie]

Id much rather have dejesus than frickin francoer.....dayton moore is a joke

[KevB]

Holy shit, Red Sox to sign Crawford - 7 years $142M. I'm immediately reminded why major league baseball sucks. They have a down year, decide to trade/sign two All-Stars and give them a combined $300M. Royals payroll for the last decade wouldn't add up to $300M.

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by KevB

Royals payroll for the last decade wouldn't add up to $300M.

That's a ****ing travesty.