Royals Jose Guillen DFA'd - Page 2

kc rush · 08-05-2010, 12:48 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—Jose Guillen(notes) has been designated for assignment by the Kansas City Royals.

The outfielder-designated hitter was signed three years ago to a $36 million, three-year contract that made him the Royals’ highest paid player per year in team history. He was leading the Royals with 62 RBIs and 16 home runs, and he is owed approximately $3.93 million from his $12 million salary this season.

Kansas City is Guillen’s ninth major league stop. The Royals have 10 days to trade or release him.

The Royals also selected the contract of right-hander pitcher Philip Humber(notes) from Triple-A Omaha.

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About time.

blaise · 08-05-2010, 02:19 PM

Good, now the Royals will have some money to sign another underperforming has been that none of the other MLB teams want.

**petegz28** · 08-05-2010, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by wutamess

This deserved it's own thread.
Why even have new thread posting abilities if everything was to be combined into a general thread.

The 15000 different discussions per thread thing gets old.

Gotta agree with all of this.

**petegz28** · 08-05-2010, 02:43 PM

The guy has gone like 2 for his last 36 AB's or something. I hope we see Kila now as the DH and not Bloomy or someone else. It's Kila time. Give the kid a ****ing chance.

DJ's left nut · 08-05-2010, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

Jose is just misunderstood. Bet in the next two weeks we'll see an article where he trashes KC, the fans, the team, the whole situation, and will blame everybody and everything....except himself...for the losing.

When you get paid $36 million you're supposed to make a difference. He's just been stealing from the Royals, like Gil Meche, and Mike Sweeney, and Juan Gonzalez, etc etc etc etc etc.

Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it
Ever
Was.

Correction:

When you pay a player $36 million, you should probably ensure he's capable of being a difference maker.

Moore offered him the money - he took it. In the meantime, he's been pretty much exactly what he was for his entire career.

If Moore offers you $5 million to pitch for the Royals, you'd be an idiot not to take him up on it. When you throw 50 mph and can't get anyone out, we'll it's Moore's fault to have expected you to do so.

When you sign a guy on the backside of his prime who was never an elite player to begin with, you have nobody to blame but yourself when he doesn't live up to the exorbitant sum of money you agreed to give him.

Stewie · 08-05-2010, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Nightfyre

I wonder who we are going to trade him to. And what are we going to get?

We aren't going to get anything... just the fact he's gone is a plus.

Demonpenz · 08-05-2010, 02:53 PM

He's leading the team in Homeruns and Rbi's and we are glad he is off the team. Odd. I understand why people want him gone, he is blocking the youth, and we see what he can do. I think the signature moment in gulliens career came in his first year, where we were down by 2 in the bottom of the 9th, he hits one that any other staduim any other night would have been the game winner, but it gets caught on the warning track.

Denny Matthews : *crack* there it goes, .....to left and deep.........................................and it caught up against the wall and that's the game. It looked for everything in the world, that it was gone.

**DeezNutz** · 08-05-2010, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Demonpenz

He's leading the team in Homeruns and Rbi's and we are glad he is off the team. Odd. I understand why people want him gone, he is blocking the youth, and we see what he can do. I think the signature moment in gulliens career came in his first year, where we were down by 2 in the bottom of the 9th, he hits one that any other staduim any other night would have been the game winner, but it gets caught on the warning track.

Denny Matthews : *crack* there it goes, .....to left and deep.........................................and it caught up against the wall and that's the game. It looked for everything in the world, that it was gone.

Nah.

His signature moment occurred at Fenway when he was responsible for a force out at home...on a ball hit to right ****ing field.

Or

When WTI ripped his ass for missing the cut-off man.

**gblowfish** · 08-05-2010, 03:16 PM

I liked a couple weeks ago in Yankee Stadium where Guillen is jogging home from third on a shot in the corner, Betamit gets thrown out trying to stretch a double for the final out of the inning, and gets tagged out a step before Guillen hits home, so he doesn't score. Loafing can't be tolerated when you're on the field, ever, ever, ever. My dad used to say "Hustle makes up for a multitude of sins." I believe that.

ChiefsCountry · 08-05-2010, 04:12 PM

Meche is more Hillman's fault than anything. I wouldn't say he was a real mistake.

DJ's left nut · 08-05-2010, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

I liked a couple weeks ago in Yankee Stadium where Guillen is jogging home from third on a shot in the corner, Betamit gets thrown out trying to stretch a double for the final out of the inning, and gets tagged out a step before Guillen hits home, so he doesn't score. Loafing can't be tolerated when you're on the field, ever, ever, ever. My dad used to say "Hustle makes up for a multitude of sins." I believe that.

No matter what happens, you'll never embarass yourself by playing hard.

Guillen could've slid into home while the OFer was laying in LF dead and nobody would've remembered it a day later.

Meanwhile his loafing left an indelible mark.

Is it too much to ask for a professional athlete to run 90 feet. 90 feet?!?!?

The Cards have our share of this as well. And I'll get tagged for this, but the worst are always the latins. Molina, Pujols and Lopez dog it all the time out there, especially Molina. It appears you guys have the same issue with Guillen. I don't get it but it absolutely pisses me off.

**Dave Lane** · 08-05-2010, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Meche is more Hillman's fault than anything. I wouldn't say he was a real mistake.

Agreed Meche was a great find till his arm fell off.

Demonpenz · 08-05-2010, 04:50 PM

you would think with how many homers pujols has hit he wouldn't act so ****ing amazed at what he just did

The_Doctor10 · 08-05-2010, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gblowfish

Jose is just misunderstood. Bet in the next two weeks we'll see an article where he trashes KC, the fans, the team, the whole situation, and will blame everybody and everything....except himself...for the losing.

When you get paid $36 million you're supposed to make a difference. He's just been stealing from the Royals, like Gil Meche, and Mike Sweeney, and Juan Gonzalez, etc etc etc etc etc.

Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it
Ever
Was.

These days, I'm pretty sure 36 million means you're supposed to be a quality number 3 starter... Sad state of affairs, I think.

tk13 · 08-05-2010, 05:13 PM

I never understand the hate for Meche. He didn't steal anything... we signed him to a huge contract then abused the daylights out of him. What do you think is going to happen? At least he actually performed well when he was healthy.

The_Doctor10 · 08-05-2010, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by tk13

I never understand the hate for Meche. He didn't steal anything... we signed him to a huge contract then abused the daylights out of him. What do you think is going to happen? At least he actually performed well when he was healthy.

Not following the Royals at all... What happened to Meche? He was the toast of free agency a few years ago is all I remember.

08-05-2010, 12:48 PM
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08-05-2010, 02:19 PM	#16
blaise In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Plano, TX Casino cash: $9989900	Good, now the Royals will have some money to sign another underperforming has been that none of the other MLB teams want.
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petegz28 Supporter Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Olathe, Ks Casino cash: $-945873	The guy has gone like 2 for his last 36 AB's or something. I hope we see Kila now as the DH and not Bloomy or someone else. It's Kila time. Give the kid a ****ing chance.
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08-05-2010, 02:53 PM	#21
Demonpenz Woman should only make babies Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Apartment "G UNIT!" Casino cash: $-263864	He's leading the team in Homeruns and Rbi's and we are glad he is off the team. Odd. I understand why people want him gone, he is blocking the youth, and we see what he can do. I think the signature moment in gulliens career came in his first year, where we were down by 2 in the bottom of the 9th, he hits one that any other staduim any other night would have been the game winner, but it gets caught on the warning track. Denny Matthews : crack there it goes, .....to left and deep.........................................and it caught up against the wall and that's the game. It looked for everything in the world, that it was gone. __________________
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08-05-2010, 03:16 PM	#23
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $16896178 VARSITY	I liked a couple weeks ago in Yankee Stadium where Guillen is jogging home from third on a shot in the corner, Betamit gets thrown out trying to stretch a double for the final out of the inning, and gets tagged out a step before Guillen hits home, so he doesn't score. Loafing can't be tolerated when you're on the field, ever, ever, ever. My dad used to say "Hustle makes up for a multitude of sins." I believe that.
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ChiefsCountry The Insider Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lake of the Ozarks Casino cash: $-1431248	Meche is more Hillman's fault than anything. I wouldn't say he was a real mistake.
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Demonpenz Woman should only make babies Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Apartment "G UNIT!" Casino cash: $-263864	you would think with how many homers pujols has hit he wouldn't act so ****ing amazed at what he just did __________________
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08-05-2010, 05:13 PM	#29
tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $-1737500	I never understand the hate for Meche. He didn't steal anything... we signed him to a huge contract then abused the daylights out of him. What do you think is going to happen? At least he actually performed well when he was healthy.
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