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#3361 |
Spiraling down the Drain
Join Date: Oct 2012
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28 years and counting, that is why.
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#3362 |
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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I was initially on board with bringing in Carlos Beltran. But the more I think about it, the more I think the Royals just dodged a bullet. Carlos Beltran is going to be 37 when the season starts and his skills and durability are obviously declining. If Billy Butler can just return to the form of two years ago he will put up better numbers than Beltran, and he'll do it for half the price.
I'd hate to see the Royals make the same mistake the Angels made. The Angels made a huge blunder when they signed Albert Pujols, but they can recover quickly from that mistake because they have a local TV contract that pays them $147 million per year. The Royals local TV contract pays them $20 million per year, and they can't afford to tie up $48 million on an aging player with declining skills. If they did that and Beltran didn't perform, Dayton Moore's entire rebuilding plan would be flushed down the toilet and Royals fans would be without all hope once again. Thank you Carlos for signing with the Yankees! Thank you for saving Dayton Moore from himself. |
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#3363 |
I'm with the Banned
Join Date: Feb 2009
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While I somewhat agree, i don't think GMDM is done... meaning, he's gonna end up giving money to some schmuck like Juan Pierre or.... duh duh duuuuuuuh... Jeff Francouer.
Beltran at least means production in my eyes... regardless of the age and rate of decline. I have no doubt in my mind that if a trade is not made, he'll blow a wad of cash (with years invested) on someone that ****ing sucks.
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#3364 |
Spiraling down the Drain
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GMDM is not done which is as scary as it is hopeful. Maybe we did dodge a bullet with Beltran. Maybe he is hoping Moose, Butler, et al. rebound and have stellar offensive numbers. Vargas can't be the big splash. Can it?
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#3365 |
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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So when does the current local TV contract expire? Does anybody know if there is hope of a significant bump in revenues once a new contract is negotiated? Of course, I'm sure we could double the yearly revenue from this and David Glass would still say the "break even point" is $85 million.
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I'm with the Banned
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#3367 | |
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My work speaks for itself!!!
Join Date: Jun 2005
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As much as I like HR's......we dont have to hit a ton of them to be successful. But we do need to get on base and not strike out a shit ton (which is why I like the aoki move). And we need to have players be clutch with runners on. Beltran would have helped that....and because I truly believe hitting is contagious....he could have had a similar impact to our lineup as did Shields to the pitching staff. While I think the Aoki move was good....there are still a few "IF's" involved with next season (if we make no more moves) if we are to make the playoffs: IF Butler returns to form and stops hitting into DP's IF Moose can hit above 265 and above 20 HR's IF Cain, Lough, Maxwell, Dyson, collectively, can produce respectable numbers IF no one else regresses
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#3369 |
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#3370 |
Mahomes > God
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Heyman also tweeted we offered Beltran 3 yrs. 40 mil.
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#3373 |
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Omar Infante would be nice.. How much is a guy like that going to get?
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#3374 | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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There's a big article in the Seattle Times today ripping apart the dysfunction in the Mariners front office. Our buddy Jack Z, who fans across baseball would've fired their own GM for about 4 years ago, gets shredded. If true this is amazing.
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#3375 |
LEGEND!
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