2010 Kansas City Royals Repository thread

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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]

[BillSelfsTrophycase]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Royals Pushing To Trade Jose Guillen
from mlbtraderumors.com
By Tim Dierkes [June 28, 2010 at 1:56pm CST]

The Royals are "really pushing to move Jose Guillen," tweets ESPN's Buster Olney, and "continue to tell teams they will eat a lot of dollars." Guillen, the team's designated hitter, has $6.39MM remaining on his contract.

The 34-year-old Guillen sports a .282/.344/.470 line on the season, with strong April and June work sandwiching a rough May. Aside from his time at DH, he's tallied 103 innings in right field.

Which contenders could use a potential offensive boost? An American League club makes the most sense. The White Sox and Rays don't have much at DH. The Yankees are another consideration. The Padres and Giants could be suitors, if they'd dare let Guillen play the outfield full-time again.

I don't care if they eat all of it, get what you can out of him before the inevetible 2 month long slump comes.

[Sure-Oz]

We probably won't get much but this is a main step in getting gordon and kila up and playing the rest of the year.

[Sure-Oz]

During the Nationals telecast on espn they are talking about how good atl did that first inning to hit the ball hard against Strasburg. Boone saying they were aggresive and intelligent, Sutcliff then says 'i think they saw the success kc had with the 9 hits and getting the win, and if he wont adjust they'll keep going that route".

kinda cool

[BWillie]

Guillen really has played better than I thought he could this year. He's tradeable for somebody desperate for some offense. He's done his part to get a trade and maybe someone will be dumb enough to give me a decent contract next year.

[Mr. Arrowhead]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

During the Nationals telecast on espn they are talking about how good atl did that first inning to hit the ball hard against Strasburg. Boone saying they were aggresive and intelligent, Sutcliff then says 'i think they saw the success kc had with the 9 hits and getting the win, and if he wont adjust they'll keep going that route".

kinda cool

So your telling me that ESPN does know the royals exists, huh who would have knew?

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by Mr. Arrowhead

So your telling me that ESPN does know the royals exists, huh who would have knew?

They're also on sunday night baseball this week to against the Angels.

[tk13]

Yeah I don't even remember the last time we were the Sunday night game on ESPN. It might have been a decade ago.

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

They're also on sunday night baseball this week to against the Angels.

Why?

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Why?

Good point.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Why?

They want to see if Billy sets the record for DP's he should be tied by sunday

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

They want to see if Billy sets the record for DP's he should be tied by sunday

Actually...that makes a lot of sense.

I'd put odds, right now, that this will be the single lowest-rated Sunday night game all year.

[Sure-Oz]

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/28...-of-trade.html

Posted on Mon, Jun. 28, 2010
Several Royals subject of trade whispers
By BOB DUTTON
The Kansas City Star

July is nearly here, and right on schedule, trade rumors are escalating throughout baseball. And again, no surprise, the Royals are positioned near the spotlight because they have players to deal.

Several teams are linked to outfielder David DeJesus, who is putting together the best all-round season of his career. José Guillen’s recent hot streak is also drawing interest from clubs seeking to add a bat.

An acknowledged willingness by general manager Dayton Moore to entertain offers further fuels speculation. But he also insists he isn’t shopping anyone.

“I don’t call up (other teams) and say, ‘We want to move this guy, this guy and this guy,’” Moore said. “But clubs call and ask, ‘Is this player available?’ And you listen. Everybody is potentially available. That’s just the way the game is. You have to listen.”

The latest rumors link DeJesus to Boston, Cincinnati and Atlanta. No surprise there. All three teams need an outfielder.

San Francisco is showing interest in Guillen as a possible means to fill its need for a run-production bat, but only, it appears, if the Royals agree to eat much of the roughly $6.2 million left on his contract.

The Red Sox see infielder Mike Aviles and veteran utilityman Willie Bloomquist as candidates to replace injured second baseman Dustin Pedroia.

Teams seeking outfield help are scouting Scott Podsednik in addition to DeJesus. One scout cited Kyle Farnsworth as an attractive bullpen addition.

What it means and where it leads are harder to assess.

“I can tell you this much,” one Royals official said, “nobody is willing to take on payroll. But teams don’t want to deal prospects, either. So it makes it tough to do anything.”

Two opposing scouts say the Royals are circulating word they’re willing to swallow much of Guillen’s contract for the right deal.

Moore recently seemed to set the minimum price for DeJesus as two top prospects by saying club projections show DeJesus is likely to finish the season as a Type-A free agent.

Type-A free agents, if offered arbitration, generally net two draft picks before the end of the second round as compensation if they sign elsewhere.

“Certainly, you can identify half a dozen clubs or so where certain players fit,” Moore said. “Everybody who follows the game understands that if a team needs an outfielder, they’re going to look at David.”

The nonwaiver trading deadline is July 31. Thereafter, players can be traded only if they clear waivers.

“There’s still (almost) five weeks to go,” Moore said. “That’s a long time. Teams right now are still evaluating their needs for the most part. Some of the (rumors) you hear, you don’t know where they come from.

“The deals that get made, most of the time, are the deals that nobody hears about or is aware of.”

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Actually...that makes a lot of sense.

I'd put odds, right now, that this will be the single lowest-rated Sunday night game all year.

exactly...no one will give a shit on the 4th of july, everyone will be outside blowing up shit or getting wasted

[DeezNutz]

Would love to trade every single player mentioned in that article.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Would love to trade every single player mentioned in that article.

It could happen...i really want farnsworth, guillen, bloomquist, pods gone for sure