Royals Zack Greinke Reportedly Willing to Accept Trade to Yankees

teedubya · 11-30-2010, 05:35 PM

****in' Yankees.

The Yankees still have their hearts set on signing Cliff Lee as a free agent, but their chances at getting a guy to ride shotgun to CC Sabathia might not be up in smoke if he remains with the Rangers.

Royals ace Zack Greinke is reportedly OK with the prospect of a trade sending him to the Yankees. That runs counter to earlier reports that Greinke isn't interested in pitching in the highly pressurized New York market, reports that stemmed from the fact that he has a no-trade clause that includes the Yankees. According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports, though, Greinke is open to going anywhere with a winning team.

"I wouldn't put it past him to go to New York," Passan's source said. "I don't think he'd rule out anybody. He says he likes New York. Especially because they're winners. He wants to go to a team that wins."

Imagine that, a player who prefers winning to losing. Stop the presses!

Seriously, though, this is eye-opening because it flies in the face of the perceptions about Greinke that have built up over the last couple of years. The no-trade clause mixed with his previous issues with social anxiety disorder and depression made it seem like the atmosphere around a team like the Yankees would make any attempt to add Greinke a non-starter. This would appear to change that equation.

What's more, Passan reports that the Royals have had discussions with the Yankees about a trade that would send Greinke to the Bronx. Obviously such discussions are in very early stages as the Yankees would almost surely prefer signing Lee to spending prospects on a deal for Greinke.

A trade for Greinke, who is 27 and signed for $27 million over the next two seasons, would come at a high price in terms of big-league talent and/or highly regarded prospects. For the Yankees, such a deal would likely have to include Jesus Montero, expected to be the catcher in 2011, and at least one of the top pitching prospects Manuel Banuelos and Dellin Betances.

That's a steep price and there would certainly be other bidders, but the Yankees are likely cheered by the prospect that the cupboard isn't bare if they can't lure Lee to their clubhouse.

http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/11/30/z...de-to-yankees/

Deberg_1990 · 11-30-2010, 05:38 PM

Like clockwork.....just as i predicted 2 or 3 years ago....

Gotta love the Kansas City Royals AAA farm club.

tyton75 · 11-30-2010, 05:42 PM

I personally think Greinke woudl probably do really well for a portion of the season.. then the fans would turn on him after a rough outting and he would wilt

ChiefsCountry · 11-30-2010, 05:42 PM

If the Royals could get a Bartolo Colon type deal out of it - I would say go for it.

Pitt Gorilla · 11-30-2010, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

If the Royals could get a Bartolo Colon type deal out of it - I would say go for it.

This. Colon's haul would really set us up long-term.

Edit: BTW, this has NOTHING to do with Greinke's salary. It has everything to do with 1) not knowing if they could re-sign him after his current deal expires and 2) getting a ton of talent in return that would support the insane class that is likely coming in 2012.

kcfanXIII · 12-01-2010, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

This. Colon's haul would really set us up long-term.

Edit: BTW, this has NOTHING to do with Greinke's salary. It has everything to do with 1) not knowing if they could re-sign him after his current deal expires and 2) getting a ton of talent in return that would support the insane class that is likely coming in 2012.

you know how many times we've heard this story? i get that zack wants out. i can even go as far as to say i understand it to the point it really doesn't bother me. but seriously, how many times can you tell your fan base "wait till next year, then we'll have all this talent" and it not come true before the fan base says "**** off!"?

the nerve of those guys in the royals front office is astounding. this club hasn't been to the playoffs in 25 years and they got the balls to tell us to be patient? no, its time we all start praying for a firey plane crash out of northwest arkansas with that piece of shit glass being the only death. well maybe his son too.

**DeezNutz** · 12-01-2010, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by kcfanXIII

you know how many times we've heard this story? i get that zack wants out. i can even go as far as to say i understand it to the point it really doesn't bother me. but seriously, how many times can you tell your fan base "wait till next year, then we'll have all this talent" and it not come true before the fan base says "**** off!"?

the nerve of those guys in the royals front office is astounding. this club hasn't been to the playoffs in 25 years and they got the balls to tell us to be patient? no, its time we all start praying for a firey plane crash out of northwest arkansas with that piece of shit glass being the only death. well maybe his son too.

.

I hear you. I do, and I completely understand the frustration. However, with the money we've been investing in the draft, things should legitimately be different soon. If we fail to re-sign several of our key pieces, should they develop as planned, I'll be right there demanding that Glass sell the team.

Spott · 12-01-2010, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by kcfanXIII

you know how many times we've heard this story? i get that zack wants out. i can even go as far as to say i understand it to the point it really doesn't bother me. but seriously, how many times can you tell your fan base "wait till next year, then we'll have all this talent" and it not come true before the fan base says "**** off!"?

the nerve of those guys in the royals front office is astounding. this club hasn't been to the playoffs in 25 years and they got the balls to tell us to be patient? no, its time we all start praying for a firey plane crash out of northwest arkansas with that piece of shit glass being the only death. well maybe his son too.

They aren't ever going to have the talent to compete. The Royals are nothing but a farm team for all of the bigger market teams and that is not going to change for a long time.

Pitt Gorilla · 12-01-2010, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Spott

They aren't ever going to have the talent to compete. The Royals are nothing but a farm team for all of the bigger market teams and that is not going to change for a long time.

You must not pay much attention to minor league baseball. The Royals are losing talented players NOW because they can't squeeze them all onto the 40 man roster; other teams are raiding the Royals leftovers. That will likely continue in the Rule 5 draft. I can't recall a time when the Royals minor leagues were this top-heavy AND deep with talent. Dayton has literally taken us from the worst system to the best in less than 5 years.

**alnorth** · 12-01-2010, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kcfanXIII

you know how many times we've heard this story? i get that zack wants out. i can even go as far as to say i understand it to the point it really doesn't bother me. but seriously, how many times can you tell your fan base "wait till next year, then we'll have all this talent" and it not come true before the fan base says "**** off!"?

Before now it was hot air, and no one outside of the Royals sales department and very delusional fans believed our minor leagues were worth a damn. We were too cheap to draft and sign the best prospects, and when we did have a Damon or Beltran, they were basically the only prospect we had. You cant win by finding only a couple good players every decade.

This time it really is different, because its not just Royals PR, they have the obvious consensus #1 farm system, and the only question is do we currently have the best group of prospects of the decade? In 3 or 4 years if things work out, we could almost put together a complete team using nothing but our minor leagues.

**DeezNutz** · 11-30-2010, 05:45 PM

Obviously, trading Greinke would go a long way toward defining the Moore era in KC. He simply has to make a great, not good, decision if he moves a talent like Zack.

No excuses.

**007** · 11-30-2010, 05:46 PM

who could blame zach.

teedubya · 11-30-2010, 05:47 PM

This will make me hate the Yankees even more, if this happens.

**DaneMcCloud** · 11-30-2010, 05:54 PM

I'd rather see him go to the Mets

**pr_capone** · 11-30-2010, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I'd rather see him go to the Mets

Unless he is going to the Braves, keep him out of the NL East.

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teedubya Most Valuable Poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Casino cash: $9480002	Zack Greinke Reportedly Willing to Accept Trade to Yankees ****in' Yankees. The Yankees still have their hearts set on signing Cliff Lee as a free agent, but their chances at getting a guy to ride shotgun to CC Sabathia might not be up in smoke if he remains with the Rangers. Royals ace Zack Greinke is reportedly OK with the prospect of a trade sending him to the Yankees. That runs counter to earlier reports that Greinke isn't interested in pitching in the highly pressurized New York market, reports that stemmed from the fact that he has a no-trade clause that includes the Yankees. According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports, though, Greinke is open to going anywhere with a winning team. "I wouldn't put it past him to go to New York," Passan's source said. "I don't think he'd rule out anybody. He says he likes New York. Especially because they're winners. He wants to go to a team that wins." Imagine that, a player who prefers winning to losing. Stop the presses! Seriously, though, this is eye-opening because it flies in the face of the perceptions about Greinke that have built up over the last couple of years. The no-trade clause mixed with his previous issues with social anxiety disorder and depression made it seem like the atmosphere around a team like the Yankees would make any attempt to add Greinke a non-starter. This would appear to change that equation. What's more, Passan reports that the Royals have had discussions with the Yankees about a trade that would send Greinke to the Bronx. Obviously such discussions are in very early stages as the Yankees would almost surely prefer signing Lee to spending prospects on a deal for Greinke. A trade for Greinke, who is 27 and signed for $27 million over the next two seasons, would come at a high price in terms of big-league talent and/or highly regarded prospects. For the Yankees, such a deal would likely have to include Jesus Montero, expected to be the catcher in 2011, and at least one of the top pitching prospects Manuel Banuelos and Dellin Betances. That's a steep price and there would certainly be other bidders, but the Yankees are likely cheered by the prospect that the cupboard isn't bare if they can't lure Lee to their clubhouse. http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/11/30/z...de-to-yankees/
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