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teedubya
07-25-2006, 06:11 PM
Wow. Tony G, for P Zach DeLa Rocha. How bout that.

Guerrilla Radio.

6 new pitchers in 2 days. heh. NICE.
hypersensitiveZO6
07-25-2006, 06:13 PM
Wow, you posted the same exact time as wutamess.
VonneMarie
07-25-2006, 06:15 PM
Moore ain't playin' around.
Mr. Laz
07-25-2006, 06:18 PM
wasn't graf on a 1 year deal?
pr_capone
07-25-2006, 06:21 PM
Moore ain't playin' around.
He came from the Atlanta Braves, he was around long enough to learn how to build a playoff caliber team... even if said team was a perennial post-season flop.

I'm very surprised that he left Atlanta as he was the heir apparent to the GM slot when Shurholtz retired.

Either way... you have a damn good GM working for the Royals now. I would not be surprised to see them show some remarkable improvement before the end of this season.
Eleazar
07-25-2006, 06:23 PM
wasn't graf on a 1 year deal?

He signed a one-year with Boston before the season. I think we just got the same contract since we claimed him off waivers.
Pitt Gorilla
07-25-2006, 06:23 PM
I'll take it; keep trading the vets, Dayton.
Mecca
07-25-2006, 06:26 PM
We traded for the guy who use to sing for Rage Against the Machine?!?! Awesome!!!!!! Bulls on Parade! I just had to say that, since it was the first thing I thought.
Eleazar
07-25-2006, 06:29 PM
I like it.

25 year old pitcher with a live arm who needs work > mid 30s utility player making $2 million.

Not to bash on Graff. He's a solid veteran who can play a lot of positions. There's a reason why two teams in the hunt have wanted him two years in a row.
Mr. Laz
07-25-2006, 06:29 PM
He signed a one-year with Boston before the season. I think we just got the same contract since we claimed him off waivers.
gotta love that then ..... trading a 1/2 a season for a prospect.
ChiefsFire
07-25-2006, 06:31 PM
must be true...Harry Jack just said so on THE SPOT
tk13
07-25-2006, 06:48 PM
Looks pretty good on the surface. I guess De La Rosa is someone with electric stuff, but control problems. He's been pitching down in AAA the last month or so, and there he's pitched 6 games, 30 innings, 3-1 record, 2.40 ERA, 1 HR, 3 BB, 23 K. Looks like his control has been much better in the minors... and they traded him to us for Tony Graffanino. Interesting.
Mecca
07-25-2006, 06:49 PM
Maybe Moore can get something for some of the other bums on the team.......Matt Stairs this means you.
KCinNY
07-25-2006, 06:54 PM
Maybe Moore can get something for some of the other bums on the team.......Matt Stairs this means you.

I would think Stairs has at least a little value as a left-handed bat coming off the bench.

I like that Moore is stockpiling young arms.
WilliamTheIrish
07-25-2006, 06:58 PM
Looks pretty good on the surface. I guess De La Rosa is someone with electric stuff, but control problems. He's been pitching down in AAA the last month or so, and there he's pitched 6 games, 30 innings, 3-1 record, 2.40 ERA, 1 HR, 3 BB, 23 K. Looks like his control has been much better in the minors... and they traded him to us for Tony Graffanino. Interesting.

[boner]
BigRock
07-25-2006, 06:59 PM
Better hurry up and trade Redman before he uses tonight's game to kill any potential interest teams might have.
pr_capone
07-25-2006, 07:00 PM
I would think Stairs has at least a little value as a left-handed bat coming off the bench.

I like that Moore is stockpiling young arms.

Stairs hasnt been worth a roster spot since 2003 when he hit 20 HR's and batted .292

KC is looking good for the future though.
VonneMarie
07-25-2006, 07:02 PM
Better hurry up and trade Redman before he uses tonight's game to kill any potential interest teams might have.
Beat me to it. :banghead:
Bootlegged
07-25-2006, 07:15 PM
[boner]


Boner is so 80's.
WilliamTheIrish
07-25-2006, 07:20 PM
Boner is so 80's.

Sorry.

Looks pretty good on the surface. I guess De La Rosa is someone with electric stuff, but control problems. He's been pitching down in AAA the last month or so, and there he's pitched 6 games, 30 innings, 3-1 record, 2.40 ERA, 1 HR, 3 BB, 23 K. Looks like his control has been much better in the minors... and they traded him to us for Tony Graffanino. Interesting

[enzyte]
Bootlegged
07-25-2006, 07:27 PM
Sorry.



[enzyte]


attaboy.
tk13
07-25-2006, 07:32 PM
Yeah, I screwed that up. The article I read said he was pitching for AAA Nashville. According to minorleaguebaseball.com... he's been in AA. He's on a rehab assignment for a blister problem, and the Brewers had to make a decision on him this week. Either way, hopefully he can continue to keep the walks down... his major league numbers really look pretty similar... lots of K's, not many HR's at all, but he just walks a lot of people.
chubychecker
07-25-2006, 07:41 PM
wow; another great trade. Let's play the youngsters. Stairs and Berroa next? I hope
KChiefs1
07-25-2006, 08:16 PM
D-Moo is on a serious roll.
ChiefsCountry
07-25-2006, 09:04 PM
Also haven't you noticed most of the prospects we are getting from the Southern League?
Imon Yourside
07-25-2006, 09:28 PM
How many would truly believe he was the best GM if we did indeed get a six pack of pabst for Berroa?
Pitt Gorilla
07-25-2006, 09:29 PM
How many would truly believe he was the best GM if we did indeed get a six pack of pabst for Berroa?Considering that Berroa had a part in our win tonight, I wouldn't.
beavis
07-25-2006, 11:35 PM
[boner]
If you've noticed, the majority of the guys we've gotten this week have sick K/BB ratios.

I'd definately digging DM's style already.
tk13
07-25-2006, 11:49 PM
If you've noticed, the majority of the guys we've gotten this week have sick K/BB ratios.

I'd definately digging DM's style already.
They also all seem to be able to throw more than one pitch. Dayton has mentioned a couple times about how a guy will have two or three quality pitches. Seems like a lot of the pitchers we're bringing in have multiple quality pitches. Not just young guys who can throw gas and need to develop something else.

Plus he said he liked Hochevar the best of all the pitchers in the draft... and Hochevar was the one said to have the best assortment of quality pitches. Maybe not quite as nasty as Andrew Miller's two pitches, but he has three or four good pitches to mix it up. Seems to be a pattern I've noticed. That would bode well for guys like Greinke and Runelvys, if they can get it together.

I think Dayton is going to take a really good approach to building our pitching staff... I guess that might be obvious since he came from maybe the single best organization when it comes to pitching. I love it.... when you hear him talk, he's just so "common sense" about stuff, we need that. Especially in talking about getting guys who not only have good stuff, but "repeatable deliveries", i.e. they won't be hurt all the time.