Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 13597787)

He drafted like total shit and has barely anyone left with value due to them either sucking or costing to much...

They also seem concerned about pissing people off so I don't really see them moving Perez even though there is an argument that a catcher his age with that many knee surgeries isn't for long at that position and if he becomes 1B his value declines quite a bit.

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry (Post 13597802)

Nationals, Yankees, and Cardinals say hi as well. They never tanked.

Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 13597805)

They started ****ing up before that...it started with Christian Colon and continued into Crow and Starling etc etc.

Originally Posted by tk13 (Post 13597814)

That's the baseball draft though. You don't always hit on 1st round picks. It's not the NBA. You have to hit on some guys later in the draft too.

At least Colon got to the majors and had a major role in two of the most important innings in Royals history. So he gave us something at least.

Originally Posted by Jerm (Post 13597811)

No one on this team should be untouchable...we should be in full burn it down and rebuild mode.

There really isn't a point IMO of keeping guys like Salvy, Whit, Duffy, etc. just to he mediocre when you could move them and get some possible future cornerstone pieces.

Originally Posted by Chiefspants (Post 13597807)

How small markets have to operate are radically different than the teams you've mentioned.

Originally Posted by tk13 (Post 13597734)

If I'm reading this right Morel is 17 years old. Young pitcher. The other two guys seem like decent prospects. They aren't top guys like Robles or Soto, but I just don't think you're going to get that unless you trade someone with more control.

Originally Posted by SPchief (Post 13597739)

Should have held out for Machado straight up

Originally Posted by tk13 (Post 13597744)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Royals</a> officials privately had wondered why a team wouldn’t step out for Herrera and pay a slightly higher price to secure him well before the non-waiver deadline. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nationals?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Nationals</a> did just that, acquiring Herrera for 3 1/2 months as opposed to two. Typical Mike Rizzo aggression.</p>— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1008865447608049664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Originally Posted by KChiefs1 (Post 13597823)

Rizzo is a great GM.

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz (Post 13597817)

Duffy will get traded next season I hope if he starts well. They should be listening for Sal.

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 13597759)

I’m not sure they got an everyday player. Rutherford is a good defender and has plus speed, plus is a switch hitter.

Gutierrez is the biggest upside piece, 3Bwith good contact skills and some raw power.

I like trading with the Nats because they have a great, deep system and develop players well...

But would trade Kieboom for all 3 of those guys. Guessing that either wasn’t on the table or the Royals didn’t want all eggs in one basket.

Also: if that’s the return Herrera fetches, Moustakas will be so disappointing I don’t know it’s even worth making a deal.