Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 13949388)

That's a good signing if you're on the brink of playoff contention and need a replacement for Terrance Gore ;)


Also, to continue an earlier discussion, I have a question for you all:

Who is a player that is currently in the HOF, is widely accepted by the general public/baseball literati as a HOFer, but you don't think belongs in the Hall?

I'll start with Tom Glavine. Without 4-6 extra inches on the outside of the plate he was just a junkballer with longevity.

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 13949388)

That's a good signing if you're on the brink of playoff contention and need a replacement for Terrance Gore ;)


Also, to continue an earlier discussion, I have a question for you all:

Who is a player that is currently in the HOF, is widely accepted by the general public/baseball literati as a HOFer, but you don't think belongs in the Hall?

I'll start with Tom Glavine. Without 4-6 extra inches on the outside of the plate he was just a junkballer with longevity.

Originally Posted by Jerm (Post 13949417)

Of "modern" players, Bruce Sutter or Bill Mazeroski

I think you could make the legit argument against Ozzie Smith too...albeit not a popular opinion lol.

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 13949436)

If you throw Smith out, you're gonna need to get rid of Larkin, Yount, Trammell, and Ernie Banks, too.

Smith is arguably the greatest defensive player that ever lived. That's a pretty transcendent skill set, especially since he was an above average hitter for a SS at that time.

Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 13949369)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Royals</a> close to agreement with OF Billy Hamilton just working through bonuses and pending physical</p>&mdash; Jim Bowden (@JimBowdenGM) <a href="https://twitter.com/JimBowdenGM/status/1072157258929172480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Originally Posted by OKchiefs (Post 13949420)

If the Royals have any faith at all that Lopez can be the future at 2B, I think they're pretty much set with enough options at almost every position to consider a Merrifield trade if they can get a decent return.

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy (Post 13949479)

This is your 43rd post saying the same thing.

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 13949388)

That's a good signing if you're on the brink of playoff contention and need a replacement for Terrance Gore ;)


Also, to continue an earlier discussion, I have a question for you all:

Who is a player that is currently in the HOF, is widely accepted by the general public/baseball literati as a HOFer, but you don't think belongs in the Hall?

I'll start with Tom Glavine. Without 4-6 extra inches on the outside of the plate he was just a junkballer with longevity.

Originally Posted by OKchiefs (Post 13949485)

Not exactly. My point is that signing Owings and Hamilton now gives us enough depth and options that we can make the trade without leaving a huge hole in the roster. We now have options/competition at CF, 2B, and 3B, all the positions that Merrifield could be penciled in at.