The Royals are being too transparent on updating the community when they don't actually have any update. Mellinger's press releases would go better if he just wrote 500 words on how great Bo Jackson was and at the end said we still don't know where the stadium will go.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Royals</a> have hired Brian Bridges as their scouting director. Bridges was Atlanta’s scouting director from 2015-18, drafting Austin Riley, Kyle Wright, Ian Anderson, AJ Minter, and several prospects traded for big league help</p>&mdash; keithlaw (@keithlaw) <a href="https://twitter.com/keithlaw/status/1704497557458559290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Ragans was a first round pick. Let's not act like he was some unknown. Sometimes a change in scenery is needed

Velazquez with another dong

This guy is turning into a monster. What a find

Wonder if this means he's done. He's about 30 K's away from 3000 but he also seems like a guy that couldn't care less about that.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Zack Greinke acknowledged the crowd as he walked off the mound in the fourth inning. Raised his hand, then found his family in the stands to wave to them. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Royals</a></p>&mdash; Anne Rogers (@anne__rogers) <a href="https://twitter.com/anne__rogers/status/1704576743657402788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

"Serve our citizens well" translated, "Serve our self-interests well"

I'd be shocked if he plays another season and he certainly isn't striking out 30 more this year so I'd agree with your assessment that he doesn't care about that.

Goldberg and the other guy are still around.

I'd also be surprised if he comes back. But dammit, I can't help it. My sentimentality wants one more season from the guy.

I'd like to see him come back as a reliever, and perhaps even end things with the Royals on a more positive note with hopefully a much improved club.

This is the type of hire I said I wanted to see... pulling a decision maker from a strong organization.

Ontiveros and Goldberg getting "promoted" upwards. OK. Whatever.

Hopefully Bridges brings some fresh approaches that pay off.

All of these meaningless wins have given the A's highest chance of the #1 overall pick. Not that it matters, the Royals will pick like 7th or 8th and pick a high school catcher.

The bottom 3 teams all have the same odds of winning the lottery.

The lottery system in MLB is so damn stupid. But so is Al Bundy.

Looking ahead, it looks like it it could be one of the better drafts with several dynamite players filling out the "top five".

Royals still odds-wise looking at the 2 pick.

Last time we drafted that high, we got BWjr, and he's quickly turning into a stud only four years later.

It's not all Care Bears, roses and rainbows, but it we can draft another potential all-star next Summer, and get our shit together this offseason, as bad as things look now, I could see a significant turnaround next year.

Yeah that would be kind of cool. But I'm not sure he wants to go through the grind of another season with a team that surely will be improved, but probably is not a contender for the post season next year. Then again, he knew we were shit when he came back last year, so maybe?