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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
My best sources are mostly quiet during the offseason, but I still beat the bushes for info (ie, read everything I can)...
I think the Royals re-sign Zobrist to something like 3/$50 (maybe 3/48 with a a $4 million buyout/$18 million team option).
I think Gordon gets a six-year deal somewhere that isn't KC (Anaheim makes a lot of sense).
I think they otherwise stand pat in the OF, with a Dyson/Orlando/Eibner approach to RF, waiting on Bubba Starling (though I still love the idea of kicking the tires on Osuna and seeing if you can get him for a lower cost than initially reported... something like Miguel Almonte for him would be pretty do-able, IMO. Maybe they'd have interest in a Tim Collins or Louis Coleman as a throw-in).
I think they add one SP we don't expect, maybe even Ian Kennedy. With the Royals likely to get a comp pick for Gordon, this might be a year they decide they can sign the RIGHT guy and lose their first rounder, as the value between the comp pick for Gordon and their original first-rounder wouldn't be that different.
I think two bullpen spots, the UTIL IF, and the 4th and 5th OF spots are all filled with internal options (Colon, Coleman, Flynn, Dyson, Orlando would be my guess), leaving two open OF spots, backup C, one SP, and one RP as the primary targets in FA/winter meetings.
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thanks for the feedback.
Would love for Zobrist to be retained but what to do with Omar? I'd understand if Gordon is gone.
You mention Eibner as an OF possibility but what about Lane Adams and Jose Martinez?
Louis Coleman pitched 63 innings in Omaha with a 1.69 ERA. Hope he's figured it out.
Too bad Flynn got hurt. Will he be able to get his stuff back and be able to help the Royals pen?
I'd hate for them to trade either Zimmer or Almonte (but, in DM we trust). Hope Zimmer makes it to the big leagues in 2016.