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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
I'm probably in the minority but as much as I like and have appreciated Gordon's play, I think it would be foolish to give him a 5/80+ contract.
He's had significant injuries the past two seasons and at his age, future injuries are likely.
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Completely agree. If this team ties up that much money in Alex Gordon, we are out of the running when Hosmer, Moose, Cain, Escobar and Davis are all free agents after the 2017 season. We may wind up losing most of those guys anyway, but I'd like to at least have a shot at retaining them.
If Alex Gordon were 5 years younger or if the Royals were a big market team, keeping him would be an easy decision. But neither of those things are true.