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Originally Posted by Mecca
The best overall player on that team was Lorenzo Cain...to many things for that team broke right to get to those WS.
I'm not going to grade on tripping into a bucket and getting lucky, logically speaking with the attrition rate of baseball, the shitty development the Royals have had, it's gonna be awhile.
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Small market teams will always have to get a lot of things to break right to win it all.
All they can do is be prepared to capitalize on the opportunity. If the Royals don't make the Greinke trade and get Cain, etc... the rest of those pieces falling into place make them an 85 win ballclub.
Sure, they're going to have to make some good moves - winning a championship isn't easy.
But I'm speaking mostly to the prospect pool caliber. The 2011 Royals prospect pool ended up being pretty damn overrated. And the guys they have at the head of their class right now could easily be just as good. Especially if Cross busts out and BECOMES that Cain sort of player - as a guy taken that high could. And you have to figure they're picking top 5 this year so they'll get another handful of strong prospects.